AMD Sub $1000 Gaming build recommendations

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Price...

<$1000 build, tower only.

 

Guidelines

Using a Freesync monitor.

Best gaming performance.

m.2 SSD 1tb min.

Case with decent airflow and most number of fans included for the price

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($409.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar MX330-G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.29 @ Newegg) 
Total: $985.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-23 07:36 EDT-0400

 

case is good airflow, tho i suggest waiting untill you can afford some propper fans. 

[Neftex]

are you aware that you dont need AMD gpu to use freesync?

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1 minute ago, Neftex said:

are you aware that you dont need AMD gpu to use freesync?

That's cool, didnt know. if there's a better Nvidia GPU for the price, then make the list. thank you.

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17 minutes ago, Neftex said:

are you aware that you dont need AMD gpu to use freesync?

Not all Freesync monitors will work trouble free with an Nvidia gpu. You are better to get one that is certified. 

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2 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Not all Freesync monitors will work trouble free with an Nvidia gpu. You are better to get one that is certified. 

its Vesa adaptive sync. so if it doesnt work with Nvidia, its likely you would also have trouble with an AMD card. on most you probably have to activate it manually tho. 

[Neftex]

3 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Not all Freesync monitors will work trouble free with an Nvidia gpu. You are better to get one that is certified. 

those freesync monitors mostly dont work trouble free on amd either

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9 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

its Vesa adaptive sync. so if it doesnt work with Nvidia, its likely you would also have trouble with an AMD card. on most you probably have to activate it manually tho. 

 

8 minutes ago, Neftex said:

those freesync monitors mostly dont work trouble free on amd either

Pretty sure you can still have issues such as flickering with a non certified screen if using an Nvidia gpu on a Freesync monitor. Correct me if I am wrong though 

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1 minute ago, lee32uk said:

Pretty sure you can still have issues such as flickering with a non certified screen if using an Nvidia gpu on a Freesync monitor.

yeah you can, but according to testing done by Nvidia, they found the same issues when doublechecking with AMD cards. 

 

meaning it was more an inherent issue with the monitor. there are also a lot of requirements monitors trip on and end up not getting the certification. 

 

you can most of the time be worry free when it comes to buying freesync monitors. low end market can be a bit messy tho.