$1000 Gaming Budget Setup

[Typical21QuestionsGuy]

 

1. Budget & Location

Hello to the community reading this, my budget is $1000 and the location where I will be buying parts is in the United States I am willing to go above the budget price point by $100 no higher than that because shipping and warranty will definitely boost my costs to $1200+

2. Aim

The system I’m aiming to build is a Gaming Pc that can handle indie games like Stardew, Gungeon, Gmod, DST, and other well known games like League of Legends and CS:GO. For anyone wondering the desired settings I wish to play these games at is 1080p 130+ FPS at high-Max settings, but I am also wanting to play some more AAA titles like life is strange 2, The Walking Dead Overkill, GrandTheft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege and other titles at med to very high settings with solid 80+ FPS at 1080p 

3. Monitors

I am only using one monitor and will only be using one monitor,

4. Peripherals

I do need all peripherals from a mouse to a keyboard to a headset for my competitive gaming. Also I plan to buy an OS key from kinguin but want to ask if it’s reliable.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I am discarding my laptop after 7 years as for me it’s outdated and would be more of a hassle than building a new Desktop.

 

Here are a two similar setups I picked out with the GPU being the only difference as I don’t know which would fit my Gaming needs better while still being a Bang for my buck with performance.

 

Asus 1060 gtx 6gb Build

 

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

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

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($94.99 @ 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  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  ($297.64 @ Walmart) 

Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.49 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.85 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($105.99 @ Walmart) 

Keyboard: Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Redragon - M602 Wired Optical Mouse  ($14.99 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1054.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-29 01:28 EDT-0400

Radeon RX580 Saphire Nitro+ 8gb Build

 

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($94.99 @ 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  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($304.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($59.93 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.85 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: HP - 22cwa 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Redragon - M602 Wired Optical Mouse  ($14.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($92.00 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Total: $1043.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-29 10:46 EDT-0400

 

 

[Typical21QuestionsGuy]

Feel Free to submit your own build recommendations instead of taking my build lists, because I’m not the best pc part picker you’ve ever seen. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

get a cheaper headset and use the money for a 240gb SSD instead.

[Herman Mcpootis]

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  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8GB AORUS 8G Video Card  ($249.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H18 Tempered Glass MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Monitor: AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($105.99 @ Walmart) 
Keyboard: Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Redragon - M602 Wired Optical Mouse  ($14.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1004.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-29 10:58 EDT-0400

[Typical21QuestionsGuy]

5 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

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  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8GB AORUS 8G Video Card  ($249.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H18 Tempered Glass MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Monitor: AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($105.99 @ Walmart) 
Keyboard: Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Redragon - M602 Wired Optical Mouse  ($14.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1004.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-29 10:58 EDT-0400

Would you say that’s the best graphics card I can grab on the market at this price point?

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, Typical21QuestionsGuy said:

Would you say that’s the best graphics card I can grab on the market at this price point?

For a $1000 build with all peripherals included, you might be able to squeeze the budget and pick up a used 1070 from eBay.

[SolarNova]

@Typical21QuestionsGuy I would sugest somthing similar to this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($33.47 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($409.99 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake - View 22 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($105.99 @ Walmart)
Keyboard: Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Redragon - M602 Wired Optical Mouse  ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon)
Total: $1129.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-29 11:29 EDT-0400

 

 

Play around with the peripherals a bit to fit your budget better. They are a very subjective thing, down to personal preference.

Other options to reduce price would be to reduce the RAM to 8GB, and/or sticking with a single 256gb SSD and no other additional storage for the time being, adding morel ike a 1 or 2 TB HDD at a later time. That should get your closer to the $1000 mark.

At this price point i think workign around a Ryzen 5 and a 1070 is a good idea. Also consider that Nvidia may be releasing a new series of GPU's soon.

[Herman Mcpootis]

36 minutes ago, Typical21QuestionsGuy said:

Would you say that’s the best graphics card I can grab on the market at this price point?

since you're using a freesync monitor, get a 580 8gb. if you're willing to get a used GPU look for a 980ti or 1070.

[Typical21QuestionsGuy]

3 hours ago, SolarNova said:

@Typical21QuestionsGuy I would sugest somthing similar to this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($33.47 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($409.99 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake - View 22 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: AOC - G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($105.99 @ Walmart)
Keyboard: Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Redragon - M602 Wired Optical Mouse  ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($38.23 @ Amazon)
Total: $1129.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-29 11:29 EDT-0400

 

Play around with the peripherals a bit to fit your budget better. They are a very subjective thing, down to personal preference.

Other options to reduce price would be to reduce the RAM to 8GB, and/or sticking with a single 256gb SSD and no other additional storage for the time being, adding morel ike a 1 or 2 TB HDD at a later time. That should get your closer to the $1000 mark.

At this price point i think workign around a Ryzen 5 and a 1070 is a good idea. Also consider that Nvidia may be releasing a new series of GPU's soon.

Do you think the price of 1070 will drop on the supposed release date?

 

2 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

since you're using a freesync monitor, get a 580 8gb. if you're willing to get a used GPU look for a 980ti or 1070.

If I want to buy a used 1070 how can I tell I’m not getting scammed or receiving a 1070 that hasn’t been mined on or near the end of its life

[Dryden]

OP if you want to get 130fps on the 60/75hz monitors listed, then I'd suggest getting a 1080p @144hz monitor.  Watch for sales of 1080p@144hz monitors, particularly around holidays.