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Welcome to the LTT Forum holiday buyers' guide for components.

 

We have a few lists for every common price range - for custom ones contact us.

 

Credits:

$500, $800, $2000: @Herman Mcpootis

$1000: me

$1500: me/ @Daniel Z.

 

$500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.00 @ Amazon) great cpu for the price
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) great vrms
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg) to make an upgrade to 16gb easier. 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon) nice ssd for the price point. one of the fastest sata
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) they can get this later if they don't wanna pay extra to deal with rebates.
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) faster than the 1050 ti
Case: DIYPC - DIY-BG01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.96 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg)  great little unit, better than the fsp one ltt recommended
Total: $499.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-17 22:48 EST-0500

 

$800

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Amazon)  better than competitors for less
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) great vrms
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) nice 16GB RAM, good brand
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon) one of the best SATA ssds and cheap
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.50 @ Amazon) it's a good hard drive, what more can i say
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($314.99 @ Newegg) GTX 1070, last gen clearance
Case: DIYPC - DIY-BG01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.96 @ Newegg)  
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg)  great little unit, better than the PSU ltt recommended for the $1000
Total: $805.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-17 22:52 EST-0500

 

$1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Amazon) nice cpu for the price, better than competitors
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg) better than competitors like arctic freezer 33
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) great vrms
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.89 @ OutletPC) ram from good brand, 16GB and matching colours
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Adorama) one of the best SATA ssds
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) vega gets really cheap. nearly as good as RTX 2070 for $400
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.89 @ Newegg) great ventilation
Power Supply: Antec - High Current Gamer Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) "tier 2" psu, leaps and bounds better than linus's
Total: $1035.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-17 23:19 EST-0500

 

$1500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($408.90 @ OutletPC) new i7
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.43 @ Newegg) better than most liquid coolers
Motherboard: MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) nice looking mobo with good vrms
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) r g b ram
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Adorama) MX500, one of the best sata ssds
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg)  vega 64
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.10 @ Newegg Business) great airflow
Power Supply: Antec - High Current Gamer Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg)  on par with the unit ltt chose
Total: $1439.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-18 00:14 EST-0500

 

$2000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($408.90 @ OutletPC)  brand new 9700K
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.89 @ OutletPC)  360mm radiator, great cooling
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Amazon)  high end motherboard with wifi
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg)  RGB ram
Storage: HP - EX920 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg)  512GB NVMe drive for 89. faster than 960 EVO
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon)  nice 4tb hard drive
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card  ($769.99 @ Newegg)  RTX 2080 is slightly better than the 1080 ti, and the latter is out of stock
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.10 @ Newegg Business)  good airflow
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.88 @ OutletPC)  TX750m for 62.
Total: $1978.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-17 22:59 EST-0500

 

 

Remember: this guide > ltt guide

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Helpful Links: PSU Tier List | Why not group reg? | Avoid the EVGA G3

Helios EVO (Main Desktop) Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W

 

Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

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Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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Making a buying guide that will be good for the next week, vs making a PSU Tier list that will be good for the next couple years ?

My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q

Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti

 

[Under Construction]

 

My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed

My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s

 

The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

 

R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one.

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16 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Making a buying guide that will be good for the next week, vs making a PSU Tier list that will be good for the next couple years ?

lmaooo

8086k

aorus pro z390

noctua nh-d15s chromax w black cover

evga 3070 ultra

samsung 128gb, adata swordfish 1tb, wd blue 1tb

seasonic 620w dogballs psu

 

 

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22 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Making a buying guide that will be good for the next week, vs making a PSU Tier list that will be good for the next couple years ?

I'm still debating how to structure it. If anyone could help me decide...

PSU Nerd | PC Parts Flipper | Cable Management Guru

Helpful Links: PSU Tier List | Why not group reg? | Avoid the EVGA G3

Helios EVO (Main Desktop) Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W

 

Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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12 minutes ago, LienusLateTips said:

I'm still debating how to structure it. If anyone could help me decide...

Hit me with a dollar amount, I'll do some digging

My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q

Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti

 

[Under Construction]

 

My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed

My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s

 

The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

 

R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one.

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1 hour ago, LienusLateTips said:

I'm still debating how to structure it. If anyone could help me decide...

For PSUs? Make one that's a value list, there are plenty of PSU quality lists already. 

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3 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

For PSUs? Make one that's a value list, there are plenty of PSU quality lists already. 

the ones on the forum are no longer updated besides his new one as the OP is perma logged off :( 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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20 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

the ones on the forum are no longer updated besides his new one as the OP is perma logged off :( 

Yes, I know that. I mean on other forums.

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11 hours ago, James Evens said:

@LinusLateTips

 no need to tell me my monitor sucks: black on black

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Shoot - sorry about that. I use night theme :P

 

I'll fix it right now.

PSU Nerd | PC Parts Flipper | Cable Management Guru

Helpful Links: PSU Tier List | Why not group reg? | Avoid the EVGA G3

Helios EVO (Main Desktop) Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W

 

Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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single channel for ryzen?

diypc case?

why not the txm in all builds? or a g2?

why no higher end ryzen build?

why not a gigabyte board at the higher end intels? those have 12 phase power around the same price

860 evo as alternative?

why the gigabyte card over the evga?

 

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