Need Help! New Build

[SiCkHiTrEg]

So I am pretty good with building pcs, water cooling and higher end stuff, however my friend asked me to help Him build a pc on a budget of around one thousand usd.  I have no idea where to start.  It will mostly be used for work related things and maybe occasional games.  For work it needs to support a dual monitor setup.   This is what i came up with real quick.  Any advice?  It would be really appreciated.

intel i5 9600k - $238.98

Geforce rtx 2060 - $399.55

Evga supernova 650 - $119.95

Msi b360 mobo - $99.99

Samsung evo m.2 1tb ssd - $169.99

16gb corsair vengeance ram - $99.99

Nzxt mid tower - $82.23

 

Totaling approx $1200.00

I am looking for advice to either improve cost/performance ratio.  I am sure I did not pick ideal parts all the way through.  And for what it needs to do I may have went overboard in areas.  Just needs dual monitor and be semi quick with maybe a few programs up at once for work.

 

 

[Semper]

Depending on the specific workload in question, it's very likely that Ryzen will be the better investment here.

If that M.2 SSD is a boot drive, it is possible to drop down to something like a 250/500 and opt for a mechanical drive for mass storage, you'd save a little money there.

It may also help to know specific models of things that you're looking at in terms of recommendations for specific items.
 

[Mateyyy]

What kind of "work related things" does he do exactly?

Imo the 9600K really doesn't make much sense at this point in general, and pairing it with a B360 board also won't allow you to overclock it, so you might as well go with a 9400.

[Fasauceome]

If you were going for a 9th gen CPU on a locked mobo, DDR4 2666 and a B365 board is the way to go

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-9600KF 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$207.89 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	$34.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B365M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$78.98 @ Newegg
Memory	OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	$51.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$373.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-24 11:07 EST-0500

However, AMD is where the real bang for buck is

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$179.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$84.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$64.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$329.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-24 11:08 EST-0500

 

9 minutes ago, SiCkHiTrEg said:

Geforce rtx 2060 - $399.55

Evga supernova 650 - $119.95

Samsung evo m.2 1tb ssd - $169.99

16gb corsair vengeance ram - $99.99

Nzxt mid tower - $82.23

The samsung evo series is a bit much for a gaming PC. You'll have the same experience with a much more budget oriented SSD.

 

you can get a lot more for $1200

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$179.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$84.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$64.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ B&H
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$359.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$73.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$953.90
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$933.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-24 11:12 EST-0500

 

[PopsicleHustler]

Much better for gaming and general workload. Costs less too.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$179.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$72.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Kingston A400 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$406.98 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks ECLIPSE P350X ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1044.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-24 11:12 EST-0500

 

[SiCkHiTrEg]

7 minutes ago, Semper said:

Depending on the specific workload in question, it's very likely that Ryzen will be the better investment here.

If that M.2 SSD is a boot drive, it is possible to drop down to something like a 250/500 and opt for a mechanical drive for mass storage, you'd save a little money there.

It may also help to know specific models of things that you're looking at in terms of recommendations for specific items.
 

 

5 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

What kind of "work related things" does he do exactly?

Imo the 9600K really doesn't make much sense at this point in general, and pairing it with a B360 board also won't allow you to overclock it, so you might as well go with a 9400.

I just asked him what kind of programs need to be run.  And that list I just threw together real quick.  Im sure things will be swapped in and out.  And amd is an option, but I have always built intel and dont know much about their processors/ video cards.

[SiCkHiTrEg]

Ya I think amd may be a better option for what he needs.  

[Mateyyy]

4 minutes ago, SiCkHiTrEg said:

I just asked him what kind of programs need to be run.  And that list I just threw together real quick.  Im sure things will be swapped in and out.  And amd is an option, but I have always built intel and dont know much about their processors/ video cards.

Telling us what kind of programs he works with would've help.

The only scenario where Intel would probably make sense is if he was to work exclusively with the Adobe suite (because it's very optimised for Intel at the moment), and in that case, probably an i7-9700 would make more sense. Otherwise, Ryzen in general offers more threads for the same or even lower price, and now almost equivalent single-core performance compared to Coffee Lake, making them perfectly adequate for gaming too.

[SiCkHiTrEg]

So, the workload is more for his wifes job.  Hes not sure what programs, but I dont think its too crazy intense stuff.  Just may need multiple programs running at once.

[SiCkHiTrEg]

1 minute ago, Mateyyy said:

Telling us what kind of programs he works with would've help.

The only scenario where Intel would probably make sense is if he was to work exclusively with the Adobe suite (because it's very optimised for Intel at the moment), and in that case, probably an i7-9700 would make more sense. Otherwise, Ryzen in general offers more threads for the same or even lower price, and now almost equivalent single-core performance compared to Coffee Lake, making them perfectly adequate for gaming too.

Ok didn’t know that ill ask what specific programs and get back to you guys.  Thanks for the help.

[boggy77]

this is a nice all-rounder build for under 1k.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$179.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$50.73 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$98.98 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$64.99 @ Newegg
Storage	TCSunBow X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$51.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$239.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$55.88 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$73.98 @ Newegg
Case Fan	ARCTIC P12 PWM PST(5-pack) 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans	$27.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$914.51
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$894.51
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-24 11:30 EST-0500

 

[SiCkHiTrEg]

1 hour ago, Mateyyy said:

Telling us what kind of programs he works with would've help.

The only scenario where Intel would probably make sense is if he was to work exclusively with the Adobe suite (because it's very optimised for Intel at the moment), and in that case, probably an i7-9700 would make more sense. Otherwise, Ryzen in general offers more threads for the same or even lower price, and now almost equivalent single-core performance compared to Coffee Lake, making them perfectly adequate for gaming too.

So the programs that need to run are citrix, adobe, excel and word.