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[Damamapi]

Hello guys. Following the "Build Plan Thread Recommendations", here it is.

1.I'm from Colombia, down here in South America. I'm planing on buying a new pc sometime soon (hopefully before july) and I've been doing some research about it. My budget is around $US 700 and I could make an effort and add an extra $200 or something like that. 

2. Mainly, I want to game at 1080p 60fps, though it may also be used for some light video editing. I've done a couple of projects in Blender (potato speed) before, but only as a hobby.
3. For now and for a long time I'll be using a single 1080p 60hz monitor. College student budget
4. I would like to get a mech keyboard because I've never had one :c.
5. Right now I have a laptop with a Core i5 6200U, with 8gb of ram, and I've been "gaming" on its Intel HD 520. Terraria, LoL, Don't Starve and some other games run ok, but I want to play Dark Souls III and The Witcher 3, and those are completely out of that "gpu" capacity. 

As much as I would love to build my own pc from scratch, I've listed the parts I need and compared building it myself and buying it built and the former is about $100 more expensive than the already built one. My ideal build would be a Ryzen 5 1400 paired with a GTX 1060 3gb, which according to my "research" is more than enough for 1080p 60fps gaming and will continue to be so for a long time. I think 8gb ddr4 2666mhz ram would be fine but I'm not sure if I should get 2x4gb or get a single stick of 8gb and later get another $150 to buy 8gb more. I also want to get an ssd, and though it would be really sad to be forced to get an HDD instead, what must be done shall be done. I think the Asrock AB350M hdv mobo would be ok. About the case, I don't really care but it would be nice to be able to have a couple of fans at the front to prevent overheating if I ever need to force my system, and I don't really know what psu is needed here. Just browsing mercadolibre.com.co and adding some prices I get a total of $cop 2'900.000, around 1050 dollars. I definitely don't have that amount of money and I know I have to downgrade my pc to fit my budget somehow. Any ideas? Thanks in advance ^^.

[cesarbg]

Welcome!

I got a Ryzen 5 1400 + GTX1050Ti + 16GB Ram on Dual channel. It runs Tomb Raider, WatchDogs, Cities Skylines, Fallout 3/4 at around 60-80 fps on ultra. I think it is a decent rig for what I paid for the GTX1050Ti. 1060s will be either too hard to find or too expensive.

Por cierto, soy de México, por si necesitas algo más de info, pregunta.

 

[Streetguru]

16 minutes ago, Damamapi said:

 

You're probably going to end up with a Ryzen 5 2400G system, just get an ASrock Pro 4 minimum, and the fastest > cheapest RAM you can find.

If GPU prices are more normal by then(doubtful) you'll have to make another thread, not much point in planning anything now.

[Damamapi]

Thanks for the answer, guys. Two questions:

• What PSU should I use in a ryzen 3 1300x gtx 1050/1050ti build? Leaving some space to upgrade later to ryzen 5 / gtx 1060
• Is it better to get 1x8gb ram and buy another 1x8gb later or just 2x4gb right away?

Thanks

[cesarbg]

On 31/3/2018 at 2:13 AM, Damamapi said:

Thanks for the answer, guys. Two questions:

• What PSU should I use in a ryzen 3 1300x gtx 1050/1050ti build? Leaving some space to upgrade later to ryzen 5 / gtx 1060
• Is it better to get 1x8gb ram and buy another 1x8gb later or just 2x4gb right away?

Thanks

I have an EVGA 500w, but even 400w is enough for a 1050ti. My build draws about 200w when gaming, and the 1050ti does not require an extra power connector, which is good. I think 1060s do, so consider than then building. 

I'd get 2x4gb to get dual channel, but 1 8 gig stick should do.