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Ok, I guess that’s better for me bc it saves me some money in the build.

Ok, but if I ever decided to go to 1440 would I need something much beefier? At present I don’t have a monitor goes up to 1440 but I imagine as they become more common on the used market I could snag one for cheap.

1080p Ideally and close to 60fps but I’m not really picky. I looked into the 2070 Super at the suggestion of lopj245 above and I like the concept, but it seems pretty expensive atm, buying used would be a possibility though.

The DAC is a Focusrite Scarlett, and rn I mainly play Modern Warfare, Siege, AC Odyssey, and Madden. I was recommended the AIO because that’s what my roommates and friends from home have generally used. In all fairness I know nothing about the Ryzen platform so I will have to look into it more, and I’m very open to it if it can save me some money.

I'm currently a senior at university studying geophysics and oceanography. I do work in GIS, numerical modelling, satellite data analysis, and rudimentary data science programs (RStudio/MATLAB). I also would like to be able to set up a DAC for recording/music editing (I already have a DAC w an XLR input) as well as gaming with my friends from back home. Three of my roommates are big PC enthusiasts who have built multiple PC's before and have agreed to help me w a build and as such I would like to get more into computers while also making one such that I will not need to build/buy another until for a while. Currently I have: a used Corsair 750D 3-4 140mm fans Assorted HDD's from older computers an Optical Drive 5.25' and a multi-card reader 5.25' I plan on getting: Motherboard: ASUS Z390-E CPU: Intel i7 9700k CPU Fan: Corsair H110i (or comprable) GPU: No Idea RAM: 32 GB DDR4 (GIS uses a metric s**tload of RAM) PSU: 450-650W Unit? 1. What GPU should I use? (I can upgrade the GPU later down the road) 2. What is appropriate for PSU wattage? 3. I was curious about running a push-pull setup with the Corsair H110i as a top exhaust. 4. Do I need a sound card for the DAC to run into? I'm sure I'll have other questions. Best Regards