Planning a 1440p / VR build for gaming

[Woryor67]

Hey guys! I'm getting ready to purchase and build a system for 1440p gaming and wanted to run it by you guys. I am located in the US and my goals are to build a PC that can play popular games (e.g. The Division 2) at 1440p with a frame rate of at least 60hz. Additionally, I would like to eventually use this PC with an HTC Vive. My budget is $1300 USD for the tower. I have never overclocked before, and would potentially be interested in some light CPU/RAM overclocking. I feel comfortable leaving the GPU alone.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($168.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1260.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-01 15:43 EST-0500

 

Thank you guys in advance for all of the advice!

[AirSocial]

5 minutes ago, Woryor67 said:

Hey guys! I'm getting ready to purchase and build a system for 1440p gaming and wanted to run it by you guys. I am located in the US and my goals are to build a PC that can play popular games (e.g. The Division 2) at 1440p with a frame rate of at least 60hz. Additionally, I would like to eventually use this PC with an HTC Vive. My budget is $1300 USD for the tower. I have never overclocked before, and would potentially be interested in some light CPU/RAM overclocking. I feel comfortable leaving the GPU alone.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($168.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1260.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-01 15:43 EST-0500

 

Thank you guys in advance for all of the advice!

A RTX 2060 might not be enough for 1440p 60 FPS.

[Woryor67]

1 minute ago, AirSocial said:

A RTX 2060 might not be enough for 1440p 60 FPS.

Any suggestions on a more appropriate card? Somewhere in the sub-$500 range?

[Slottr]

Heres a system that will work awesome for that type of stuff and is fairly under budget:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$164.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$128.90 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$104.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$84.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$39.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1198.73
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1158.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-01 15:51 EST-0500

 

[AirSocial]

Just now, Woryor67 said:

Any suggestions on a more appropriate card? Somewhere in the sub-$500 range?

I would say a rtx 2070 or 1080 ti.

[AirSocial]

Just now, Slottr said:

Heres a system that will work awesome for that type of stuff and is fairly under budget:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$164.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$128.90 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$104.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$84.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$39.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1198.73
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1158.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-01 15:51 EST-0500

 

Thats good.

[Woryor67]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

Heres a system that will work awesome for that type of stuff and is fairly under budget:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$164.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$128.90 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$104.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$84.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$39.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1198.73
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1158.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-01 15:51 EST-0500

 

That's super sweet Slottr, thank you! Could you explain the reason behind changing the CPU? No doubt, just trying to understand the differences between things!

[AirSocial]

1 minute ago, Woryor67 said:

That's super sweet Slottr, thank you! Could you explain the reason behind changing the CPU? No doubt, just trying to understand the differences between things!

Your losing 2 cores, Not you dont need 8 cores for gaming, 4 is more than enough so you would be fine with 6 cores. Thats one difference 

[Slottr]

2 minutes ago, Woryor67 said:

That's super sweet Slottr, thank you! Could you explain the reason behind changing the CPU? No doubt, just trying to understand the differences between things!

Faster single core performance, which games benefit from

[AirSocial]

Actually looking at this you can see that the Ryzen 5 is better for gaming but the Ryzen 7 is better for workstation things.

[Woryor67]

Just now, AirSocial said:

Actually looking at this you can see that the Ryzen 5 is better for gaming but the Ryzen 7 is better for workstation things.

Thanks Air, that's very helpful 

[AirSocial]

Just now, Woryor67 said:

Thanks Air, that's very helpful 

Anytime. Wish you luck with your build!

[Woryor67]

4 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Faster single core performance, which games benefit from

Cool, I was a little confused with single/multicore benefits. Thanks!

[Sorenson]

54 minutes ago, AirSocial said:

A RTX 2060 might not be enough for 1440p 60 FPS.

The 2060 is plenty for 1440p gaming at 60. Most 1440p games currently use around 5ish gb of vram, so the 6gb might be a bottleneck in a year or two

[Woryor67]

2 minutes ago, Sorenson said:

The 2060 is plenty for 1440p gaming at 60. Most 1440p games currently use around 5ish gb of vram, so the 6gb might be a bottleneck in a year or two

Good to know, I had originally thought that the 2060 was the sweet spot. However, I have a little flexibility in the budget so I think going for the 2070 is the better decision overall. That was I have a bit of future-proofing.

[Emanbaird]

8 minutes ago, Woryor67 said:

Good to know, I had originally thought that the 2060 was the sweet spot. However, I have a little flexibility in the budget so I think going for the 2070 is the better decision overall. That was I have a bit of future-proofing.

yeah op, I'm 1440p/144hz i have a 1080 and it's still not enough, but most games i get over 90fps even on max settings, i have a 2700x, so not much of a difference, but i would say the 1070/2060 are fine for 1440p60hz but if you want to run everything at absolute max a 1080/2080/1080 ti may be better, i get around 90+ FPS in destiny 2 and it still looks great, i haven't tried anything more intensive yet though

[Woryor67]

1 minute ago, Emanbaird said:

yeah op, I'm 1440p/144hz i have a 1080 and it's still not enough, but most games i get over 90fps even on max settings, i have a 2700x, so not much of a difference, but i would say the 1070/2060 are fine for 1440p60hz but if you want to run everything at absolute max a 1080/2080/1080 ti may be better, i get around 90+ FPS in destiny 2 and it still looks great, i haven't tried anything more intensive yet though

That's the picture I'm beginning to see: 2060 would be fine for 1440p/60Hz. I think I feel comfortable spending a little more for the 2070 and picking up some security for the next year or two. I don't really have a desire for 1440p 122Hz+, so I don't think I need the XX80 series of cards. 

[Emanbaird]

I've been running 1440p60 since idek when, maybe 2012, and back then i had a GTX 480, then a 7970, then a 690, then 1x970 then i got dual 970's then a 1080, somewhere in there( I think dual 970's) i switched to a 1440p 144hz display and it was the best thing i ever did, tbh id rather have 1080p 144hz, (Personal pref tho) 

 

 

[Riana]

RTX 2070-2080 is props around the graphics card I would recommend for 1440p 144fps if you have a 144hz monitor
 

I personally have a Ryzen 2700x with a 1070 and i constantly run my setup at 1440p on a 144hz screen. I get roughly around 90-100 fps in most games on high (on recent titles). I just tend to turn down my graphics a little to achieve that sweet 144fps for my 144hz's screen.
U have some good options out there