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Would something like this be a better deal?

 
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($58.83 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card  ($362.94 @ Office Depot) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.18 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.18 @ Newegg) 
Total: $892.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-06 13:55 EST-0500

Looks like by chance I was able to order the 450 from Best Buy.  We'll see if it actually exists or not.

All great points, sleep would be a great idea.  One should not build pcs while half asleep.

I will revisit this build when the 480s drop.  I'll let him know for sure he needs to wait until at least then.

All great points, sleep would be a great idea.  One should not build pcs while half asleep.

I will revisit this build when the 480s drop.  I'll let him know for sure he needs to wait until at least then.

that card is done for

That's kind of what I figured.
 
2 dead cards in a row from MSI.  I'd say that's unusual.  I hope they don't charge him AGAIN to send this 2nd one back.

So when you have cpu ratio (auto) highlighted and you type in...say 40, it doesn't change? 
 
(note, you override auto by typing -- you don't have to take it off auto or anything like that first)

Thanks for the info.  It seems the g45 is the general consensus so that's the way I'm going to go.

@Laputacake @Xaring @mosin40
 
How would something like this work? I forgot to mention I have a WD Black hard drive I'll be reusing.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.95 @ SuperBiiz)  CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($57.80 @ Newegg)  Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($113.16 @ Amazon)  Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ NCIX US)  Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Total: $991.86 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 04:24 EST-0500   I am open to using a different case, I thought about using the NZXT S340, but I wouldn't mind the optical drive bay (to reuse my old DVD-RW drive) and the lack of anti vibration mounts for the hard drive kind of worries me.

So the case is a "up for debate" topic.  I would like a quality case, but I am open to suggestions.   Also would it be worth the extra money ($25) over my budget to go with this power supply?  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

Thanks for the info guys! Much appreciated. Think I'll stick with the 850 evo, as it's only like $9 more then the mx100 right now .

@Laputacake @Xaring @mosin40
 
How would something like this work? I forgot to mention I have a WD Black hard drive I'll be reusing.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.95 @ SuperBiiz)  CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($57.80 @ Newegg)  Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($113.16 @ Amazon)  Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ NCIX US)  Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Total: $991.86 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 04:24 EST-0500   I am open to using a different case, I thought about using the NZXT S340, but I wouldn't mind the optical drive bay (to reuse my old DVD-RW drive) and the lack of anti vibration mounts for the hard drive kind of worries me.

So the case is a "up for debate" topic.  I would like a quality case, but I am open to suggestions.   Also would it be worth the extra money ($25) over my budget to go with this power supply?  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr

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