Mid range pc for open world games

[ArchieGayLord]

Hi, I'm planning to upgrade from my old system (FX8350 and RX 480) to a new one. Can you please suggest a good mid range pc that can run 60fps @ 1080p. My budget is around $ 1200.

Games that I usually play:

Heavily modded Skyrim SE
Heavily modded Fallout 4
GTA 5
witcher 3
Battlefield 1

Additional Question: I'm not sure if I should keep my RX 480(1yr old) or just sell it to by a GTX 1070 instead.

Can you guys pls pick the parts from this store http://dynaquestpc.com/ <-- This is the only store that I trust here in Philippines. Thanks

Thanks.

 

[bjornl]

Gaming is faster on a coffeelake CPU.
http://www.pcgamer.com/intel-i5-8400-review-the-best-new-gaming-cpu-in-years/

For running 1080p at 60fps, you don't need a new video card, but a very good one was available in USA pricing. I didn't use your preferred site since I figure you know that one well enough to do that part. Also I don't know your currency exchange.

So here you go:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($468.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1189.32

You can do the above and sell your rx 480, or re-use the 480 and cut the price down. I love the 1070ti, but if it were my money I'd keep the 480. With that in mind, here is how I would do a build based on that assumption.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.90 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $969.62

A slightly beefier powersupply because the rx480 can draw quite a lot of power. A boot disk (m.2) for your OS. A gaming SSD to hold your games (and to take the wear and tear so your boot disk lives longer) and a WD green disk for backup. Keep a full copy of your games disk there and when that eventually is worn out, you buy a new disk and copy it back. If you get in to it, you can also keep a full image of your C disk with something like ease-us-todo.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.90 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $969.62

Note: several hundred below your goal, but you don't need to spend more.

 

[ArchieGayLord]

Gaming is faster on a coffeelake CPU.
http://www.pcgamer.com/intel-i5-8400-review-the-best-new-gaming-cpu-in-years/

For running 1080p at 60fps, you don't need a new video card, but a very good one was available in USA pricing. I didn't use your preferred site since I figure you know that one well enough to do that part. Also I don't know your currency exchange.

So here you go:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($468.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1189.32

You can do the above and sell your rx 480, or re-use the 480 and cut the price down. I love the 1070ti, but if it were my money I'd keep the 480. With that in mind, here is how I would do a build based on that assumption.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.90 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $969.62

A slightly beefier powersupply because the rx480 can draw quite a lot of power. A boot disk (m.2) for your OS. A gaming SSD to hold your games (and to take the wear and tear so your boot disk lives longer) and a WD green disk for backup. Keep a full copy of your games disk there and when that eventually is worn out, you buy a new disk and copy it back. If you get in to it, you can also keep a full image of your C disk with something like ease-us-todo.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.90 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $969.62

Note: several hundred below your goal, but you don't need to spend more.

Thanks a lot!

 

[Finstar]

Keep the RX 480 until Nvidia releases Volta, The 1070 isn't really a big enough jump in performance to be worth it and the 1070 Ti is heavily crippled in memory speed.
The RX will do you well for now.

 

[ArchieGayLord]

Thanks Guys. One more question, I'm sceptical at spending $250 for SSD is it worth it? I believe it doesn't increase the fps performance. Also for the RAM speed, does it affect game performance?

 

[ohenryy]

Doesnt really affect FPS but it will make huge difference when you load applications, games etc... its a must have.

 

[Finstar]

Thanks Guys. One more question, I'm sceptical at spending $250 for SSD is it worth it? I believe it doesn't increase the fps performance. Also for the RAM speed, does it affect game performance?

The average 1000 - 1500$ setup usually has a 250gb ssd paired with a hdd, so something like a 250gb Samsung evo 850 and a 1-3tb hdd from either Seagate or WD would be ideal. As for RAM speed, it does have some impact in games so having fast ram would be good.

 

[hellraiser06]

An SSD is totally worth it. In most situation, it is almost 4 times faster than an HDD.
RAM speed does matter. But for coffee lake on i5, I think anything above 2666 MHz will have diminishing returns. Best to get the cheapest RAM as long as it is equal to or above 2666. The way RAM prices are right now, it is entirely possible that you may find a higher frequency RAM at a lower price than a lower frequency RAM.