Will this be alright?

[DefeatedSouls]

Hey there, new to LTT forums but avid watcher of the channel.

 

I've been looking into building a new RIG for both gaming and streaming, and I decided on AMD. Is this an okay build or should I be changing a few things up.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($296.47 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: *NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1376.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-08 15:29 EDT-0400

 

Thanks for tips and advice.

 

 

[Shrekpad]

38 minutes ago, DefeatedSouls said:

Hey there, new to LTT forums but avid watcher of the channel.

 

I've been looking into building a new RIG for both gaming and streaming, and I decided on AMD. Is this an okay build or should I be changing a few things up.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($296.47 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: *NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1376.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-08 15:29 EDT-0400

 

Thanks for tips and advice.

 

 

Great build! Only things I have to say are that you can get faster ram for cheaper if you give up rgb (it’s really your choice). And you can get a Gigabyte Windforce OC 2070 super for less.

[DefeatedSouls]

Thanks! What's your suggestion on the ram? I do want RGB but I can manage without it. And in regards to the OC super, do you have a link for a cheaper one? I'm down for saving money. This is my first hand built. Currently using a 6 year old Alienware x51 R2, which works but its slowly dying 

[Guest]

The Gigabyte Windforce is a bit cheaper. You could also go with a 5700XT to save a bit more money.

 

The WD SN550 is the same price and has a longer warranty.

 

You will be fine with a 650W psu. The RMx is better.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card  ($489.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $719.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-08 15:47 EDT-0400

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, DefeatedSouls said:

Thanks! What's your suggestion on the ram? I do want RGB but I can manage without it. And in regards to the OC super, do you have a link for a cheaper one? I'm down for saving money. This is my first hand built. Currently using a 6 year old Alienware x51 R2, which works but its slowly dying 

The Ram is fine if you like it. 

[Dedayog]

6 minutes ago, DefeatedSouls said:

Thanks! What's your suggestion on the ram? I do want RGB but I can manage without it. And in regards to the OC super, do you have a link for a cheaper one? I'm down for saving money. This is my first hand built. Currently using a 6 year old Alienware x51 R2, which works but its slowly dying 

Your build is really very good.  People are going to split hairs about saving money for less performance but the 2070 Super is a great card for both 1080p and 1440p gaming.

 

Not sure what about your machine is slowly dying, I think you mean to say that as games and software evolve... the current PC gets slower relatively than it used to be.

[DefeatedSouls]

1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

Your build is really very good.  People are going to split hairs about saving money for less performance but the 2070 Super is a great card for both 1080p and 1440p gaming.

 

Not sure what about your machine is slowly dying, I think you mean to say that as games and software evolve... the current PC gets slower relatively than it used to be.

Thank you, you're not wrong, as games evolve the system I have is a little dated. I'm glad to know the 2070 super is a good card. I've always been an intel boy but everyone is telling me for streaming/gaming that the 3700x is gonna be great.

[DefeatedSouls]

Just looked at the 5700XT, hearing with it's updates it's rivaled the 2070 super. Should I stick with Nvidia or grab the 5700XT? 

[Dedayog]

5 minutes ago, DefeatedSouls said:

Just looked at the 5700XT, hearing with it's updates it's rivaled the 2070 super. Should I stick with Nvidia or grab the 5700XT? 

Rivals?  It's about 15% slower, so that's what I meant about saving money for less performance.

 

If you're just doing 1080p, go with the 5700XT then.  If you are doing 1440p, I'd spring for the 2070 Super.

[DefeatedSouls]

1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

Rivals?  It's about 15% slower, so that's what I meant about saving money for less performance.

 

If you're just doing 1080p, go with the 5700XT then.  If you are doing 1440p, I'd spring for the 2070 Super.

I don't feel the need for 1440p, not to mention im being cheap and using the current monitors I have which are 1080P. Plus I want to be doing some streaming in 1080p as well. would the XT still be fine for that?

[Dedayog]

3 minutes ago, DefeatedSouls said:

I don't feel the need for 1440p, not to mention im being cheap and using the current monitors I have which are 1080P. Plus I want to be doing some streaming in 1080p as well. would the XT still be fine for that?

Yeah, the 5700XT is about the best 1080p deal going right now.  If I was doing 1080p I'd go that route.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, DefeatedSouls said:

I don't feel the need for 1440p, not to mention im being cheap and using the current monitors I have which are 1080P. Plus I want to be doing some streaming in 1080p as well. would the XT still be fine for that?

Yes the 5700XT would be fine. The 3700X is a capable for streaming if not using an Nvidia gpu and nvenc. I think AMD have an alternative for gpu encoding but not sure how good/bad it is.

 

A 5700XT does save around $90 though.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6kdrxr/gigabyte-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-gaming-oc-video-card-gv-r57xtgaming-oc-8gd

[DefeatedSouls]

Thank you all!! Gonna go the 5700XT route since I'm not doing 1440P right now