Recommended budget for a gaming pc?
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ComputerSecurityGuy
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- Mar 30, 2015
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Well the quick answer is "as much as possible." The longer answer: depends. For 1080p, and basic VR, $800 is probably the sweet spot. Enough for a RX 480, i5, and decent other parts. It's maybe $200 more for 1440 and 4K each. Streaming, overclocking and such are what drives builds above that.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4TDJVY
I compiled this Pc Part Picker. Is this too much? (nothing is "TOO" much), but is there anything i could cut back on in price with out losing performance. I left out the graphics card as by the time I will have actually saved up to a reasonable amount certain cards like the RX 480 would be released. And other cards might drop in price like the 980 (possibly). I see you said i5, but I couldn't help seeing 4.0Ghz and adding it., Would games actually need this much?
- Aug 27, 2013
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This would be awesome at 60hz 1080p. You really could get by with an i3 + 960 if you needed to. I would be keeping an eye on the new RX470 and 480. Also consider adding a ssd although it is not necessary.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($247.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $677.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-26 22:12 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($247.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $677.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-26 22:12 EDT-0400
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