Mid-range gaming PC

[JSilvaPT]

Hello everyone,

 

I'm planning on building a computer that's focused not only on gaming but also on web browsing, Office apps, and so on. My budget is around 700€ (around 815$ USD) and I'm getting the parts from Portuguese stores since it's where I live in.

Here's what I've come around with:

1. Processor: i5-7500 Quad-core 3.4GHz w/ Turbo 3.8GHz 6MB Skt1151 (199,90€)
2. Graphics card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GT OC (169,90€)
3. RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 4GB (1x4GB) DDR4-2400MHz CL14 (41,90€) + Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4-2400MHz CL16 (77,90€)
4. Motherboard: Gigabyte B250M-DS3H (75,90€)
5. Case: Micro-ATX Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3 w/ black window (59,90€)
6. PSU: Corsair CX550M Semi Modular (77,90€)
7. SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 120GB

The total price of this is 703,30€

I'm wondering if I'm choosing the right graphics card and if it's worth paying an extra 40/50€ for the GTX 1060 3GB... Btw, I'm planning on running a 1080p monitor via HDMI and a 1440x900 monitor via VGA (I have a DVI to VGA adapter laying around). Also, I already have the SSD so that's off the shopping list, and I don't really care about optical drives so I took that off the list to drop a little bit the price.

What do you guys think? Should I change something? Is the motherboard and the case a good choice? (I'm aiming for micro-ATX cases since I don't want a gigantic PC)

[The Sloth]

ryzen is better, i5s are not worth it anymore. 

[JSilvaPT]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

ryzen is better, i5s are not worth it anymore. 

Thank you for the suggestion, but since I wanna try to run macOS (as an experiment) I'm going to stay with the i5

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, JSilvaPT said:

Thank you for the suggestion, but since I wanna try to run macOS (as an experiment) I'm going to stay with the i5

i don't think it's worth the swap for worse performance just to run something as a test only but not professionally

[JSilvaPT]

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

i don't think it's worth the swap for worse performance just to run something as a test only but not professionally

And you're right. My current computer has an AMD processor (a very crappy one), and I've had bad experiences with it, being it another reason to consider Intel this time. But even tho, is a ryzen 5 (1500x for example) much better than this i5 7500?

[dude49]

4 minutes ago, JSilvaPT said:

And you're right. My current computer has an AMD processor (a very crappy one), and I've had bad experiences with it, being it another reason to consider Intel this time. But even tho, is a ryzen 5 (1500x for example) much better than this i5 7500?

Ryzen is a WHOLE lot better. current i5s are not worth the money

[dude49]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($156.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($135.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($169.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $737.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-25 14:35 EDT-0400

[JSilvaPT]

9 minutes ago, dude49 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($156.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($135.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($169.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $737.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-25 14:35 EDT-0400

I'm considering the Ryzen 5 1600, it's around 20/30€ than the CPU I was going to buy.

Do you recommend a board that's similar to the one that I was planning to be using? 

[Guest]

14 minutes ago, dude49 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($156.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($135.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($169.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $737.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-25 14:35 EDT-0400

you spent too much on stuff thatboffers no performance like a really overkill osu, an rgb ram, a luxurious case

 

i would spend on a r5 1600,high speed 3000mhz ram and an ssd that offers more significant performance 

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, JSilvaPT said:

I'm considering the Ryzen 5 1600, it's around 20/30€ than the CPU I was going to buy.

Do you recommend a board that's similar to the one that I was planning to be using? 

 

just get the cheapest b350 board in your place, asus and msi are good, asrock is totslly ok if you want to save money 

[JSilvaPT]

17 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

 

Edited July 25, 2017 by JSilvaPT
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