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Played around some more. Since want virtual machine or 2 and RAID 1, still not sure if doing overkill with Ryzen 7 or not. Also is small form factor feasible with 2 hard drives? So further adjustments, now can't decide on Intel vs AMD. There is a price difference but not as significant as assumed. Decided to go with 2TB NVME because its worked out on current build to have 2TB SSD and not have to manage space in any meaningful way. Also would it be better to go with Be Quiet products to reduce noise or current choices good? Edit: Just realized 3070's are the $750 cards at MSRP (I thought that was markup). Does not seem worth the jump in price. Is 3060 TI at $500 better choice then (whenever I get lucky enough to score one)? AMD Build: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor $249.00 @ Adorama CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler $109.95 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $159.99 @ Best Buy Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $199.99 @ Newegg Storage Team T-Force Cardea Zero Z330 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $192.99 @ Newegg Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $149.94 @ Amazon Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $149.94 @ Amazon Video Card Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card $0.00 Case Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case $119.98 @ Newegg Power Supply EVGA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1421.77 Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-15 10:25 EDT-0400 or Intel Build: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i5-11400 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $189.99 @ Best Buy CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler $79.95 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING B560M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $168.14 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $199.99 @ Newegg Storage Team T-Force Cardea Zero Z330 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $192.99 @ Newegg Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $149.94 @ Amazon Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $149.94 @ Amazon Video Card Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card $0.00 Case Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case $119.98 @ Newegg Power Supply EVGA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1340.91 Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-15 10:26 EDT-0400

OK thanks for info.

16 x 2 RAM instead of 8 x 4 RAM? How come? Also any one else want to add anything before start committing to collecting parts? Thanks again!

Budget (including currency): ~$2000 Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: gaming on 1440p 144hz monitor with gsync, virtual box VMs (Windows and Linux), maybe streaming one day (but big maybe) Other details: Replacing 10 year old machine that is freezing more and more. Want new one to be mostly future proof as likely will have for at least 5 years and unlikely will swap out anything unless something breaks. I had posted before about a small form factor build but realized a few days later that this would be a good time to set up a RAID 1 backup system. Guessing small form factor isn't feasible but smaller the footprint of case the better. Have graphics card as place holder (feel free to recommend one I should zero in on). For now will use Geforce 750TI from old machine to make do until prices get back to MSRP (waited years for a new machine, waiting for a GPU is no biggie). Zero interest in RBG so no point in tempered glass panel for a case. Here is my attempt at a build, frankensteining ideas from similar builds. Thanks for any input! PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor $449.00 @ Amazon CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $84.90 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $159.99 @ Best Buy Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $93.99 @ Amazon Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $93.99 @ Amazon Storage Team MP33 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $97.99 @ Newegg Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $149.94 @ Amazon Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $149.94 @ Amazon Video Card Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card $0.00 Case Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case $119.98 @ Newegg Power Supply be quiet! Straight Power 11 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $124.90 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1524.62 Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-14 10:50 EDT-0400

Thanks for the suggestions! Sadly the FormD T1 is bit too much but it is neat so see why like it. So why the move to Intel i5 vs AMD? Also the integrated graphics is better than that old graphics card? Always thought integrated just sucked and any graphics card is considered an improvement.

Budget (including currency): $1500 or so Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fortnite, Tomb Raider, usual stuff Other details: 10 year old computer freezing more and more. Was hoping to wait out shortages to maximize money but looking like running out of time so need to start collecting parts. Shooting for a small form factor and hopefully max graphics settings. Case: Cooler Master NR200 or Lian Li TU150 Black (no tempered glass so no interest in RGB) CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black MOBO: ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz C16 GPU: Geforce GTX 750 TI with goal to move to GeForce RTX 3070 PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA GM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Storage (from old PC): Crucial MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive and Toshiba 5TB 3.5" Monitor: Dell P2219H and Dell S2716DG (1440p, GSync,144Hz) Realistically, in 10 years I only added RAM and GPU was replaced because old one died. The storage was an attempt to boost speed while not having to waste time managing storage space. So figure new computer will get the same treatment where upgrades will be by necessity. As a result shooting for a form of future proofing but not one where swapping out chips matters so much as hoping the chip or motherboard doesn't become a bottleneck for a long time. Case choices more because seems right size and looks nice. Small footprint size is something trying to keep in mind so if have other suggestions will take them. Any recommended changes? Thank you!

What is that wood grain looking PC case they were using in the video?

So what happens to the epic ton of free stuff Linus and crew get? Keep hoping they would start selling some of the free loot at a discount for us normals who want all the toys too.

I need to replace my computer and keep going all over the map on things. So many options, degrees of difference, and so forth. Seems I keep oscillating from too much to too little in terms of GPU and CPU power. Seems in general goal of a gaming PC is to build one where everything goes together great with your pocket book so you end up with a machine that isn't underpowered (so have to spend more to make it work) or underpowered (so end up overspending for performance you will never use). After all that research and build tests, etc, I have noticed that the monitor keeps being an after thought. But it seems the decision that matter mosts for a gaming PC is "what monitor will you be using?". Nowadays seems that dictates almost everything. If start with the monitor, it forces you to think "what hardware will max out the capabilities of this monitor?" which in turn means you have to think freesync vs G-sync since that decides the GPU. For example I am thinking of getting a Dell S2716DG (27" 1440p at 144hz, 1ms, G-Sync) or Aorus AD27QD (27", 1440p at 144hz, 1ms, Freesync) or to save money a Samsung LS27E330HZX/ZA (27", 1080p @ 60hz, 1ms). The monitor differences means important changes to a build if maxing out the monitor capabilities, it also seems that a a result, by default it will likely meet your other needs too (like gaming + video editing or gaming + streaming). Or am I wrong about this? I short I am trying to figure out a way to cut through the noise to build a machine that maximizes my spend without wasting any of it with too much power or not enough.

Ok, here is a modification using the provided input. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: *AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: *ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler ($32.09 @ Newegg) Motherboard: *ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (Purchased For $105.00) Storage: Crucial - MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $205.00) Storage: Toshiba - X300 5 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $110.00) Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($479.99 @ Newegg) Case: *be quiet! - Pure Base 600 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.98 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.31 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($124.79 @ OutletPC) Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor ($449.95 @ Amazon) Total: $1947.09 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria - Changed out the cooler, wish could find a review comparison of these all seem good with different approaches to cooling. Really looks don't matter as getting closed case because glass and I do not get along. Fairly sure no tempered glass is a way to go. Maybe? Hmmm. Any case the rabbit hole of cooler reviews led me to these four contenders: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 Noctua NH-D15 What's a great fit vs overkill? - Kept the same motherboard only because I would like bluetooth connectivity and cost of adding a seperate card was $40. To be honest I can't tell what makes one motherboard better then another so if missing important details please share. - Based on input, chose different power supply. Considered the EVGA G2 but first review was about loud fans. I think 550W is enough for this build but oddly 650W or higher tend to be the same price or cheaper when looking at various power supplies. Does 144hz mean it can show 144 fps? Also found Dell U2717D with its thin bezels and daisy chaining capabilities has my interest but its @60hz. Torn on which to get. - Swapped out the monitor cause now showing at near same price for the 27" vs the 24". Which size is better? 27 too big? Way back when found 32" to be to big but really don't have current experience past 22" 1080p 60hz to use as a frame of reference. Please fire away with input. This build overkill? Hits the sweet spot? Better to go prebuilt?

Thanks for the suggestions! I like them. Surprised how cheap that CPU cooler is. Does the fatality motherboard include bluetooth? plan on using bluetooth headphones with the desktop. I know can buy a separate card for that but the recommended one was $40 so seemed like buying a motherboard with it built in was more cost effective but I honestly really can't tell the difference between all the motherboards out there. They all have extensive feature lists but figuring out what is basically fancy sounding BS vs what is must know is something I have yet to figure out.. Also since the monitor is 165 hz, does that mean it takes advantage of frame rates up to 165 and can this build achieve that on some a-list games? My knowledge in that area if fuzzy at best. Somewhat related, what is a recommended gaming mouse for an average player that may improve my game? A pro in gaming is something I will never be but losing less would be nice.

Ok using suggestions from another thread and elsewhere, here is my second pass at a build for a gaming computer that isn't too expensive but meets my desire to play PC games at Ultra/Max settings for first time ever (not kidding). Over all goal is a quiet when not gaming yet a FPS beast that isn't too expensive where becomes impractical for my budget. Purpose: Gaming (Overwatch, Fortnite, Battlefield V, etc.) at 1440p @ 60fps with Ultra/Max settings. Was shooting for 120fps but if monitor can't handle that, what is the point? Replacing 7 year old machine, would like this one to hopefully last for 7 too. Price: $100 to $1500 but can go over if worth it. Up to going with high end gaming but the monitors in the realm seem to be in the $700 range. Not including monitor in the pricing as that seems unfair. Desires: - Lighting/RBG effects don't matter. I am fine with them being there but not critical as I can tell after about a week I would likely just cut them off anyway but can't tell if that is always possible with case built-in lighting - Silence is golden. Quieter the better. Obviously while gaming that goes out the window but regular PC stuff, rather not hear it - bluetooth (wifi not important but fine if there or can do that dual network share thing) - for monitor, like built-in 3.0 hub which is why chose Dell but price gives me a great deal of pause. - for power supply modular or semi-modular is preferred - for case, I tend to stack things on top of my case as temp shelf space so while a fan on top is fine, the entire top being for fans, not so much. Also power button on top just invites accidental power-offs. - Keep reading "which is better" reviews on air versus liquid so keep going back and forth on that too - the stuff I bought is still in the return window so not married to keeping them if not recommended Note: Used "parametric selection" to show alternatives been considering but have to hit the link to see them. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: *AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: *be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler ($67.49 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: *ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (Purchased For $105.00) Storage: Crucial - MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $205.00) Storage: Toshiba - X300 5 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $110.00) Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($479.99 @ Newegg) Case: *be quiet! - Pure Base 600 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.00 @ Amazon) Power Supply: *EVGA - B3 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.89 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($124.79 @ OutletPC) Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor ($346.18 @ Walmart) Total: $1852.32 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-19 02:09 EST-0500

Sweet, thanks for the builds. I am looking into it now. Looks like exactly what I needed. Thanks!

I am a newbie builder looking to replace my existing 8 year old PC. I almost pulled the trigger on a $1500 pre-built with Intel i7/RTX 2080 that Best Buy had for black friday but storage wasn't up to snuff and besides I need to get a true build under my belt. I did manage to score a Crucial MX500 2TB 3D NAND SSD ($210) and a Toshiba 5TB 3.5 hard drive ($110) so storage is taken care of. I keep confusing myself with my core requirements and trying to "future proof" (yeah I know not really possible) for the next potential 8 years while trying to avoid regrets for at least the next year. Generally I don't bother to upgrade. The build someone else did for me on my current PC was 1K and the only "upgrades" was to replace the GPU and power supply because they both eventually failed. My efforts regarding maintaining my PC is best described as "I just want it to work" and periodically using canned air to remove some dust buildup. - Like to max my spending to $1500 but close to $1k the better. - Silence is golden. Quieter the better. Obviously while gaming that goes out the window but regular PC stuff, rather not hear it - Figure for once would like to be able to play games at across the board max settings on either a 1080p or 1440p monitor (on the fence on which to go with) - Lighting/RBG effects don't matter. I am fine with them being there but not critical as I can tell after about a week I would likely just cut them off anyway but can't tell if that is always possible with case built-in lighting - I tend to stack things on top of my case as temp shelf space so while a fan on top is fine, the entire top being for fans, not so much. - Thinking AMD unless recommend otherwise. - Keep hearing mixed reviews on the RTX2080 and looking at sales it seems the pre-built "retail" price is ~$500 but for us non-bulk buyers the price remains in the $800 range which seems really excessive. Yet still considering cause /drool max settings. - Prefer modular power supply, mostly because just discovered this exists now. - Keep reading "which is better" reviews on air versus liquid so keep going back and forth on that too. After doing dozens of builds and all of em making me think I missing important details, figure throw it at the experts. Any advice is much appreciated!