Can't Decide Between 2 builds for gaming

Witnin · Jan 9, 2017

This will be my first gaming PC! The games I play: Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Smite are my main ones. I'm looking for a build geared towards playing current and future games as best as possible within a 1300 budget.

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/wittyninja/saved/LXGjXL

This build has a 1080p 144hz monitor with free sync, XFX Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card.

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/wittyninja/saved/JrfmGX

This build has a 1080p 60hz monitor, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card.

Which one do you guys think is best?

DSzymborski · Jan 9, 2017

If you don't overpay for RAM and get a motherboard with wireless, it saves you more than half the money to do both *and* get a power supply quality that's appropriate for this quality of components.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Tomahawk AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($141.99 @ Jet)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($84.97 @ Jet)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($389.67 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer XF240H 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1353.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-09 05:36 EST-0500

The problem with the choices you present is that the 1070 is about 25% faster, which you really max the benefit of paying for a 144hz monitor. And the 1070 is overkill on a 60hz monitor. If the extra $30 to squeeze in both and a quality power supply is too much, then I'd dial *both* the monitor and GPU back.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Tomahawk AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($141.99 @ Jet)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($84.97 @ Jet)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1114.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-09 05:39 EST-0500

ScrewySqrl · Jan 9, 2017

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($82.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.88 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.75 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($394.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($90.72 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer K272HUL Ebmidpx 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1248.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-09 05:53 EST-0500

this is what I ould go with, the 1070, wi-fi built into a small itx board (which will fit in your case) and a 1ms response time 1440p monitor

logainofhades · Jan 9, 2017

A mini-itx option, if you are willing to use a different case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H270M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series

T01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($389.67 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Neutron Mini ITX Desktop Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.97 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($87.71 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer K272HUL Ebmidpx 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1293.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-09 12:54 EST-0500

Otherwise, this would work.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($70.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series

T01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($389.67 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.97 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($87.71 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer K272HUL Ebmidpx 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1287.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-09 12:56 EST-0500

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