Good pc specs for around $800

jcssith · Nov 21, 2016

Looking for a solid PC for gaming, I mostly play WoW but I would want it to run other games well, not worried about big budget shooters.
I'm looking for 16g ram, not sure about much else.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BKJtKZ
Questions still open.
Is there another video card that would be better for mmos or is the current one okay?
Any other changes are welcome

logainofhades · Nov 21, 2016

That ram will not be able to run at full speed, because B150 doesn't support speeds beyond 2133. SSD, I would stick with Samsung, or Crucial. Your build came out at $1023. Your build must of had a lot of mail in rebates included.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($125.21 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($398.75 @ OutletPC)
Case: Inwin GT1 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1024.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-21 11:48 EST-0500

This is closer to that $800 mark.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($66.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card ($249.00 @ B&H)
Case: Inwin GT1 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $816.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-21 11:51 EST-0500

geofelt · Nov 21, 2016

For your type of games, individual single thread core speed matters.
Look for a I3-6100, or even 6350.
Here is a review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10543/the-skylake-core-i3-51w-cpu-review-i3-6320-6300-6100-tested

Buy the cheapest 2 x 8gb DDR4 ram kit you can find; speed makes little difference.
here is an analysis:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1478-page1.html

Buy Samsung evo for performance and reliability.

On the 2tb storage hard drive, I would look to WD for reliability.

PSU is excellent and 520w can run even a GTX1080.

jcssith · Nov 21, 2016

geofelt :

What would changing the core do?

geofelt · Nov 21, 2016

Single threaded games depend on core speeds.
A I5-6500 runs at 3.2 on all 4 cores/threads.
That is good only when your game or app can keep all 4 fully occupied.
Today, few games can use more than 2-3 threads.
Games such as strategy, sims, mmo tend to be single threaded.

For those type games, a I3-6100 which runs at 3.7 is a nice benefit.
I do not think the i3-6300 or i3-6350 which runs at 3.9 is a great value.

If your cpu budget runs to $230 or so, the i5-6600K runs stock at 3.5, but can conservatively be overclocked north of 4.5

jcssith · Nov 21, 2016

logainofhades :

That ram will not be able to run at full speed, because B150 doesn't support speeds beyond 2133. SSD, I would stick with Samsung, or Crucial. Your build came out at $1023. Your build must of had a lot of mail in rebates included.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($125.21 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($398.75 @ OutletPC)
Case: Inwin GT1 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1024.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-21 11:48 EST-0500

This is closer to that $800 mark.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($66.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card ($249.00 @ B&H)
Case: Inwin GT1 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $816.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-21 11:51 EST-0500

On the cheaper list the storage change is nice. How good is the video card and is there a motherboard that supports that ram?

logainofhades · Nov 21, 2016

You would have to go to a more expensive Z170 board. The ram speed isn't going to matter much. The GTX 1060 6gb is an excellent 1080p card. It is roughly the same, performance wise, as a GTX 980.

jcssith · Nov 21, 2016

logainofhades :

One last question, I could go $90 higher on the video card, is there a more optimal one or is the one I have listed fine?

logainofhades · Nov 22, 2016

The next best card, is a GTX 1070, and that would be more than $90 higher. Found this looking for a benchmark comparison.

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