Help planning 1080p 60 pc

[Tonytechtonic]

Hey guys, i want to build a new 1080p 60fps rig and would like some suggestions on where it's best to cut costs and make it affordable while not being too overkill (1080 ti) I plan to play older games like the mass effect trilogy , risen , dragon age, thief, and I would like to target 1080 60 on those at max settings and occasionally play the odd new game like prey or witcher 3 in 1080 60 with some tweaked settings if need be. I have all peripherals jus to need suggestions on gpu CPU( I prefer ryzen 1700 just because of cost to performance ratio and relative future proofing) storage psu ram and cooling. Also for the case of you guys can recommend some good tempered glass chassis I'd appreciate it, I've been in a trance over that thermaltake p5 but That price slapped me out of it so I'd like a beautiful nice affordable tempered glass . ( I believe I heard news of aorus coming out with affordable ones? Not 100% though)  Thanks a lot! Any advice is welcome!

[scighera2]

3 minutes ago, Tonytechtonic said:

Hey guys, i want to build a new 1080p 60fps rig and would like some suggestions on where it's best to cut costs and make it affordable while not being too overkill (1080 ti) I plan to play older games like the mass effect trilogy , risen , dragon age, thief, and I would like to target 1080 60 on those at max settings and occasionally play the odd new game like prey or witcher 3 in 1080 60 with some tweaked settings if need be. I have all peripherals jus to need suggestions on gpu CPU( I prefer ryzen 1700 just because of cost to performance ratio and relative future proofing) storage psu ram and cooling. Also for the case of you guys can recommend some good tempered glass chassis I'd appreciate it, I've been in a trance over that thermaltake p5 but That price slapped me out of it so I'd like a beautiful nice affordable tempered glass . ( I believe I heard news of aorus coming out with affordable ones? Not 100% though)  Thanks a lot! Any advice is welcome!

Get a GTX 1050ti or a RX470/570 If you plan on playing games at around High/Ultra.

If you want only ultra settings get a 1060 or RX580.

Expect to spend around $400 USD on parts if you want 1080p 60fps.

If you need help with an entire build just say so and plenty of people with pcpartpicker you a pc.

[Billy_Mays]

Country and Budger

[knightslugger]

1080@60 is pretty damn easy to accomplish these days. a GTX 1060 will serve you well for a long time. agree on Ryzen. Storage ALWAYS suggest a SSD paired with mechanical storage. RAM you can get away with 8GB honestly. a pair of 4GB sticks will be fine unless you are looking at starting some video editing work or 3D CAD. Cooling, you can go air on Ryzen 7. You might not get the uber clock, but honestly 100MHz or 200 ain't gonna kill the system performance in a noticeable way (on paper only).

[Tonytechtonic]

Just now, scighera2 said:

Get a GTX 1050ti or a RX470/570 If you plan on playing games at around High/Ultra.

If you want only ultra settings get a 1060 or RX580.

Expect to spend around $400 USD on parts if you want 1080p 60fps.

If you need help with an entire build just say so and plenty of people with pcpartpicker you a pc.

Yeah I guess my wording was a little off , and I forgot to put my budget, it's about 500$ I do want to play on ultra on most if not all older games while maintaining 60fps and I plan to play modded fallout 3 nv 4 and oblivion/sky rim in case they are demanding enough to mention pcpartpicker suggestions would be great!

[scighera2]

Just now, Tonytechtonic said:

Yeah I guess my wording was a little off , and I forgot to put my budget, it's about 500$ I do want to play on ultra on most if not all older games while maintaining 60fps and I plan to play modded fallout 3 nv 4 and oblivion/sky rim in case they are demanding enough to mention pcpartpicker suggestions would be great!

For $500 you can easily get a PC that will play games at high settings at 60 fps. Especially if you buy used.

[Tonytechtonic]

9 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Country and Budger

Beg your pardon?

[Tonytechtonic]

5 minutes ago, scighera2 said:

For $500 you can easily get a PC that will play games at high settings at 60 fps. Especially if you buy used.

Would you mind recommending some parts? I do have amazon prime in case I can take advantage of some sales .

[scighera2]

Just now, Tonytechtonic said:

Would you mind recommending some parts? I do have amazon prime in case I can take advantage of some sales .

Yeah, sure. I can make a PC part picker that will hopefully fill the budget.

[LienusLateTips]

7 minutes ago, Tonytechtonic said:

Beg your pardon?

Budget, probably.

[Tonytechtonic]

5 minutes ago, JDE said:

Budget, probably.

Is that suppose to be insult? I'm not really sure

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Tonytechtonic said:

Is that suppose to be insult? I'm not really sure

No, he is asking you how much money maximum you want to spend on this build. It's common on the forums.

[scighera2]

2 minutes ago, Tonytechtonic said:

Is that suppose to be insult? I'm not really sure

This is a quick PC I kinda threw together, it's a little over $500, but if you find deals or have a microcenter near you you can get it under $500

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fhfJKZ

Also, it might be wise to research and see if these parts are right for you. I have a PC second "budget" PC that's around the same spec with an i3 6100 and it doesn't bottleneck in most situations. So the 7100 will defiantly be better. 

[xDyl]

Just now, scighera2 said:

This is a quick PC I kinda threw together, it's a little over $500, but if you find deals or have a microcenter near you you can get it under $500

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fhfJKZ

i3s are horrible advice, seriously ryzen

[Tonytechtonic]

25 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Country and Budger

United States and around 500$ Sorry!

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, scighera2 said:

This is a quick PC I kinda threw together, it's a little over $500, but if you find deals or have a microcenter near you you can get it under $500

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fhfJKZ

Coffee Lake?

 

If you are recommending a Kaby Lake i3, I would go for the Pentium since it's much cheaper, or a Ryzen 3 if he isn't solely gaming.

[scighera2]

Just now, xDyl said:

i3s are horrible advice, seriously ryzen

Not for gaming, a Ryzen will bottle-neck way more often.

[xDyl]

Just now, scighera2 said:

Not for gaming, a Ryzen will bottle-neck way more often.

Show me evidence to believe ryzen is worse than a locked sku i3.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, scighera2 said:

Not for gaming, a Ryzen will bottle-neck way more often.

That's not a bottleneck

 

It's more of a "slow down since games are not optimized for more cores" cliche

[scighera2]

Just now, JDE said:

Coffee Lake?

 

If you are recommending a Kaby Lake i3, I would go for the Pentium since it's much cheaper, or a Ryzen 3 if he isn't solely gaming.

That or wait for Coffee Lake, yeah. I also made a solely gaming PC. If he wants to do otherthings that are intense then yeah he should go for a Ryzen 3. However, the i3 will be faster in games.

[xDyl]

I say wait for the covfefe lake i3s, don't get a Kaby Lake

[scighera2]

Just now, xDyl said:

Show me evidence to believe ryzen is worse than a locked sku i3.

Any benchmark, considering most games only use 1 or 2 cores and the i3 has a faster core clock. Not to mention it's cheaper and has hyperthreading.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, xDyl said:

Show me evidence to believe ryzen is worse than a locked sku i3.

i can.

 

[scighera2]

Just now, xDyl said:

I say wait for the covfefe lake i3s, don't get a Kaby Lake

True, I only made the build with parts availible. I would also recommend waiting for Covfefe Lake since at the minimum it would lower the prices of Kaby lake.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, scighera2 said:

Any benchmark, considering most games only use 1 or 2 cores and the i3 has a faster core clock. Not to mention it's cheaper and has hyperthreading.

Except these games.