$1200 for a gaming PC to replace my 10 year old computer

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JLKtr6) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JLKtr6/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mr2rxr/intel-core-i5-8600k-36ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i58600k) | $280.98 @ Newegg

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hmtCmG/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.99 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [MSI - B360-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CrYLrH/msi-b360-a-pro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-b360-a-pro) | $79.99 @ Amazon

**Memory** | [Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MYH48d/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3000c15) | $152.99 @ Amazon

**Storage** | [Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2FDzK8/kingston-a400-120gb-25-solid-state-drive-sa400s37120g) | $27.99 @ Amazon

**Storage** | [Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $45.99 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NJM323/msi-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-video-card-geforce-gtx-1070-armor-8g-oc) | $389.99 @ Newegg

**Case** | [Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZHmxFT/fractal-design-focus-g-black-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-focus-bk-w) | $54.99 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sMM323/evga-supernova-g3-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0550) | $76.03 @ Amazon

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$1138.94**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2018-10-07 21:51 EDT-0400 |

so I went with 16gb of dr4-3000mhz ram but you could always either go with less or slower ram and get a bigger ssd if you wanted to. The 1070 should be able to run most games with decent fps.

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