First Build/Budget PC Help

[skeeler88]

Hello, I was wondering if someone can help me make a budget build. I live in the US, price range is roughly $800-1200. I am looking to play games like PUBG, Fortnite, BF1, Star wars, and others. I am not too sure about resolution and such but I was think 1080p at 120hz with a good refresh rate. Also I am looking to go the intel route and I will need peripherals. Hopefully someone can tell me what is good and bad or even give advice on the things I mentioned. 

 

Thanks in advance!

[QuantumBit]

120hz at that price range might be a bit hard but I'll have to check. Youre going to have to stick with TN panels though.

[skeeler88]

6 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

120hz at that price range might be a bit hard but I'll have to check. Youre going to have to stick with TN panels though.

Maybe 100hz then? I'm just looking for something that'll be good and last a long time, a good gaming experience with good quality visuals 

[Jaminahat]

9 minutes ago, skeeler88 said:

Hello, I was wondering if someone can help me make a budget build. I live in the US, price range is roughly $800-1200. I am looking to play games like PUBG, Fortnite, BF1, Star wars, and others. I am not too sure about resolution and such but I was think 1080p at 120hz with a good refresh rate. Also I am looking to go the intel route and I will need peripherals. Hopefully someone can tell me what is good and bad or even give advice on the things I mentioned. 

 

Thanks in advance!

Does the $1200 include peripherals etc? 

[QuantumBit]

3 minutes ago, Jaminahat said:

Does the $1200 include peripherals etc? 

 

13 minutes ago, skeeler88 said:

 I will need peripherals.

 

 

[Jaminahat]

Just now, QuantumBit said:

 

 

I was not sure if this was part of the same budget

[Jaminahat]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TbVVsJ

[c00lFD]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qgp67h

 Intel cpu, GTX 1070, 75hz monitor, tempered glass side panel case, and water cooling!

[Brooksie359]

4 minutes ago, c00lFD said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

How about this? 6 core cpu, GTX 1070, 75hz monitor, tempered glass side panel case, and water cooling!

You need to put up the right link 

[Brooksie359]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fHb3KZ this is what I came up with.

[SorcierX]

17 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fHb3KZ this is what I came up with.

There's no storage or peripherals and @ 2.8GHz non-OC that's going to be a downer.

 

I was attempting a list, but after adding items down all the way to PSU, found that $1100 not including OS / Monitor / Peripherals this was going to be a challenge.

 

Nice try though, this is a tough one.

[Brooksie359]

10 minutes ago, SorcierX said:

There's no storage or peripherals and @ 2.8GHz non-OC that's going to be a downer.

 

I was attempting a list, but after adding items down all the way to PSU, found that $1100 not including OS / Monitor / Peripherals this was going to be a challenge.

 

Nice try though, this is a tough one.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v4hfJV ok now it has storage. but anyways the i5 8400 is a really good cpu and boosts to 4ghz so I would say is more than enough. if you look at gaming benchmarks it is clear that it wont bottleneck a 1070 in most use cases.

[SorcierX]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gqX87h

 

4 Cores, Higher Clock speeds are generally better for gaming, saves some money to use elsewhere.

 

The case is as you'd expect, cheap, but works.

 

16GB of RAM which I consider bare minimum for these days.

 

144Hz monitor

 

Cheap mouse, cheap keyboard.

 

This kind of a budget is hard, when you need EVERYTHING and want to game 100Hz+

 

No OS

 

Good Luck.

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, SorcierX said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gqX87h

 

4 Cores, Higher Clock speeds are generally better for gaming, saves some money to use elsewhere.

 

The case is as you'd expect, cheap, but works.

 

16GB of RAM which I consider bare minimum for these days.

 

144Hz monitor

 

Cheap mouse, cheap keyboard.

 

This kind of a budget is hard, when you need EVERYTHING and want to game 100Hz+

 

No OS

 

Good Luck.

look at gaming benchmarks and will realize that isn't really true.

[SorcierX]

2 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v4hfJV ok now it has storage. but anyways the i5 8400 is a really good cpu and boosts to 4ghz so I would say is more than enough. if you look at gaming benchmarks it is clear that it wont bottleneck a 1070 in most use cases.

My apologies, I didn't actually realize it boosted to 4GHz.

 

This budget is just difficult when you need a complete system.

[Brooksie359]

3 minutes ago, SorcierX said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gqX87h

 

4 Cores, Higher Clock speeds are generally better for gaming, saves some money to use elsewhere.

 

The case is as you'd expect, cheap, but works.

 

16GB of RAM which I consider bare minimum for these days.

 

144Hz monitor

 

Cheap mouse, cheap keyboard.

 

This kind of a budget is hard, when you need EVERYTHING and want to game 100Hz+

 

No OS

 

Good Luck.

ok so your build is quite unbalanced. you are pairing a i5 7600k with a gtx 1050ti. at that point you might as well pair the thing with a b250 mobo and a g4560 as the gpu will be holding you back. the psu is also really bad and overpriced as well. 

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, SorcierX said:

My apologies, I didn't actually realize it boosted to 4GHz.

 

This budget is just difficult when you need a complete system.

yeah I know what you mean. I am trying to make the best system with bang for your buck. there are probably some places where I could save money in the build for things like keyboard and mouse but honestly they should really already have some laying around or just buy some cheap combo at a store near them. the os is another issue though. you could always do what my friend did. he didn't activate his widows license until he had enough money for a copy. you cant do everything on it but apparently it still works. although I didn't see it in person it was just a suggestion he made to me once when I was creating my first build so I am unsure exactly how it works.

[seon123]

You could get an 8400 and a Z370 motherboard, but that would be a bit over budget.

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Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($92.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
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Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: *Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($198.88 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
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