entey level budget build Strict Budget Setup

[AyyDexter]

1. Budget & Location

My budget goal is $1200 or less this is for a whole setup including All peripherals minus the speakers. My location is the United States.

 

2. Aim

My aim is to build a Gaming rig that can play at 1080

p with above decent gaming peripherals. What I will be typically doing on the PC is using Spotify, YouTube and Long gaming sessions. The games I plan to play are listed below with the preferred settings and FPS 

• AAA Titles (Med- High settings and 70+ FPS
• GTA 5
• Rainbow Six Siege
• The Division 2 ( when it comes out)
• Pubg 
• Less Demanding Games( VeryHigh-Ultra/Max with 200+FPS)
• CS:GO
• Leauge of Legends
• GMod

3. Monitors

I plan to play one one monitor and continue to only use one monitor not planning to add more for the future 

4. Peripherals

Yes, I need peripherals and an OS. For the peripherals I would like them to be better than decent because I’m going to be playing a lot of competitive games and don’t want to have trash peripherals.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I’ve been playing on a laptop for 5+ years now and while it’s still decent I only run 30fps on CS:GO and I guess you can see what the problem would be if I tried any AAA titles. Also it’s shuts down from overheating.

 

Other details

1. it’s not my first time building a PC.

2. Staying under $1200 for my ideal setup 

3. If possible to find an even cheaper build and receive the same FPS and settings would be amazing.

4. Yes I have done research, but I don’t know exactly if I’m receiving the best bang for my buck since with my 12 hour shift it limits the research I’ve been able to do, my friends recommended I talk to the community of this forum for help. 

 

Thank you for any help provided looking forward to join the unique community of PC Gamers

 

 

I’ve linked the two builds I have create

 

Intel Build

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wMfdxG

Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wMfdxG/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($118.90 @ B&H) 

Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 

Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($299.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($193.00 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Logitech - G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($84.99 @ Dell) 

Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 

Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($92.00 @ Newegg Marketplace) 

Total: $1264.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 14:28 EDT-0400

Ryzen Build 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QbtCD2

Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QbtCD2/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($165.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($299.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($193.00 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Logitech - G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($84.99 @ Dell) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($92.00 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Total: $1271.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 18:03 EDT-0400

 

[SolarNova]

@AyyDexter

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V31 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($193.00 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Logitech - G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($84.99 @ Dell)
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($92.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1220.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 18:25 EDT-0400

 

HDD/SSD choice.

Ether get the HDD 1TB now and a SSd later, or get a 240GB SSD now and a larger HDD later.

 

With your peripherals, which really can only be chosen by u, ur asking for roughyl a $800 build. i squeezed in a 1070 with the above options.

 

FYI. use the [BB] in pcpartpicker and copy paste the text.

[emosun]

You kinda spent way too much on everything that isn't the machine. Also a 144hz monitor with a 1060 and a ryzen 3 isn't a good combo. You have the makings for a machine that can only play old games that will actually get to 144fps.

you should go way cheaper on the monitor like 1080 60hz  , way cheaper on the mouse and kb , and actually get a somewhat decent cpu. from what i can see from the scores a ryzen 3 1200 is a pretty lame cpu even for a 1200$ build

[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  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - ED242QR Abidpx 23.6" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($199.80 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Gigabyte - FORCE K83 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($38.89 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($28.23 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1124.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 18:55 EDT-0400

[AyyDexter]

23 minutes ago, emosun said:

You kinda spent way too much on everything that isn't the machine. Also a 144hz monitor with a 1060 and a ryzen 3 isn't a good combo. You have the makings for a machine that can only play old games that will actually get to 144fps.

you should go way cheaper on the monitor like 1080 60hz  , way cheaper on the mouse and kb , and actually get a somewhat decent cpu. from what i can see from the scores a ryzen 3 1200 is a pretty lame cpu even for a 1200$ build

Would you be willing to recommend a better build for the price? 

[Fullmental]

If you're willing to go with some slightly cheaper (but still reputable) peripherals, you can squeeze in enough for a 1440p monitor, CPU, and graphics card upgrade on the intel build. IMO, buy the peripherals cheap as you can without sacrificing review ratings, and only replace them with more expensive options if they break. You can save a lot of money that way for other parts of your build that are more difficult to upgrade:

 

 

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  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Lenovo - L24q 23.8" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($186.36 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Keyboard: EagleTec - KG010 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: G.Skill - RIPJAWS MX780 Wired Laser Mouse  ($29.00 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1256.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 19:06 EDT-0400

 

Some notes:

 

-i5-8400 has the same single core performance, but gives you two extra cores for multitasking and for future games that may take advantage of them. A little bit of future-proofing, relatively speaking. If you don't think you're going to do a lot of multitasking, you can ignore this upgrade.

 

-Team Vulcan RAM: I've used them in a few builds, never got any complaints. Generally, as long as you aren't overclocking, pick the cheapest RAM that other people are buying and reviewing well and it's hard to go wrong.

-Storage: For just $50 more, you could do a single 1TB 2.5" SSD and forego a mechanical drive completely.

 

-Video Card: The 1070 is what I use for 1440p gaming. It'll handle just about anything you can throw at it with minimal settings tweaks necessary.

 

-Power Supply: Get the TXM Gold 550. It's a better PSU, and it's currently on sale with a $20 mail-in rebate.

 

-Monitor: The Lenovo L24q is a 1440p IPS panel. Nothing too special about it, but it's cheaper than the 1080p 144hz option and gives you more pixels to drive from your GPU

 

-Keyboard: I've never used EagleTec, but I've heard they're decent as a budget mechanical keyboard brand. There are a bunch of options in the $40 range, so feel free to browse around to find a color/feature you want.

 

-Mouse: The G.Skill MX780 has a similar build to the G502, but it's half the price. Plus you don't have to deal with LGS hell. Win-win.

 

-G430: Personally, I prefer USB headsets to avoid audio hiss from the mic in jacks, but lots of people like the G430. If you want to go USB, you can substitute with the Kraken USB Gaming Headset at Target (on sale - $45)

[C2HWarrior]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: AOC - G2460PF 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($195.98 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Redragon - K551 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 
Headphones: Audio-Technica - ATH-AD500X  Headphones  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1189.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 19:19 EDT-0400

Upgrades:

-Freesync

-better processor

-Better headphones

-Arguably better graphics card

-Faster ram

 

All you have to do is a add a modmic to your headphones and a small usb soundcard which is like an extra $60 for a very good audio experience.

[emosun]

4 minutes ago, AyyDexter said:

Would you be willing to recommend a better build for the price?

not typically.

usually i just try to give a general idea as it saves time for me making parts lists that most ops tend to ignore. No sense in making a long list that you won't read or build right? lol

 

looks like other people posted some builds maybe those will be better idk i didnt look at them

[AyyDexter]

9 minutes ago, Fullmental said:

If you're willing to go with some slightly cheaper (but still reputable) peripherals, you can squeeze in enough for a 1440p monitor, CPU, and graphics card upgrade on the intel build. IMO, buy the peripherals cheap as you can without sacrificing review ratings, and only replace them with more expensive options if they break. You can save a lot of money that way for other parts of your build that are more difficult to upgrade:

 

 

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  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Lenovo - L24q 23.8" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($186.36 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Keyboard: EagleTec - KG010 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: G.Skill - RIPJAWS MX780 Wired Laser Mouse  ($29.00 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1256.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 19:06 EDT-0400

 

Some notes:

 

-i5-8400 has the same single core performance, but gives you two extra cores for multitasking and for future games that may take advantage of them. A little bit of future-proofing, relatively speaking. If you don't think you're going to do a lot of multitasking, you can ignore this upgrade.

 

-Team Vulcan RAM: I've used them in a few builds, never got any complaints. Generally, as long as you aren't overclocking, pick the cheapest RAM that other people are buying and reviewing well and it's hard to go wrong.

-Storage: For just $50 more, you could do a single 1TB 2.5" SSD and forego a mechanical drive completely.

 

-Video Card: The 1070 is what I use for 1440p gaming. It'll handle just about anything you can throw at it with minimal settings tweaks necessary.

 

-Power Supply: Get the TXM Gold 550. It's a better PSU, and it's currently on sale with a $20 mail-in rebate.

 

-Monitor: The Lenovo L24q is a 1440p IPS panel. Nothing too special about it, but it's cheaper than the 1080p 144hz option and gives you more pixels to drive from your GPU

 

-Keyboard: I've never used EagleTec, but I've heard they're decent as a budget mechanical keyboard brand. There are a bunch of options in the $40 range, so feel free to browse around to find a color/feature you want.

 

-Mouse: The G.Skill MX780 has a similar build to the G502, but it's half the price. Plus you don't have to deal with LGS hell. Win-win.

 

-G430: Personally, I prefer USB headsets to avoid audio hiss from the mic in jacks, but lots of people like the G430. If you want to go USB, you can substitute with the Kraken USB Gaming Headset at Target (on sale - $45)

Wow wasn’t expecting this kind of a in depth of an explanation you’ve really got me sold on this part list you’ve put together, and see what you mean about going for cheaper parts. Thanks for the response.

[AyyDexter]

32 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

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  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - ED242QR Abidpx 23.6" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($199.80 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Gigabyte - FORCE K83 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($38.89 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($28.23 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1124.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 18:55 EDT-0400

I haven’t really done my research on Radeon RX 580’s but would you say that it’s a better alternative to than a 1060 or 1070?

[SolarNova]

If you do go cheaper on peripherals, even by only $50 total, you could take my previous partslist and substitute the ryzen 3 1200 for a ryzen 5 1600.

[AyyDexter]

14 minutes ago, Fullmental said:

If you're willing to go with some slightly cheaper (but still reputable) peripherals, you can squeeze in enough for a 1440p monitor, CPU, and graphics card upgrade on the intel build. IMO, buy the peripherals cheap as you can without sacrificing review ratings, and only replace them with more expensive options if they break. You can save a lot of money that way for other parts of your build that are more difficult to upgrade:

 

 

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  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Lenovo - L24q 23.8" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($186.36 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Keyboard: EagleTec - KG010 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: G.Skill - RIPJAWS MX780 Wired Laser Mouse  ($29.00 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1256.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 19:06 EDT-0400

 

Some notes:

 

-i5-8400 has the same single core performance, but gives you two extra cores for multitasking and for future games that may take advantage of them. A little bit of future-proofing, relatively speaking. If you don't think you're going to do a lot of multitasking, you can ignore this upgrade.

 

-Team Vulcan RAM: I've used them in a few builds, never got any complaints. Generally, as long as you aren't overclocking, pick the cheapest RAM that other people are buying and reviewing well and it's hard to go wrong.

-Storage: For just $50 more, you could do a single 1TB 2.5" SSD and forego a mechanical drive completely.

 

-Video Card: The 1070 is what I use for 1440p gaming. It'll handle just about anything you can throw at it with minimal settings tweaks necessary.

 

-Power Supply: Get the TXM Gold 550. It's a better PSU, and it's currently on sale with a $20 mail-in rebate.

 

-Monitor: The Lenovo L24q is a 1440p IPS panel. Nothing too special about it, but it's cheaper than the 1080p 144hz option and gives you more pixels to drive from your GPU

 

-Keyboard: I've never used EagleTec, but I've heard they're decent as a budget mechanical keyboard brand. There are a bunch of options in the $40 range, so feel free to browse around to find a color/feature you want.

 

-Mouse: The G.Skill MX780 has a similar build to the G502, but it's half the price. Plus you don't have to deal with LGS hell. Win-win.

 

-G430: Personally, I prefer USB headsets to avoid audio hiss from the mic in jacks, but lots of people like the G430. If you want to go USB, you can substitute with the Kraken USB Gaming Headset at Target (on sale - $45)

Just wondering, because this is a big concern when I see a 1070 a higher end graphics card. Would it be bottlenecking with the setup you have listed?

[AyyDexter]

13 minutes ago, emosun said:

not typically.

usually i just try to give a general idea as it saves time for me making parts lists that most ops tend to ignore. No sense in making a long list that you won't read or build right? lol

 

looks like other people posted some builds maybe those will be better idk i didnt look at them

Yea I see your point. Well thanks for the advice tho.

[AyyDexter]

4 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

If you do go cheaper on peripherals, even by only $50 total, you could take my previous partslist and substitute the ryzen 3 1200 for a ryzen 5 1600.

I’m actually lost can you list it. Thank you.

[SolarNova]

2 minutes ago, AyyDexter said:

I’m actually lost can you list it. Thank you.

 

1 hour ago, SolarNova said:

@AyyDexter

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V31 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($193.00 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Logitech - G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($84.99 @ Dell)
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($92.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1220.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 18:25 EDT-0400

 

HDD/SSD choice.

Ether get the HDD 1TB now and a SSd later, or get a 240GB SSD now and a larger HDD later.

 

With your peripherals, which really can only be chosen by u, ur asking for roughyl a $800 build. i squeezed in a 1070 with the above options.

 

FYI. use the [BB] in pcpartpicker and copy paste the text.

 

[Fullmental]

12 minutes ago, AyyDexter said:

Just wondering, because this is a big concern when I see a 1070 a higher end graphics card. Would it be bottlenecking with the setup you have listed?

You shouldn't see a bottleneck with the 8400 in 95% of games. Only the most CPU-intensive simulation-style games may see some lower performance, but either way it would be better than your initial build. Having that 1440p monitor helps you take better advantage of the 1070.

 

14 minutes ago, AyyDexter said:

I haven’t really done my research on Radeon RX 580’s but would you say that it’s a better alternative to than a 1060 or 1070?

An RX580 is about on par with a 1060-6GB, but it is cheaper. If you had more of a need for multi-threaded processing power (video editing, virtualization, extreme multitasking), I might recommend it over the 1060 so you could squeeze a Ryzen 7 1700 into that build instead, but you seem to be pretty focused on gaming potential here.

[Herman Mcpootis]

13 minutes ago, AyyDexter said:

I haven’t really done my research on Radeon RX 580’s but would you say that it’s a better alternative to than a 1060 or 1070?

it trades blows with the 1060, but paired with a freesync monitor for better smoothness.

[Sernefarian]

Fully inside budget. Includes OS.

 

CPU should be good enough for the GPU, and if you need to you can do a minor overclock on it.

 

Mouse has more programmable buttons than your prior choice.

 

Keyboard has Cherry MX Red switches.

Headphones are both wireless and include microphone while also doing 7.1 channel audio.

 

960 GB SSD because sexy storage.

 

Ram is sadly kind of a weak point, but compared to most 2400Mhz kits it does have pretty nice timings.

 

Motherboard is very solid for the price point, and definitely beats most of the noodle and wet sprout  like options at the price point(read that as overpriced crap.)

 

If you need it or want it later on the case will support up to a 240MM radiator, and has points depending on drive bay setup for up to 8(!!!) case fans.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($124.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - ULTIMATE SU650 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($154.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($193.00 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K66 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Zelotes 12 Programmable Buttons MMO Gaming Mouse,8 Adjustable Weights,4000 DPI (Up to 8000DPI by the Software) ($25.99 @ NewEgg) 
Headphones: Creative Labs - EVO Wireless 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1192.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 20:00 EDT-0400

Edited July 18, 2018 by Sernefarian
This edit is to let you know that I did the freaking BB Code for the mouse entry myself. PCPP didn't include quite a few of the mice I attempted to include so finally I went with that one and did my own BBCode.

[AyyDexter]

@Herman Mcpootis @Fullmental

 

After recieving both of your recommendations I decided to look and see what changes I could make and have it linked below. My question for you guys is would it be smart to go with the monitor I have linked as a temporary one, and any final advice?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3CJgzY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3CJgzY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($412.41 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: HP - 22cwa 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: EagleTec - KG010 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1171.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-18 13:41 EDT-0400

 

Edit- would the stock cpu cooler be enough or is an after market cooler recommended. And should any other fans be necessary.

[forregacc02]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - H310M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($52.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - Professional 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($449.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($193.00 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Redragon - K552-R KUMARA Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Redragon - M602 Wired Optical Mouse  ($14.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1207.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-18 17:45 EDT-0400

[Fearness]

On 7/18/2018 at 12:25 AM, SolarNova said:

@AyyDexter

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V31 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($193.00 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Logitech - G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($84.99 @ Dell)
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($92.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1220.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-17 18:25 EDT-0400

 

HDD/SSD choice.

Ether get the HDD 1TB now and a SSd later, or get a 240GB SSD now and a larger HDD later.

 

With your peripherals, which really can only be chosen by u, ur asking for roughyl a $800 build. i squeezed in a 1070 with the above options.

 

FYI. use the [BB] in pcpartpicker and copy paste the text.

That is a good list. damn you know what to pick man

 

[Fullmental]

5 hours ago, AyyDexter said:

@Herman Mcpootis @Fullmental

 

After recieving both of your recommendations I decided to look and see what changes I could make and have it linked below. My question for you guys is would it be smart to go with the monitor I have linked as a temporary one, and any final advice?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3CJgzY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3CJgzY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($412.41 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: HP - 22cwa 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: EagleTec - KG010 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1171.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-18 13:41 EDT-0400

 

Edit- would the stock cpu cooler be enough or is an after market cooler recommended. And should any other fans be necessary.

I don't know anything about that monitor tbh, but when I've been strapped for cash I have bought the cheapest 1080p panels I could find. They're nothing special, but they'll get you through a casual gaming experience. I'd recommend IPS if you could find one though. 

 

The stock cooler is fine for an 8400. You can't overclock it and the TDP is relatively low compared to an unlocked i7. It'll probably run in the 70s when gaming.

[AyyDexter]

18 hours ago, Fullmental said:

I don't know anything about that monitor tbh, but when I've been strapped for cash I have bought the cheapest 1080p panels I could find. They're nothing special, but they'll get you through a casual gaming experience. I'd recommend IPS if you could find one though. 

 

The stock cooler is fine for an 8400. You can't overclock it and the TDP is relatively low compared to an unlocked i7. It'll probably run in the 70s when gaming.

Yea it says it’s an LED IPS