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What would the preferred card be then? Also don't plan on dropping the 3600.

Switched for the MSI Ventus 1650 Super. The one you have is more expensive and currently sold out.

2600 seems fine, don't know if it's worth the $20 to take that cut. Why the 1650 over the 570? Also, I would like to stay ATX on this build. Interesting memory pick though, it may be worth the extra.

How soon exactly? Isn't a lot of stuff released Q2?

Didn't see the be quiet! one. I've replaced the EVGA one with it.

Putting together a list for a less tech-inclined friend. It'll be his first time building. I'm not too familiar with this price point. His budget is "$500 give or take", but I struggled to get it that low without sacrificing performance or buying some bad deals. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.97 @ Amazon Motherboard ASRock B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $108.10 @ Amazon Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL16 Memory $49.90 @ Amazon Storage ADATA SU635 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $27.99 @ Amazon Video Card MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB GT OC Video Card $149.99 @ Newegg Case Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case $59.99 @ Amazon Power Supply EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $83.27 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $639.21 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-23 16:09 EDT-0400 Budget (including currency): $500+ USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming primarily, schoolwork

Pulled the trigger on a ridiculously overpriced $85 Behringer UM2 on ebay because it was still less than the Komplete and bought myself a V67G. Hopefully everything will arrive intact. Thanks for your help!

Everything Behringer including the C2 is out of stock right now for some reason. The cheapest alternative I can find is the Native Instruments Komplete Audio 1, which is $109 and a little more than what I can spend on an interface. I've been looking at the MXL 770 because it's slightly cheaper than the V67G and comes with a shock mount. The MB75 shipping to US is more than the mic price itself, so that's probably not going to happen. Wasn't sure which one you meant by the CM1. If an XLR setup is too expensive ($150+), I may just go with the Samson Q2U (seems more recommended than the Snowball/Snowball ice) and go XLR at a later date when all the cheaper things are back in stock.

I've heard good things about the UM2. I can't use the 2200 (as mentioned I'm borrowing it for another use). If I were to buy a mic for up to $100 (if I'm going XLR might as well) would the pick be different? Later note: UM2 is expensive everywhere. I can't find it for $30 anymore. A lot of things are out of stock. Looking at a Behringer C2 + UM2 combo... but can't buy either.

Recs for a ~$75 budget (I know this is low for audio) directly into the PC? Noticed your rec page but was wondering if you had anything in mind. I have actually a GXL2200 sitting on my desk right now but it's a loaner and I don't have a way to hook it up to my PC, so still making do with the ModMic.

That's what I figured, but hoped wasn't true. I don't know if I'd like to gamble with them again.

So - I've owned the ModMic 4 for around 4 years now. Gradually the noise has become worse and worse, and I now use Equalizer APO to get rid of most of it. Still, every two months or so the noise profile changes and I have to mess with the settings to get it to sound fine. I have to boost the mic to +30dB for it to be loud enough as well. I'm looking for a permanent solution because it's been getting quite annoying to do this all the time. It may just be time to sacrifice the convenience of the ModMic for a Snowball. P.S. Microsoft Teams also hates my mic, and likes to make it cut out. 90% this is just a Teams issue though.

@Herman Mcpootis @trevb0t @claudinho7 This is a finalized list. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler ($74.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($62.99 @ Amazon) Storage: HP EX920 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Toshiba 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card ($403.98 @ Newegg) Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ Amazon) Total: $1113.80

Does that make all 9th gen (except for the i9s) bad picks? Gotta say I don't 100% buy the argument but I see where you're coming from. I'll let him decide.

Hmm. Does HT really make the processor last longer? I think the card is between the 5700XT and 2070. The 2070 Super is a little expensive. I don't think he'll be overclocking directly out of the box. I already have a Dark Rock 4 in the system, so I won't be using a stock cooler. The only difference is SMT or not. Why do you say it has better longevity?

The 5700XT Is only 280mm, and the P400A takes up to 420mm. I don't have an AIO or water cooling at all so not sure what you mean by the radiator.

Seems like M.2 is they way to go then. Why isn't the 9600K a good pick? It seems to edge out the 3600 in benchmarks. Also price difference between 3600 and 3600X is probably negligible enough to just buy the 3600X if AMD is what we settle on.

List with changes below based on your recommendations. 3600X over 3600 for a bit better performance. Curious as to your reasons for the M.2 SSD over a 860 EVO or MX500. The 5700 XT does seem like a better pick performance wise, but my friend did have an Intel + Nvidia preference. Is a good idea to pair the 5700XT with the 9600K? CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($234.74 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler ($74.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($62.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Toshiba 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card ($403.98 @ Newegg) Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ Amazon) Monitor: Dell S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor ($418.98 @ Amazon) Total: $1559.53

One of my friends is upgrading from a prebuilt he bought almost 4 years ago now with a i7-4790 and GTX 960. The only thing I think can reuse is the HDD. This is a build I've pieced together with his preferences, but I haven't been on top of all things PC recently, so I thought to run it by this forum. He'll probably purchase the GPU first, followed by the rest of the rig w/o the monitor. The monitor is probably a future upgrade, but I put it there as I know that the rig would be overkill for the 1080p60 display he has right now. Thanks in advance for help. CPU: Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.95 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler ($74.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($62.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) Storage: Toshiba 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card ($439.99 @ Newegg) Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ Amazon) Monitor: Dell S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor ($418.98 @ Amazon) Total: $1595.74

After looking at those I still like the HP best. Thanks for your help.

As in it's only $100 more for a pretty significant upgrade.

@Sorenson @YoFavRussian @GeneXiS_X The HP Spectre x360 Laptop - 15t touch Base config seems to be almost exactly the same as the HP Spectre x360 - 15-df0068nr but with a 1050Ti instead of a MX150 and a slightly better processor. It's $100 more. Is this just a weird pricing thing? It's specs seem much better.

@Sorenson @YoFavRussian @GeneXiS_X Just asked about it. Battery is important. Basically decided on the Spectre. If there are any very similar laptops, let me know.

Yeah looking at the Zenbook 15. No idea honestly, but I think it's better to get something that is more than capable.

Location? Like... United States? No real preferred display size and battery just has to be enough for average college use. Don't mind any of the display stuff, as long as it's decently high quality (no extremely cheap TN panels). True on the gaming bit, but I don't think that's a big deal. I'll check out the Zenbook 15. Razer Blade Stealth Base is a little weak and doesn't cover a lot of things, but the Graphics version is a bit too pricey. Surface Laptop got really expensive once I started filtering it down to equal specs to the others. Actually really liking the HP Spectre x360 15-df006nr the more I look at it, it might be better suited for productivity.