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Hello, I am looking for suggestions for a nephews build. The gaming laptop isnt hacking it anymore. His parents told him 1K sans monitor. I can kick in the PSU, and I can get him a keyboard. I might have an extra HD around, I need to check.


Approximate Purchase Date: 2 weeks +

Budget Range: 1K

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/Video Editing/Youtube video creation

Are you buying a monitor: Separately / Not included in build, but suggestions for best $200/$300 options appreciated

Parts being upgraded: None

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None

Location: Houston TX

Parts Preferences: None specifically

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: The higher the better, a monitor would be a separate purchase, would like to 1440 as a minimum

Additional Comments: No PSU needed, or kbd needed. Include the HDD, just incase. I should have an RMA EVGA Platinum 805W modular PSU replaced soon. I bought it last May, it stopped working after a week, I got it to work another day, then nothing. I bought a Gold from MicroCenter. I finally did the RMA this week and shipped it off Wednesday.

 
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geofelt

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Your nephew has a very nice uncle/aunt.

Some guidelines:

For a balanced gamer, budget about 2x the cost of the cpu for the graphics card.
Likely a $200 cpu and a $400 graphics card.

Include a SSD of 240gb or better. Today, Samsung EVO is best for performance and reliability.

Pay what you need to for a good monitor. It will be with him for a long time.
27" 1440 x 1020 resolution. It will likely be IPS panel or PLS which give better image than tn.
Go see the candidates in person if you can.

Buy a case with good ventilation. Two 120mm front intake fans or better, and make them filtered to keep your parts clean.
Looks count; buy one that nephew thinks looks good.


You might wait a couple of weeks to see what intel announces on aug21.

 
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Here is what I would build. Very close to what I have for my own content creation/gaming computer.

$1001.65 before the monitor. I went for a slightly more expensive g-sync monitor since I picked the GTX1060 video card. You could sub that out for a RX 580 and play everything at 1080p on ultra and possibly get a cheaper monitor.

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vmVdhq) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vmVdhq/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3kPzK8/amd-ryzen-7-1700-30ghz-8-core-processor-yd1700bbaebox) | $289.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hmtCmG/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $24.88 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yBtWGX/asrock-ab350-pro4-atx-am4-motherboard-ab350-pro4) | $73.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Yb8H99/gskill-memory-f43000c15d16grk) | $132.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8jH48d/sandisk-ssd-plus-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-sdssda-240g-g26) | $83.88 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CbL7YJ/seagate-barracuda-2tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm006) | $59.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ft7CmG/zotac-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-mini-video-card-zt-p10600a-10l) | $269.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Raidmax - ATX-502WBG ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jrNp99/raidmax-case-atx502wbg) | $65.98 @ Newegg
**Monitor** | [AOC - G2460PG 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/R998TW/aoc-monitor-g2460pg) | $349.99 @ Best Buy
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1381.67
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
| **Total** | **$1351.67**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-08-11 11:20 EDT-0400 |
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($439.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($187.49 @ B&H)
Total: $1280.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-11 11:41 EDT-0400'

Monitor + OS included, If you want to lower the budget you can go with a gtx 1060 ( great for 1080p) , but this 1070 will take advantage of the 144hz monitor. Also i didnt add a HDD ic case you find one as you said :p ... I added a PSU casue im feeling yours wont be the best of quality :D ( ? )
 
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If you want him to play at 1440p at ideal FPS, I would suggest taking your budget up to 1250 ish. This would get you into a 1080 or you can wait to see if you can save money by using a VEGA card. If not, just sub out the 1080 with a 1060 6gb and you are at your price range.

As far as monitors go, I recently went with the Dell 24 inch 1400p 165+hz GYSNC. Dell - S2417DG .

*Note* you can still clip some money off of this on the RAM and case. The 1600 comes with a great stock cooler that is plenty of OC the CPU to 3.8. Very easy.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1272.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-11 11:46 EDT-0400

 
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