Build for a friend

[ladal1]

Since I am already getting tips for my own expensive build, I thought that I would ask the same for a build I am building for a friend. He is building it because he wants to play Kingdom Come:Deliverance a lot. So the most demanding thing he is going to be doing is gaming - which he currently does on his laptop. I build this --> https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sCBNJV  - When he pulled a premade build (7400, 16BG ram, 1060 3GB, but without ssd) for the same price. He has told me he doesn't need an OS since he has 3 pc license that hasn't been fully used yet. 

 

Main thing for him is the game and I have legendarily bad guessing for what hardware can do and what do games need so that is where I'm looking for help. Because if he can get good enough 1080p he will be more than glad to spend less.

[LienusLateTips]

I'd change it quite a bit. I'll be back with a list.

[ladal1]

2 minutes ago, JDE said:

I'd change it quite a bit. I'll be back with a list.

Thanks, I took just about 5 minutes above it to prove that I can make better for the same price. When it comes to building for a price I think I am pretty good at that, but making for req is still extremely hard for me...

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, ladal1 said:

Thanks, I took just about 5 minutes above it to prove that I can make better for the same price. When it comes to building for a price I think I am pretty good at that, but making for req is still extremely hard for me...

Here's an AMD R5 1600 build for even cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($196.97 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($95.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: *MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card  ($294.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix - Nova TG (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $909.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-06 13:59 EST-0500

 

I'll have an Intel build that might be better than the AMD one up soon.

[DodoDodo123]

What do you think about this?

I made this list...

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jD4Rf8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jD4Rf8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($96.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Transcend - 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($142.96 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card  ($284.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $926.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-06 14:02 EST-0500

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, DodoDodo123 said:

What do you think about this?

I made this list...

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jD4Rf8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jD4Rf8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($96.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Transcend - 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($142.96 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card  ($284.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $926.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-06 14:02 EST-0500

1500X is only slightly less than 1600.

WHY THE PC MATE?

Slow RAM.

Overpriced SSD.

[LienusLateTips]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($200.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Crucial - Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($87.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: *MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card  ($294.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix - Nova TG (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $922.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-06 14:05 EST-0500

[seon123]

1 minute ago, RandomGuy13 said:

the EVGA 80+ rated PSUs.

EVGA has a lot of crappy PSUs

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, RandomGuy13 said:

I would recommend against the Corsair VS PSU, and go with something a little more reliable like the CS/CX/CXM series or the EVGA 80+ rated PSUs.

CX/CXM has had a lot of bad PSUs in the lifetime of the branding, and most EVGA 80+ rated are worse or just as good as the VS.

[seon123]

12 minutes ago, RandomGuy13 said:

The new 2017 CX model is actually quite decent and borrows a lot of its internals from the RMX series. Even the older CX are still better than the VS series. IDK about the cheap EVGA ones, but their B3, G3 and G2 are actually quite good. 

He was referring to the old CX/M as the bad ones. It's fairly common knowledge that the grey ones are decent. Some of the older CX series are roughly on par with some newer VS units'.

The B3 has faulty OPP, and the G2/G3 are a bit more expensive than the CX.

EVGA also has the N1, W1, B1, BT, BV, all of which are crap. They also have the mediocre BQ and G1. 

[LienusLateTips]

4 hours ago, RandomGuy13 said:

The new 2017 CX model is actually quite decent and borrows a lot of its internals from the RMX series. Even the older CX are still better than the VS series. IDK about the cheap EVGA ones, but their B3, G3 and G2 are actually quite good. 

I know that. I'm refering to the green label.

B3 has faulty protections.