I have roughly 850 to build the best gaming PC I can, as I just sold my ps4 and want to jump head first into PC gaming, games I will be playing are...
BF4
all the fallouts including 4
And most graphic intense games as I like most popular games too!
Thanks guys! Direct me in the right direction!
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Have you done any research and attempted your own build?
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850 peanuts? washers? pounds? yen? where are you? what else are you going to be useing this pc for?
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Do you have anything that you can reuse from an existing computer (case, hard drive, monitor etc.) or are you starting completely from scratch? I have to agree with Ace that you should do a bit of research though, it'll help in the long run.
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I have done PLENTY of research but as I am new to the PC gaming scene I do not want to make a mistake and miss out on something you know? And I meant 850 U.S. Dollars. I will be using this computer for mostly gaming and school work as I start college next week.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor | $176.88 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $24.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard | ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $67.89 @ OutletPC
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $48.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $165.73 @ Amazon
Video Card | Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card | $223.98 @ Newegg
Case | Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $34.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Thermaltake 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $59.99 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) | $843.34
Mail-in rebates | -$40.00
Total | $803.34
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-28 20:03 EDT-0400
This is something I quickly threw together
If you want to know why I chose everything I did... Well, you don't really need to start with an overclocking CPU and motherboard for your first rig. Especially if you only want to game and are busy with college, besides it's much cheaper. The CPU cooler is pretty basic, but should keep things cool and quiet.
The memory is the fastest I could find with only spending a few dollars more than the worst RAM. 8GB is enough for gaming. 500GB SSD is well worth the extra money. I personally never use that much storage space (rarely filled my 256GB), so 1TB HDD is way overrated.
The graphics card is a 380, that is actually a 7970GHz, which has been tried and true at 1080p gaming. You could shave the storage and ram down a little (256 GB + 1 TB and 1600 CL9) and maybe get a 970 or 390, but which would work well, but be slightly more lopsided.
Finally, the PSU is pretty random, but it's on sale and provides lots of power for maybe a standard clock crossfire.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xjGTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xjGTW/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card ($314.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $833.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-28 20:39 EDT-0400
...for solely gaming.
There's things I'd change though depending upon answers to questions found in this topic.
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Should drop the SSD in favor of a 390, kinda like that ya ^^
Except you've still an after market cooler on a locked CPU. Touch pointless... spending a bit much on the memory too. Can shave off $8 or so easily there, and I'd get a better case. Silencio 352's only $20 more.
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I'm assuming the R9 390 is better than GTX 970? That's what I've been hearing and any reviews or opinions on the 6 gen i5-6600?
Well the skylake 6600K is basicly a realy nice chip for gaming.
Its slightly faster then the previous 4690K, but the diffrence is not mindblowing.
The only con is that Z170 mobo´s, are a littlebit more expensive.
No real reason to spend the extra money on skylake
i agree in this case, because like i said above a decent Z170 chipset board,
is a bit more expensive.
And with an $850,- that would mean, that you have to make some sacrefices on other parts.
The gains you get from skylake will not justify the sacrefices you would need to make, on other parts like the gpu.
Something like a locked i5-4590 + H97 board + 390.
Will still perform way better then a 6600K + GTX960 / 380 for example.
Something like this, would allready be a nice setup for gaming.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MPqdVn
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Here is something that I whipped up, I know my ways of PcPartPicking pupil.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9xbkBm
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9xbkBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9xbkBm/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($328.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.00 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $851.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-29 04:33 EDT-0400
ps. you can fork over an extra 2 bucks somewhere.
So I finally have the funds for a badass gaming/normal use computer! I have been doing my research and it seems I get more nervous and 2nd guessing myself about the whole thing, I do know that I want the 4960k and the R9 390 as well and a good size case for breathing room that doesn't look so.....should I say much I'm more of a simple clean looking case type of guy if that makes any sense to you all. I would love to stay under 950 or if possible 900. I'd like some pc part picker lists suggestions from some of you guys so I can finally order it (4 months of pondering in pc master race land) I already have windows 8.1 thanks to my college free software program and I'll get a mouse and keyboard after I order this. ANY OR ALL OPINIONS ACCEPTED! :)
Build a list first so we can edit it.
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So, I took a slightly different path. Instead of going for the 4960k, I swapped it with the new i5 6600k. If you were not going to overclock, I would change the cpu and mobo to an i5 4460 and ASRock H97M PRO4, respectively. I couldn't see the $70 price difference between the 290 and 390, so I went with the 290.
Here is a link to the list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/36dvyc
Seems a shame to go for a DDR3 board with skylake.
I know there's not much difference but if it's the newest CPUs and chipset it seems a shame not to go all out.
US?
Are you doing anything besides gaming? And what games?
Do you already have a monitor?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NpkzTW
something wasn't right in the other one, anyways it's a 4460+390 build, just kinda had it done already, also has a keyboard+mouse combo
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