Philippe D.

Gaming at 1080/2k, games like ghost Recon/flight simulator/Rainbow six. I am building this in the US on a $1500 budget as a gaming tower. Please send me your thoughts!

Hello, I would very much appreciates any thoughts and feedback on the following build list for a gaming PC: * Fractal Design Meshify C Black ATX High-Airflow Compact Light Tint Tempered Glass Mid Tower Computer Case * Seagate BarraCuda Pro ST6000DM004 6TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive * ASRock B450 PRO4 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard * MSI GeForce GTX 1660 DirectX 12 GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card * EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G3, 220-G3-0750-X1, 80+ GOLD, 750W Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode with New HDB Fan, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester, Compact 150mm Size, Power Supply * Team T-Force Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Desktop Memory Model TLGD416G3000HC16CDC01 * AMD RYZEN 7 2700X 8-Core 3.7 GHz (4.3 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 105W YD270XBGAFBOX Desktop Processor * EVGA CLC 240 Liquid / Water CPU Cooler, 400-HY-CL24-V1, 240mm Radiator, RGB LED with EVGA Flow Control Software * WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB Internal SSD - SATA III 6Gb/s M.2 2280 Solid State Drive - WDS100T2B0B Thank you for any feedback!

Thank you so much for all the replies so far! I have a few questions arising from reading the replies: - Will a $1000 budget provide the 60fps for most games on high graphics settings that we are looking for? Most recent game envisioned is Anthem. Lots of Ubisoft big titles are int he mix as well. - What is the pro and con sheet of AMD vs Intel? m9x3mos (thank you btw!) suggested a AMD Ryzen 5. What oriented your recommendation away from an Intel? - How should i approach the question of how many fans to get and how to mount them? I don't know what to watch for, what criteria to choose fans by, all I know is I want to make sure the unit is very well cooled as I want it to last a while. also, someone suggested a build video on LTT. I looked up on youtube and found but this does not feature the liquid cooling element I was hoping for, and it dates from 2017. Another post from 2018 only talks about what spare parts to get but does not show how to assemble them. I'm sure I'm missing a lot as LTT looks nothing if not comprehensive, however I was not able to find exactly what i was after given my limited knowledge. Any help is greatly appreciated!!! Philippe

Good evening all and apologies if this is the wrong section for this question. My son is looking to earn some high school credits by building his own gaming computer. I am a systems analyst with lots of experience in software development, but no knowledge in hardware beyond 25 year-old tech (remember when 4gigs was way too much memory, and the regular OS install was Windows 95?). The scope of his assignment obviously doesn't include investing the years it takes to become knowledgeable in modern computer hardware. I am looking for a kind soul who will : - point us to a purchasing list for a reasonable system capable of playing the more demanding games out there at 60fps without melting. A nice to have would include a liquid cooling component. - advise us as to pitfalls and gotchas along the way - guide us with how to set the right BIOS options during setup Any and all links, quotes, content of any kind going towards those goals will be hugely appreciated and duly acknowledged on a photo-supported narrative to be posted on my son's portfolio website. Is there anyone out there willing to share their wisdom? With hope, Philippe