Building a Mid-Tier Gaming PC, Around $850, would prefer lower if possible.

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Dricen

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Hello everyone. I'm looking to build a system for gaming for things at 1080p at 60fps. I am buying from the United States. Just wanted to see if I've over looked something that would be a large improvement over a part I've picked. Just mainly looking to game, I have an existing hard drive/monitor/accessories already to put in it from my current PC.

Here is the PC I was thinking of building:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($162.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($259.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool - D-Shield ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $839.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Please let me know if you can save me some money, or if maybe a different part would work out better. I don't have a preference to AMD/Intel, I just have used intel in the last few builds and haven't had much experience with AMD since they were on the rise again.
 
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Dricen said:
Thanks for the quick response! Do you think I should go with the Intel - Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor instead then? I don't plan on overclocking this PC.

I changed out the CPU and GPU as recommended.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3gyfNN
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I personally would, yes. You lose a little base speed, but they both boost to about the same speed. If you wanted to save a few bucks, the i5-7600 comes with a cooler in the box. However, I have to admit I recently bought a i5-7500 for my son's computer, and used the included cooler. It was loud, and I ended up buying an aftermarket cooler and replaced it. The OEM cooler constantly spun up and down, and it was not pleasant sounding.
 
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Also, I should add Intel just launched their new Coffee Lake CPUs, so if you are able to wait for supply to catch up with demand, you could buy a CPU like the 6-core i5-8400 or the 4-core i3-8100.

The i5-8400 looks like the best value (non-overclocking) CPU from Intel right now (when it's available and at MSRP).
 
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Your RAM doesn't have to be that fast. It won't run over 2400 anyway on a non-overclocking board. And you generally want sticks in pairs - though I can see an argument for one if it's really low-priced. :pensive:

If you won't OC that video card, you might as well spend $5 more and get the pre-overclocked version. (Fully covered by EVGA's warranty at that speed.)
 
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I think I've changed my mind to go with AMD after more research on it. How does this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($162.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($259.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool - D-Shield ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $839.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-30 20:51 EDT-0400
 
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No, the slow RAM only applies to Intel. You do need fast RAM with AMD. You should also check motherboard-RAM compatibility for AMD.
 
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Ken g6 said:
No, the slow RAM only applies to Intel. You do need fast RAM with AMD. You should also check motherboard-RAM compatibility for AMD.
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Alright. I change out to 2666 ram.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9k2R2R

How would I check the motherboard-RAM compatibility? PC Part picker shows no issues with this build. Someone mentioned that this GPU only has 1 fan and would be hot/noisy... would this still be the best GPU to get?
 
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Dricen said:
Alright. I change out to 2666 ram.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9k2R2R

How would I check the motherboard-RAM compatibility? PC Part picker shows no issues with this build. Someone mentioned that this GPU only has 1 fan and would be hot/noisy... would this still be the best GPU to get?
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The SC version both Ken G6 and I linked to is the good one. The regular one has an inferior heatsink on it.

As far as the RAM, just go here and put in your motherboard model:

https://www.gskill.com/en/configurator
 
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UsandThem said:
The SC version both Ken G6 and I linked to is the good one. The regular one has an inferior heatsink on it.

As far as the RAM, just go here and put in your motherboard model:

https://www.gskill.com/en/configurator
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Awesome thanks! I swapped out the ram for one on the list to make sure it is compatible.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t8hqTH

As for the case, do you think I could get a better case for around the price? I seen it only comes with 1 fan, I feel 2 would be better if I could find one on the lower end of the price spectrum.
 
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Dricen said:
As for the case, do you think I could get a better case for around the price? I seen it only comes with 1 fan, I feel 2 would be better if I could find one on the lower end of the price spectrum.
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You can add fans, but there are better cases for sure. Newegg often has good limited time sale prices on cases. I am a big fan of my current case, the Fractal Design R5. You can occasionally catch it on sale around $70.

I also saw this on sale earlier:

https://slickdeals.net/f/10705892-p...steel-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec416pstg-wt-60ar
 
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