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bigtakilla on 23 March 2017
JEMC said:
Does that budget include buying an OS or you're already covered in that regard? And, are you up to overclock or not?

Also, AMD will launch the 4 & 6 core versions of their Ryzen processors on April 11th, and rumors say that their new 5xx series (which are mostly rebrands with higher clocks and lower power consumption) will also launch that month, so if you can wait a little you could something better for the same money.

But, if you want to buy it now, your best GPU options are either an RX 480 8GB or a GTX 1060 6GB. Don't waste your money on models with less memory.

Yeah, sadly its a ground up build, so OS is needed.



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bigtakilla on 23 March 2017
Azzanation said:

I spent $2600 on my new PC, and i can barely play Star Citizen at a good framerate at 4k haha. (Bad optimization)

 

No need for consoles if your investing into a PC. With Xbox Live on PC and PSNow becoming available to more countries. Just invest into a PC that could last you more than 5 years. If you can pick up a Switch down the line that would easily compliment your PC with the best exclusives and portability features.

 

Best budget PCs go AMD if you want bang for buck. Or do what i did and get the best but pay heaps more and buy into Nvidea. My GPU alone set me back $1000 💰

Yikes, $500 would be my top price to spend on a gpu.



OdinHades on 23 March 2017
bigtakilla said:
JEMC said:
Does that budget include buying an OS or you're already covered in that regard? And, are you up to overclock or not?

Also, AMD will launch the 4 & 6 core versions of their Ryzen processors on April 11th, and rumors say that their new 5xx series (which are mostly rebrands with higher clocks and lower power consumption) will also launch that month, so if you can wait a little you could something better for the same money.

But, if you want to buy it now, your best GPU options are either an RX 480 8GB or a GTX 1060 6GB. Don't waste your money on models with less memory.

Yeah, sadly its a ground up build, so OS is needed.

You can get Windows 10 for about 5-10 bucks on eBay.



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arthurchan35 on 23 March 2017

You need AMD Ryzen 5, period.



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bigtakilla on 23 March 2017
Captain_Yuri said:

Here is what that price will get you:

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/W8bBWX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/W8bBWX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£187.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£84.01 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£63.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Black 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£50.25 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  (£239.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.00 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSD1 DVD/CD Writer  (£13.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £705.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-22 20:59 GMT+0000

And it will certainly perform better than a ps4 pro in most games. We don't really know Scorpio so idk about that. What I do recommend however is to spend $150 more on a 1070 instead or wait a couple of months until AMD's Ryzen 5 CPUs come out which may lower the cpu cost more. Also add like $20 more for Windows 10 from Kinguin.

very interested in this build, if I did upgrade to the 1070 gtx, it would still run well with the parts listed here?



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bigtakilla on 23 March 2017
OdinHades said:
bigtakilla said:

Yeah, sadly its a ground up build, so OS is needed.

You can get Windows 10 for about 5-10 bucks on eBay.

Lol, no doubt.



m0ney on 23 March 2017
bigtakilla said:
OdinHades said:

You can get Windows 10 for about 5-10 bucks on eBay.

Lol, no doubt.

It's true but not many people know about it still. They are legal Windows 10 keys from scrapped PCs - you download and install Windows 10 from the official Microsoft website then buy the 5 usd key on ebay and activate your Windows 10. So the argument in favor of consoles that you need 100 usd OS for your PC does not hold anymore.



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NATO on 23 March 2017
bigtakilla said:

It was a tough choice deciding over a ps4 pro, a xbone scorpio or a switch
bigtakilla said:

but I'm ready to be part of the master race. 

If it was tough you're not quite ready yet!

But welcome to the master race non the less.



JEMC on 23 March 2017
bigtakilla said:
JEMC said:
Does that budget include buying an OS or you're already covered in that regard? And, are you up to overclock or not?

Also, AMD will launch the 4 & 6 core versions of their Ryzen processors on April 11th, and rumors say that their new 5xx series (which are mostly rebrands with higher clocks and lower power consumption) will also launch that month, so if you can wait a little you could something better for the same money.

But, if you want to buy it now, your best GPU options are either an RX 480 8GB or a GTX 1060 6GB. Don't waste your money on models with less memory.

Yeah, sadly its a ground up build, so OS is needed.

As some have said, there are ways to get cheap keys for one, so it shouldn't be a problem if you're ok using ebay or similar alternatives. If not, it will take a noticeable chunk of your budget.

bigtakilla said:
Captain_Yuri said:

Here is what that price will get you:

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/W8bBWX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/W8bBWX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£187.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£84.01 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£63.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Black 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£50.25 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  (£239.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.00 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSD1 DVD/CD Writer  (£13.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £705.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-22 20:59 GMT+0000

And it will certainly perform better than a ps4 pro in most games. We don't really know Scorpio so idk about that. What I do recommend however is to spend $150 more on a 1070 instead or wait a couple of months until AMD's Ryzen 5 CPUs come out which may lower the cpu cost more. Also add like $20 more for Windows 10 from Kinguin.

very interested in this build, if I did upgrade to the 1070 gtx, it would still run well with the parts listed here?

That's a well rounded build if you don't plan to overclock (for that you need a "K" CPU from Intel and a Z motherboard), although I would advise you to get 16GB of RAM, not 8. I know it sounds like a lot, but there are games like Battlefield that already run better with 16GB than with 8.

The 480/1060 cards are more than enough to play current games at Full HD (by the way, I assume you already have a monitor/TV to play). The 1070 is an excellent purchase, tho (I should know, as I got one!).

Lastly, but only if you can, try to get an SSD. Even if it's only 64 or 120GB (enough for the OS and other system programs) with a regular HDD for the games, you'll notice the PC to feel faster and snappier.



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bigtakilla on 23 March 2017

This iz $1000 out the gate, but does have a 1070.

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