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rdizz81 · Jan 17, 2017

Hey guys thought i would ask for another friend. He is looking to get into PC gaming.

His Current Budget is $700 USD.

Thought I would ask here if anyone had any budget builds in mind.

He has a monitor, keyboard and mouse and Windows. Since the budget is sort of low I am thinking of an AMD build but I dont follow AMD so I am not sure which Video cards offer the best bang for the buck.

Any suggestions on components?

AdviserKulikov · Jan 17, 2017

rdizz81 :

If he can wait for another 2 months, he should really see how AMD's new CPU lineup works out. $700 is plenty for a PC if he has all the peripherals and windows already lined up.

If he wants the PC right now, it's doable with an intel build.

aquielisunari · Jan 17, 2017

rdizz81 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($108.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $698.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 08:40 EST-0500

In this build the 1060 and the i5 6500 team up. I do have to apologize. This is not a budget build with budget gameplay. This is a high end build. Not saying Ultra or Top-end but this certainly isn't an entry level build.

What this doesn't include is a optical drive. If he/she uses DVDs for gaming, OS or anything else, that should be added. Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS will work.

Ali Tauseef · Jan 17, 2017

Get this build, this will rock 1080p and even 1440p gaming and games today are starting to require more than 8 gigs of RAM so 16 gigs is perfect. Also 6 GB vram will be way more future proof than 3 GB because upcoming games will definitely require more than 3 gig vram.. Although he will have to pay 13 dollars extra but trust me it's worth it.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $713.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 09:09 EST-0500

SgtScream · Jan 17, 2017

aquielisunari :

rdizz81 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($108.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $698.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 08:40 EST-0500

In this build the 1060 and the i5 6500 team up. I do have to apologize. This is not a budget build with budget gameplay. This is a high end build. Not saying Ultra or Top-end but this certainly isn't an entry level build.

What this doesn't include is a optical drive. If he/she uses DVDs for gaming, OS or anything else, that should be added. Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS will work.

SgtScream · Jan 17, 2017

aquielisunari :

rdizz81 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($108.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $698.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 08:40 EST-0500

In this build the 1060 and the i5 6500 team up. I do have to apologize. This is not a budget build with budget gameplay. This is a high end build. Not saying Ultra or Top-end but this certainly isn't an entry level build.

What this doesn't include is a optical drive. If he/she uses DVDs for gaming, OS or anything else, that should be added. Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS will work.

Get this build if he can't wait. Otherwise wait little while longer to see what AMD will come out with for price to performance (sometime in q1 of this year).

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