First Build Advice

[UnR3AL]

Hey guys, 

 

I am looking for some assistance as I am planning to build my first gaming rig. My budget is around 150000-180000 INR (around 2K$) including the peripherals. This PC will be primarily used for gaming. I appreciate all your suggestions. 

 

These are the parts that I have shortlisted (along with Nzxt hue+):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	NZXT - Kraken M22 Liquid CPU Cooler	$82.58 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$124.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$36.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$529.00 @ Walmart
Case	NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$68.89 @ OutletPC
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$98.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	Noctua - NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan	$21.75 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Noctua - NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan	$21.75 @ Newegg
Monitor	Acer - XB241H bmipr 24.0" 1920x1080 180 Hz Monitor	$346.47 @ B&H
Keyboard	Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$49.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Razer - DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse	$39.99 @ Amazon
Headphones	Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset	$69.99 @ Walmart
Speakers	Logitech - Z313 25 W 2.1ch Speakers	$30.98 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2001.02
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$1991.02
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 16:11 EST-0500

 

 

 

[LogicWeasel]

If you're going for high-refresh rate gaming on that 180Hz monitor (I'm sorry to say) you're better off going Intel for your CPU.  Games are better optimized for Intel for now and you'll pull more frames (especially since you've picked a $500 GPU, the Ryzen 5 can still somewhat bottleneck that in CPU IPC-heavy games).  I'd look at the i5-8600k or even i5-9600k if the price is right.

 

Also unless you place high-value on ray tracing, a GTX 1080 Ti would be a better bang/buck GPU if you can still find one for under $550 (or on the used market, where great GPU deals can be had compared to buying new RTX cards).

[PopsicleHustler]

I agree with @LogicWeasel. For high refresh rate, you need an Intel CPU. 

 

I'm speaking from personal experience. I had R5 1600 and now I have R7 2700x overclocked to 4.1Ghz, and I still get lower FPS in CPU heavy games like Battlefield 5 compared to people who are using Intel i5 8600k. FPS difference goes from 30 and above when using same GPU (GTX1080), which is a pain when I'm on 144Hz monitor.

 

Right now I'm waiting for Z390 and i5 9600k upgrade. And I suggest you getting similar parts.

[LukeSavenije]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$82.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	ASRock - Fatal1ty X470 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$134.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$72.00 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card	$704.98 @ Newegg
Case	be quiet! - Pure Base 600 w/Window (Black/Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case	$97.00 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$15.00
Case Fan	be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120mm Fan	$10.49 @ SuperBiiz
Monitor	Acer - ED323QUR Abidpx 31.5" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$349.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Redragon - K552-R KUMARA Wired Gaming Keyboard	$34.49 @ Amazon
Mouse	Redragon - M602 Wired Optical Mouse	$16.99 @ Amazon
Headphones	Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset	$69.99 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2027.57
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$1977.57
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 16:27 EST-0500

what about this?

[Chris_R.]

No idea about the system but to answer your subject line "First Build Advice"

 

Mine would be to learn lots, have fun, and enjoy the building process. As it is reasonably quick (few days normally) and then it just sits somewhere. 

 

[Mooshi]

You aren't going to push Ryzen far and going with the X equivalent isn't really worth it. Drop to the 2600 and switch the cooler to something in the CM Hyper 212 / Cryorig H7 range. Use the savings for a better SSD with more storage.

[UnR3AL]

7 minutes ago, PopsicleHustler said:

I agree with @LogicWeasel. For high refresh rate, you need an Intel CPU. 

 

I'm speaking from personal experience. I had R5 1600 and now I have R7 2700x overclocked to 4.1Ghz, and I still get lower FPS in CPU heavy games like Battlefield 5 compared to people who are using Intel i5 8600k. FPS difference goes from 30 and above when using same GPU (GTX1080), which is a pain when I'm on 144Hz monitor.

 

Right now I'm waiting for Z390 and i5 9600k upgrade. And I suggest you getting similar parts.

 

14 minutes ago, LogicWeasel said:

If you're going for high-refresh rate gaming on that 180Hz monitor (I'm sorry to say) you're better off going Intel for your CPU.  Games are better optimized for Intel for now and you'll pull more frames (especially since you've picked a $500 GPU, the Ryzen 5 can still somewhat bottleneck that in CPU IPC-heavy games).  I'd look at the i5-8600k or even i5-9600k if the price is right.

 

Also unless you place high-value on ray tracing, a GTX 1080 Ti would be a better bang/buck GPU if you can still find one for under $550 (or on the used market, where great GPU deals can be had compared to buying new RTX cards).

I am buying all the products in India as I live here. The RTX 2070 is 40k INR (~500$) cheaper than GTX 1080ti. 

 

Which motherboard would you suggest to go along with the i5-9600k?

[UnR3AL]

9 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$82.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	ASRock - Fatal1ty X470 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$134.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$72.00 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card	$704.98 @ Newegg
Case	be quiet! - Pure Base 600 w/Window (Black/Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case	$97.00 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$15.00
Case Fan	be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120mm Fan	$10.49 @ SuperBiiz
Monitor	Acer - ED323QUR Abidpx 31.5" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$349.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Redragon - K552-R KUMARA Wired Gaming Keyboard	$34.49 @ Amazon
Mouse	Redragon - M602 Wired Optical Mouse	$16.99 @ Amazon
Headphones	Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset	$69.99 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2027.57
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$1977.57
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 16:27 EST-0500

what about this?

Thanks for your suggestion. Sadly, the parts which you have listed are more expensive in India (which is where I am buying them from) and they exceed my budget. 

[PopsicleHustler]

2 minutes ago, UnR3AL said:

 

I am buying all the products in India as I live here. The RTX 2070 is 40k INR (~500$) cheaper than GTX 1080ti. 

 

Which motherboard would you suggest to go along with the i5-9600k?

I'm getting Z390 Aorus Elite because I've already built and tested this board with the same CPU (9600k), its a very nice board for overclocking.

[LogicWeasel]

On 12/14/2018 at 3:35 PM, UnR3AL said:

I am buying all the products in India as I live here. The RTX 2070 is 40k INR (~500$) cheaper than GTX 1080ti. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (₹23499.00 @ Amazon India) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (₹2884.00 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (₹11999.00 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (₹13100.00 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (₹7112.05 @ Amazon India) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (₹5508.00 @ Amazon India) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB AMP Edition Video Card  (₹69600.00 @ Amazon India) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase H500P ATX Mid Tower Case  (₹12800.00 @ Amazon India) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (₹7299.00 @ Amazon India) 
Keyboard: Redragon - K552-R KUMARA Wired Gaming Keyboard  (₹6075.00 @ Amazon India) 
Mouse: Redragon - M602 Wired Optical Mouse 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  (₹8349.00 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹168225.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-16 22:02 IST+0530

 

I am not sure which merchant you are looking at buying from, but since PCPartPicker has an India option I tried it out.  This is the kind of build I would steer toward.  I tried to use the case you picked out but take the prices with a grain of salt because it seems to only be able to use Amazon India.  I did also leave out the Monitor as the options were limited and you seem to have your own picked out.

This should give you a rough idea of what to prioritize and that you may have room in your budget for a GTX 1080 or 1080 Ti instead of the (still) overpriced RTX 2070.

 

Side note: I did choose the 8600k based on price compared to the very small upgrade the 9600k offers.  There is no way that it's worth paying another 9,000 rupees (I converted that to USD and I would under no circumstance pay $125 dollars more for an Intel refresh chip of the same class of CPU).  If you find a merchant who is asking only 1,400 INR more (than the 23,400 price of 8600k) for the 9600k than it might be worth upgrading.