Friend needs a new gaming PC

[Sofa King]

A buddy of mine needs a new gaming PC. When i bought mine i got it off of cyberpowerpc and it's been pretty good for me even though i've has it since 2011.

He plays games like World of Warcraft, Aion, etc. but will play others that have detailed environments, pvp, etc.

Any recommendations, thoughts, advice? I haven't purchased one in a long time and I had help putting it together.

[hometeam]

How much do you want to spend?

Im building aPC for my kid as soon as he falls asleep tonight (for christmas), in for about 600 bucks

ryzen 3600x (comers with a nice cooler)
rx580
asrock x570 pro4
16gb ddr4 3200
deepcool matrexx
1tb sabrent NVME SSD

extremely good single core, awesome value
extremely good multi core (6 cores 12 threads) INSANE VALUE
super fast boot/write/loads
looks good
mid level gpu perfect for 1080p gaming


really killer deals and value out there right now if you are building around a ryzen CPU

You could even go mega cheap and go to like a ryzen 2600, b450 board, 8gb RAM, preowned 970 or similar, with the cheapest case you can find and the cheapest HDD you could find. Can get good 1080p gaming for maybe 350-400 bucks

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by hometeam

How much do you want to spend?

Im building aPC for my kid as soon as he falls asleep tonight (for christmas), in for about 600 bucks

ryzen 3600x (comers with a nice cooler)
rx580
asrock x570 pro4
16gb ddr4 3200
deepcool matrexx
1tb sabrent NVME SSD

extremely good single core, awesome value
extremely good multi core (6 cores 12 threads) INSANE VALUE
super fast boot/write/loads
looks good
mid level gpu perfect for 1080p gaming


really killer deals and value out there right now if you are building around a ryzen CPU

You could even go mega cheap and go to like a ryzen 2600, b450 board, 8gb RAM, preowned 970 or similar, with the cheapest case you can find and the cheapest HDD you could find. Can get good 1080p gaming for maybe 350-400 bucks

That rx580 is the best bang for the buck mid-range gpu on the market. And before that it was the rx480 which really isn't that far behind the 580. Some will push for these rx5500 but the benchmarks still favor the 580.

Great present for your kid. Good luck on the build!

[Sofa King]

I'm sure he wouldn't be upset with the same $1500 range, screen keyboard mouse included.

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

I'm sure he wouldn't be upset with the same $1500 range, screen keyboard mouse included.

For $1,500, he should get a decent laptop (for portability) and hook it up to a new 65" TV (you can get both with a nice wireless keyboard and mouse for under $1500; you will want to connect the computer to the tv via hdmi).

Seriously.

The games he is playing aren't graphics intensive by today's standards, and once you play a MMORPG on the big screen, you won't go back.

(I play Neverwinter on my TV through my laptop)

[crayzkirk]

That looks good except the RX580 is pretty dated. I support AMD however NVIDIA makes some good cards as well that perform better and use less power. Check out sites like www.tomshardware.com, www.anandtech.com and other. You can build a monster system for $1500.

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by crayzkirk

That looks good except the RX580 is pretty dated. I support AMD however NVIDIA makes some good cards as well that perform better and use less power. Check out sites like www.tomshardware.com, www.anandtech.com and other. You can build a monster system for $1500.

hes 7 and is playing on 1080p. for 1080p, rx580 for a hundred bucks is gonna do juuuust dandy. I kept the entire build at 600 bucks with all new parts, include NVME storage, tempered glass show off case, and maxed out level 1080p gaming capability.

As for the other stuff i know.. i now have 3 setups one for each of us. 3900x/1080ti his, a 7700k/1660ti hers, and now the 3600x/rx580 setup for the lil guy.

[kcxiv]

if he's dropping 1500, he can build a nice damn gaming pc.

[hometeam]

Oh hes got 1500 bucks? Lets ****in goooooooooooo

You can build a super nice setup for that. if hes just gaming, go 3600x, AIO, nice case, same ddr 3200 and a decent psu, nice monitor, and something like maybe a 2070 super. with that kind of budget there is lots to play with.

[hometeam]

Threw this together. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jwhqdm


Tweaks can be made all over the place depending on exactly what he wants, what your skill level is (like you could save big on a mobo by going to a b450 or something, but bios needs to be updated before they can work with 3xxx cpus) If you do that you can go from the 2060 to a 2070 super just like the intel build below. You could go cheaper ram but **** it i figured some rgb bling etc.

I also included 1440 x 144hz monitor, since he would have the juice to run games maxed out at 1440 as long as its not stuff like RDR2 (no single car dis maxing this out on 1440)

You dont HAVE to go AIO, but the way Ryzen chips perform they are directly tied to cooling capabilitys etc.

and throw in an Amazon mechanical keyboard and red dragon gaming mouse and boom you are in.

YOU GOT ME ALL EXCITED HERE.

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by hometeam

Threw this together. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jwhqdm


Tweaks can be made all over the place depending on exactly what he wants, what your skill level is (like you could save big on a mobo by going to a b450 or something, but bios needs to be updated before they can work with 3xxx cpus) If you do that you can go from the 2060 to a 2070 super just like the intel build below. You could go cheaper ram but **** it i figured some rgb bling etc.

I also included 1440 x 144hz monitor, since he would have the juice to run games maxed out at 1440 as long as its not stuff like RDR2 (no single car dis maxing this out on 1440)

You dont HAVE to go AIO, but the way Ryzen chips perform they are directly tied to cooling capabilitys etc.

and throw in an Amazon mechanical keyboard and red dragon gaming mouse and boom you are in.

YOU GOT ME ALL EXCITED HERE.

You seem to know what you're talking about. The one you threw together and linked, does that come pre-assembled?

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

You seem to know what you're talking about. The one you threw together and linked, does that come pre-assembled?

lol no sir, each part you can click on to go to the retailer tha this it for the listed price, then when they come in, you build it.

You are going to get your best bang for the buck that way, and the actual assembly is as easy as a 10 minute youtube video and knowing how legos work.

It can seem daunting, and i wont spend much time trying to convince you, but building your own is the way to go.

pre-builts, look at cyberpowerPC, that will get you a close estimation of a decent prebuilt gaming system.

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by hometeam

lol no sir, each part you can click on to go to the retailer tha this it for the listed price, then when they come in, you build it.

You are going to get your best bang for the buck that way, and the actual assembly is as easy as a 10 minute youtube video and knowing how legos work.

It can seem daunting, and i wont spend much time trying to convince you, but building your own is the way to go.

pre-builts, look at cyberpowerPC, that will get you a close estimation of a decent prebuilt gaming system.

cyberpowerpc is where i built mine back in the day. See any on there you like?

[hometeam]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FyKZQq


Another build featuring a 9600k from intel, and able to go to a 2070 Super because of the savings in the mobo department, same money.

Again, can be tweaked wherever you want.

[hometeam]

A good comparison on these ~200 dollar CPUs. Trade blows depending on the game, right now im still partial to the Ryzens, and have done my last four builds with them. The multi threaded performance just outdoes the Intel chips at the same price point. So for certain games they are better, and they are within a couple percent on single threaded FPS in games that lean that way. (Current pricing 189/ 199/ 205)