CPU to power a $800 1440p gaming build?

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Hey, recently, I've been trying to build a budget 1440p gaming pc for my friend, who has doesn't know a single thing about computer components and asked me to build it for him. We don't plan to overclock, and currently I am struggling between a Ryzen 5 1500x or some of the lower end i5 processors..

So anyways, that was a short synopsis of the situation I'm in, please help soon!
 
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Drinkingcola86's build is pretty close to the budget you mentioned and looks pretty good. If gaming is the focus though, I'd consider ditching the ssd. It won't result in higher fps, a better gpu will. The $100 saved on the ssd added to the price of an rx580 affords a gtx 1070 with double the vram and a lot more performance needed for 1440p. Also unless there's a need for the optical drive, that would shave another $20 off. That would offer a decent 1440p rig within roughly the same price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($218.30 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($97.88 @ OutletPC)...
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A KabyLake i5 has the slight lead in strictly gaming, but the Ryzen chips with their added cores/threads are useful for multi-threaded applications &/or multi-tasking (also, in theory - should last longer as a result)

i5's you're looking at i5-7400 and i5-7500 in the more 'budget' space...... .vs the R5 1400 and R5 1500X.

For the most part, the performance difference is minimal so, as a result, personally, I'd opt for the 1500X if it's within budget.
 
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A gtx 580? Or did you mean an amd rx 580? A gtx 580 (nvidia) is barely faster than an hd7850, is a 6-7yr old gpu and only has 1.5gb vram. Highly underpowered and outdated for 1440p gaming.

I'd agree that an $800 budget is somewhat modest for higher end gaming like 1440p. Budget and 1440p don't really go together. Not sure what all parts you need, if the friend already has a 1440p monitor, if there are any parts already owned like a case, psu etc. A much better experience might result from going with 1080p for that budget rather than being constrained and trying to choose parts that aren't quite good enough to really produce optimal results at 1440p.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($218.30 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - RE2 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($215.56 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Azza - SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 550W ATX Power Supply ($38.86 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($18.56 @ Amazon)
Total: $846.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 19:42 EDT-0400

Best I could do with the build. Shave off $40 to go with the 1500x.
 
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Drinkingcola86's build is pretty close to the budget you mentioned and looks pretty good. If gaming is the focus though, I'd consider ditching the ssd. It won't result in higher fps, a better gpu will. The $100 saved on the ssd added to the price of an rx580 affords a gtx 1070 with double the vram and a lot more performance needed for 1440p. Also unless there's a need for the optical drive, that would shave another $20 off. That would offer a decent 1440p rig within roughly the same price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($218.30 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($97.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza - SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 550W ATX Power Supply ($32.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $841.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 19:59 EDT-0400

If that's too far over budget, consider the r5 1400. 1440p is going to depend a lot on the gpu. A few tweaks leaving off the ssd, switching to a better higher capacity hdd for like $6 more, dropping the optical drive. Honestly I'd prefer a better psu as well. Some people will take advantage of rebates, others won't bother. If the budget is there up front a bit of patience waiting on rebates to come back can result in overall lower costs but it does affect up front costs.

That's part of the issue with such a low budget, other things start getting compromised like a mediocre mid/lower end power supply for $30-40 rather than a solid reliable unit for ~$60-65ish. If the psu isn't up to the task or dies prematurely, it can take out other components, mobo, cpu, gpu. It becomes a matter of increasing risk on $200-300 parts to save $20 on another. Not knocking drinkingcola86's build suggestion, they were trying to fit everything into an $800 budget.
 
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