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Got a friend who just stopped by and is needing a new system. His only requirements are that it be able to do gaming (not even the new games, older like Star Trek Armada, etc) and he needs a large display, because he is going blind in one eye. I told him that he is most likely looking at $500-$1000 for something like that, and he had to check with his wife and see what the budget is going to be. So if you all could help me by putting together a system on pcpartpicker and sharing the link(s), I would appreciate it, also CPU does not matter, I know nothing about Intel, and very little about the new AMD CPU's. Also I would prefer to use Nvidia for the GPU. He might have a case, so I might be able to scratch it off, but I have to wait and see.

 

Edit: I put one together on the fly, not sure how well it works:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($96.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.88 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Gold 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($181.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB DUAL Video Card  ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG - 24UD58-B 23.8" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1184.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-04 20:32 EDT-0400

 

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16 minutes ago, Open Minded said:

I'd step it up to a 28" monitor.  They're not that much more than the 24".

 

You also might want to add an SSD.

I thought about the SSD, but he really would not notice the speed difference, so I opted to leave just the standard HDD in. As for the 28" monitor, I'm sure he would like that, I'll investigate the price. Do you know a decent brand to look for, or is any of them OK?

To up the monitor to 28" it will at $60, so not too bad.

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Get a 120GB M.2. If he knows how to save all his game files on the HDD, that'd be less stress on the HDD.

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1 minute ago, Mindovermaster said:

Get a 120GB M.2. If he knows how to save all his game files on the HDD, that'd be less stress on the HDD.

I really do not think he would understand and/or remember to do so, but I will take that under advisement as well.

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12 minutes ago, jnelsoninjax said:

I really do not think he would understand and/or remember to do so, but I will take that under advisement as well.

Oh, OK. I just love my M.2. :laugh:

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I'd go with a 2TB drive just because Windows NTFS will see max 2.2TB unless you plan on 2 partitions. I'd also bump up to a 1050ti 4GB

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28 minutes ago, installshield_freak said:

I'd go with a 2TB drive just because Windows NTFS will see max 2.2TB unless you plan on 2 partitions. I'd also bump up to a 1050ti 4GB

Think you're confusing MBR and GPT.  

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You need a better video card and a lower resolution monitor.

 

A Geforce GTX 1050 cannot drive a 4K monitor.

 

Video card upgraded to Geforce GTX 1060.

 

Memory upgraded to 16GB DDR4

 

32 inch IPS monitor

 

added 240GB SSD

 

Power supply is overkill. Replaced with cheaper power supply.

 

Since I took the time to find parts for you, I ask that you post photos of the build. Do we have a deal?

 

 

The best for around the price as the one listed above 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: *Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  ($264.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.90 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG - 32MA68HY-P 32.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1148.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-05 00:20 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

If he insists on staying ~$1000, this is the lowest I would go

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  ($264.89 @ B&H) 
Case: *Raidmax - Viper II ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG - 32MA68HY-P 32.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1038.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-05 00:57 EDT-0400

 

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I just tried installing Windows 10 on my nephew's machine I built him with a GPT  and still Windows only supports 2.2TB. I'm not saying you're wrong, just sharing what i've seen.

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2 hours ago, Mockingbird said:

You need a better video card and a lower resolution monitor.

 

A Geforce GTX 1050 cannot drive a 4K monitor.

 

Video card upgraded to Geforce GTX 1060.

 

Memory upgraded to 16GB DDR4

 

32 inch IPS monitor

 

added 240GB SSD

 

Power supply is overkill. Replaced with cheaper power supply.

 

Since I took the time to find parts for you, I ask that you post photos of the build. Do we have a deal?

 

 

The best for around the price as the one listed above 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: *Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  ($264.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.90 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG - 32MA68HY-P 32.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1148.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-05 00:20 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

If he insists on staying ~$1000, this is the lowest I would go

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  ($264.89 @ B&H) 
Case: *Raidmax - Viper II ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG - 32MA68HY-P 32.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1038.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-05 00:57 EDT-0400

 

1920x1080 spread out across 32" will be nasty.

But considering the budget - he needs to learn to live with nasty.

Rosewill PSU ?  The Best Buy stuff ?  Unless those are secretly made by Seasonic, and not some crap reject parts from Seasonic, I'd avoid Rosewill.

 

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2 hours ago, installshield_freak said:

I just tried installing Windows 10 on my nephew's machine I built him with a GPT  and still Windows only supports 2.2TB. I'm not saying you're wrong, just sharing what i've seen.

use separate thread for your issue, you must be doing something wrong or missing the GPT, how'dya sure about GPT? have you check the BIOS  boot disk is using UEFI?

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2 hours ago, T3X4S said:

1920x1080 spread out across 32" will be nasty.

Not really, I got 1920x1080 on a 32 inch Sammy curve it's sharp, no 'bleed' anywhere, doesn't look blurry or anything. (Total resolution is 5760x1080)

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3 hours ago, The Evil Overlord said:

Not really, I got 1920x1080 on a 32 inch Sammy curve it's sharp, no 'bleed' anywhere, doesn't look blurry or anything. (Total resolution is 5760x1080)

Me, too. I have my 34" curved at 2560x1080. Not getting any nastiness.

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11 hours ago, Mockingbird said:

You need a better video card and a lower resolution monitor.

 

A Geforce GTX 1050 cannot drive a 4K monitor.

 

Video card upgraded to Geforce GTX 1060.

 

Memory upgraded to 16GB DDR4

 

32 inch IPS monitor

 

added 240GB SSD

 

Power supply is overkill. Replaced with cheaper power supply.

 

Since I took the time to find parts for you, I ask that you post photos of the build. Do we have a deal?

 

 

 

When did OP ever say he/friend is running off a 4K monitor?

 

8GB is enough for low gaming.

 

As he said above, a SSD maybe isn't a good option here.

 

PSU overkill? where have you been? That is clearly the right amount of wattage for his set-up.

 

Why does he need to provide pictures? Sounds like laziness to me...

 

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3 hours ago, Mindovermaster said:

 

When did OP ever say he/friend is running off a 4K monitor?

 

8GB is enough for low gaming.

 

As he said above, a SSD maybe isn't a good option here.

 

PSU overkill? where have you been? That is clearly the right amount of wattage for his set-up.

 

Why does he need to provide pictures? Sounds like laziness to me...

 

Did you even think before you start writing?

 

The build that OP included has a 4K monitor.

 

300W power supply is recommended for a build with Geforce GTX 1050. 400W power supply is recommended for a build with Geforce GTX 1060.

 

I am not going to answer the rest because they can similarly be answered by just reading and/or using a search engine.

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Monitor is still in consideration *smh*

I have not read anywhere in jnelson's post that the items are bought, paid for, and delivered!

Sheesh.

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2 hours ago, Mockingbird said:

Did you even think before you start writing?

Did YOU? Your suggestion make little of sense to me.

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18 hours ago, Mockingbird said:

A Geforce GTX 1050 cannot drive a 4K monitor.

 

Specs for 1050 - 7680x4320@60Hz max res...

 

4k res = 3840 pixels × 2160 

 

So it's actually capable of driving a 8k display or 2x 4k displays...

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13 hours ago, The Evil Overlord said:

Not really, I got 1920x1080 on a 32 inch Sammy curve it's sharp, no 'bleed' anywhere, doesn't look blurry or anything. (Total resolution is 5760x1080)

 

9 hours ago, Mindovermaster said:

Me, too. I have my 34" curved at 2560x1080. Not getting any nastiness.

 

7 hours ago, Mockingbird said:

1080p on 32" display is fine.

 

It's as much as his budget allows, so what more can I say?

 

Well - I stand corrected.   Guess its time to get my eyes checked. ><

 

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I want to thank you guys, you guys taught me something today. Something that I heard of but never have given any thought behind. Thank you!

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2 hours ago, xendrome said:

Specs for 1050 - 7680x4320@60Hz max res...

 

4k res = 3840 pixels × 2160 

 

So it's actually capable of driving a 8k display or 2x 4k displays...

It's implied that I was talking about gaming.

 

Obviously, he can have a Geforce GTX 1050 outputting spreadsheets in 4K.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Western Digital - RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($234.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: *HEC - Voyager ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG - 32MA68HY-P 32.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($194.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1000.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-06 03:59 EDT-0400

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