NEED HELP BUILDING A GAMING PC!

DMcDonagh

If you know a lot about building a gaming pc, I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me pick the parts I need for the right price. Budget can be around €700 for everything. If my budget is too low, let me know what budget would be needed for what I need.

I have been planning to build a gaming pc for a while but I kept on putting it of as I could never find the best possible parts for the budget I have.

The games I will be playing include: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Call of Duty: World at War (Custom Zombies), Grand Theft Auto V, Football Manager 2016, and some other games as they come out.

If anyone can give me a list of the best possible parts for my budget, that would be great. And don't forget it's AROUND €700 for EVERYTHING like the monitor, keyboard and mouse.

Further details:

1. What is your budget? Budget is 700 euro for everything (parts, mouse, keyboard, monitor)

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Mainly gaming, watching streams and videos on the internet, and also using photoshop.

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? Yes, preferably Windows 7, but if you can't get that or it's too expensive, get whatever Windows is cheap.

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? Nope.

5. Do you need a monitor? Yes.

5a. If yes, what size do you need? Anything around 20" or 21" and is good for gaming.

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Yes I need a keyboard and mouse. (btw I might need a wireless card.

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Don't think so.

8. How can you pay? Credit card/ Debit card/ PayPal.

9. When are you purchasing? As soon as possible, in the next 2 weeks is ideal.

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Coolock, Dublin. But I think I will be ok with putting it together.

Trojan

A 20-21" LCD will cost you around €120-150 so that leaves €550 or so for the rest of the machine, call it €520 after getting a keyboard and mouse. Tough to get a new gaming-spec machine for that.

DMcDonagh

Trojan wrote: »

A 20-21" LCD will cost you around €120-150 so that leaves €550 or so for the rest of the machine, call it €520 after getting a keyboard and mouse. Tough to get a new gaming-spec machine for that.

Ok, so how much do you think I should spend on the pc alone?

Eoinmc97

Didn't you post not so long ago and people gave you a build with a Skylake iGPU in it, so you can save for a discrete GPU later on? Is there a reason to change that build?

DMcDonagh

Eoinmc97 wrote: »

Didn't you post not so long ago and people gave you a build with a Skylake iGPU in it, so you can save for a discrete GPU later on? Is there a reason to change that build?

Yes, but the people who were replying, were giving me builds that are purely for graphics design and I don't want that. The photoshop is just something I do every once in a while whereas gaming I do everyday. Can YOU help?

Eoinmc97

Alright then:
Core i5 6400: €175
H170 Board:€95
8GB DDR4 RAM: €45
AMD R9 380 4GB: €200
1TB HDD: €45
500W PSU: €60
A Case: €70
Windows Key on Kinguin: €40


You might want to use an old TV as a monitor for a while so you can save up. Or alternatively, you could exclude the R9 380 and just use the iGPU on the 6400. The games you play aren't the most taxing, so it should do whilst you can save some money, especially seen as you need a keyboard and mouse, and could need a wireless card.

K.O.Kiki

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (€114.59 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€74.33 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€33.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€49.97 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (€187.62 @ Mindfactory)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (€41.46 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€55.83 @ Mindfactory)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (€119.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Keyboard: Microsoft Wired Desktop 400 UK Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (€24.73 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €702.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-14 15:01 CET+0100

Eoinmc97

I would recommend hopping up to the Skylake platform when buying an I3, because that way you can upgrade to a Kaby Lake Quad Core when you need to. That way you get all the niceties of having more storage options and more PCIE lanes to use.

Digital Solitude

Agree with Eoin there

Should be able to get a Skylake i3 with a board and most of Kikis build for about €730-750

K.O.Kiki

Eoinmc97 wrote: »

I would recommend hopping up to the Skylake platform when buying an I3, because that way you can upgrade to a Kaby Lake Quad Core when you need to. That way you get all the niceties of having more storage options and more PCIE lanes to use.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (€122.62 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€93.86 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€37.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€49.97 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (€187.62 @ Mindfactory)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (€41.46 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€55.83 @ Mindfactory)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (€119.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Keyboard: Microsoft Wired Desktop 400 UK Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (€24.73 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €734.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-14 16:11 CET+0100

Would be over budget.

Digital Solitude

You can get €50 Skylake boards

I'm on mobile which is why I'm dictating and not providing :pac:

Digital Solitude

http://geizhals.de/?cat=mbp4_1151&xf=493_2x+DDR4+DIMM&asuch=&bpmax=&v=e&hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=pl&hloc=uk&plz=&dist=&mail=&sort=r&bl1_id=30

I'll miss something if I link one but these boards should all be fine won't they?

K.O.Kiki

Digital Solitude wrote: »

You can get €50 Skylake boards

I'm on mobile which is why I'm dictating and not providing :pac:

True, I was only looking at ATX boards (not mATX) on PCPartpicker.

DMcDonagh

Eoinmc97 wrote: »

Alright then:
Core i5 6400: €175
H170 Board:€95
8GB DDR4 RAM: €45
AMD R9 380 4GB: €200
1TB HDD: €45
500W PSU: €60
A Case: €70
Windows Key on Kinguin: €40


You might want to use an old TV as a monitor for a while so you can save up. Or alternatively, you could exclude the R9 380 and just use the iGPU on the 6400. The games you play aren't the most taxing, so it should do whilst you can save some money, especially seen as you need a keyboard and mouse, and could need a wireless card.

Where exactly are you getting these prices?

Digital Solitude

DMcDonagh wrote: »

Where exactly are you getting these prices?

Mindfactory.de