Best 1080p Gaming PC Under $1000

Dustox · Oct 16, 2016

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dustox/saved/#view=YM8YJx

Here I have some consideration between 1st build or 2nd build. Currently I'm nearing my budget for 1st build (ETA 2 months of saving). Should I go for it or saving more to get more powerful build like 2nd build?

P.S: For 2nd build; I'm also considering the coming of Intel Kaby Lake early next year so if I go for it maybe I'll get Kaby Lake instead.

I'll really appreciate all opinions about my build. Thanks!

heavyartillary9 · Oct 16, 2016

well, i only have 1 link here, but it seems to be a good build!, that would last a good long time

Justiceinacan · Oct 16, 2016

GTX 1070 is a bit OP for 1080p gaming, RX 480 or GTX 1060 are more wise picks for that imo

That PSU isn't too good quality.

FD2Raptor · Oct 16, 2016

There are places to optimize for the 1st build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.54 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ Directron)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $978.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-16 04:40 EDT-0400

And the 2nd build as well:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.54 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ Directron)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($396.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1193.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-16 04:58 EDT-0400

Picking the cheaper Corsair LPX low profile RAM to avoid any possible clearance issue with CPU cooler (Ripjaws will require re-positioning the fan on the Evo if you want to use the slot closest to the CPU).

The GTX 1060 is the sweet spot for 1080p gaming; a GTX1070 would allow you to avoid having to upgrade the PC for a while longer.

And do notice that you've selected the Black/Blue version of the S340 instead of the Black/Red.

The SuperNOVA G2 is currently the top-of-the-line for EVGA Gold PSU, and 550W is enough for any single CPU+GPU build; the 850W SuperNOVA GQ is picked for the optimized 2nd build to support the SLI capability of that build.

For the best of both world just to go with this optimized 1st build + the Z170 motherboard so that you's still have the option to upgrade to a unlocked CPU either in KabyLake/CannonLake should the time come when you feel that the i5 6500 isn't enough for you anymore. Picking the G2 550W or GQ 850W is solely on what you want to have in the build.

Dustox · Oct 16, 2016

FD2Raptor :

There are places to optimize for the 1st build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.54 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ Directron)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $978.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-16 04:40 EDT-0400

And the 2nd build as well:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.54 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ Directron)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($396.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1193.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-16 04:58 EDT-0400

Picking the cheaper Corsair LPX low profile RAM to avoid any possible clearance issue with CPU cooler (Ripjaws will require re-positioning the fan on the Evo if you want to use the slot closest to the CPU).

The GTX 1060 is the sweet spot for 1080p gaming; a GTX1070 would allow you to avoid having to upgrade the PC for a while longer.

And do notice that you've selected the Black/Blue version of the S340 instead of the Black/Red.

The SuperNOVA G2 is currently the top-of-the-line for EVGA Gold PSU, and 550W is enough for any single CPU+GPU build; the 850W SuperNOVA GQ is picked for the optimized 2nd build to support the SLI capability of that build.

For the best of both world just to go with this optimized 1st build + the Z170 motherboard so that you's still have the option to upgrade to a unlocked CPU either in KabyLake/CannonLake should the time come when you feel that the i5 6500 isn't enough for you anymore. Picking the G2 550W or GQ 850W is solely on what you want to have in the build.

Thanks for such a great help! I think I'll go for that optimized 1st build + Z170 Extreme4 and G2 550W, because I think I won't take 1440p for a year or two right now, or even getting SLI. But I still consider getting new CPU when KabyLake/CannonLake released. And if I can ask again, is Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor is much better than BenQ one? Because both of them are at the same price range. Once again, thanks!

FD2Raptor · Oct 17, 2016

Both screen are about the same, the Asus has faster response time 1ms vs 2ms and consume less power, but is 1" smaller and loses the DVI port (the Asus ships with a DVI-to-HDMI cable, otherwise they both ship with the VGA/D-sub cable which are no longer compatible with this gen graphic card, nVidia Pascal, AMD Polaris and Intel Skylake all abandoned the old analogue standard).
Depends on how picky you are, both may still require tinkering with its settings for color; as they're both TN screens, color accuracy will not be as good as IPS screens, but they'll have less ghosting due to their response time and therefore better for fast paced gaming.

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