Gaming PC ~$750-$1k

waterise · Nov 6, 2016

I already have a custom-built PC, but my new friend and j are talking while soaking in this hot tub and he's wanting to know the best PC rig he could get for playing: World of Warcraft (mainly), Overwatch, and RuneScape.

Budget is $750-$1k.
Rigs that are already built would be preferred for him.

Thanks!

g-unit1111 · Nov 6, 2016

No reason to go with a prebuilt. There's way too many horror stories about places like Cyberpower out there for me to recommend them. This will be far better than anything you can buy prebuilt:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card ($268.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $918.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 23:47 EST-0500

FD2Raptor · Nov 7, 2016

If pre-built is his preferred option, wouldn't it already rule out the possibility he already had an extra Windows license lying around?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card ($259.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Total: $890.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-07 07:22 EST-0500

+1 for upgradability that a prebuilt would not be able to match.

waterise · Nov 7, 2016

Thank-you for the builds, you two.

Now what about a pre-built build?

logainofhades · Nov 7, 2016

Simply cannot, in good conscience, recommend a prebuild.

This would be a good starting point, at the lower end of the budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($70.41 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($139.99 @ B&H)
Case: Zalman Z1 Neo ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $710.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-07 14:01 EST-0500

This would be at the upper end.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($70.41 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($393.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z1 Neo ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $964.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-07 14:02 EST-0500

FD2Raptor · Nov 8, 2016

Personally, I wouldn't recommend the Gigabyte H170-Gaming3 for someone who prefers the simplicity of a prebuilt system.

That thing would require the user to read the manual and knowing what could and could not be done with it. When he is expected to know which of the two M2 slot to put that MX300 SATA M2 in and consequentially which SATA port will be rendered ineffective (The D slot closest to the CPU disable SATA3_3, the A slot below the PCIe x16 disable SATA3_0), that's easily one hurdle too many for the guy.

There's also a land mine hidden in the manual (which you can expect a non-techie to throw away fairly soon afterward) that if a PCIe x4 M2 device (i.e Samsung 960Evo / Intel 600p / Plextor M8PeG etc...) is plugged into the D slot, it will knock out SATA3_0, SATA3_1, SATA3_2, SATA3_3, four SATA ports or all the SATA from the two SATA Express ports); it's easily a recipe for a future "How come my MB no longer detect my HDD/SSD" thread.

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