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I'm looking for a pc that's gonna total around 800-900$ max including the monitor price and have no idea what parts to get. I currently have a pretty bad laptop that gets 25-30 frames per second while playing csgo at the lowest possible settings. I want to be able to play csgo at max settings and other games like gta v, bo3 and battlefield one on max settings. Anyone that could help me pick out the best parts for this that would be great.
 
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yes, 1080p@60Hz are fine. and they are very cheap. so you can have it now and later to add another monitor that you will like.
BTW, some monitors can be "overclocked". so you can get on 60Hz and try to set it at 75+Hz .
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here is a build for what you ask. target monitor resolution 1080p.
The build includes important parts of very good quality, and unfortunately a bit over your budget.
You can skip the SSD (or pick smaller one) for now, pick cheaper mother board (will not recommend), a simpler PSU (not much saving at all) and thus make it closer to 800$ mark.

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $930.06
 
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Is it upgradable if I want to upgrade it in the future? If were to build this one, do you have any videos that you reccomend for building this pic?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $676.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-21 09:03 EDT-0400

This should leave you enough of a budget for a $100-$200 monitor.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($92.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB Black Edition Video Card ($269.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $879.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-21 09:25 EDT-0400

I just threw this together real fast..

This is just a small compact Build. I wish i would had done this for my first build
 
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Why not go for the 6GB model of the 1060?
Surely that'd still leave enough for the monitor and be a fairly decent upgrade from 3GB for not a huge amount.
 
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I agree, 6gb 1060 is a better choice compared to the 3gb. I am team red But the 1060 6gb is a really good card.
 
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Makes sense, just curious is all.
 
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I guess this would be the best choice with that 6gb instead, then all I need is a monitor
 
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I'd say that's a very decent build, would have no problems with any current game and is very well priced.
I'd recommend a 1080p monitor as it would struggle with a lot of high end games on 4k,
The remaining budget seems fairly flexible so you'd be able to get a decently sized monitor for the remainder, maybe 24" and still have some of the budget left over.
 
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Windows 10 is great, Win 7 would be fine too, but avoid Win 8.

For a gaming keyboard, I swear by my ducky shine 4 with cherry mx brown switches. If you can afford it, ducky's are incredible. Corsair K70 and the STRAFE are both good too. Stick to Corsair, Ducky, das keyboard, & razer when it comes to keyboards.
 
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Absolutely agree, depending on how flexible the budget may be.
As an owner of K70 RED w/ brown switches and having used Ducky keyboards in the past, those keyboards are in a really good spot right now.
 
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What's a good mechanical keyboard around 50$ then?
 
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Is there a large benefit to having a mechanical keyboard because I'm coming from a laptop and I kinda like the shorter keys that don't take much to press.
 
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It depends on your skill level and how competitive your games are. If you are silver-gold, buy something cheap. If you are LE - GE skill level, then I imagine you would want a quality keyboard. I got to MG1 playing on a laptop.

But to answer your question, yes there is a huge difference. Keys are more responsive, better feel, plus you can program keys with the high-end keyboards.
 
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I've been around Sem- gn2 level with my laptop. I'm very limited due to my current laptops frames dramatically dropping mid game and having 27ish frames on a good day with low settings doesn't help either. On top of that my game constantly stutters. I still manage to top - 2nd frag tho.
 
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I suppose that if I'm putting the money to get the pc I might as well get a good keyboard too.
 
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Well, monitors are complicated.
For competitive games like CS:GO, you might want 144-165Hz monitor. or you may want 1440p monitor. or may be you will fell good with 1080p@60Hz monitor for now. so the price range is 100-500$ for the monitor.
The system that i suggested is just for the system block. it was assembled with components that will allow you to use it for as long as possible - good quality and overclockability. so with this system you supposed to be good for 3+ years without touching it. Well, may be add RAM to have 16GB in total. Some games (like BF1) recommend 16.
 
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