Raratah

The 5700XT is for sure near 50% better than the 1070, but is also about double the price. Checks out right? But I was talking the regular 5700, which is much closer to the 1070 with only a 20% gap in performance, but the 1070 being a whole $100 cheaper than the 5700. I was just making the point that price wise the 1070 makes a lot of sense when looking at price to performance. Streetguru mentioned something in the RX480/RX580 range which is a great recommendation at a $80-$130 price range. But for just that little more, you can get a used 1070 at $200, which is about 50% faster than the RX580 and family.

I second this. The GTX 1070 is the perfect 1080p sweet spot card for the price atm. I am using one with a i5-4670K right now with no issues at all. I am running most games at High to Ultra at well above 60 FPS. At right around $200 used, you can't beat it. It is only about 20% slower than a RX 5700, but it is almost 20% faster than a GTX 1660 and anything comparable.

So there is no CPU on the board at all? Pretty sure the MoBo won't even power without the CPU. I know when I am building a system, I won't get any power or post if I forget to connect the CPU power 6-pin. The power will carry through to the USB ports if you have the PSU connected and on, but It won't boot up without the CPU and RAM, thus it won't turn on enough to power the fans/PCI slots.

"Don't be a light theme peasant" I feel called out

What app do you mainly use for streaming music? Have you only used one app or have to tried different ones? I was always a Spotify user until I switched my phone service to Sprint and they gave me Tidal for free. So I canceled Spotify and went with what is included in my plan, cause money. Tidal has been mostly the same except for social features and integration with apps like Shazam. Also, the music recommendations and podcasts on Spotify are better. I have not tried other options like Apple Music and YouTube Music, so I am interested in hearing what you guys use and what good or bad experiences you have had.

I am current using a Corsair K65 RGB keyboard and a Steelseries Sensei RAW gaming mouse alongside a Steelseries mousepad. I am also using a Logitech headset that is cheap and kinda crappy. Send help.