I'm building my first PC... Buy list?

[TechnoLovely]

Like I said, I'm doing my first build. I've seen plenty of videos so I definitely understand the 'how' but my main problem is the 'what' I guess. Since I've never really done this I have no clue where to start with buying parts. If anyone has a buy or part list for me that would be great. This goes without saying but I'm starting from scratch, so that means I'm gonna need a motherboard/case, etc... Thanks ahead of time to anyone who responded!

 

(Edit:) I ALMOST FORGOT, I'm trying to build a gaming desktop. not exactly state of the art but I need it to be formidable. If anyone wants I can clarify precise specs that I'd prefer.

[Meganter]

2 minutes ago, TechnoLovely said:

Like I said, I'm doing my first build. I've seen plenty of videos so I definitely understand the 'how' but my main problem is the 'what' I guess. Since I've never really done this I have no clue where to start with buying parts. If anyone has a buy or part list for me that would be great. This goes without saying but I'm starting from scratch, so that means I'm gonna need a motherboard/case, etc... Thanks ahead of time to anyone who responded!

Hello,

 

Bugdet, country, aim of the build ?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$82.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$53.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$67.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1184.90
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$1174.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-28 04:01 EST-0500

Random good build in the meantime

[TechnoLovely]

USA... $1,500-$2,500 US... and just about anything better than mid-high tier. I'm not looking for a super computer just the best I just need to out perform your average gaming PC.

[GDRRiley]

need monitor?

OS choice?

keyboard or mouse?

 

welcome to the forums read this and don't forget to quote/tag

 

[TechnoLovely]

1 minute ago, GDRRiley said:

need monitor?

OS choice?

keyboard or mouse?

 

welcome to the forums read this and don't forget to quote/tag

 

I'm gonna keep my 144Hz screen, current mouse/keyboard, and Windows 10 of course.

[Meganter]

7 minutes ago, TechnoLovely said:

USA... $1,500-$2,500 US... and just about anything better than mid-high tier. I'm not looking for a super computer just the best I just need to out perform your average gaming PC.

Please quote so I can see the answer

 

Without peripherals :

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$299.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$144.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$159.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$53.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$663.98 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$67.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1625.89
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1585.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-28 04:16 EST-0500

 

This would work really well, handle gaming and streaming without problem and render/blender if you are into that.

Keep in mind that new Intel and AMD CPU should be out this year as long as new nVidia and AMD GPU.

[GDRRiley]

this is more than any gaming system needs to be but I'll give 2 options. better cpu vs better GPU.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$469.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.87 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Steel Legend WiFi ax ATX AM4 Motherboard	$169.99 @ Newegg
Memory	OLOy 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$127.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$149.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 120 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$218.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$139.99 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2176.77
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-28 04:18 EST-0500

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$299.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100x 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$69.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Steel Legend WiFi ax ATX AM4 Motherboard	$169.99 @ Newegg
Memory	OLOy 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$127.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$149.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 120 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$218.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card	$699.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$139.99 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2126.89
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$2106.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-28 04:20 EST-0500

 

[Meganter]

8 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

 

Something's wrong with your 2TB HDD storage price, 220$ is excessive to say the least.

Ram latency is meh.

Overkill wattage too.

And a more expensive motherboard that is not as good as the Prime-P

 

Overall overpriced.

[TechnoLovely]

11 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

Please quote so I can see the answer

 

Without peripherals :

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$299.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$144.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$159.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$53.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$663.98 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$67.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1625.89
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1585.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-28 04:16 EST-0500

 

This would work really well, handle gaming and streaming without problem and render/blender if you are into that.

Keep in mind that new Intel and AMD CPU should be out this year as long as new nVidia and AMD GPU.

That's a really great build and I might go with it for my second build (for my partner). She's not getting a PC as good as mine lol

For this one though, I'm gonna go with GDRRiley's. Thank you again for the suggestion, I'm sure she'll love it. (She's probably gonna mainly use it for SecondLife and Siege so I'm not worried she'll think I'm blowing her off.)

[Meganter]

2 minutes ago, TechnoLovely said:

That's a really great build and I might go with it for my second build (for my partner). She's not getting a PC as good as mine lol

For this one though, I'm gonna go with GDRRiley's. Thank you again for the suggestion, I'm sure she'll love it. (She's probably gonna mainly use it for SecondLife and Siege so I'm not worried she'll think I'm blowing her off.)

See my comment above then, his build is just overpriced for the exact same performance

[GDRRiley]

6 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

Something's wrong with your 2TB HDD storage price, 220$ is excessive to say the least.

Ram latency is meh.

Overkill wattage too.

And a more expensive motherboard that is not as good as the Prime-P

 

Overall overpriced.

its a 2tb SSD.

spend the extra if you want.

750W is okay with an overclocked CPU+GPU

board should be changed, I didn't see the time prime P while looking.

 

updated slightly

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$469.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.87 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$144.99 @ Amazon
Memory	OLOy 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$127.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$149.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 120 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$218.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Corsair
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$139.99 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2151.77
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-28 04:37 EST-0500

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$299.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100x 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$69.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$144.99 @ Amazon
Memory	OLOy 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$127.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$149.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 120 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$218.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card	$699.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Corsair
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$139.99 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2101.89
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$2081.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-28 04:37 EST-0500

2 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

See my comment above then, his build is just overpriced for the exact same performance

My prices have windows 10 pro and a 2TB SSD. that adds 350$ to it

Edited February 28, 2020 by GDRRiley
changed boards

[TechnoLovely]

2 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

its a 2tb SSD.

spend the extra if you want.

750W is okay with an overclocked CPU+GPU

board should be changed, I didn't see the time prime P while looking.

Would it be possible to keep the same parts as the first one you listed but use prime P?

[GDRRiley]

Just now, TechnoLovely said:

Would it be possible to keep the same parts as the first one you listed but use prime P?

yep I updated them after realizing it refresh the page

[SansVarnic]

-= Topic Moved to New Builds and Planning =-

[Meganter]

4 minutes ago, TechnoLovely said:

Would it be possible to keep the same parts as the first one you listed but use prime P?

Just keep in mind you have worse ram with those build.

3900x with 2070S will give less performance than a 3700x+2080S.

AIO is unnecessary as both CPUs come with a CPU cooler.

3700x or 3900x in game have a margin performance between them (hell even a 3600 is on par for gaming).

 

Just keep that in mind before buying anything.

[GDRRiley]

2 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

Just keep in mind you have worse ram with those build.

3900x with 2070S will give less performance than a 3700x+2080S.

AIO is unnecessary as both CPUs come with a CPU cooler.

3700x or 3900x in game have a margin performance between them (hell even a 3600 is on par for gaming).

 

Just keep that in mind before buying anything.

change out the ram easy.

yes it will give less FPS but I didn't want to tunnel the build in. in 2 years buy a new GPU and you'll be fine hell 4 years and 2 GPU upgrade and you should be great still.

the extra money on a 2080S doesn't make a ton of sense its another 200$ for a bit faster card.

 

The cooler doesn't do well with OC or even allowing the chips to boost fully. if you don't like AIOs get a good air cooler from noctua or be quite.

most but not all games.

[TechnoLovely]

2 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

Just keep in mind you have worse ram with those build.

3900x with 2070S will give less performance than a 3700x+2080S.

AIO is unnecessary as both CPUs come with a CPU cooler.

3700x or 3900x in game have a margin performance between them (hell even a 3600 is on par for gaming).

 

Just keep that in mind before buying anything.

I'm going to do somewhat of a composite being that I'll be keeping the SSD/HDD from my current rig, I don't need storage. Then I'm gonna put a 500GB HDD in my current and sell it to buy the rest on a mixture of your list and GDRRiley's (basically the best of each) and I'm not exactly comfortable with installing liquid cooling yet, so there's that. Basically, all of my experience comes from frankenstein'ing my past PC's together into what I have now.

[Meganter]

1 minute ago, GDRRiley said:

change out the ram easy.

yes it will give less FPS but I didn't want to tunnel the build in. in 2 years buy a new GPU and you'll be fine hell 4 years and 2 GPU upgrade and you should be great still.

the extra money on a 2080S doesn't make a ton of sense its another 200$ for a bit faster card.

 

The cooler doesn't do well with OC or even allowing the chips to boost fully. if you don't like AIOs get a good air cooler from noctua or be quite.

most but not all games.

Yes that's why I'm telling him so he has the full spectrum before he goes, maybe he'll go 3900x+2080S with AIO anyway

[Meganter]

Just now, TechnoLovely said:

I'm going to do somewhat of a composite being that I'll be keeping the SSD/HDD from my current rig, I don't need storage. Then I'm gonna put a 500GB HDD in my current and sell it to buy the rest on a mixture of your list and GDRRiley's (basically the best of each) and I'm not exactly comfortable with installing liquid cooling yet, so there's that. Basically, all of my experience comes from frankenstein'ing my past PC's together into what I have now.

Then for good air cooler you have the Noctua NH D15/S/Chromax and the Bequiet! Dark Rock Pro 4, they are on par but Noctua comes with a longer warranty.

 

The Dark Rock 4 and NH U14S are still good too for less.

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, TechnoLovely said:

I'm not exactly comfortable with installing liquid cooling yet, so there's that.

okay well we both probably could have done better with that knowledge.

an AIO is just a sealed cooler. they are often easier than air coolers to install and most have a 5-7 year life.

[TechnoLovely]

1 minute ago, Plouffe said:

Yes that's why I'm telling him so he has the full spectrum before he goes, maybe he'll go 3900x+2080S with AIO anyway

Not to be that one but *she

don't worry, I get it a lot more than you think. Being that I'm into building computers

[Meganter]

1 minute ago, GDRRiley said:

okay well we both probably could have done better with that knowledge.

an AIO is just a sealed cooler. they are often easier than air coolers to install and most have a 5-7 year life.

Yes nowadays they are quite good and reliable, I still prefer air cooling because it's cheaper and you just need to change the fan/s if it fails.

 

1 minute ago, TechnoLovely said:

Not to be that one but *she

don't worry, I get it a lot more than you think. Being that I'm into building computers

My bad

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, TechnoLovely said:

Not to be that one but *she

don't worry, I get it a lot more than you think. Being that I'm into building computers

hey go ahead, most of us nerds need reminders

I for sure could have asked more questions and got a better build with a bit more of your situation.

feel free to post a build log as it is being built.

[TechnoLovely]

2 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

Yes nowadays they are quite good and reliable, I still prefer air cooling because it's cheaper and you just need to change the fan/s if it fails.

 

My bad

Like I said, don't worry. I get it ALLL the time posting on forums like this. And people are usually very surprised when I tell them lol

[TechnoLovely]

3 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

hey go ahead, most of us nerds need reminders

I for sure could have asked more questions and got a better build with a bit more of your situation.

feel free to post a build log as it is being built.

Yeah, I probably should have clarified that before hand. I notice people tend to be more... what's the word... Descriptive when I start off with that though so I usually wait until I have to correct someone so I don't feel like I'm having my hand held lol