PC setup for around 700-1k

[Red™]

Asking for a friend who’s planning to build his own pc. Prefer actual expert and people with common sense answering. I got a pretty good idea of what gpu he should get but I’m not very well versed on the subject of cpu. He’ll primarily play gta and fortnite.

[_I_]

main uses?

if for gaming, what res and fps target?

high fps needs fast cpu and gpu, i5/i7/i9 8xxxk+ oc with good cooling gtx 1080/2070+
will run to the $1k mark easy

$700 is a lower budget build, good enough for 1080p60
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Vyy2Nq

if near a microcenter 2600x + mobo = $180+tax

[Tentons01]

I also highly recommend pcpartpicker. Just remember that their build guides dont include the price of an OS so add $110 or so for windows 10

[Red™]

Originally posted by _I_:

main uses?

if for gaming, what res and fps target?

high fps needs fast cpu and gpu, i5/i7/i9 8xxxk+ oc with good cooling gtx 1080/2070+
will run to the $1k mark easy

$700 is a lower budget build, good enough for 1080p60
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Vyy2Nq

if near a microcenter 2600x + mobo = $180+tax

Casual gamer. Target FPS is 1080p60 too.

[_I_]

win10 is free to use, with limited settings
or you can get keys for <$10, i have not had a problem with cheapo keys yet, and you can contact their support for another if it fails

[Nabster]

A ryzen 2600 or 3600, 16gb ram, GPU should be around rx580, 5600xt or NVIDIA 1660s, rtx2060s

[_I_]

microcenter locations
https://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx

and amd cpu/mobo bundles
https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&sortby=pricelow&N=4294834665+4294813597+4294818045&myStore=true

[Red™]

Thanks for answering. My friend like this setup.

[ugafan]

3300x or 3600
5600 xt or 2060

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RQhwXv

Motherboard might seem expensive but X570 is compatible with next gen Ryzens that are coming later this year while B450 wont be supported for those anymore.