First Gaming PC

[weduvall5]

1. Budget & Location

$1000 US flexible up to 1200.

 

2. Aim

The main games I play are Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Borderlands 2.  I would like to play them on max settings, while also being able to handle any light to mid-high productivity needs for various college courses.  I want this computer to last for ~3-4 years until I can finish school and settle into a decent job.

 

3. Monitors

I currently have one 1940x1080 monitor.  I havent decided whether or not I will upgrade it or get a second one. If I do, 2560x1440 is as high as I would need it to go,

 

4. Peripherals

I am in the market for a new keyboard and mouse.  Budget would probably be 100-125 for both, but is flexible depending on sales and things like that.  I will need an OS as well and windows 10 is the one I've been looking at.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I have been gaming on a pretty mediocre laptop for the last 2 years and I have finally saved enough to comfortably build a decent PC.  Here is what ive managed to put together so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/weduvall5/saved/6prP6h

 

I would appreciate any advice and/or guidance on the matter. Thanks.  

[Aidanlockett1]

7 hours ago, weduvall5 said:

1. Budget & Location

$1000 US flexible up to 1200.

 

2. Aim

The main games I play are Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Borderlands 2.  I would like to play them on max settings, while also being able to handle any light to mid-high productivity needs for various college courses.  I want this computer to last for ~3-4 years until I can finish school and settle into a decent job.

 

3. Monitors

I currently have one 1940x1080 monitor.  I havent decided whether or not I will upgrade it or get a second one. If I do, 2560x1440 is as high as I would need it to go,

 

4. Peripherals

I am in the market for a new keyboard and mouse.  Budget would probably be 100-125 for both, but is flexible depending on sales and things like that.  I will need an OS as well and windows 10 is the one I've been looking at.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I have been gaming on a pretty mediocre laptop for the last 2 years and I have finally saved enough to comfortably build a decent PC.  Here is what ive managed to put together so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/weduvall5/saved/6prP6h

 

I would appreciate any advice and/or guidance on the matter. Thanks.  

Backorder a 1060 6gb

[honor]

I put a build together that focuses on build quality and value; BUT I chose the cheapest graphics card available. Why? Because currently, graphics card prices are skyhigh, due to cryptocurrency (bitcoin, ethereum etc.) miners, that buy up stocks left and right. The moment price drop to a normal level, get a gtx 1070, which should push the price of this entire build to about 1200.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.76 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $898.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-13 00:32 EDT-0400

 

[Shimejii]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CCpLTH  Should be able to pickup a 980 ti on ebay/other retailer for 200-350$

[Vandorlot]

Allocate 350 rn for a 1070. Its a very bad time to buy anything midrange so you can wait a month.

Use ryzeb 1600 amd stock cooler.

S340 or p400 for case. You can get the better versions of the case such as s340 elite or p400s tempered glass. 

You can get a seasonic m12II evo or s12II evo. I dont know much about psus so you can get another one. I am loving m12II evo.

get 2 be quiet silent wings 3 140mm fans. Very wuiet. Practically silent

motherboards-b350 is enough if you dont want sli lr crossfire. Im ny opinion asus and gigabyte motherboards are the best. Asus is probably better. Asrock is also very good.

Get a 1 or 2 tb wd black or blue or a barracuda.

get a 250gb samsung 850 evo or if you would kike other better parts get a mx300.

ram- 16gb g.skill and corsair have good ram. G.skill has very good deals.

windows 10 is basically your only pption 100dollars.

 

 

[Vandorlot]

10 minutes ago, honor said:

I put a build together that focuses on build quality and value; BUT I chose the cheapest graphics card available. Why? Because currently, graphics card prices are skyhigh, due to cryptocurrency (bitcoin, ethereum etc.) miners, that buy up stocks left and right. The moment price drop to a normal level, get a gtx 1070, which should push the price of this entire build to about 1200.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.76 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $833.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-13 00:15 EDT-0400

 

EDIT. Here the list with a 1070 if you want to get one now: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qkGYGf

Am ssd is basically a must have these days

[honor]

3 minutes ago, Vandorlot said:

Am ssd is basically a must have these days

whoops thanks for pointing it out clicked on the wrong storage drive in the list. Corrected it already.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  ($304.98 @ Newegg) look for a used gtx 980/ti instead of this, prices are horrible now.
Case: Thermaltake - Core V1 Snow Edition Mini ITX Tower Case  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) cheaper and just as good. if you do get a 980/ti i'd swap this for a 500-550w psu.
Total: $933.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-13 01:06 EDT-0400

[weduvall5]

So I fiddled with my parts list and this is what I've managed:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/weduvall5/saved/YnFzyc

It's in the ball park of what I'm looking for.