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tank234
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need some help with a new pc build my budget is $1500 CAD but I do not mind if it goes over by a bit like up to $2500. I want this pc to be able to play games at 1440p and 4k resolution at 60fps and watch youtube and browse the internet and do my school work. I built a pc myself using some youtube help but don't know if it is good I have some parts already from my previous pc like the storage and more. Any help is appreciated

 

Edit: I don't know if I should go with the 3600x or the 3700x as the 3600x is currently $265 CAD and the 3700x is $430 CAD. Is there much difference? 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $405.00 @ Amazon Canada
CPU Cooler be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.14 CFM CPU Cooler $44.81 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $184.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $118.99 @ Newegg Canada
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card $699.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $159.50 @ Vuugo
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1613.28
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-12 10:35 EDT-0400  

this is the build

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I can help.

 

First change the CPU to Ryzen 9  3900X 

 

Second change the ram to Corsair Vengeance  Pro 16GB RGB

 

the cooler and rest of the things can be the same. Hope this works 😃

 

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Hi

 

I would change the board to an MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX or B450-A PRO MAX as that Asus one isn't that great.

 

You will be fine with a 650W psu.

 

The Arctic Freezer 34 esports duo is a better cooler.

 

Also do you already own the Ram ? As the timings are not ideal for 3600.

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Just now, lee32uk said:

Hi

 

I would change the board to an MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX or B450-A PRO MAX as that Asus one isn't that great.

 

You will be fine with a 650W psu.

 

The Arctic Freezer 34 esports duo is a better cooler.

Ok thanks 

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Just now, tank234 said:

Ok thanks 

See my edit re the ram as well.

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You're in solid X570 pricing with that board. Better get an X570 TuF.

 

Also, drop the 212 cooler, it's not better than the stock Wraith Prism

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $578.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard $268.40 @ Newegg Australia
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $151.80 @ Newegg Australia
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $1295.00 @ Shopping Express
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $188.10 @ Newegg Australia
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2481.30
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-12 23:35 AEST+1000  

this is much better

 

 

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Main PC:

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|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

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| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

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| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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You can simply share a pcpartpicker permalink, which is at the top of the page, instead of a screenshot.

 

like this:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $405.00 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ Amazon Canada
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $115.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $148.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING Video Card $919.99 @ PC-Canada
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $142.75 @ Vuugo
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1972.46
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-12 09:33 EDT-0400  

less expensive PSU and motherboard, guaranteed compatible board as well. 

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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1 minute ago, SavageNeo said:

this is a decent build

Aussie pricing...?

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Just now, Fasauceome said:

You can simply share a pcpartpicker permalink, which is at the top of the page, instead of a screenshot.

 

like this:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $405.00 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ Amazon Canada
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $115.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $148.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING Video Card $919.99 @ PC-Canada
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $142.75 @ Vuugo
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1972.46
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-12 09:33 EDT-0400  

less expensive PSU and motherboard, guaranteed compatible board as well. 

ok thx I will fix that 

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1 minute ago, 5x5 said:

You're in solid X570 pricing with that board. Better get an X570 TuF.

 

Also, drop the 212 cooler, it's not better than the stock Wraith Prism

alright thanks 

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If you need to do a lot of productivity i advise you the 3900x. (english is not my speciality :))

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17 minutes ago, vaorg1 said:

I can help.

 

First change the CPU to Ryzen 9  3900X 

 

Second change the ram to Corsair Vengeance  Pro 16GB RGB

 

the cooler and rest of the things can be the same. Hope this works 😃

 

Why would he need a 3900X ? He is gaming not building a workstation.

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Just now, lee32uk said:

Why would he need a 3900X ? He is gaming not building a workstation.

I know. If he wants the best maxed out performance the can choose this. 

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2 minutes ago, vaorg1 said:

I know. If he wants the best maxed out performance the can choose this. 

You think a 3700X can't handle a 2080 Super at 1440p or 4K ? A 3900X is not worth the extra money for a gaming pc.

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4 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

You think a 3700X can't handle a 2080 Super at 1440p or 4K ? A 3900X is not worth the extra money for a gaming pc.

Ok sorry. He can go with 3700X.

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8 minutes ago, vaorg1 said:

Ok sorry. He can go with 3700X.

No worries. The 3900X is a good cpu but not really needed for just a gaming system :) The fps difference between them isn't enough to justify the price diff.

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1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

Hi

 

I would change the board to an MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX or B450-A PRO MAX as that Asus one isn't that great.

 

You will be fine with a 650W psu.

 

The Arctic Freezer 34 esports duo is a better cooler.

 

Also do you already own the Ram ? As the timings are not ideal for 3600.

so I currently don't have any good ram I have some ram at 2666mhz that was of my old build. What ram do you think I should go with 

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10 minutes ago, tank234 said:

so I currently don't have any good ram I have some ram at 2666mhz that was of my old build. What ram do you think I should go with 

Is it a dual channel kit ? That freq is a touch slow for Ryzen so you would have to try and overclock it with the Ryzen dram calculator and see if you can get it to at least 3000MHz. If you just want plug and play then you are better just buying a new kit of 3000MHz - 3600MHz CL16.

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24 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Is it a dual channel kit ? That freq is a touch slow for Ryzen so you would have to try and overclock it with the Ryzen dram calculator and see if you can get it to at least 3000MHz. If you just want plug and play then you are better just buying a new kit of 3000MHz - 3600MHz CL16.

yes I was just going to buy this ram. But it is CL 18.

 https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07FBVYFKH/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1 

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49 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

That G.Skill kit you have listed in your opening post is better, or just look at 3000MHz - 3200MHz CL16 kits on pcpartpicker if you want something a bit cheaper.

alright thanks 

 

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