Black Friday Rig! 1500$ Build!

[Specialk]

So with Black Friday here and Newegg (US), Amazon (US), etc giving good deals. Have been waiting to build a nice gaming PC.
Budget at about 1500$ possibly including a perfect monitor for the setup at 1080+ HD
I'll be playing basically WoW, OW, PUBG nothing to crazy currently Max / Ultra settings of course haha.
Would like a setup to be able to hand multi games, having browser/tabs open, Discord, Spotify, basic programs running and not having no issues handling, running Windows 10.
I have mouse, keyboard in mind I'll pick up, like I mention just a solid monitor good for games I'd be playing and quality!

Thanks, Happy Holidays!



P.S. I did see this build in another thread, not sure what y'all think.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M6bncc

[yajinni]

If your going to build your own pc i suggest going here to find the deals/parts:
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/

Also here for build advice:
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/

[wendell]

Well, I am also wondering Black Friday deals but for the gaming gadgets. anyhow check gaming pc on ReviewsDir there are many gaming pc available

[Notdev]

Patiently waiting for deals over a period of 2 ish weeks and following the buildapcsales subreddit I was able to get a friend a GTX 1080, ryzen 5 1600x, 16gb DDR4-3200 ram, 500GB SSD +1TB HDD, two 1440p monitors, mouse, and keyboard for $1600.

I highly suggest trying to go for a 1440p capable setup if you're setting yourself up with a budget that large. Processor power also matters significantly less at 1440p, so you don't have to break the bank going for a i7-8700k level processor. Something like a ryzen 5/i7 7700k and a gtx 1080 should be attainable with a 1440p monitor for $1500.

Sales are also always coming and going. So something that was on sale yesterday, or even an hour ago, may not be on sale now. Again I highly recommend www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales

[Jalatiphra]

1440p is the shit - i can only agree to that

1440p @144hz is the real shit though

[Notdev]

1440p is the shit - i can only agree to that

1440p @144hz is the real shit though

Agreed, but 1440p/144hz monitors and a setup that can properly drive them will probably come out to a bit more than $1500.

Also having dealt with 1440p and 144hz individually after using a 1440p/144hz monitor for a while, I definitely notice going from 1440p->1080p a great deal more than going from 144hz->60hz.

It may differ person to person but I strongly prefer 1440p over 144hz if I had to make a choice.

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Here's a general guide of (IMO) what to look out for, also helps if you have a Micro Center or Fry's Electronics nearby.

Processor - Ryzen 5 / Ryzen 7 / i7-7700k (8700k ideal, but is expensive and doesn't have any cheap motherboards currently, probably not within budget, would rather go 1440p and go with one of the mentioned processors)
Motherboard - Any decently reviewed overclockable ATX motherboard, X370/B350 for Ryzen, Z270 for the i7-7700k
RAM - 16GB of DDR4 - high speed RAM preferred if going Ryzen, not as big a deal on the i7-7700k
GPU - Any non blower model GTX 1080 - go blower only if you can get a sick deal on it.
SSD - Any reliable 250GB+ SSD, M.2 or 2.5 inch.
HDD - Whatever you feel comfortable with, standard 1TB drive probably fine (WD Blue or Toshiba P300)
PSU - Something 550w+, preferrebly modular/semi modular, and bronze 80+ certified minimum, along with being a reliable unit.
Case - Whatever you feel like getting that's on sale.
Monitor - Any decently reviewed 1440p 24+ inch monitor.

edit: something like this would probably serve you well. You will get slightly better performance going for 7700k over ryzen 7 1700 at 1440p, but likely not by much, and the ryzen is probably more future proof. You could probably shave another $100 or more off by waiting for sales.

If you're dead set sticking at 1080p, get yourself a 7700k/8700k and a 1070, and a high refresh rate 1080p monitor.

[Specialk]

Agreed, but 1440p/144hz monitors and a setup that can properly drive them will probably come out to a bit more than $1500.

Also having dealt with 1440p and 144hz individually after using a 1440p/144hz monitor for a while, I definitely notice going from 1440p->1080p a great deal more than going from 144hz->60hz.

It may differ person to person but I strongly prefer 1440p over 144hz if I had to make a choice.

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Here's a general guide of (IMO) what to look out for, also helps if you have a Micro Center or Fry's Electronics nearby.

Processor - Ryzen 5 / Ryzen 7 / i7-7700k (8700k ideal, but is expensive and doesn't have any cheap motherboards currently, probably not within budget, would rather go 1440p and go with one of the mentioned processors)
Motherboard - Any decently reviewed overclockable ATX motherboard, X370/B350 for Ryzen, Z270 for the i7-7700k
RAM - 16GB of DDR4 - high speed RAM preferred if going Ryzen, not as big a deal on the i7-7700k
GPU - Any non blower model GTX 1080 - go blower only if you can get a sick deal on it.
SSD - Any reliable 250GB+ SSD, M.2 or 2.5 inch.
HDD - Whatever you feel comfortable with, standard 1TB drive probably fine (WD Blue or Toshiba P300)
PSU - Something 550w+, preferrebly modular/semi modular, and bronze 80+ certified minimum, along with being a reliable unit.
Case - Whatever you feel like getting that's on sale.
Monitor - Any decently reviewed 1440p 24+ inch monitor.

edit: something like this would probably serve you well. You will get slightly better performance going for 7700k over ryzen 7 1700 at 1440p, but likely not by much, and the ryzen is probably more future proof. You could probably shave another $100 or more off by waiting for sales.

If you're dead set sticking at 1080p, get yourself a 7700k/8700k and a 1070, and a high refresh rate 1080p monitor.

I appreciate all the reply’s. Yeah as far as resolutions I’m all for going 1440p I just actually wasn’t sure of what the specs were we can get to these days. It’s been 8+ years since I built my last build and haven’t been following much to keep up with everything.

Personally I am a Intel guy I’ll probably be going with the i7-7700 build. I’ll check out those readit posts as well.

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Here is what I've put together. Changed around a couple things. Also should a monitor also be an IPS monitor?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($287.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($56.13 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.90 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DGR 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($349.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1678.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-22 22:50 EST-0500

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Here was a second build I put together, just a bit cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($295.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($28.90 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC - DIY-G5-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.89 @ B&H)
Total: $1141.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-23 12:55 EST-0500