Replacement PC for kid’s stolen gaming rig

[DiggsMcGee]

Hello, I’ll spare you all the details, but here’s the premise: a kid I’ve know from a local community/teen center had his gaming pc stolen by his dad’s ex-girlfriend (along with other stuff). His dad then ran away. As he’s telling me this, I just can’t believe it.

 

However, lets look at the positive side. This gives me a chance to build a new pc, and for a great cause. What I came here for is recommendations on a build I’ve already pieced together on PC Part Picker. Here’s what I got:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$363.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler	$29.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Asus TUF B360M-PLUS GAMING S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$99.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$204.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 960 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$369.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING OC PRO Video Card	$349.99 @ Amazon
Case	Corsair 270R ATX Mid Tower Case	$74.99 @ Corsair
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$105.88 @ OutletPC
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$133.87 @ Amazon
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	$34.69 @ Amazon
Monitor	AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$144.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Corsair K68 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$79.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Logitech G403 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse	$45.80 @ OutletPC
Headphones	Logitech G230 Headset	$38.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2108.03
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$2078.03
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-06 12:34 EDT-0400

 

His original PC had an i5 processor, GeForce 1080, and 32GB of RAM. (I was impressed he knew that much, for a 6th grader.) He played video games on it mostly.

 

That amount is about as high as I’m willing to go, but would love to bring it down.

 

What I would like to know from you guys is what did I overdo, what did I miss, and did I pick the “best” components and peripherals? I’m especially not sure about the mouse, keyboard, and headset. Mostly because I don’t care about those things that much. I have the Surface headphones XD And I love them! So let me know how I did and what you think I could improve.

 

Thanks,

 

-Diggs

[Lurick]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.79 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard	$166.00 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$149.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$59.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$64.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING OC PRO Video Card	$349.99 @ Amazon
Case	Thermaltake View 22 ATX Mid Tower Case	$56.56 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA GD (2019) 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$55.98 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$133.87 @ Amazon
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	$34.69 @ Amazon
Monitor	AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$144.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Corsair K68 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$79.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Logitech G403 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse	$45.80 @ OutletPC
Headphones	Logitech G230 Headset	$38.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1586.50
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$1576.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-06 12:49 EDT-0400

I would look at Ryzen to be honest, much better value for the money. Made quite a few changes to keep the performance while removing cost.

[DiggsMcGee]

5 minutes ago, Lurick said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.79 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard	$166.00 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$149.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$59.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$64.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING OC PRO Video Card	$349.99 @ Amazon
Case	Thermaltake View 22 ATX Mid Tower Case	$56.56 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA GD (2019) 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$55.98 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$133.87 @ Amazon
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	$34.69 @ Amazon
Monitor	AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$144.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Corsair K68 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$79.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Logitech G403 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse	$45.80 @ OutletPC
Headphones	Logitech G230 Headset	$38.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1586.50
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$1576.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-06 12:49 EDT-0400

I would look at Ryzen to be honest, much better value for the money. Made quite a few changes to keep the performance while removing cost.

Thanks! I’ll take a look at those.