My first PC Build

[FidoG]

So im kinda new to this really badly need a new computer than my current laptop i use in which currents specs would be: 

Intel Core i3-6100U CPU @ 2.3ghz with the intel HD Graphics 520 with 8gb of ram and a 1tb hard drive with a resolution of 1366x768 15.6in screen... i might be missing a few things about it but thats like my current state of my computer and 

 

 

1. Budget & Location

my budget would be $1000 USD maybe a little bit less and im in the US of the A

2. Aim

i would like the computer to be good enough so that i would be able to play arma 3 at an optimal rate in which on my current laptop i can play arma at the lowest settings possible and get 40 fps max depending on what we are doing and how many guys are in the server and what is happening

3. Monitors

at the moment i would only be able and would prefer only buying 1 since i dont have a lot of room but soon would like to get at most 2

4. Peripherals

i have a mouse and keyboard for my laptop that i use, i will need to get the Windows OS preferably 10 and as i said in the point above i would need to purchase atleast 1 monitor for now

5. Why are you upgrading?

i have had my current laptop for about 2-3 years and using it very intensively pushing the CPU to its limit and its just dying on me... ive checked for driver updates that i can get or any other updates for the computer to try to improve it but its just dying on me and i use the computer everyday for work and i overall would like a better computer that im not gonna push to its limits hopefully as a lot of the games i play almost max the computers CPU disk and memory(as per what the task manager is saying) as it can become useless for several minutes at a time because of this and if any other information is needed im more than happy to provide

[Daniel Z.]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - BX300 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 8GB DUAL Video Card  ($284.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($9.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: BenQ - GW2765HT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($248.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1090.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-29 02:20 EST-0500

[Cyracus]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y33qD8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y33qD8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.09 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($464.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill - Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1102.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-29 02:26 EST-0500

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, Cyracus said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y33qD8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y33qD8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.09 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($464.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill - Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1102.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-29 02:26 EST-0500

Excuse me, OP wanted a monitor.

[Cyracus]

1 minute ago, Daniel Z. said:

Excuse me, OP wanted a monitor.

oh, missed that... used monitors are cheap https://portland.craigslist.org/search/syp?query=monitor  OP could drop down to a 1070 and probably find one for much gaming fun. up to them

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, Cyracus said:

oh, missed that... used monitors are cheap https://portland.craigslist.org/search/syp?query=monitor  OP could drop down to a 1070 and probably find one for much gaming fun. up to them

Crappy used monitors are not very good. 

[FidoG]

Aye thanks guy :^) you guys are great 

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, FidoG said:

Aye thanks guy :^) you guys are great 

you are welcome

[Cyracus]

2 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

Crappy used monitors are not very good. 

if you're just picking at random, yeah, but I've found some really good used monitors for good prices. that monitor you listed doesn't look all that great though either for the price https://displaylag.com/benq-gw2765ht-review-1440p-ips-monitor/

[Herman Mcpootis]

$1000 for both the rig and monitor?

[ATFink]

If I had $1000 to budget a tower and monitor this would be my choice:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L4kh4C

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3466 Memory  ($101.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - X400 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.50 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 570 4GB RED DRAGON Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.90 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($187.49 @ B&H) 
Other: Win 10 Home Flash Drive ($119.99)
Total: $1011.83

 

LOGIC (README):

You may wonder why the GPU and CPU seem so underwhelming with this budget. Here's my logic. AM4 will be supported through 2020, so a CPU upgrade will definitely be available without a platform upgrade since the Mobo and memory are strong components in this build (unless more memory is to be purchased to up the capacity to 16 GB). The mobo also comes with wifi, so no need to purchased a wifi card if Ethernet isn't available. The RX 570 is almost as powerful as an RX 580, so saving the $70 over an RX 580 seems worthwhile on this budget. Either way, GPUs are VERY easy to upgrade at any later point. The 256 GB SSD should be enough space before ~$40 in funds can be allocated to a 1TB WD Blue. The case likely won't ever be replaced (or at least many many years), so a nice case should be a priority which can be found in this build. I found the power supply on sale and it seemed like a good buy (Seasonics are usually reputable... this is where I'm the least confident in this build though, so I'm expecting to be called out here).

 

PS:

There are ways to get windows for much cheaper. Look up Windows for $20 from Paul's hardware. This build focused on using completely clean methods to obtain the parts... I can't speak for where the codes are sourced from in Paul's video.

[FidoG]

Ok... update to this... i havent bought anything yet but a ultrawide LG monitor with G-sync and im curious with yalls opinion on this would this list be am ok Computer build can i save any money on it or even should i go up to an i7? i plan on putting a couple large sized games on the SSD along with the OS so thats the reason for the size of it or a better motherboard maybe?? i need to use wifi cant use ethernet and idk how campatible that board is was told it was a good board and that it would work for me but like i said in the first post im quite new and dont know how to tell if it does Link---> https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mGnMqk

[Herman Mcpootis]

24 minutes ago, FidoG said:

Ok... update to this... i havent bought anything yet but a ultrawide LG monitor with G-sync and im curious with yalls opinion on this would this list be am ok Computer build can i save any money on it or even should i go up to an i7? i plan on putting a couple large sized games on the SSD along with the OS so thats the reason for the size of it or a better motherboard maybe?? i need to use wifi cant use ethernet and idk how campatible that board is was told it was a good board and that it would work for me but like i said in the first post im quite new and dont know how to tell if it does Link---> https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mGnMqk

bit of a mess imo, get this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($145.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - X400 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.88 @ Other World Computing) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card  ($514.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1307.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-05 05:42 EST-0500

[FidoG]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

bit of a mess imo, get this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($145.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - X400 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.88 @ Other World Computing) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card  ($514.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1307.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-05 05:42 EST-0500

Ok... i see