1080p Build

[Danicos]

What can I change about this build? I'm planning on changing the CPU and graphics card. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GKQwYT

[Princess Luna]

budget? your build does need changes it makes no sense buy an APU if you're buying a dedicated GPU already.

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

budget? your build does need changes it makes no sense buy an APU if you're buying a dedicated GPU already.

It costs/performs the same as the other chips but has a back up iGPU if you need it, and has high resale/reuse value whenever an upgrade happens

 

6 minutes ago, Dexicos said:

What can I change about this build? I'm planning on changing the CPU and graphics card. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GKQwYT

You should save your dedicated GPU money while GPU prices suck, what kind of games are you going to be running? As if you live on the APU for a few months you're likely to end up with better performance for the same price.

The case looks horrible for airflow, and it has a horrible price

[Danicos]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

budget? your build does need changes it makes no sense buy an APU if you're buying a dedicated GPU already.

$1000-$1250, I'm looking for something to replace the APU. I haven't bought anything yet.

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, Dexicos said:

$1000-$1250, I'm looking for something to replace the APU. I haven't bought anything yet.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($82.88 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($82.88 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($489.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1138.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-08 19:47 EDT-0400

[Danicos]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

It costs/performs the same as the other chips but has a back up iGPU if you need it, and has high resale/reuse value whenever an upgrade happens

 

You should save your dedicated GPU money while GPU prices suck, what kind of games are you going to be running?

GTA, R6 Siege, games like that.

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Dexicos said:

$1000-$1250, I'm looking for something to replace the APU. I haven't bought anything yet.

Get this monitor, it's 1080p 144hz VA/IPS at the same price, should be better for daily use.

Do you 100% need an ITX build? if so I'd get an actual ITX case, that one looks rather large for the form factor

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-ED242QR-Abidpx-FREESYNC-Technology/dp/B07598HLB5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528501684&sr=8-1&keywords=Acer+1080p+144hz+VA

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.98 @ Newegg)

Horrible hot box no one should use.

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, Dexicos said:

GTA, R6 Siege, games like that.

Well here's what I'd suggest, buy the APU for now, with decent RAM/storage for under $600, the case is still relatively compact and has solid airflow.

add ~$300 for a 1080p 144hz monitor and keyboard/mouse/stuff

 

which runs near to the limit of your budget, but sets you up for tossing in a higher end GPU/CPU in the near future. Could also just get like $50 hard drive and be fine.

As current GPU pricing kind of sucks, and if you want to run those games at high/ultra you probably want like a GTX 1070ti/Vega 56 anyways at 1080p 120fps.

Redragon has this combo on amazon for a keyboard/mouse/headset, the headset is likely awful, but functional.

https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Microphone-Redragon-Switches/dp/B06ZYH9WB5/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1528501930&sr=8-6&keywords=Redragon
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d9HpKB
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d9HpKB/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($109.85 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $545.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-08 19:52 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - SBX 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.40 @ OutletPC) 
Case: SAMA - Maxcool-BK-15LEDLight MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.88 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: AOC - G2460PF 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($196.87 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: GTX 1070 FE ($399.99) from nvidia's website.
Total: $1263.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-08 21:41 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

31 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

GTX 1070 FE

plz no...1070tis with alright coolers are down to $450 if you're going that route.