My first build

[Dragon305xb]

I am looking to build my first PC as I will be graduating college in june. 

 

Budget & Location

I am in the USA with a budget of around 1500 (including peripherals)

Aim

This will be a gaming PC. More specifically it will be for mostly RPG's, such as the witcher 3 and others. I want to be able to run most games around 90 fps on high settings. 

Monitors

I don't have any monitors at the moment.

Peripherals

I will need a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

Why are you upgrading?

It is time to get a real PC and move on from my 2014 (or 15 I'm not 100% sure) razer blade.

 

 

I know that I want to build in the nzxt h500i. Any help with a part list that I can then use to make my own would be much appreciated! 

[bleedblue]

If you're building at that time, I'd wait for AMD's 7nm chips. They should be out come June.

[Dragon305xb]

6 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

If you're building at that time, I'd wait for AMD's 7nm chips. They should be out come June.

I'm actually hoping to build around christmas/new year. I'm not sure if that changes your recommendation at all. 

[bleedblue]

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - H500i (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.00 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.90 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: SteelSeries - Apex M750 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: SteelSeries - Rival 600 Wired Optical Mouse  ($71.59 @ Amazon)
Total: $1275.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

I'm not very knowledgeable about monitors tho...so I'll leave that up to you.

[MandoPanda]

Save up just a little extra to do this. Sorry I couldn't keep you on an unlocked Intel chip while keeping the 1080.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor	$149.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Pure Rock Slim 35.1 CFM CPU Cooler	$27.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$69.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$139.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$55.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card	$494.98 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT - H500i (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.00 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$43.98 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$94.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor	Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor	$191.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	Corsair - K68 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$89.99 @ Newegg Business
Mouse	Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse	$49.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1607.55
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1567.55
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 03:02 EDT-0400