My friend's first PC build

[michael_le]

Budget (including currency): $1000-1500 CAD

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: League of Legends, Maplestory

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Hi guys!

My friend wants to get into PC gaming and would like to build his own tower. He need a monitor (1080p high refresh rate preferably) and peripherals, but not headphones. I was thinking of waiting for B550 to come out, but could you help me with the rest? Probably a 1660 Super or Ti for the GPU. Thanks!

[wall03]

Radeon RX 580 should do the trick. Cheaper too.

 

Challenge (totally not related): Edit that to make it as detailed as @Eschew's build post:

 

[Bananas!]

You can get an RTX 2060, which is what I have, for about the same price as a 1660ti right now.

[wall03]

1 hour ago, Bananas! said:

You can get an RTX 2060, which is what I have, for about the same price as a 1660ti right now.

right.

[michael_le]

@Bananas! @wall03 Perfect! Would you guys have a parts list in mind?

[wall03]

1 minute ago, michael_le said:

@Bananas! @wall03 Perfect! Would you guys have a parts list in mind?

Let me get to you tomorrow morning (its 7:43 in EST land)

[michael_le]

1 minute ago, wall03 said:

Let me get to you tomorrow morning (its 7:43 in EST land)

Hahahha great, thanks! I'm in the same timezone as you are (Montreal, Canada)

[wall03]

1 minute ago, michael_le said:

Hahahha great, thanks! I'm in the same timezone as you are (Montreal, Canada)

I know you live in CAD but you coulld still have mountain time didn't want to take any chances lol

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$259.75 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$158.00 @ shopRBC
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$83.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	TCSunBow X3 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$92.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card	$319.99 @ Memory Express
Case	Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$64.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply	Cougar GX-S 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$99.98 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor	ViewSonic VX2458-C-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$239.02 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1328.71
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$1318.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-06 23:04 EDT-0400

 

[koptr]

What about a m.2 SSD like The Crucial P1? It's cost is not that much higher and it peforms better.

[wall03]

3 hours ago, koptr said:

What about a m.2 SSD like The Crucial P1? It's cost is not that much higher and it peforms better.

it doesn't have to be faster

[koptr]

4 minutes ago, wall03 said:

it doesn't have to be faster

Can you please explain how you ment this?

[wall03]

10 minutes ago, koptr said:

Can you please explain how you ment this?

 I think there was something on a blind test between SATA and M.2 and the results are the are the same. Edit: The second vid is that one

[koptr]

@wall03 just mentioned it if OP wants to have it for some reason.

[michael_le]

7 hours ago, wall03 said:

 I think there was something on a blind test between SATA and M.2 and the results are the are the same. Edit: The second vid is that one

 

6 hours ago, koptr said:

@wall03 just mentioned it if OP wants to have it for some reason.

Hahaha it's a bit overkill but I have 3TB of NVME storage on my own rig. I mostly got them to not have to deal with SATA wiring. Do you guys think my friend should wait for B550?

[wall03]

3 minutes ago, michael_le said:

 

Hahaha it's a bit overkill but I have 3TB of NVME storage on my own rig. I mostly got them to not have to deal with SATA wiring. Do you guys think my friend should wait for B550?

seems expensive for B550

[michael_le]

17 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$259.75 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$158.00 @ shopRBC
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$83.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	TCSunBow X3 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$92.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card	$319.99 @ Memory Express
Case	Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$64.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply	Cougar GX-S 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$99.98 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor	ViewSonic VX2458-C-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$239.02 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1328.71
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$1318.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-06 23:04 EDT-0400

 

@wall03 Great, so would you suggest any changes to this list then?

[wall03]

2 minutes ago, michael_le said:

@wall03 Great, so would you suggest any changes to this list then?

Maybe a Radeon RX 580? Dont know might be similar to 1660 S for less

[michael_le]

37 minutes ago, wall03 said:

Maybe a Radeon RX 580? Dont know might be similar to 1660 S for less

I streched the budget a bit, but do you think there's anywhere I could cut a bit? The monitor Herman suggested is out of stock and I don't really trust the Cougar PSU.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qtLGgJ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($136.94 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($83.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Team GX2 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card  ($439.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: Asus VG278QR 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $1580.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-07 17:19 EDT-0400

[wall03]

3 hours ago, michael_le said:

I streched the budget a bit, but do you think there's anywhere I could cut a bit? The monitor Herman suggested is out of stock and I don't really trust the Cougar PSU.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/3zPCWb

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($115.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Team GX2 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card  ($439.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: Asus VG278QR 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $1695.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-07 16:59 EDT-0400

do you really need a 2060? You could get something else.

 

Monitor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L53SFGG?tag=digitren08-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=15915757078101uso

[michael_le]

47 minutes ago, wall03 said:

do you really need a 2060? You could get something else.

 

Monitor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L53SFGG?tag=digitren08-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=15915757078101uso

The monitor is about at the same price new unfortunately. For the 2060, I read that it was a better value, but I guess I could get a 1660 Super. I chose another motherboard, which made the price go down about 100$.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qtLGgJ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($136.94 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($83.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Team GX2 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card  ($439.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: Asus VG278QR 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $1580.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-07 17:26 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 hours ago, michael_le said:

@wall03 Great, so would you suggest any changes to this list then?

I'm still here, you know.

4 hours ago, michael_le said:

I don't really trust the Cougar PSU.

https://www.jonnyguru.com/blog/2017/06/26/cougar-gx-s650-650w-power-supply/6/

It's a pretty decent budget PSU.

[michael_le]

1 hour ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

I'm still here, you know.

https://www.jonnyguru.com/blog/2017/06/26/cougar-gx-s650-650w-power-supply/6/

It's a pretty decent budget PSU.

Hey! Sorry about that, I just wanted to get his opinion too. For the PSU, I still prefer Corsair's warranty though. Would you know of any cheaper case with good airflow that could replace the Meshify C?

[koptr]

9 hours ago, wall03 said:

Maybe a Radeon RX 580? Dont know might be similar to 1660 S for less

The nVidia card will peform 5-15 fps better in some games. If you don't need this few extra-fps the Radeon will be much cheaper.

[Bananas!]

the 2060 is a better value for the same price as the 1660 super/ti. it's better than the 1660s.