My bro is looking to get into PC gaming and he wants to build a new PC. I have a keyboard and mouse for him. I also have an OS key for him. HE as 1400-1600 to spend on a new pc. The absolute max is 1600.00 base price. the build will need a monitor. he will be playing mostly star citizen and skyrim online,
This is what i have so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RFjMhM
Includes a 4k free-sync display, though a 40" 4k korean display is a bit more usable overall
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xrNVNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xrNVNG/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($103.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.53 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG 27MU67 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($549.94 @ Amazon)
Total: $1538.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-03 17:19 EST-0500
i Like the idea of a high quality monitor but i cant in could faith tell him to buy a $600 monitor and a $300 gpu. so... I will be overclocking his pc. and im thinking 16gb ram and an ssd would be nice. so what do u thing of going with an i7-4xxxK http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gDBRdC
You can run 4k reasonably well on a 390, this is with a 390x, so bit lower frame rates and power consumption, but most of the bigger games you can run at medium no problem, 4k is going to great for any space sim
Plus you can always throw in a 2nd 390 down the road with a slightly higher end PSU 850W or above and do 4k very well without spending a ton of money on a single high end GPU.
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If he's just gaming 16gbs of RAM is a bit much, spend the money on a larger SSD
But it'd be my advise that you invest in a great display now, as in a year or so you're going to get better performance per dollar on a GPU, and you'll already have a 4k capable display, this one with the addition of free-sync
And if a game is really having trouble at 4k, then you can just run it at 1440p, and it'll be just like a normal 27" 1440p panel, but most games be fairly playable at 4k with lower settings