$1100 Build

[sauronofmordor]

So I made this build for a friend from D&D the budget for everything (including OS, keyboard, mouse, etc.) is ~$1100. He's going to be using his TV as his monitor, and he plans on doing both gaming and light editing. I just need to know what changes you guys would make or mistakes I made.Please ignore all the alts cases/headphones. and the RGB Fans aren't actually purchased, it's just an alt if he doesn't want black fans. Thank You.

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	Gigabyte - B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$104.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$84.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Mushkin - PILOT 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$54.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Zotac - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card	$348.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case	Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (White) ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - 600B 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$29.89 @ OutletPC
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$98.89 @ OutletPC
Keyboard	Redragon - K561 VISNU Wired Gaming Keyboard	$39.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Redragon - COBRA M711 Wired Optical Mouse	$19.89 @ Amazon
Headphones	Kingston - HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset	$48.99 @ Amazon
Other	uphere 3-pack Long Life Computer Case Fan 120mm Cooling Case Fan for Computer Cases Cooling	$11.99 @ Amazon
Other	upHere Wireless RGB LED 120mm Case Fan,Quiet Edition High Airflow Adjustable Color LED Case Fan for PC Cases, CPU Coolers,Radiators system,5-Pack/C8123-5	Purchased For $0.00
Other	Alt headphones
Other	rosewill c100 $70
Other	Alt Case 3 ($10 rebate) MasterBox $81
Other	Alt Case 7 (p350) Requires fans $50
Other	Alt Case 12 (Carbide) $10 rebate $52
Other	Alt Case 11 (masterbox 511) $60
Other	Alt Case 10 (masterbox 5) acryllic $68
Other	Alt Case 9 (masterbox) $76
Other	Alt Case 5 (Corsair Carbide) $75
Other	Alt Case 6 (p350x) requires purchasing fans $70
Other	Alt Case 8 (NZXT H500) $70
Other	Alt Case 4 (thermaltake j24) $80
Other	Alt Case 2 Phantiks $80
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1163.37
	Mail-in rebates	-$45.00
	Total	$1118.37
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-10 18:57 EST-0500

 

[Turtle Rig]

Great build for 1080p gaming. 

[Slottr]

Change the power supply to an EVGA G2, they're about 59$ right now

 

For 10$ more on the SSD, you can get a 500GB MX500

 

Don't buy windows, just use it without activating it or buy a key off ebay, 100$ is robbery 

 

I'd drop those fans and get 1 or 2 decent noctuas or be quiet fans. Those will be deafening

[wantcpuhelp]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

Change the power supply to an EVGA G2, they're about 59$ right now

 

For 10$ more on the SSD, you can get a 500GB MX500

 

Don't buy windows, just use it without activating it or buy a key off ebay, 100$ is robbery 

 

I'd drop those fans and get 1 or 2 decent noctuas or be quiet fans. Those will be deafening

basically all of these, except just get noctua/bequiet if youre using speakers or are really focusing on silence, but if youre just using headphones I suggest getting a few arctic f12's/f14's

[sauronofmordor]

Just now, Slottr said:

Change the power supply to an EVGA G2, they're about 59$ right now

 

For 10$ more on the SSD, you can get a 500GB MX500

 

Don't buy windows, just use it without activating it or buy a key off ebay, 100$ is robbery 

 

I'd drop those fans and get 1 or 2 decent noctuas or be quiet fans. Those will be deafening

I asked him if I could get something other than base windows and he said to get the base activation key. He's not adept at technology and so once we're done it needs to work without issue for years.

I actually have a different psu picked, because I said no rebates but this auto picked that 600B (I have the Rosewill ARC 550W picked at $40) Not to mention he wants 0 overclocking so as long as it isn't from a no-name brand I don't really care about the psu.

The current setup is 4 fans in a non overclocked system with Gigabyte smart fan control. I don't need noctuas at X3 price

the SSD is a fair point, but the mushkin is X3 faster (https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Crucial-MX500-500GB-vs-Mushkin-Pilot-NVMe-PCIe-M2-250GB/m418385vsm515464), and loading times are more important than storage to him and 250 is enough for the OS and a few games (rest of which can be put in the Barracuda)

[sauronofmordor]

oh and those fans have 223 reviews averaging ~4.5 stars, they aren't terrible.

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, sauronofmordor said:

I actually have a different psu picked, because I said no rebates but this auto picked that 600B (I have the Rosewill ARC 550W picked at $40) Not to mention he wants 0 overclocking so as long as it isn't from a no-name brand I don't really care about the psu.

That doesnt matter, a shitty power supply can come from a brand name and still blow up.

 

3 minutes ago, sauronofmordor said:

I asked him if I could get something other than base windows and he said to get the base activation key. He's not adept at technology and so once we're done it needs to work without issue for years.

Then just don't buy windows and use it without activation, its not worth the 100$.

 

 

He won't see a difference in load times bewteen those two SSD's. The only place he'll see a difference is in applications where NVMe is utilized

[sauronofmordor]

@Slottr Yeah I just checked the difference in loading time in games and you're correct there it's a ~5% increase which isn't worth it, but what about video editing? (I actually don't know, like if it doesn't make a difference there either than I'm definitely changing)

 

I literally have no options in the windows activation situation, I've made the same argument you're making and he just wants full activated windows, I've tried there's nothing I can do about it.

 

and the ARC 550W isn't garbage, it has 650 reviews averaging 4 stars and it's 80+ bronze certified

[Turtle Rig]

12 minutes ago, Slottr said:

That doesnt matter, a shitty power supply can come from a brand name and still blow up.

 

Then just don't buy windows and use it without activation, its not worth the 100$.

 

 

He won't see a difference in load times bewteen those two SSD's. The only place he'll see a difference is in applications where NVMe is utilized

The PSU is sorta the power that delivers your entire rig.  Almost the heart of your rig, along side motherboard.  Getting a cheapo Bronze or Gold is fine to do.  But if your building a hardcore gaming system or running HEDT then Bronze nor Gold will cut it imo

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, sauronofmordor said:

@Slottr Yeah I just checked the difference in loading time in games and you're correct there it's a ~5% increase which isn't worth it, but what about video editing? (I actually don't know, like if it doesn't make a difference there either than I'm definitely changing)

 

I literally have no options in the windows activation situation, I've made the same argument you're making and he just wants full activated windows, I've tried there's nothing I can do about it.

 

and the ARC 550W isn't garbage, it has 650 reviews averaging 4 stars and it's 80+ bronze certified

In editing yeah, it'll help. But if they're not editing often, then I don't see a huge reason behind it to pay the NVMe tax rather than SATA. Thats my opinion though

 

Regards to the power supply, amazon or whatever store, reviews arent the place to look for if a power supply is good or not. Check this list here

 

You want something from Tier S - ~B.

[sauronofmordor]

2 minutes ago, Turtle Rig said:

The PSU is sorta the power that delivers your entire rig.  Almost the heart of your rig, along side motherboard.  Getting a cheapo Bronze or Gold is fine to do.  But if your building a hardcore gaming system or running HEDT then Bronze nor Gold will cut it imo

this isn't a hardcore gaming system tho... nothing is even being overclocked.

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, Turtle Rig said:

Bronze or Gold is fine to do

Just wanna make note: Just because it says gold on it, doesnt mean the parts inside the psu are good, just means the thing is power efficient 

[sauronofmordor]

@Slottr Alright then where do you suggest I cut from in order to fit the better PSU into the budget, because he said I was already pushing it by going $20 over. and please note the expected wattage of the system is 269 Watts, so it's not like the system is going to even push a 550W PSU.

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, sauronofmordor said:

@Slottr Alright then where do you suggest I cut from in order to fit the better PSU into the budget, because he said I was already pushing it by going $20 over. and please note the expected wattage of the system is 269 Watts, so it's not like the system is going to even push a 550W PSU.

Cut the graphics card down to an 8GB RX 580, they won't need a 2060 to play 1080p 60hz, CX500M definitely isnt a top of the line supply, but its much better than the Rosewill.

I also changed the case to something with more airflow and took out the cheap fans to and threw in one arctic F12

 

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	Gigabyte - B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$104.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$84.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Mushkin - PILOT 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$54.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$219.99 @ Newegg
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
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$98.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan	ARCTIC - Arctic F12 74 CFM 120mm Fan	$6.99 @ SuperBiiz
Keyboard	Redragon - K561 VISNU Wired Gaming Keyboard	$39.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Redragon - COBRA M711 Wired Optical Mouse	$19.89 @ Amazon
Headphones	Kingston - HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset	$48.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1079.47
	Mail-in rebates	-$45.00
	Total	$1034.47
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-10 19:50 EST-0500