€1000 1080p Gaming PC.

MidlanderMan

Hey lads,

A friend asked me to spec a €1000 pc for a chungfella.

Budget is €100 to include PC, Monitor, keyboard, Mouse, Headset, and Wifi Adaptor (I reckon, to be safe).


1. What is your budget? €1000

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming @ 1080p with high refresh rates. Fortnite, Valorant, Warzone, 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, 24". Freesync and high refresh rates prefered.

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Yes - Keyboard, Mouse, headset

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? no, but if I build it I'm willling to do ram timings and enabling xmp etc for them.

8. When are you purchasing? asap.

Homelander

It's a fairly big ask for a build that can a) drive high refresh and b) include a 144hz monitor + all accessories for €1000, compromises have to be made.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A320M-A PRO MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£48.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£48.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card (£219.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Currys PC World)
Power Supply: EVGA BR 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£47.99 @ AWD-IT)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T3U USB 3.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£19.98 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ ZOWIE XL2411P 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (£188.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator 3 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse (£48.70 @ Amazon UK)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £928.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-31 18:28 GMT+0000

MidlanderMan

Homelander wrote: »

It's a fairly big ask for a build that can a) drive high refresh and b) include a 144hz monitor + all accessories for €1000, compromises have to be made.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A320M-A PRO MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£48.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£48.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card (£219.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Currys PC World)
Power Supply: EVGA BR 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£47.99 @ AWD-IT)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T3U USB 3.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£19.98 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ ZOWIE XL2411P 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (£188.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator 3 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse (£48.70 @ Amazon UK)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £928.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-31 18:28 GMT+0000

Definitely aware that it would involve compromises.
I was pushing the high refresh and freesync so the high fps shoorters can push 144+ and the AAA games can be played at 60fps with the freesync to stop tearing. Should have thrown that in there.

Homelander

Problem is, high refresh gaming across a wide spectrum of titles requires a combination of excellent CPU and GPU.

The build above would be good for Valorant/Fortnite at probably 120 odd FPS. Warzone, assuming playing at high settings, probably about 80.

With your budget, requirements, and need for accessories/monitor, really the best you can do is an "OK" high refresh PC for now with not-great longevity.

Jimson

id forget about the monitor and fancy peripherals for now and just concentrate on the PC. Purchase them at a later date.

jimmycrackcorm

Jimson wrote: »

id forget about the monitor and fancy peripherals for now and just concentrate on the PC. Purchase them at a later date.

keep the monitor but get rid of the fancy headset and use the upgrade the Ryzen3 to 7.

MidlanderMan

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

keep the monitor but get rid of the fancy headset and use the upgrade the Ryzen3 to 7.

Upgrading the CPU at this price point wouldn't make a whole lot of sense, there's far more gains to be got from putting the money into a GPU.

The monitor is needed, no point wasting money on a cheap 60hz 1080p monitor now just to upgrade later.

I'll be advising them to get a g203 mouse and a mechanical keyboard from amazon for +/- €30 each. Headphones the youbng lad might already have, but I wouldn't be advising they spend more than €50 anyway.

I found a viewsonic 23" 144hz 1080p freesync monitor with good reviews for €148, so that leves €760ish to pay for the PC itself.

I think this is along the lines I'm looking at recomending (the keyboard, mouse, and headset are placeholders for other parts I can't find on PCPP but are close enough in price on amazon/other retailers).


PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£99.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£48.73 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Team GX2 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£68.81 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.58 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GAMING MX Video Card (£246.12 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Aerocool Aero One Mini Eclipse MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£51.48 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Wireless Network Adapter: Ziyituod ZYT-7265 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£19.98 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2458-mhd 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (£125.42 @ CCL Computers)
Keyboard: KeyTronic KT400U2 Wired Standard Keyboard (£31.24 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: Corsair HARPOON RGB PRO Wired Optical Mouse (£23.27 @ Amazon UK)
Headphones: Patriot V360 7.1 Channel Headset (£35.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £891.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-02 05:59 GMT+0000

Hyzepher

Have a quick look on adverts for a system - you can find some good deals if you look, especially on monitors

MidlanderMan

Hyzepher wrote: »

Have a quick look on adverts for a system - you can find some good deals if you look, especially on monitors

I'd broached second hand, I myself will be selling a second hand system for well under budget that will do everything the young lad needs, but his mam would prefer new parts so they have a warranty, which is understandable. She'll be ordering the parts and then I'll put it together for her, but she wants a brand new system.