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jaysangwan32
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Hey guys!

I'm trying to help my friend put together a solid budget build. His price point is around 800-850 including the monitor.

He wants solid 1080p performance at 60 hz at medium-high settings on non-demanding games, mainly e-sports titles; however, he would like to be able to play games into the near future

This is the closest I could get but I don't think I'm getting the most value per part and he definitely would like to shave around 40-60 bucks of the price if possible:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CqctGf

I would greatly appreciate if anyone could post a better way to put together a build at the budget

Thank you for the help!

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not a bad build 

 

CPUFX 8320, Motherboard ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 Socket AM3+ AMD, RAM g.skill ripjaws x series (2x8gb), GPUstrix gtx 970, Storage 500gb + 500gb + 250 ssd, PSU EVGA 600w B 80 PLUS BRONZE, Display(s) ASUS VG248QE 24"+ Hisense 24" + Vizio 24", Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, PC Part Picker  http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LFxQ23

 

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Great build, can't find a thing to critique, except that I'd rather go with a 1200 if you're overclocking as the only difference between the 2 is XFR which is disabled if you overclock anyways, aside from that awesome, but you do know, that you'll need to message Cryorig for them to send you an AM4 bracket so you can install that cooler, right? For the mean time, the stock cooler will be just fine though, you could probably give the CPU a decent overclock with it as well.

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More of a personal preference thing: I would look for a matx case. My friend did his budget build with an matx board in an mid tower and it just looks goofy. Idk if you had already considered this. Cheers!

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28 minutes ago, jaysangwan32 said:

Hey guys!

I'm trying to help my friend put together a solid budget build. His price point is around 800-850 including the monitor.

He wants solid 1080p performance at 60 hz at medium-high settings on non-demanding games, mainly e-sports titles; however, he would like to be able to play games into the near future

This is the closest I could get but I don't think I'm getting the most value per part and he definitely would like to shave around 40-60 bucks of the price if possible:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CqctGf

I would greatly appreciate if anyone could post a better way to put together a build at the budget

Thank you for the help!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8mdTyf you dont need an external cooler and better ssd, quite alot of people have problems with that ssd, including me...

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To shave off a few bucks, you could easily go for the 1200 instead of the 1300X, and just overclock it. And drop the cooler, the 65W Stealth cooler should be fine. 

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1200 instead of a 1300x

 

stock cooler is enough

 

mobo only has 2 ram slots. if you buy 2x4 kit then you can't easily upgrade to 16gb without replacing them.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($156.48 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.38 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card  ($209.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: HP - 22cwa 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $854.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-18 22:26 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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3 hours ago, superpentium said:

Great build, can't find a thing to critique, except that I'd rather go with a 1200 if you're overclocking as the only difference between the 2 is XFR which is disabled if you overclock anyways, aside from that awesome, but you do know, that you'll need to message Cryorig for them to send you an AM4 bracket so you can install that cooler, right? For the mean time, the stock cooler will be just fine though, you could probably give the CPU a decent overclock with it as well.

My friend isn't super comfortable OCing (he's never really done it and is concerned with voiding the warranty). Will the base clock of the 1200 be sufficient for most games?

Thanks for the help!

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3 hours ago, Merp83 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8mdTyf you dont need an external cooler and better ssd, quite alot of people have problems with that ssd, including me...

Really? A main reason I picked that SSD is I've been using it in my system for a couple years and I haven't really had any problems. However, I see the crucial ssd isn't much more so I'll add it. Thanks for the help!

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11 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($156.48 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.38 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card  ($209.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: HP - 22cwa 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $854.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-18 22:26 EDT-0400

Will the 3gb still be powerful enough? Would it be worth just going with the 1050ti to shave some bucks off the price? Thanks for the help regardless!

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1 minute ago, jaysangwan32 said:

Will the 3gb still be powerful enough? Would it be worth just going with the 1050ti to shave some bucks off the price? Thanks for the help regardless!

a 1050ti would be a major downgrade from a 1060, 3gb or 6gb. vram's abit low but the 1060 3gb is still powerful enough for e-sports.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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8 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

a 1050ti would be a major downgrade from a 1060, 3gb or 6gb. vram's abit low but the 1060 3gb is still powerful enough for e-sports.

Could he play Overwatch or PUBG on low settings

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6 hours ago, jaysangwan32 said:

My friend isn't super comfortable OCing (he's never really done it and is concerned with voiding the warranty). Will the base clock of the 1200 be sufficient for most games?

Thanks for the help!

If he isn't overclocking, then 1300X is the way to go. But honestly with the Ryzen Master software, overclocking Ryzen is a treat even for newbies, but I understand why someone might be a bit scared to do it.

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