08-17-2017, 12:00 PM
I definitely wouldn't go prebuilt or you'll get way less bang for your buck. I had never built a computer and it took me and Tyler maybe 2 hours to figure it out, no problems in the last 3 years. Also pcpartpicker is a good way to make sure everything works together.
I have an older i5 and gtx 960, its starting to struggle a bit in new AAA titles so i'd go with a 1070. Idk when Nvidia's new series of graphics cards will come out so you may want to look into that and wait a few weeks/months. Its almost impossible to find a rx series card right now because of cryptocurrency unless you want to pay 3x the price. I know nothing about AMD's new processor lineup, but they've always traditionally been the best budget stuff.
Like i said in a post a few pages back, I'd put the most money into the gpu and processor, and you can likely get away with a more budget friendly motherboard and case. I wouldnt reccomend the $30 case I have cause its heavy and is literally falling apart, but you can save some money by getting a non-glass side panel case.
If you think you may overclock it go ahead and get a ~$25-$30 cpu cooler now and save some headache later. I'd also recommend to go ahead and get a 120 or 240gb ssd to use as a boot drive and put your most used games/apps on along with a 1TB HD.
Linus tech tips older videos, jaystwocents, and countless youtube channels have good build guides for beginners and its almost impossible to screw up.
Edit: I just put together one with a i5 and 1070 and its at $1200, oops
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kpdwsJ">https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kpdwsJ</a><!-- m -->
I have an older i5 and gtx 960, its starting to struggle a bit in new AAA titles so i'd go with a 1070. Idk when Nvidia's new series of graphics cards will come out so you may want to look into that and wait a few weeks/months. Its almost impossible to find a rx series card right now because of cryptocurrency unless you want to pay 3x the price. I know nothing about AMD's new processor lineup, but they've always traditionally been the best budget stuff.
Like i said in a post a few pages back, I'd put the most money into the gpu and processor, and you can likely get away with a more budget friendly motherboard and case. I wouldnt reccomend the $30 case I have cause its heavy and is literally falling apart, but you can save some money by getting a non-glass side panel case.
If you think you may overclock it go ahead and get a ~$25-$30 cpu cooler now and save some headache later. I'd also recommend to go ahead and get a 120 or 240gb ssd to use as a boot drive and put your most used games/apps on along with a 1TB HD.
Linus tech tips older videos, jaystwocents, and countless youtube channels have good build guides for beginners and its almost impossible to screw up.
Edit: I just put together one with a i5 and 1070 and its at $1200, oops
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kpdwsJ">https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kpdwsJ</a><!-- m -->
2013 BMW 135is
2010 Forester XT land boat - sold
2010 Forester XT land boat - sold