1080p/1440p gaming rig

[roses101]

I need two different builds so I can start considering whether it's worth the price.

 

I need it to play games (latest included), medium/high settings, 60FPS need to be guarrantee for 95% of the cases.

 

I would need two variations, 1080p and 1440p.

 

I would also like to record screen during said games. Be it by computer alone or some special USB plugin (Linus used it sometime back?)

 

There's no limit to the price, but as cheap as possible. Of course, not so cheap it sets itself on fire. A fully functional computer, for the lowest prices while still sane.

 

PS: It needs an SSD.

PS2: pcpartpicker.com prefered.

[Max_Settings]

1080p

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($279.99 @ Dell Small Business) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1046.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-30 12:55 EDT-0400

 

1440p

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($454.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1221.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-30 12:55 EDT-0400

[3rrant]

For 1080p

 

For 1440p

 

A RX580 well overclocked and with 8GB could do 1440p very well, but they cost so much at the moment that you'd better go for a 1070 (or 1080 for 50$ more).

The Ryzen 1600 should be perfect for recording and streaming as well without impacting performance.

[Starelementpoke]

9 minutes ago, roses101 said:

I need two different builds so I can start considering whether it's worth the price.

 

I need it to play games (latest included), medium/high settings, 60FPS need to be guarrantee for 95% of the cases.

 

I would need two variations, 1080p and 1440p.

 

I would also like to record screen during said games. Be it by computer alone or some special USB plugin (Linus used it sometime back?)

 

There's no limit to the price, but as cheap as possible. Of course, not so cheap it sets itself on fire. A fully functional computer, for the lowest prices while still sane.

 

PS: It needs an SSD.

PS2: pcpartpicker.com prefered.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fZbzr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fZbzr7/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.42 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.49 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($269.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $871.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-30 12:55 EDT-0400

Replace the 1060 with a 1070 if you want to max out at 1440p.

[Billy_Mays]

2 minutes ago, ErrantNyles said:

For 1080p

 

For 1440p

 

A RX580 well overclocked and with 8GB could do 1440p very well, but they cost so much at the moment that you'd better go for a 1070 (or 1080 for 50$ more).

The Ryzen 1600 should be perfect for recording and streaming as well without impacting performance.

Just letting you know that pcpartpicker doesn't include our of stock products 

[Changis]

i'll just post one i just revised for someone else, clocks in at exactly $2500 (sans rgb strip)


PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/JTfcsJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/JTfcsJ/by_merchant/
 

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CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.50 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX H270F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($174.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($949.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus - PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($24.84 @ DirectCanada) 
Monitor: Asus - VG245H 24.0" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($263.99 @ PC Canada) 
Keyboard: Logitech - G610 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Other: LOGISYS Computer LNSBL 12" Blue Liquid Neon Thunder Pattern LED Light  ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $2514.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-30 12:55 EDT-0400

 

 

 

[Brooksie359]

Honestly I would wait for gpu prices to normalize before building a pc because they are ridiculous right now.

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fZbzr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fZbzr7/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.42 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.49 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($269.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $871.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-30 12:55 EDT-0400

Replace the 1060 with a 1070 if you want to max out at 1440p.

The 212X isn't that good over the stock cooler

[3rrant]

2 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Just letting you know that pcpartpicker doesn't include our of stock products 

Since he didn't specify that you needed it immediately, I didn't go for "avaiable right now", as stocks come and go.

[Billy_Mays]

1 minute ago, Changis said:

i'll just post one i just revised for someone else, clocks in at exactly $2500 (sans rgb strip)


PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/JTfcsJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/JTfcsJ/by_merchant/
 

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CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.50 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX H270F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($174.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($949.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus - PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($24.84 @ DirectCanada) 
Monitor: Asus - VG245H 24.0" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($263.99 @ PC Canada) 
Keyboard: Logitech - G610 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Other: LOGISYS Computer LNSBL 12" Blue Liquid Neon Thunder Pattern LED Light  ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $2514.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-30 12:55 EDT-0400

 

 

 

Too much for little performance because he wants to make videos and i5s aren't good for gaming while recording 

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, ErrantNyles said:

Since you didn't specify that you needed it immediately, I didn't go for "avaiable right now", as stocks come and go.

I know that I was giving a piece of info

[3rrant]

2 minutes ago, Changis said:

i'll just post one i just revised for someone else, clocks in at exactly $2500 (sans rgb strip)


PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/JTfcsJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/JTfcsJ/by_merchant/
 

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CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.50 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX H270F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($174.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($949.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus - PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($24.84 @ DirectCanada) 
Monitor: Asus - VG245H 24.0" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($263.99 @ PC Canada) 
Keyboard: Logitech - G610 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Other: LOGISYS Computer LNSBL 12" Blue Liquid Neon Thunder Pattern LED Light  ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $2514.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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1080Ti for 1080/1440? You joking?

 

Also, there's more $ in the RGB than the components themself, which he didn't ask at all.

[roses101]

1 minute ago, ErrantNyles said:

1080Ti for 1080/1440? You joking?

 

Also, there's more $ in the RGB than the components themself, which he didn't ask at all.

He's trolling, let him be.

[SteveGrabowski0]

You all need to quit putting RX 470/480/570/580 and GTX 1070 in these builds. They are not in stock anywhere for any decent price. GTX 1070 actually sell used on ebay for near $500 now and the cheapest new one I could find yesterday was $495 for an EVGA Hybrid from newegg. 

 

No one should build a PC right now unless they're looking to go low end with a GTX 1050 Ti or really high end with a GTX 1080 or GTX 1080 Ti. Every other gaming gpu is massively overpriced from the ether boom.  It's weird, but the GTX 1070 is actually a much better mining card than the GTX 1080, hence why the 1080 and 1070 are the same price now even though the 1080 is a far superior gaming card.

[Changis]

3 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Too much for little performance because he wants to make videos and i5s aren't good for gaming while recording 

most likely.. however there are parts on this list that OP probably can live without.. notice it comes with keyboard, mouse and a monitor.. it was just a quick post for some comparison as OP didn't give any budget and i still had the tab open, sorry for making a suggestion

[3rrant]

Just now, SteveGrabowski0 said:

You all need to quit putting RX 470/480/570/580 and GTX 1070 in these builds. They are not in stock anywhere for any decent price. GTX 1070 actually sell used on ebay for near $500 now and the cheapest new one I could find yesterday was $495 for an EVGA Hybrid from newegg. 

 

No one should build a PC right now unless they're looking to go low end with a GTX 1050 Ti or really high end with a GTX 1080 or GTX 1080 Ti. Every other gaming gpu is massively overpriced from the ether boom.  It's weird, but the GTX 1070 is actually a much better mining card than the GTX 1080, hence why the 1080 and 1070 are the same price now even though the 1080 is a far superior gaming card.

I got 3x RX570 for 185€ each, a week ago. Yes, you have to wait three weeks to receive them, but you DO receive them. Stop thinking that someone needs things THE NEXT DAY. You can wait.

[roses101]

1 minute ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

You all need to quit putting RX 470/480/570/580 and GTX 1070 in these builds. They are not in stock anywhere for any decent price. GTX 1070 actually sell used on ebay for near $500 now and the cheapest new one I could find yesterday was $495 for an EVGA Hybrid from newegg. 

 

No one should build a PC right now unless they're looking to go low end with a GTX 1050 Ti or really high end with a GTX 1080 or GTX 1080 Ti. Every other gaming gpu is massively overpriced from the ether boom.  It's weird, but the GTX 1070 is actually a much better mining card than the GTX 1080, hence why the 1080 and 1070 are the same price now even though the 1080 is a far superior gaming card.

Should I wait and ask after how long? Month? Two? Three?

[SteveGrabowski0]

Just now, ErrantNyles said:

I got 3x RX570 for 185€ each, a week ago. Yes, you have to wait three weeks to receive them, but you DO receive them. Stop thinking that someone needs things THE NEXT DAY. You can wait.

You're posting stuff that's always out of stock. I don't know how you got them but any time I see a decent price on a 470/480/570/580/1070 on pcpartpicker it's because their info is bad and things are out of stock when I click the link. 

[3rrant]

6 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

You're posting stuff that's always out of stock. I don't know how you got them but any time I see a decent price on a 470/480/570/580/1070 on pcpartpicker it's because their info is bad and things are out of stock when I click the link. 

As I said, you can wait. If something is "out of stock" it doesn't mean it is not being produced or sold. Just order it, it will arrive. Do you know what patience is? ALSO, the same things can be found on other sellers like Amazon for the same or very similiar price and they do accept "to be served" order with no problem. What's your?

[SteveGrabowski0]

14 minutes ago, roses101 said:

Should I wait and ask after how long? Month? Two? Three?

Yesterday I saw an interesting benchmark that showed the hash rate on Polaris cards is going to really start tanking in future epochs on ether while cards like the GTX 1060/1070, R9 390/x, Titan Xp, GTX 1080 Ti still hold their hashrates. I think it was on Hardware Unboxed's youtube channel. So you might start seeing a flood of used Polaris cards on the market in a few weeks even if the ethereum bubble doesn't burst. That's probably why the GTX 1070 is shooting so far up in price right now, because it looks like it will maintain its hash rate into the future.

 

When this happened in 2014 and the mining R9 290/290x hit the used market it completely tanked the prices of the Hawaii cards within a few months. Especially in combination with the GTX 970 releasing at $330 in late September 2014. By November 2014 that glut of used cards and the popularity of the GTX 970 had pushed the R9 290 to $200-$230. It's the greatest deal I think I have ever seen in PC gaming. The R9 290 was like the GTX 1080 of the day. I don't expect to see anything that good come out of this, but I bet you'll find some incredible deals on Polaris within a couple of months.

[Billy_Mays]

13 minutes ago, Changis said:

most likely.. however there are parts on this list that OP probably can live without.. notice it comes with keyboard, mouse and a monitor.. it was just a quick post for some comparison as OP didn't give any budget and i still had the tab open, sorry for making a suggestion

I wasnt making you say sorry for the suggestion its that he wants to do stuff that i5s cant handle that much anymore because of ryzen 

[SteveGrabowski0]

Here's the video I was referring to in my post:

 

 

[3rrant]

1 minute ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

Yesterday I saw an interesting benchmark that showed the hash rate on Polaris cards is going to really start tanking in future epochs on ether while cards like the GTX 1060/1070, R9 390/x, Titan Xp, GTX 1080 Ti still hold their hashrates. I think it was on Hardware Unboxed's youtube channel. So you might start seeing a flood of used Polaris cards on the market in a few weeks even if the ethereum bubble doesn't burst. That's probably why the GTX 1070 is shooting so far up in price right now, because it looks like it will maintain its hash rate into the future.

 

When this happened in 2014 and the mining R9 290/290x hit the used market it completely tanked the prices of the Hawaii cards within a couple of months. Especially in combination with the GTX 970 releasing at $330 in late September 2014. By November 2014 that glut of used cards and the popularity of the GTX 970 had pushed the R9 290 to $200-$230. It's the greatest deal I think I have ever seen in PC gaming. The R9 290 was like the GTX 1080 of the day. I don't expect to see anything that good come out of this, but I bet you'll find some incredible deals on Polaris within a couple of months.

Bullshit.

 

The hashrate of Polaris is not going down. At all. And FYI, never did on the jump from 60$ to 360$ of these months.

[Brooksie359]

4 hours ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

Yesterday I saw an interesting benchmark that showed the hash rate on Polaris cards is going to really start tanking in future epochs on ether while cards like the GTX 1060/1070, R9 390/x, Titan Xp, GTX 1080 Ti still hold their hashrates. I think it was on Hardware Unboxed's youtube channel. So you might start seeing a flood of used Polaris cards on the market in a few weeks even if the ethereum bubble doesn't burst. That's probably why the GTX 1070 is shooting so far up in price right now, because it looks like it will maintain its hash rate into the future.

 

When this happened in 2014 and the mining R9 290/290x hit the used market it completely tanked the prices of the Hawaii cards within a few months. Especially in combination with the GTX 970 releasing at $330 in late September 2014. By November 2014 that glut of used cards and the popularity of the GTX 970 had pushed the R9 290 to $200-$230. It's the greatest deal I think I have ever seen in PC gaming. The R9 290 was like the GTX 1080 of the day. I don't expect to see anything that good come out of this, but I bet you'll find some incredible deals on Polaris within a couple of months.

Yeah finding incredible deals on gpus that were used for mining is a horrible deal when you realize the gpu is a high chance of dying. If there is a great deal on new polaris gpus then I could see it being a viable option but buying gpus used for mining is like buying a 2016 model car with 200,000 Miles on it. Yeah the thing is relatively new but it doesn't have much life left in it.

[SteveGrabowski0]

3 hours ago, Brooksie359 said:

Yeah finding incredible deals on gpus that were used for mining is a horrible deal when you realize the gpu is a high chance of dying. If there is a great deal on new polaris gpus then I could see it being a viable option but buying gpus used for mining is like buying a 2016 model car with 200,000 Miles on it. Yeah the thing is relatively new but it doesn't have much life left in it.

Maybe a couple of months is too quick, but if the used market is flooded with them it'll probably bring down the new price too. The Litecoin craze of 2014 brought all AMD gpus way down in price. I remember you'd see brand new R9 270 for $120, R9 280 for $140, R9 280x for $180, and R9 290 for $230 all the time from newegg, NCIX, and so on. And that was also when you'd get 3-4 free games with the Never Settle Space Edition promotion and the Civilization: Beyond Earth promotion together (though I think the Civ games were only included with 280x/290/290x).