build Father/son New PC builds

[Sans]

Ok, it's time I get a hole new PC. My AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is barly keeping up. But on top of that, I am wanting to build a 2nd PC for my son. This isn't going to be my first build, but if you couldn't tell, it has been awhile; however, this will be my son's first build, and is the main reason for this.

 

Now, I was thing of going with the $900 Ryzen Gaming Build (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zt1P41pjE4) for myself, and something like the "My First Gaming PC" from The Perfect DIY Gaming PC - Early 2020 Buyer's Guide (https://youtu.be/Lfcschg9uwU) for my son.

 

What I want to double check is that if I upgrade anything on my PC, that I would be able to just move that part over to my son's without much issue. IE, if i upgrade to a Ryzen 7, or even a 9, the 5 should work with the mobo in his. As far as I can tell, it should, but again, I want to double check.

 

Also, right now, the only think I think I'll keep from my old PC is the graphix card (an EVEA GTX 680) and use that in my son's PC.

 

Is there anything you would change about the builds? should I go Ryzen 3 over the Athlon for my son's PC? My budget for is about 1200 USD for both PCs combined.

[Herman Mcpootis]

Son's rig:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: HEC HX310 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.95 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.29 @ Newegg) 
Total: $404.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-03 12:48 EDT-0400

 

Your rig:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB THICC II Video Card  ($369.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.29 @ Newegg) 
Total: $789.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-03 12:50 EDT-0400

 

You can probably reuse your HDD for storage, and a few others if you really want.

[boggy77]

pc 1:

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	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$64.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ B&H
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$303.98 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$58.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$892.91
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$862.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-03 12:47 EDT-0400

 

pc 2:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$99.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$69.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$39.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel 660p 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$63.99 @ Newegg
Case	HEC HX210 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$34.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$58.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$367.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-03 12:51 EDT-0400

 

[Sans]

On 4/3/2020 at 11:52 AM, boggy77 said:

 

Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$303.98 @ Newegg

It looks like this card is out of stock. Do you have any suggestions on an alternative? 

[boggy77]

EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB SC BLACK GAMING Video Card

[Sans]

1 hour ago, boggy77 said:

EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB SC BLACK GAMING Video Card

Thanks!