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Budget Build For iracing and simulator racing

zconflictz7
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Hi everyone, 

 

I'm currently in the market for a new PC or semi-used for my racing simulator that I am going to be building this winter/fall. I have put some parts together already but am not sure what GPU to use. My use for the pc will literally only be for simulator racing, triple 144hz, 1080p or 1440p, 1ms monitor setup. I also have an HTC which I am planning to use aswell for this build. I'm trying to keep a budget of around 1500$ CAD.  

 

I will link the parts I have already chosen If you think I have a certain part that is too much for what I'm gonna be using it to let me know. 

This is my 3rd pc build now

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/BzYpdX

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor $334.99 @ Newegg Canada
CPU Cooler Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $174.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard $235.50 @ Vuugo
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $144.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $53.50 @ Vuugo
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $119.50 @ Vuugo
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $128.45 @ Amazon Canada
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit $178.50 @ Vuugo
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1400.42
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $1370.42
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 13:10 EDT-0400  

 

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That doesn't seem like a budget build to me, most of the money has gone into aesthetics over performance.

If you dropped that unnecessary liquid cooler you could get a 3600 or a 3700x instead for the cpu, just use a noctua nh u12 or a Dark Rock 4.

Also that psu seems oddly expensive for the build.

 

ALSO if you are actually paying that much for a windows licence, get it from microsoft themselves, don't get a stupid OEM licence.

 

For the gpu, if you shave off some stuff here and there im sure you could get a AMD 5700 to fit in the budget.

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1 minute ago, Origami Cactus said:

That doesn't seem like a budget build to me, most of the money has gone into aesthetics over performance.

If you dropped that unnecessary liquid cooler you could get a 3600 or a 3700x instead for the cpu, just use a noctua nh u12 or a Dark Rock 4.

Also that psu seems oddly expensive for the build.

 

ALSO if you are actually paying that much for a windows licence, get it from microsoft themselves, don't get a stupid OEM licence.

 

For the gpu, if you shave off some stuff here and there im sure you could get a AMD 5700 to fit in the budget.

Thanks for the feedback. 

 

Would you say for the PSU go down to a bronze plus? 

 

I assumed the license on pc part picker was a normal one, assumed that from windows it would be the same price. When you say to get from microsoft do you mean directly from their website? 

 

What would be the Nvidia equivalent of the 5700, 2060? 

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12 minutes ago, zconflictz7 said:

Thanks for the feedback. 

 

Would you say for the PSU go down to a bronze plus? 

idk, @LukeSavenije can help with psus.

12 minutes ago, zconflictz7 said:

I assumed the license on pc part picker was a normal one, assumed that from windows it would be the same price. When you say to get from microsoft do you mean directly from their website? 

When buying a windows licence for legit, try to avoid OEM licences, and get a real one. Yeah, buying from microsoft themselves would be the safest. OEM is not that bad, but every time you change the motherboard etc you need to call up microsoft and have them reactivate it, while normal licence can just be tied to your microsoft account.

12 minutes ago, zconflictz7 said:

What would be the Nvidia equivalent of the 5700, 2060? 

2060 super.

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14 minutes ago, zconflictz7 said:

Would you say for the PSU go down to a bronze plus? 

well... 80+ says nothing about quality in general, just efficiency

 

speaking about quality, don't get a g3

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3 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

idk, @LukeSavenije can help with psus.

When buying a windows licence for legit, try to avoid OEM licences, and get a real one. Yeah, buying from microsoft themselves would be the safest. OEM is not that bad, but every time you change the motherboard etc you need to call up microsoft and have them reactivate it, while normal licence can just be tied to your microsoft account.

2060 super.

Well, that explains why when I upgraded my current computer I had to call Microsoft. Thanks for giving me this knowledge. 

 

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

well... 80+ says nothing about quality in general, just efficiency

 

speaking about quality, don't get a g3

What would you recommend, I currently have the G1 750watt with over 10khrs on it and it seems ight. What about corsair how are their PSU

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3 minutes ago, zconflictz7 said:

What would you recommend, I currently have the G1 750watt with over 10khrs on it and it seems ight. What about corsair how are their PSU

G1 is good, i would keep it, if it is less than 10 years old.

 

Corsair PSUs are good mostly, avoid the VS stuff, and some other.

 

@LukeSavenije has made a great tier list of all psus:

 

 

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1 minute ago, Origami Cactus said:

G1 is good, i would keep it, if it is less than 10 years old.

 

Corsair PSUs are good mostly, avoid the VS stuff, and some other.

 

@LukeSavenije has made a great tier list of all psus:

 

 

ya my G1 is about 5 years old now

Sweet, thanks a ton. 

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1 minute ago, zconflictz7 said:

What about corsair how are their PSU

corsair has some decent psus, but you need to find a balance here...

 

but you know... since i'm here, have a better build

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $265.50 @ Vuugo
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler $49.75 @ Vuugo
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.99 @ Memory Express
Memory OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $90.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $128.50 @ Vuugo
Storage Seagate Barracuda Computer 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $64.99 @ Canada Computers
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $524.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $119.50 @ Vuugo
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Newegg Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1504.20
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 13:57 EDT-0400  

 

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1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

corsair has some decent psus, but you need to find a balance here...

 

but you know... since i'm here, have a better build

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $265.50 @ Vuugo
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler $49.75 @ Vuugo
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.99 @ Memory Express
Memory OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $90.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $128.50 @ Vuugo
Storage Seagate Barracuda Computer 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $64.99 @ Canada Computers
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $524.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $119.50 @ Vuugo
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Newegg Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1504.20
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 13:57 EDT-0400  

 

This is over budget by 4 bucks and 20 cents. /sarcasm 

 

You didn't have to do this, thank you very much. 

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1 minute ago, zconflictz7 said:

his is over budget by 4 bucks and 20 cents.

well... okay

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $265.50 @ Vuugo
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $44.75 @ Vuugo
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.99 @ Memory Express
Memory OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $90.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $128.50 @ Vuugo
Storage Seagate Barracuda Computer 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $64.99 @ Canada Computers
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $524.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $119.50 @ Vuugo
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Newegg Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1499.20
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 14:01 EDT-0400  

and 80 cents left even?

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Just now, LukeSavenije said:

well... okay

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $265.50 @ Vuugo
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $44.75 @ Vuugo
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.99 @ Memory Express
Memory OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $90.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $128.50 @ Vuugo
Storage Seagate Barracuda Computer 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $64.99 @ Canada Computers
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $524.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $119.50 @ Vuugo
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Newegg Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1499.20
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 14:01 EDT-0400  

and 80 cents left even?

Just enough for 3/4 of a liter of gas

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