Way too new at this.

[Hvacguy]

Looking to build my first PC. My Wife’s makeup stream is starting to blossom and I’m looking for better than average gameplay. Just hoping to build something we can both benefit from. My budget is fairly flexible at the time. But I really don’t want to spend more than $2,000. 

 

I feel like every time I start a partslist it gets out of hand. Lol I have this as of now. With an NZXT 700i case. Any recommendations or opinions are appreciated. I wouldn’t care to step down to a i5-8400 and a 1070ti, if I wouldn’t lose too much. I’d ideally like a system I don’t have to upgrade in the near future. 

 

 

 

MSI GeForce RTX™ 2070 ARMOR 8G (1)

Intel Core i7-8700K 6-Core 3.7 GHz

MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC

G. Skill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 MHz Samsung 970 EVO 500GB

Seagate Barracuda 2TB

NZXT Kraken X62

NZXT E650 Gold Digital PSU

[TH3R34P3R]

5 minutes ago, Hvacguy said:

Looking to build my first PC. My Wife’s makeup stream is starting to blossom and I’m looking for better than average gameplay. Just hoping to build something we can both benefit from. My budget is fairly flexible at the time. But I really don’t want to spend more than $2,000. 

 

I feel like every time I start a partslist it gets out of hand. Lol I have this as of now. With an NZXT 700i case. Any recommendations or opinions are appreciated. I wouldn’t care to step down to a i5-8400 and a 1070ti, if I wouldn’t lose too much. I’d ideally like a system I don’t have to upgrade in the near future. 

 

do you have peripherals and do you need anything else? 

[TH3R34P3R]

I went for a blackout build with this, 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$249.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$84.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard	$193.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$109.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$149.99 @ Samsung
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card	$499.99 @ Amazon
Case	NZXT - H700i ATX Mid Tower Case	$173.42 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$89.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor	Samsung - LC27JG50QQNZA 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$309.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1962.02
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1922.02
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-19 11:58 EST-0500

I threw in a 1440p monitor as well, and its still under budget.  

[Zmax]

Ryzen 3000 is very close to release. I would wait.

[Hvacguy]

8 minutes ago, TH3R34P3R said:

do you have peripherals and do you need anything else? 

I do have a Razer Huntsman Elite, and a Rival 600 mouse. Have a cheap monitor at the moment. Was looking at the 25” Alienware. 

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Zmax said:

Ryzen 3000 is very close to release. I would wait.

You are looking at a good 4 months for Ryzen 3000. Computex isn't on until the end of May, which is when we will more than likely get a solid release date. So you are more than likely looking at mid June onwards, and there is no guarantee you will be able to buy one unless you have pre-ordered which is always risky.

[TH3R34P3R]

16 minutes ago, Hvacguy said:

I do have a Razer Huntsman Elite, and a Rival 600 mouse. Have a cheap monitor at the moment. Was looking at the 25” Alienware. 

threw a monitor into the build i suggested. 

[Zmax]

4 hours ago, lee32uk said:

You are looking at a good 4 months for Ryzen 3000. Computex isn't on until the end of May, which is when we will more than likely get a solid release date. So you are more than likely looking at mid June onwards, and there is no guarantee you will be able to buy one unless you have pre-ordered which is always risky.

I totally agree, but I believed that it will be worth it, if the rumors are close to the actual facts.

 

Also I may need to include the time factor. Do I want it now or can I wait. For me, I will wait for it . I want the next gen system, mine, is old, it's a 2011 system, I want a Ryzen 3000.

[Guest]

32 minutes ago, Zmax said:

I totally agree, but I believed that it will be worth it, if the rumors are close to the actual facts.

 

Also I may need to include the time factor. Do I want it now or can I wait. For me, I will wait for it . I want the next gen system, mine, is old, it's a 2011 system, I want a Ryzen 3000.

If he can wait then I agree. Depends on how urgent the build is.

[Hvacguy]

The build isn’t super urgent. Not for me anyways. The Wife curses our current setup everyday. Ideally, I’d like to be running before the Spring. 

[Hvacguy]

Also, I’d like to ask. Why AMD? Besides price. What advantages are there over Intel? Yes, you can laugh at me lol. I’ll be THAT guy. 

[Hvacguy]

Am I missing anything? 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tt9Nmq
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tt9Nmq/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($308.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X52 Rev 2 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($126.06 @ OutletPC) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste  ($6.26 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($67.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - H500i (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.90 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($114.39 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($33.87 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: NZXT - AER RGB 2 Starter Pack 52.44 CFM 120mm Fans  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: MSI - Optix MAG24C 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($209.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1961.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-20 13:31 EST-0500