Best build for money

My situation
I have finally saved some money for a computer(1200 euros which is just over 1300$). As I don't hear bald eagles of freedom screeching every morning when waking up(I don't live in the US. I live in Latvia) everything is a bit overpriced.
So what I can get here for 1300+$ would be about 1000-1100$ in the US.
I won't assemble computer myself. It will most likely be done by tech guys at parents' company. They will also some give warranty and help afterwards if needed. Reason why I'm asking you is I don't trust them that much at choosing parts, because I want to get the most out of my money.

Needs/wishes and over-all things
I would mainly use my computer for medium/heavyish gaming and browsing the net/Youtube.
I have only Wi-Fi in my house, so internet wires are no option.
I most likely won't step into overclocking and etc., because I don't know how to do that and I don't like breaking or exploding expensive things. Especially if they are mine.
DVD/CD drive would be nice. Not that I'll use it, but sometime in the future having that thing could pay off.
I most likely won't upgrade anything in the next few years.

Some questions
Should I go 1080p or 1440p?
What about Windows? Should I buy it or no?
Should I wait with getting computer?(Much better parts coming soon or I should save some more)


Thank you for reading and thanks in advance for all your help!!!

 

What country do you live in? Where I live (Germany), this will set you back about 1300€ or 1350€ (can't quite remember), so it might be a bit over the top.

I'd say i5 6600K, Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, Asus Z170-K, either GTX1070 or RX 490, for the case I can recommend a Cooler Master N400, but if you don't like that, I can understand that.
1080p is enough for most people, but if you can fit 1440p into your budget, go for it. The graphics cards will likely destroy both. If you have a copy of Windows on your current PC, you can just get the hard drive in your new PC and I think it should be fine. If not, until the end of next month you can upgrade a cheap copy of Windows 7 to Windows 10.

Buy via Amazon. The prices are that little bit lower, but it adds up.

 

Do you have a fairly modern PC monitor in your household?

Don't cheap out on your CPU judging that you want to play BeamNG.

Try to buy something that is going to last you a few years without worrying about the stressors of having a PC that can't play the latest Grand Assassin warfare Motorsport* when it comes out.


*Made up game title obviously.

 

I also live in Latvia, but i

doubt the gtx 1000 series is yet available here.

 

Well I saw some on Amazon.de, weird. Although certainly the RX 490 (which will be just over 300€ as opposed to the GTX1080 at 400€) won't come out until at least the end of next month.

 

And an SSD, Samsung's 850 pro are great. I'd recommend a 256GB version for Windows and some programs. Samsung offers a data clone tool, in case the old drive is still HDD but Windows from that plate should be kept.

I got a 128GB 850 pro for my PC, just migrated Windows and programs like the browser and steam from the old HDD to the SSD. The speedboost is phenomenal, especially for simple things like opening the browser. Especially for someone like me, who absolutely hates any sort of stuttering .

 

Currently I have a laptop with 2xx GB SSD and the laptop is to be kept afterwards, so we can rule out that idea. About 25% of the space is taken by family pictures, 25% are free. So I can live without a big SSD.

Also I don't have keyboard/mouse/monitor etc.

 

So, I did some research. I can find most parts in local online shops for reasonable prices except GPU. I found some 1070GTXs for around 650$ and as far as I'm concerned it's overpriced for what it is and I don't have enough money.
All internal parts and case except GPU would be a bit under 800$.
I'm bending towards 1440p after all even if that means saving for some more time.
GPU wise I'll wait until GTX1070 prices drop locally or 490 comes out.

I'm not sure, but would RX480 be bottlenecking i5-6600k on 1440p??

 

if you want to play BeamNG.drive i advice you to buy a very good CPU and a good GPU. I have a GTX 970 and the game runs smoothly at max settings, it costs 300 euros in Italy, then with the money saved from the GPU you could by an i7 6770k or something more powerful as a CPU

 

Assuming you play something other than BeamNG, the RX 480 will bottleneck at 1440p. Although, it will hold 45-60 fps in most games at high to very high settings at 1440p. If you want rock solid 60+ fps, you should wait for the 490.

 

Well I wouldn't take one under 480 or 512GB respectively. Also the SanDisk Ultra II is enough for private use, so long as you're not that guy who shifts a crapton of data around all day long.
Am I right, Bernd?

 

not worth 480 when once you work out how to have windows split neatly across 2 drives anyway you wont fill it.

 

At the moment I have exactly 360GB of random crap on my Cartition.
And I think you should have all your programs on it, else you won't win anything.

 

no point having most stuff on an SSD, chrome for example loads in a second from HDD...

 

That's an argument, on the other hand.

 

Get 1080p, it is widescreen while 1440p is not. And yes, get Windows or you will have a terrible time getting BeamNG to work.

 

1440p is widescreen. 2,560 x 1,440, or 16:9 aspect ratio, the exact same ratio as 1080p

 

It's still faster on an SSD, but most people won't care about the difference probably.
I do .

 

There is no radeon 490 yet, it's only Rx 480 and that card, along with a GTX 1060 are currently the best price/performance kings.

Custom video cards like Asus and Gigabyte make tend to be of good quality and have 3 years of warranty, they are also usually quieter.
I'd definitely spring for an i5 - doesn't matter if it's the intel 4xxx series, 5xxx series, or 6xxx series, they will all be reasonably (10% or so) the same with Beam performance. Don't bother buying a K-series processor if you wont be overclocking, spend the money elsewhere.
Transcend makes great MLC SSD's on the cheap, for sale on AMAZON. Try to get an SSD with MLC as it's more reliable.
If you don't really mind cheaping out a bit, TLC SSD's are okay, just make sure you backup your work now and then!
Intel 4xxx & 5xxx processors use Z97/H97*** boards, Intel 6xxx uses Z107, H107/H105 chipset series boards.
Z/H97 series motherboards use DDR3, and Z107/H107/105 motherboards almost always use DDR4 (some use DDR3L this is not interchangeable with DDR3 - DDR3L is low voltage DDR3 @ 1.35volt, avoid these boards and the confusion or blowing up your CPU).
Select a nice Asus, Gigabyte, AsRock, SuperMicro, or MSI motherboard and you shouldn't have too much issue with any of them.
Choose a good-quality power supply like a SeaSonic power supply. They have a proven track record and I swear by them after 20+ years of computer hardware experience.
Memory speed chosen should be whatever fits your budget, though DDR3 2400mhz memory can give as much as 10~14% more frames-per-second than DDR3 1600 or even slower DDR3 1333. 2x8gb sticks (totalling 16gb) is recommended for a good gaming system.
Pick an operating system that will do what you need it to do, this is entirely your choice, I'm a linux and Windows 7 user here.
Choose a case that you like that fits your budget and fits the motherboard size you want (Matx, ATX, Extended ATX, etc).
If noise bothers you, choose a tower-style cpu cooler such as the Hyper 212 EVO so the fan doesn't have to work so hard (or loud) to keep things cool. These are super-cheap and fairly reliable/quiet etc.
Any i5 with a stock speed (not turbo speed) of 3.2~3.3 ghz or more will run Beam very smoothly, don't be too picky. Turbo will kick in when you run Beam when the CPU is maxing out one or more cores, for as long as the CPU can stay cool and within it's desired power-state.


If you don't understand reading tech-terms, google, wiki, or any number of related PC hardware review sites are your friend.
Generally, you get what you pay for, for the most part with PC hardware. Buy stuff with 3 or more years of warranty for some piece of mind.


Hope this helps!
--Cheers.

***note from above about Intel 4xxx cpu series only, they can work with H81, H85, and Z87/H87 motherboards also, but will need to be given a bios update before they'll boot with some of the later cpu's. If you never updated bios, and don't have a spare cpu to boot it with (as some boards need one to flash bios - some do not), then avoid this by getting a Z9x or H9x series board.
Skylake (6xxx series cpus) is great, but if price matters more, the speed difference is negligable, let price decide here. The slightly higher clock speed of the 4xxx series cpus will negate most of any difference in processor enhancement vs the newer more expensive 6xxx series.

 

It'll get on the market somewhere between now and late September. I know, giant time span for a tiny card. For price/performance, get AMD.