Gaming Build request

centa

Hi all.

This build is not for me but the son of a friend, I am out of touch for the last number years on computer advancements so I request your help and knowledge for this build.

He will mostly game on it and the usual surfing and school projects etc.

1. What is your budget? €800 to €1000

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming (first person shooters etc..)

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

5. Do you need a monitor? Yes

5a. If yes, what size do you need. 24" or >

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Keyboard/Mouse/Speakers

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes

8. How can you pay? Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser or Paypal

9. When are you purchasing? next few weeks

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? can handle the build myself.

Thanks in advance for any time spent on this request.

K.O.Kiki

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£137.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£86.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£68.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£26.39 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 4GB PULSE Video Card (£197.40 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.79 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MWE Bronze 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£40.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: ViewSonic - VX2457-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor (£116.58 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: SHARKOON - Skiller Wired Gaming Keyboard (£9.99 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: SteelSeries - Rival 310 Wired Optical Mouse (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Headphones: Corsair - HS50 Headset (£38.18 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £862.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-20 11:57 BST+0100

Prices might change but that's a general build at that price.
Notes:
RAM prices are horrible still, so 16Gb at this price point is not yet possible.
SSD prices keep falling however, so 120-240Gb should be in budget.
GPU: RX 570/580 4Gb should hopefully keep in stock now. You could go Geforce 1060 3Gb but it has less VRAM & can't take advantage of the 75Hz monitor's Freesync.
Sharkoon Skiller is the cheapest keyboard I know of with key rollover; IIRC Mars Gaming Hades is similar.
Mouse is subjective. SteelSeries Rival 310 is 7th on RJN's list.
Corsair HS50 headset has metal frame (important for durability IMHO). If you can find a Kingston HyperX Cloud for sale though, get that instead.

Billy86

Personally while I preferred the last gen of ryzen to Intel, it looks like Intel are the better option this time around, esp with the savings on RAM speed and not needing overclockable motherboards. While it's small, the 8400 does seem to outperform a 2600 even when the latter is overclocked so should outperform the 1600 quite comfortably.

Otherwise I left everything else the same, bar a change in PSU to a semi modular unit and a little more overhead alwattage, and the case to an MATX model to suit the motherboard.

Also if you want a wireless gaming headset for around €50, I got this a year ago and it has been excellent. Great sound quality, extremely comfortable, and a detachable mic so it's not in your way when not being used (it holds in very sturdy though). Ignore the sale price, they're 'on sale' approx 365 days of the year and often for less (I got the for £40) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/【FathersDay-Promotion】EasySMX-Rechargeable-Detachable-Microsoft-Black-Blue-Wireless-headset/dp/B01HFYFEBS/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1529506183&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=wireless+gaming+headset+pc&dpPl=1&dpID=41rdY8y3iNL&ref=plSrch

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£147.97 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - H310M H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£51.57 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£60.17 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£26.39 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 4GB PULSE Video Card (£198.61 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£39.97 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£50.80 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic - VX2457-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor (£116.58 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: SHARKOON - Skiller Wired Gaming Keyboard (£9.99 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: SteelSeries - Rival 310 Wired Optical Mouse (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Headphones: Corsair - HS50 Headset (£38.18 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £835.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-20 16:00 BST+0100

centa

Thanks for the suggestions and part lists.

Are there options in the budget for an G-Sync Nvidia build? I am informed that he has a head set on his Xbox 1 that is pc compatible.

K.O.Kiki

centa wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestions and part lists.

Are there options in the budget for an G-Sync Nvidia build? I am informed that he has a head set on his Xbox 1 that is pc compatible.

Cheapest G-sync monitors I've seen are 2nd-hand for €250

https://www.adverts.ie/monitors/aoc-g2460pg-monitor/15650319
https://www.adverts.ie/monitors/aoc-g2460pg-gsync-g-sync-monitor/15155457

It would be over-budget, and GTX 1060 3Gb is weaker than RX 580 4Gb.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZwgQyX

Since he has an Xbox One though, I'd suggest sticking to AMD + FreeSync.
If you check this list here https://www.amd.com/en/products/freesync-monitors
and get a monitor that supports FreeSync over Displayport+HDMI, he can enjoy FreeSync on Xbox too (PC: Displayport, Xbox: HDMI).

centa

Again thanks for the advice I will pass it on and see how it goes.