Under $1000

G33k007 · July 22, 2018

I’m helping my brother select parts for his new pc. He has a tight budget of $1000 and doesn’t plan on doing any over clocking. I’m leaving a cushion and keeping it under $1000 in the event of prices changing and in case he’d prefer to not go through a different website for each part. The preliminary list is below. Any and all feedback is appreciated.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bxBWr6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bxBWr6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg Business)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($144.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($259.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.05 @ OutletPC)
Total: $837.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 02:52 EDT-0400

Jurrunio · July 22, 2018

Better know if he's willing to buy parts from various stores first. The actual parts used can change accordingly.

I'd rather squeeze in a 1600 and an SSD, even if it means leaving out the hard drive. 750w PSU is wayyyy overkill, even 450w will do.

Sernefarian · July 22, 2018

Switched in higher performance RAM near same price point, a better cooler than comes stock(one of the higher ranking air coolers), an SSD(benches in the top 15% of SSDs) for OS, Page File, and preferred games, The PSU is now significantly more in line with what the computer will need as the 750W is over-provisioning a boatload.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - SCNJ-4000 84.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 8GB DUAL Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.92 @ Newegg)
Total: $882.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 03:08 EDT-0400

Also switched the motherboard to one with sturdier VRMs near the same price point that also is an x370 board which aside from x470 the most feature rich current AM4 board type.

Edited July 22, 2018 by Sernefarian
Had to add about one of my changes.

GDRRiley · July 22, 2018

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8300 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($141.71 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($59.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *Team - Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Black PCIe 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC2 Gaming iCX Video Card ($409.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1002.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 03:14 EDT-0400

So while I would normally recommend an i5 at this budget the 1070 is so much faster than a 1060 or rx 580 that its worth it. You could also just cut out the HDD to gain back the money needed for it.

G33k007 · July 22, 2018

15 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Better know if he's willing to buy parts from various stores first. The actual parts used can change accordingly.

I'd rather squeeze in a 1600 and an SSD, even if it means leaving out the hard drive. 750w PSU is wayyyy overkill, even 450w will do.

Yeah. I’m sure he’ll want to go through a couple stores rather than a different store for each part which is why I left some wiggle room. The SSD I asked him about and he’s not too hellbent on it. I was thinking a 1tb hdd and a smaller SSD as the boot drive and whatever programs he’ll run the most. He is very interested in upgrading which is why I picked the 750w, and it’s only $20 more. I’ll keep the 1600 in mind though.

Sernefarian · July 22, 2018

1 minute ago, G33k007 said:

Yeah. I’m sure he’ll want to go through a couple stores rather than a different store for each part which is why I left some wiggle room. The SSD I asked him about and he’s not too hellbent on it. I was thinking a 1tb hdd and a smaller SSD as the boot drive and whatever programs he’ll run the most. He is very interested in upgrading which is why I picked the 750w, and it’s only $20 more. I’ll keep the 1600 in mind though.

Unless he is planning to move to an SLI or Crossfire setup in the future a 750 Watt PSU is likely not neccessary.

G33k007 · July 22, 2018

20 minutes ago, Sernefarian said:

Switched in higher performance RAM near same price point, a better cooler than comes stock(one of the higher ranking air coolers), an SSD(benches in the top 15% of SSDs) for OS, Page File, and preferred games, The PSU is now significantly more in line with what the computer will need as the 750W is over-provisioning a boatload.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - SCNJ-4000 84.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 8GB DUAL Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.92 @ Newegg)
Total: $882.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 03:08 EDT-0400

Also switched the motherboard to one with sturdier VRMs near the same price point that also is an x370 board which aside from x470 the most feature rich current AM4 board type.

This is actually not a bad list. This one could work as long as the prices don’t fluctuate too much. He won’t be doing much over clocking so maybe the stock cooler could work well, but it doesn’t hurt to get a nicer one. The ram I agree with the upgrade.