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WIll H
By WIll H
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Im building my first PC and need some help. Im upgrading because i currently just use my macbook pro and I want more screen for my programming and I want to join PC Master Race. My budget is $1000 USD (I would be willing to spend a couple hundred more if its a good deal). The PC will be mainly used for programming and gaming and some light photoshop just for fun. I would like to be able to game smoothly on titles like Far Cry 3 or Crysis 2. I indeed on running on one monitor that I already own. I also do not need any other peripherals. I intend on running windows 10 home 64 bit. Here are the parts I've selected on PC part picker. Im open to suggestions on any part but my main focus is on what CPU, GPU, and motherboard to us.

 

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory: Team - Night Hawk RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory

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

Video card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card

Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter

 

Like I said I am open to all suggestions for this build, thanks!

 

 

 

 

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7th gen is the worst buy of the year right now. For this budget, Ryzen 5 1600 seems to be the best deal. Just use the stock cooler and a B350 mobo.

 

SSD? PSU?

 

Two strategies on the graphics card:

Get the best you can get now and stay, which is either the 1060 6gb or RX 580 4/8GB (small price and performance difference), depends on which one is cheaper.

Get a good-enough card and upgrade later, in this case a used 1060 3gb (with warranty and in good shape) or a new one.

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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Assuming you'll use rebates, you can get something like this. RAM prices are getting more and more messed up every day, so I can't justify 16GB. If you absolutely need WiFi, just add one that supports ac

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($85.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: *Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.88 @ Other World Computing) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Titanium Video Card  ($459.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($27.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $976.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-08 19:20 EST-0500

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20 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

7th gen is the worst buy of the year right now. For this budget, Ryzen 5 1600 seems to be the best deal. Just use the stock cooler and a B350 mobo.

 

SSD? PSU?

 

Two strategies on the graphics card:

Get the best you can get now and stay, which is either the 1060 6gb or RX 580 4/8GB (small price and performance difference), depends on which one is cheaper.

Get a good-enough card and upgrade later, in this case a used 1060 3gb (with warranty and in good shape) or a new one.

Good idea with the Ryzen 5 1600 and the stock cooler, I didnt know what cooler would be enough. Also what is PSU?

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1 minute ago, WIll H said:

Good idea with the Ryzen 5 1600 and the stock cooler, I didnt know what cooler would be enough. Also what is PSU?

PSU = power supply

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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6 minutes ago, WIll H said:

Good idea with the Ryzen 5 1600 and the stock cooler, I didnt know what cooler would be enough. Also what is PSU?

Stock cooler would be fine although if u want aftermarket cooler something like Cryorig H7 or Be quiet pure rock would be more than enough to cool it.

 

As for the GPU Far cry 3 and Crysis 2 are piece of cake for 1060 to run.

 

As for the PSU since your budget is $1000 i am sure u can afford top tier PSU like EVGA G2 or Corsair Rmx if you cant Corsair CXM Grey unit is fine.

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52 minutes ago, WIll H said:

 

A 120mm AIO is not much better than the $25 air coolers

Kaby Lake is dead don't buy it, Ryzen 5 1600 is a pretty good value

 

Would suggest an RX 570/580 instead if they're back at normal pricing, that way you save money later with free-sync

Should get a case with a mesh front for better airflow like a Masterbox 5.

And buy the $30 or so Gigabyte wireless AC adapter so you can move the antenna to get a better signal.

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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