Building Gaming Rigs

[MrSwiftli]

Hi everyone, so one I'm new here, so spare me on rules and things. Ok so here's the story:

 

I want to build a couple of gaming computers for me and my soon to be wife (we are getting married in October this year). The problem I have is figuring out how far to go as far as computer build. I want it to have you know, longevity. What I mean by that is being able to retain value for a few years before having to consider upgrading pieces, and I want to duplicate the build for my soon to be wife. I've never built before, but it can't be too bad right? Just taking parts and putting them into pieces and plugging them in to hopefully have it all work. Any suggestions on a build? Oh and I should mention I wouldn't want to spend more than $1500 for a build... Even coming pre-built would be nice being that it would save me the hassle  of trying to figure out cable management. Thanks guys

[IdiotPenguin]

What games do you like to play? Are you going to be using it for video editing or the sorts, work ect. Do you want to count windows and monitor as well as peripherals or just keep it strictly 1500 for just the pc?

 

congrats btw hope your wedding goes well

[I-r0k]

1. What country are you in?

2. $1500 total budget or $1500 for each pc ($3000 total)

3. Do you want the pc to have equal specs or yours to be better than hers or vice versa?  

[MrSwiftli]

I guess I have to include peripherals haha. I need peripherals and an OS. Preferably a SSD too. I am looking to game and live stream. My fiance will be doing games with me, and I do need monitors... Any Suggestions?

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, MrSwiftli said:

I guess I have to include peripherals haha. I need peripherals and an OS. Preferably a SSD too. I am looking to game and live stream. My fiance will be doing games with me, and I do need monitors... Any Suggestions?

You can install windows without a key for free using their media creation tool.

Probably just grab this monitor
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-ED242QR-Abidpx-FREESYNC-Technology/dp/B07598HLB5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524889602&sr=8-1&keywords=1080p 144hz VA Acer&tag=linus21-20

And there's a cheap peripehral set
https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Microphone-Redragon-Switches/dp/B06ZYH9WB5/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1525560837&sr=8-4&keywords=Redragon

Could add a better CPU cooler later
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M2YTr6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M2YTr6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($219.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($170.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8GB Red Devil Golden Sample Video Card  ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1046.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-02 16:02 EDT-0400

[Crunchy Dragon]

21 minutes ago, MrSwiftli said:

I'm new here, so spare me on rules and things

Off topic: being new does not make you an exception to the rules and you are expected to follow them.

 

On topic:

I agree with @Streetguru's suggestion.

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

You can install windows without a key for free

Probably just grab this monitor
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-ED242QR-Abidpx-FREESYNC-Technology/dp/B07598HLB5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524889602&sr=8-1&keywords=1080p 144hz VA Acer&tag=linus21-20

And there's a cheap peripehral set
https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Microphone-Redragon-Switches/dp/B06ZYH9WB5/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1525560837&sr=8-4&keywords=Redragon

Could add a better CPU cooler later
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M2YTr6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M2YTr6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($219.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($170.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8GB Red Devil Golden Sample Video Card  ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1046.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-02 16:02 EDT-0400

This is pretty much what you want to be running for.

 

Nice build with decent upgrade paths to build upon in the future. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - SCNJ-4000 84.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE RGB SYNC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($155.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX8200 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($71.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Toshiba - Product Series:MG03ACA 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($504.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - ED242QR Abidpx 23.6" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($189.80 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Gigabyte - FORCE K83 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($39.49 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($28.13 @ OutletPC) 
Headphones: Creative Labs - ChatMax HS-620  Headset  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1500.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-02 21:43 EDT-0400