sahildale

@sahildale I'd rather build a desktop station: easier to swap components& get upgrades later. Esp. on AM4 platform, which will support 3rd and 4th gen upcoming Ryzens as well.
 
Please let us know your final picks-choices.

Well literally any setup that demands ALL games at MAX settings is a waste of money. You'd need a 2080 and a 9700k at LEAST. No I'm not kidding. There are games (namely Ghost Recon Wildlands, Metro Exodus and Assassins Creed Odyssey) that won't maintain 60fps at max detail on a 2070. Yeah.
 
So you're better off going with a mix of ultra and high settings to get basically the same visual quality with 30% better performance in which case a Ryzen 5 2600x and RTX 2060 would be a perfectly acceptable setup. 

Then don't turn RT on. A semi-modular is fine IMHO.
You can pick m2 SSD if you'd like, ie.: Crucial P1 1tb or something from Western Digital (black, blue) or Samsung, Adata..
 
Those were just options. A 2060 is very fine choice for FHD. Will be futureproof for a few years to come.
I know the stock cooler of Ryzen2600x is kinda reasonable, but, Deepcool Gammaxx 400 offers better performance& better cooling and less noise for a very good price.
 
I'm kinda cheapojohnny, so I like to cut costs whenever it does not deter performance too significantly.

Hardware prices kinda suck for you. $1800 in the US would get you a 2070, more storage, and a 144hz monitor.
 
What you have is pretty good but for that range of system you should go for a 144hz or 120hz monitor at the least.

I would have to go with 2600(x) + 1660(Ti) or 2060 
 
at least a upgradable path without having to buy new motherboard and better value for money. At 60fps ryzen is absolutely fine (fuck even at 144hz lol, but that’s not the question here)

Thats the thing about ULTRA settings and a GAME to GAME basis....
 
Nothing is a blanket answer as there are too many games that vary.....

Be more specific on how willing you are to be realistic with gaming expectations....?
Also provide some sort of budget or people here will for sure.....overshoot targets.
 
UltraMax goes into so many factors by itself due to so many games being wildly different in demands.
But then the titles not so demanding would see a waste of money performance wise...
 
What games do you play now,..?
What games do you PLAN on playing?
What other things besides gaming (but obviously within the tech environment) do you get into?
 
Basically...
GO BALLS DEEP Providing us with the information....past, present and future.

1660Ti with core i5 9400f.

With my build in my signature, I easily achieve 1080p60 max settings in most games that I play.
 
I see no reason to really go beyond a Ryzen 5 and an RTX 2060 / GTX 1660ti for this type of a build, especially when as @Vejnemojnen has been saying that if you tweak settings, you will get basically the same visual quality while easily maintaining that 60fps target.

No, MSI Gaming Z is probably one of the BEST you can get, but the GB is much cheaper. If you don't plan to overclock your GPU, then GB is fine. Though when you want to squeeze out every performance possible (overclock frequency and memory) then Gaming Z definitely has the edge.
 
I wrote, that a semi-modular PSU is fine. Full modular only worth it IMHO, if you want to play around with coloured cables& aftermarket cables.
 
The case is a very subjective choice, personally I'm not into christmas lights and transparency, therefore, I always pick "boring" cases with meshy front&top.
 
TLDR:
-MSI Gaming Z is a top-tier card, whereas GB is a reasonable mid-ranger in terms of cooling and OC-ability.
-Either semimodular or modular PSU will be fine. Go for full modular if you want to customize cable colours.
-Pick the case to your liking, but never ignore factors like ventilation, airflow and easy cable management.