Building gaming pc for lil brother Help

[NeroLobos]

i am looking for help to build my brother a gaming pc i strictly just want it for 1080p i need pretty much everything from a monitor and peripherals etc

im in the USA and my budget is no more then 1500$  thanks everyone for the help and ideas in advance.

[MilitantCro]

A full 1080p 60fps machine with peripherals you can even build for 1200$ and less. Depends how much you love him. Look for a ryzen 5 + gtx 1060 3gb build best bang for the buck atm.

[XR6]

I'd get a Ryzen 5 1600 and a 1060 3GB for him. It'll be perfect for 1080p. 

I'll link a pcpartpicker, brb while I make one. 

 

[XR6]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$145.00 @ Walmart
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$89.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$124.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$57.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$199.99 @ B&H
Case	Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$55.06 @ B&H
Monitor	LG - 24MP59G-P 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor	$149.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$961.88
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$931.88
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-23 13:53 EST-0500

There you go. I swapped out the GTX 1060 for an RX 580.

I added an SSD for Windows and programs and then I added a HDD for files. 

[XR6]

Just now, WikiForce said:

 

ehh... 3GB 1060? He better utilize little more money and get 6GB variant instead (better future proofing at 1080p). Still it won't be anywhere near 1500$ considering rest of the build stays same. I also recommend atleast 16GB RAM which is easily feasible with that kind of budget.

Yeah, it was only until I got onto pcpartpicker that I realised what you can do with $1500. I'm British so I'm not familiar with $ lol. 

[MilitantCro]

9 minutes ago, WikiForce said:

 

ehh... 3GB 1060? He better spend little more money and get 6GB variant instead (better future proofing for 1080p). Still it won't be anywhere near 1500$ considering rest of the build stays same. I also recommend 16GB RAM (3000Mhz atleast as faster memory helps ryzen) which is easily feasible with that kind of budget.

Yeah true, im from EU so used to euros

[NeroLobos]

i love these forums everyone is always great help 

super thanks i really appreciate it 

[Zando_]

32 minutes ago, WikiForce said:

 

ehh... 3GB 1060? He better spend little more money and get 6GB variant instead (better future proofing for 1080p). Still it won't be anywhere near 1500$ considering rest of the build stays same. I also recommend 16GB RAM (3000Mhz atleast as faster memory helps ryzen) which is easily feasible with that kind of budget.

^^^ Facts. At 1080p ultra lots of games use more than 3GB VRAM, the 1060 3GB is a pretty dumb choice if you can afford a 1060 6GB. In that budget you could easily fit a 1070/Vega 56 or mebbe even a 1080/Vega 64. Sweet spot would probs be an RX580/590 8GB though. 

[Zando_]

I'd go for something like this: 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d3gRyX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d3gRyX/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Walmart) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB FTW ULTRA SILENT GAMING Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: AOC - G2460PF 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 LUX Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1371.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-23 14:34 EST-0500

 

You've got room in the budget for an aftermarket cooler (240mm AIO or something like an NH-D15S should be great if you wanna push a good OC, a 120mm AIO keeps my R5 1600 nice and cool), fancier keyboard if he's into that (I have the same keyboard/keys but the RGB version). Could get a 1440p screen, or swap to a Vega 56/64 to take advantage of freesync, the screen I chose has it and tons of other monitors do since AMD doesn't pull all the royalties/licensing crap and such that Nvidia does with G-Sync so it doesn't drive up the price.