Building a budget gaming pc

[Darknightwo]

I'm currently building my brothers gaming PCs, I have 2 PCs to build with a budget of 1500USD$ each. The brother I'm currently building one for likes the color green and would not have access to a ethernet cable; So integrated wifi would be great. I would like to have a x570 motherboard (since my brother thinks he might upgrade in the future), 3600x AMD processor, and a GPU on the proformance level of a 2070. I will not be buying monitors or peripherals just the PC. But my brother would like to at least play in 2k without any problems. I am still relatively new to the PC building world with only two pc builds under my belt, so I'm just double checking if I'm possibly doing something that is foolish without knowing it. I appreciate any and all advice for a crowd that is more experienced than me. Thank you in advance!

[Fasauceome]

5 minutes ago, Darknightwo said:

so I'm just double checking if I'm possibly doing something that is foolish without knowing it

do you already have a parts list? if so, share a pcpartpicker.com link

 

[Withenex]

A 2070 should be fine for 2k, unless you're going for 144hz. then i would consider getting a better gpu. Also i wouldn't get an x570 board for a 3600x. Just get a board with good power delivery and you should be fine for upgrading

[Ashiella]

2 minutes ago, Withenex said:

A 2070 should be fine for 2k, unless you're going for 144hz. then i would consider getting a better gpu. Also i wouldn't get an x570 board for a 3600x. Just get a board with good power delivery and you should be fine for upgrading

a 1080, which is roughly equal to a 2070 in non RT titles, can play 1440p144hz just fine as long as youre willing to turn off stuff like ambient occlusion. Textures and shadows can be on high/ultra and still retain 120fps+ in most titles.

[dizmo]

If you're not buying in the US, you shouldn't list in US prices. It's irrelevant.

[Darknightwo]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Clapham/saved/cY9mgs

This is the parts list i did for my last build. which was for another family member of mine. my goal is to give them only the essentials of a gaming pc with the budget i have.

Also, the reason why im getting a x570 is because my brother is thinking about upgrading it so im trying to give as much room for him to do what ever he want to it in the future. but im also not knowledgeable in the topic of "future proof" to be saying that with certainty.

 

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, Darknightwo said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Clapham/saved/cY9mgs

This is the parts list i did for my last build. which was for another family member of mine. my goal is to give them only the essentials of a gaming pc with the budget i have.

Pretty decent build, but for a boot drive you can free up some budget by getting an Intel 660p or Sabrent Rocket which will deliver the same experience for a gaming PC. Also for that price, you can get an RX 5700 XT which would outperform that 2070.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($327.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: GeIL Evo X II RGB SYNC 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team MP34 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($413.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1330.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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