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Jaydon

Jaydon

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My Alienware laptop is wearing out and I’ve decided to sell it and switch to a desktop. The main games I’m wanting to play at a stead frame rate are Skyrim, The Forest, Dead By Daylight, and Friday the 13th; however I have a $800 budget.

Here is a current build my friend and I have put together on NewEgg:
- CASE ROSEWILL GAMING ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

- AMD RYZEN 3 1200 4-Core 3.1 GHz (3.4 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W YD1200BBAEBOX Desktop Processor

- ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini, ZT-P10600A-10L, 6GB GDDR5 Super Compact

- MSI B350M PRO-VH PLUS AM4 AMD B350 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

- Crucial MX300 2.5" 525GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive

- Thermaltake Smart Series 500W SLI/CrossFire Ready Continuous Power ATX 12V V2.3

- G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform

All for a total of $739.43.
Please tell me your thoughts and make suggestions. I’ve never owned a desktop before. Is it possible to run these games with my budget?
 
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WildCard999

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($189.31 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $800.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-28 10:30 EST-0500


If the price needs to be lower then change the RAM to 2x4GB.
 
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King Dranzer

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Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($92.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Mini Video Card ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $848.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-28 10:35 EST-0500

Add bit more to your budget and go for this build. It will be huge improvement over the one you listed(60-80% better).
Add second 8GB RAM stick in future. For now 8GB will be enough.
 
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Jump the Ryzen 3 to a 5 and it looks great. Gtx 1060 can handle it. The SSD will only improve loading times, so I think switching out to a 1 tb hdd and saving some more money for parts (also upgrading the gpu) may help. You can always throw in a 120 gb SSD for os and frequent apps.
 
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sadams04

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Unless you are gaming above 1080 resolution or on multiple monitors, the GTX 1060 6GB will be just fine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - X400 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ B&H)
Case: DIYPC - Solo-T1-R ATX Mid Tower Case ($30.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $734.59
 
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