Building a gaming pc

JiggaJuicy · Dec 3, 2017

Hello I am wanting to get a pc for Christmas and I was wondering if you can help me out. I am looking in to getting in to real immersive game like star citizen and squad and some VR games. I am not really sure what exactly I would need. I don’t want to lag but I want something that can get the job done and make the games beautiful. Also put in some suggestions on other peripherals I could also use other than a mouse and keyboard like a joystick or something for star citizen. Thank you for taking your time to read this and any help or comment you make!

Zerk2012 · Dec 3, 2017

Power cost so it would depend on your budget, VR is not crazy demanding but takes some good hardware. For star citizen keep the keyboard and mouse.
For games not on VR it would depend on your monitor resolution and refresh rate.

Zerk2012 · Dec 3, 2017

The lowest price PC I would build for that the mouse and keyboard is more of what you like so really can't recommend those. (try some of your friends stuff and see if you like it)
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j2t9sJ

Optional SSD for the above for the OS and programs.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3kL7YJ/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam

Higher end for the VR. Overclock the processor. This will run everything very good.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JtVm4C

Higher end for the regular games upgrade to a 2K monitor. Overclock the processor.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/s4RYVY

Optional SSD to add for your main games not really much performance increase but quicker load/cut screen times.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam

Optional front case fan for better cooling gets mounted in the front of the case blowing in.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4GsKHx/be-quiet-case-fan-bl047

If you can afford to go all out for the VR and games big price but big performance overclock the processor to the 4.6/4.8 area.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($414.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($196.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($284.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card ($799.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.90 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.29 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($11.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus - PB277Q 27.0" 2560x1440 75Hz Monitor ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2487.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-03 21:02 EST-0500

ARICH5 · Dec 3, 2017

Zerk2012 :

The lowest price PC I would build for that the mouse and keyboard is more of what you like so really can't recommend those. (try some of your friends stuff and see if you like it)
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j2t9sJ

Optional SSD for the above for the OS and programs.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3kL7YJ/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam

Higher end for the VR. Overclock the processor.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JtVm4C

Higher end for the regular games upgrade to a 2K monitor. Overclock the processor.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/s4RYVY

Optional SSD to add for your main games not really much performance increase but quicker load/cut screen times.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam

Optional front case fan for better cooling gets mounted in the front of the case blowing in.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4GsKHx/be-quiet-case-fan-bl047

If you can afford to go all out for the VR and games big price but big performance overclock the processor to the 4.6/4.8 area.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($414.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($196.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($284.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card ($799.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.90 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.29 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($11.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus - PB277Q 27.0" 2560x1440 75Hz Monitor ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2487.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-03 21:02 EST-0500

thats sweet +1

Zerk2012 · Dec 3, 2017

Fairly good but the price of the GTX 1080ti is almost retarded 300 bucks more don't add up for the performance increase over the 1070ti and the cost of memory right now is also retarded 200 bucks for 16GB WOW. I bought my DDR3 16GB for 90 bucks. It about matches all the DDR4 speed I have it overclocked to 2400 with 11 CAS.

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