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First draft of my first build

The Other Elan
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1. Budget & Location

Budget is in CAD and flexible, but I'd like it to come in below $2,800.

Hard limit of $3,500, if the performance is worth the money.

I will be buying all peripherals, but I'm budgeting that separately once I know roughly what the system will cost.

My girlfriend is also going to be buying herself a new machine, so I plan to use money under budget to surprise her with upgrades.

 

2. Aim

Gaming, recording gaming, live streaming, some video editing of the recorded games.

Mostly RPG type games, I suspect Fallout 76 or the next Fallout release will be the most graphically intense thing I play, but I will be livestreaming it.

 

3. Monitors

1 Monitor, likely 1080p with 144 refresh.

If there's a good sale price, I might get a 2k or 4k, but my eyes can't tell the difference

 

4. Peripherals

TBD. Does not count towards budget

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

My current system is just for browsing and doing taxes. It's running a Core 2 Duo with 2GB RAM, so no amount of upgrading will save this senior citizen.

I currently do all my gaming on a PS4, but that is shared with the girlfriend and is also our Netflix machine.

I won't start buying any of this before April 2nd, as I'm moving into a new place April 1.

 

I've put together a rough starting point, with prices based on the Canada Computers website since I plan to buy local.

If there's a ridiculously high price on something, please point it out.

 

 

Unless I've done something very wrong, I think I just need help filling in the blanks.

Intel Build
Part Brand Model Info Price
CPU Intel i8700k 510
CPU Cooler     ~100
Motherboard     ~250
Graphics Gigabyte RTX 2070 750
Power Supply   Modular, 750 Watt ~120
RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x16GB) 280
SSD WD Blue 3D Nand M.2, 1TB 180
HDD Seagate  8TB Skyhawk Sata 330
Case      
       
AMD Build
Part Brand Model Info Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7, 2700X 430
CPU Cooler     ~100
Motherboard     ~250
Graphics ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX Vega64 930
Power Supply   Modular, 750 Watt ~120
RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x16GB) 280
SSD WD Blue 3D Nand M.2, 1TB 180
HDD Seagate  8TB Skyhawk Sata 330
Case      
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($344.42 @ Amazon Canada) 
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC - MX4 4 g Thermal Paste  ($8.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($116.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($377.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card  ($999.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 650 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.50 @ Vuugo) 
Monitor: LG - 34UM88C-P 34.0" 3440x1440 60 Hz Monitor  ($594.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($229.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse  ($93.43 @ Amazon Canada) 
Headphones: Sennheiser - HD 599  Headphones  ($259.95 @ Amazon Canada) 
Speakers: Logitech - S-150 1.2 W 2ch Speakers  ($16.67 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $3502.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-01 10:53 EST-0500

 

Ryzen 7 2700, X470 motherboard, 16GB DDR4, 2TB SSD, RTX 2080, Meshify C, SeaSonic 80+ Platinum 650W, ultrawide 2K 60hz monitor, Corsair K95 keyboard, Logitech G502 mouse, Senheiser HD599 headphones and Logitech S-150 speakers (backup if headphones stop working).

 

Includes ALL peripherals, and you can expect this to run high-end games at 60fps for many years, and it is a very high end machine, and it also includes all peripherals (got high-end ones too, the keyboard is high-end, the monitor is high-end, the mouse is high-end, and the headphones are very high end). 3500$ on point, this uses PCPartPicker Canada

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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21 minutes ago, The Other Elan said:

Mostly RPG type games, I suspect Fallout 76 or the next Fallout release will be the most graphically intense thing I play, but I will be livestreaming it.

If this is the case, the 2070 is a little excessive. Bethesda games are on the simple side graphically, but there are some other issues with high refresh rate Fallout you should look into (don't forget, Fallout 76 is a buggy mess). The 2060 is a good way to save if you like, it should have all the graphical muscle you need for a game engine from like 6 years ago.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $344.42 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.99 @ Amazon Canada
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $301.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Samsung - 860 QVO 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $166.99 @ PC-Canada
Storage Western Digital - Blue 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $78.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card $464.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case $114.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 550 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $93.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1756.11
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1736.11
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-01 11:02 EST-0500  

And then if you want some extra spending to overclock, grab a be quiet dark rock pro 4.

Edited by fasauceome

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $344.42 @ Amazon Canada
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $74.82 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.99 @ Amazon Canada
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $116.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $103.25 @ shopRBC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $69.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card $1419.99 @ Memory Express
Case Cooler Master - MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case $129.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply BitFenix - Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $99.90 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
Monitor Asus - VP28UQG 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor $359.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2889.09
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-01 10:59 EST-0500  

you can get a heck lof of more power for that money...

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $344.42 @ Amazon Canada
CPU Cooler be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $119.90 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
Motherboard ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard $243.44 @ Vuugo
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $116.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $103.25 @ shopRBC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $69.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card $1419.99 @ Memory Express
Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $129.99 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor BenQ - EX3501R 35.0" 3440x1440 100 Hz Monitor $799.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $3497.71
  Mail-in rebates -$50.00
  Total $3447.71
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-01 11:09 EST-0500  

not much different from luke’s Build, but an ultra wide instead

Rig 1: i7-9700k OC'd to 5.0ghz all core | EVGA XC RTX 2080Ti | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 4x8gb | ASUS PRIME Z370-P | Asetek 550LC 120mm | ADATA 480GB SSD & Toshiba P300 3TB | Cooler Master Masterbox MB500 | Win 10 Home | Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum, G502 Proteus Spectrum, G933 Artemis Spectrum Snow Wireless Limited Edition, Corsair MM300 Mouse Pad | 2 MSI Optix Curved 27" FHD Monitors 

 

(before i sold the WD drive and MSI gpu - https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11946219 171 gaming. felt good.)

 

Rig 2: i7-7700k Stock clocks | MSI Armor GTX 1070 | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 2x8GB | MSI Z270 A-Pro | WD Green 240GB SSD & 2TB Seagate HDD | Thermaltake Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition | Win 10 Home | 2 HP Omen FHD 144hz 24.5" Monitors 

 

Rig 3: i7-6700 | GT 730 & GT 645 OEM | Some random DDR4 2133mhz 2x8gb sticks | OEM Dell Mobo | WD Black 2TB HDD & Toshiba 1TB HDD | Win 10 Home | 3 27" Dell FHD Monitors 

 

Rig 4: i7-4770 | EVGA SSC 1050ti | Some random DDR3 ram 2x2gb and 2x4gb sticks | OEM Dell Mobo | Stock Cooler | 1TB WD Black HDD | Win 7 Home 

 

RIP 

 

Rig 5 (dead and dismantled and sold) : i7-7820X OC'd to 4.8ghz all core | MSI DUKE 1080ti | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 4x8gb | Gigabyte X299 UD4 PRO | Asetek 240mm AIO | WD Green 240gb SSD | Other various components that I can't remember

 

Rig 6 (same fate as rig 5) : i7-8700k stock clocks | MSI DUKE 1080ti | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 2x8gb | MSI Z370 A-Pro | Asetek 550LC 120mm | WD Green 240GB SSD & Toshiba 2TB HDD | Other various components that I can't Remember 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($344.42 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks - PH-TC14PE 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($148.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($103.25 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($899.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: LG - 34UM88C-P 34.0" 3440x1440 60 Hz Monitor  ($594.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Keyboard: Gigabyte - FORCE K83 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Mouse: Logitech - G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.72 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $2816.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-01 11:10 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Actually, I would recommend the board and cooler from luke’s Build instead of what is in mine 

Rig 1: i7-9700k OC'd to 5.0ghz all core | EVGA XC RTX 2080Ti | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 4x8gb | ASUS PRIME Z370-P | Asetek 550LC 120mm | ADATA 480GB SSD & Toshiba P300 3TB | Cooler Master Masterbox MB500 | Win 10 Home | Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum, G502 Proteus Spectrum, G933 Artemis Spectrum Snow Wireless Limited Edition, Corsair MM300 Mouse Pad | 2 MSI Optix Curved 27" FHD Monitors 

 

(before i sold the WD drive and MSI gpu - https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11946219 171 gaming. felt good.)

 

Rig 2: i7-7700k Stock clocks | MSI Armor GTX 1070 | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 2x8GB | MSI Z270 A-Pro | WD Green 240GB SSD & 2TB Seagate HDD | Thermaltake Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition | Win 10 Home | 2 HP Omen FHD 144hz 24.5" Monitors 

 

Rig 3: i7-6700 | GT 730 & GT 645 OEM | Some random DDR4 2133mhz 2x8gb sticks | OEM Dell Mobo | WD Black 2TB HDD & Toshiba 1TB HDD | Win 10 Home | 3 27" Dell FHD Monitors 

 

Rig 4: i7-4770 | EVGA SSC 1050ti | Some random DDR3 ram 2x2gb and 2x4gb sticks | OEM Dell Mobo | Stock Cooler | 1TB WD Black HDD | Win 7 Home 

 

RIP 

 

Rig 5 (dead and dismantled and sold) : i7-7820X OC'd to 4.8ghz all core | MSI DUKE 1080ti | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 4x8gb | Gigabyte X299 UD4 PRO | Asetek 240mm AIO | WD Green 240gb SSD | Other various components that I can't remember

 

Rig 6 (same fate as rig 5) : i7-8700k stock clocks | MSI DUKE 1080ti | ADATA DDR4 2400mhz 2x8gb | MSI Z370 A-Pro | Asetek 550LC 120mm | WD Green 240GB SSD & Toshiba 2TB HDD | Other various components that I can't Remember 

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I would agree with @LukeSavenije's list, however since you mentioned high refresh rates I would probably swap the 2080Ti for a 2080 and get the Aorus monitor (https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RPCD4D/gigabyte-aorus-ad27qd-sa-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-aorus-ad27qd-sa). 

 

If you really don't care about 1440p, then take that list and swap out the GPU for a 2070 (or maybe even a 2060) and the monitor for a 1080p 144Hz. Both options should leave you with plenty left to surprise your girlfriend.

 

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Gigabyte RTX 3060TI Gaming OC Pro, Fractal Design Meshify C TG, 2x8GB G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200MHz, MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max, Samsung 850 EVO 512GB, 2TB WD Blue, Corsair RM850x, LG 27GL83A-B

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1 minute ago, martward said:

I would agree with @LukeSavenije's list, however since you mentioned high refresh rates I would probably swap the 2080Ti for a 2080 and get the Aorus monitor (https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RPCD4D/gigabyte-aorus-ad27qd-sa-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-aorus-ad27qd-sa). 

 

If you really don't care about 1440p, then take that list and swap out the GPU for a 2070 (or maybe even a 2060) and the monitor for a 1080p 144Hz. Both options should leave you with plenty left to surprise your girlfriend.

 

yeah... it was mostly to show how much you can do with your money

 

vega 64/vega vii is a option too

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