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This build will be mainly for gaming

 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor

 

Motherboard: Asus - Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 

 

Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory 

 

Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  

 

Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GAMING X 4G Video Card 

 

Case: Corsair - SPEC-ALPHA (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case 

 

Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply 

 

I'm trying to not surpass over $900 USD. But if you have any suggestions for a better motherboard or CPU that would be great! I am also trying to keep a red and black theme!

 
 
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why a locked skylake i7 with a Z170 motherboard? psu is mediocre, get a corsair CX/S instead. what's your country and budget?

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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4 minutes ago, chosen said:

I'm trying to not surpass over $900 USD. But if you have any suggestions for a better motherboard or CPU that would be great!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.33 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($156.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($40.49 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: VIVO - CASE-V06 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $869.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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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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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4XWGr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4XWGr7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($145.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card  ($269.86 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $896.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'd lean on this second 8400 build myself but the 1600 rig is also damn solid and just about the same performance (i.e. the 8400 wins on gaming but the 1600 overclocked can still maintain your refresh rates at up to 90 to 100 on heavier games and 144 on lighter games like sports titles no problem)

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IS this better??

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j3MnYr
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j3MnYr/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($124.50 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 4GB GAMING X Video Card 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-ALPHA (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
 

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Just now, chosen said:

IS this better??

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j3MnYr
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j3MnYr/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($124.50 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 4GB GAMING X Video Card 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-ALPHA (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $474.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Why a mini itx board ?

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12 minutes ago, Devin92 said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4XWGr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4XWGr7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($145.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card  ($269.86 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $896.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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No SSD?

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I just realized it's a mini ITX board

 

 

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor 


Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151

 

Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 


Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  


Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 4GB GAMING X Video Card  


Case: Corsair - SPEC-ALPHA (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  


 

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Over spending on the platform in my opinion, for a rx 570 you could just go cheaper with a ryzen 5 1600 instead and a solid b350 board.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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Get a ssd :)

 

My own build: RΛZΞR theme

CPU: Intel Core i5 7600K // CPU cooler: Cryorig H7 // Motherboard: MSI Z270 gaming pro carbon //       

Video Card: MSI Armor gtx 1070 OC 8GB // RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 3200MHz //  

SSD: Samsung EVO 960 500GB // HDD: 2x WD yellow edition 2TB //

Case: NZXT H440 RAZER edition // Power Supply: Corsair RM550x //         

Operating Software: Windows 10 pro 64-bit

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26 minutes ago, mpsparrow said:

I think you could squeeze a Ryzen 1600 and a GTX 1070 in that budget.

I agree. I personally have the Spec- Alpha, and hate it as it has HORRIBLE cable management. Get something like a phanteks p400 instead.

CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 MOBO: MSI Tomahawk B350 GPU: Reference cooled GTX 980 Storage: Intel SSD5 256Gb RAM: 8gb Geil EVO Potenza Case:  Phanteks p300 PSU: EVGA 500 watt CPU Cooler: AMD wraith spire

 

 

Steam: maxarooni4

Battle.net: MAX

 

If you have an Oculus HMU in dead and buried   

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35 minutes ago, chosen said:

Better build??

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XskLzM

Bad for gaming, and doesn't make sense at all for any content creation. The AiO makes no sense, you can't overclock on that motherboard, you can get faster RAM for less, it lacks an SSD, HDD costs too much, you can get cheaper 1050 Tis (even though there's no issue getting a more powerful GPU into the budget, overpriced case, and an even worse PSU. 

Get the build below

4 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.33 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($156.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($40.49 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: VIVO - CASE-V06 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $869.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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