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Looking for some help with a build. I not up to date on whats best, ive heard good things about amd's new chips but in the past ive only used intel. Looking to keep this around 1500 or under. Not a heavy gamer but would like to play some COD or Battlefield, i also would like to use for a flight sim as well. Can someone point me towards the best bang for the buck with a $1500 budget? It doesnt have to be flashy but i do like a nice clean build.

 

this is what ive play around with so far: should not i have some backup storage options already avail to me (2tb 3.5in, two 500gb ssd, several 1tb drives) still want a m2 for the new build for quick boots

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $309.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $34.89 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $152.98 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $64.98 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $79.99 @ B&H
Storage Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $64.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $719.99 @ Amazon
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $129.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1627.78
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-11 19:46 EST-0500  

 

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I'd get a better cooler, get something like an EX950 for the SSD, drop the PSU to 550w...other than that you can't really save any money anywhere without going with something like a 3600.

 

20 minutes ago, Caroline said:

Faster mem and cheaper SSD

Between the stock cooler and that one keep the stock

Case is an oven, you can get something better with that budget

850W is overkill unless you're planning to do SLI which is not worth, go for 650W

Case isn't that bad, and it's better than the middle of the pack in Gamers Nexus testing.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

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26 minutes ago, Caroline said:

Faster mem and cheaper SSD

Between the stock cooler and that one keep the stock

Case is an oven, you can get something better with that budget

850W is overkill unless you're planning to do SLI which is not worth, go for 650W

Can you point me towards better ram? 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Best Buy) the wraith prism is on par with the 212 evo.
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($153.98 @ Newegg) much better for the same price.
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) just as good for less.
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Walmart) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC2 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($599.99 @ Newegg) very slightly worse for $100 less.
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 850w is overkill.
Total: $1376.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-11 20:30 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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18 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Best Buy) the wraith prism is on par with the 212 evo.
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($153.98 @ Newegg) much better for the same price.
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) just as good for less.
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Walmart) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC2 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($599.99 @ Newegg) very slightly worse for $100 less.
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 850w is overkill.
Total: $1376.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-11 20:30 EST-0500

Awesome. That 550w psu won’t be maxed out? Is that brand any good? 

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4 minutes ago, CaptNick said:

Awesome. That 550w psu won’t be maxed out? Is that brand any good? 

https://www.anandtech.com/show/14663/the-nvidia-geforce-rtx-2080-super-review/15 9900k + 2080 and it only ate 324w under a stress test.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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tweaked your build a bit

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $309.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler $48.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $188.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA XPG GAMMIX S5 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $59.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $64.99 @ Newegg
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card $719.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $98.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1696.90
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1676.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 04:40 EST-0500  

 

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3 minutes ago, CaptNick said:

ok changes a few things up, i think i want to go down on the gpu and up on the cpu - can someone show me the best picks with this setup?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/djdalite/saved/rqXgJx

i don't think your use case will benefit from the 3900x. the best option is still a 3700x, which I kept in the build below. if you insist on the 3900x, just replace it in the build below. the rest will work and is the best value for money.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $309.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $180.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.98 @ Amazon
Storage Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $62.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $64.99 @ Newegg
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card $499.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1393.90
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1373.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 10:23 EST-0500  

 

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Appprecaited. I’m not sold on the case or anything it was just a quick pick. Any recommendations. I’m thinking of staying with the 3900x

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $499.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  
Memory GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $52.99 @ Newegg
Storage Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $62.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $89.99 @ Newegg
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card $499.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $98.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $104.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1429.92
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1409.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-13 09:49 EST-0500  

 

 

This is what I have as of now, can anyone comment on how quiet the PSU is? Also do i have the correct video card/ram/mobo/m.2 combo for the chip?

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4 minutes ago, CaptNick said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $499.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  
Memory GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $52.99 @ Newegg
Storage Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $62.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $89.99 @ Newegg
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card $499.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $98.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $104.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1429.92
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1409.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-13 09:49 EST-0500  

 

 

This is what I have as of now, can anyone comment on how quiet the PSU is? Also do i have the correct video card/ram/mobo/m.2 combo for the chip?

everything looks good. enjoy!

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4 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

everything looks good. enjoy!

? is that the best mobo in the 200 and under category?

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24 minutes ago, CaptNick said:

? is that the best mobo in the 200 and under category?

yes, it's in tier A, you can overclock a 3950x to the max on it

Tier A 200A current draw on little ambient airflow, maxed out 3950X on ambient cooling, 2700x on LN2

 

 

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Bear with me since I’m not well versed....if I wanted to go with a b450 mobo so save $$, what would you all recommend?. Im thinking I won’t need pci 4.0, two m.2’s or 2-10gbit usb that a 570 offers. But I’d rather have a more name brand m.2 ssd
 

I do however want to have flashback on the b450 to be able to easily update bios for the 3900X ryzen (I think that’s possible) without having to buy a separate chip/loaner to update bios. 
 

would this be beneficial over just getting a 570 mobo?

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1 hour ago, CaptNick said:

Bear with me since I’m not well versed....if I wanted to go with a b450 mobo so save $$, what would you all recommend?. Im thinking I won’t need pci 4.0, two m.2’s or 2-10gbit usb that a 570 offers. But I’d rather have a more name brand m.2 ssd
 

I do however want to have flashback on the b450 to be able to easily update bios for the 3900X ryzen (I think that’s possible) without having to buy a separate chip/loaner to update bios. 
 

would this be beneficial over just getting a 570 mobo?

I wouldn't go for a b450 with a 3900x. You're much better off with the x570 I recommended. And the silicone power A80 ssd is very good quality, look up some reviews of it.

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So the Asus TUF mobo keeps going out of stock. Is there anything thats just as good i should be looking at (sub $200)?

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Can anyone tell me what cooling fans to get for the case? I know the cpu and gpu have fans but i dont think the case does

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