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56 minutes ago, Flowey said:

I mean, if in a few years said friend wanted to overclock to add an extra year of gaming before becoming obsolete, I'm assuming going with a 650W is worth it? Also, that's a confusing profile pic, Kizuna + Aqua plus a banana? confusion.exe

 

Edit : It's a 1440p ultrawide

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $214.99 @ Newegg Canada
Motherboard ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard $248.00 @ Vuugo
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $116.35 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $85.45 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Dual Video Card $919.99 @ Amazon Canada
Case Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case $83.99 @ Powertop
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Canada Computers
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $128.50 @ Vuugo
Case Fan Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan $14.11 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan $14.11 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan $14.11 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120mm Fan $13.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2003.58
  Mail-in rebates -$60.00
  Total $1943.58
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-25 16:06 EDT-0400  

I know it's way over budget, but I can't cut more things off.

 

RTX 2080 is the main point, need that to get good frame rates on decent settings at 3440 x 1440 resolution.

 

650w PSU that's only a little more expensive than 550w one

 

Case fans to give good cooling

 

An SSD that's just big enough by QLC standards (if have doubt for durability, get larger capacity versions)

 

A motherboard that can support much more power hungry upgrades

 

A CPU that's already good enough for the resolution (since no need to hit super high frame rates)

 

 

 

That's not banana, that's Cirno's wings

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Alright, so I've got a friend who's been rocking a prebuilt for quite some time now, and he wants to build himself a new computer, budget is of 1650-1750 CAN$. He's got no preference in terms of CPU brands, be it Intel or AMD all he wants is to game for the next 3-4 years on the same hardware at medium settings. 

 

Now it's been like, 4 years since I built mine, and was wondering what you guys would recommend, here is the list he put up like 3 weeks ago.

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/y2jcpG

 

He's quite insecure about CPU/GPU options on the market and what would be the peak of price/performance, and quite frankly, so am I. He wanted a RTX card but I'm thinking he can get a much more future proof build by investing in a GPU that's actually kinda fairly priced, such as a GTX 1070 instead of a RTX, and get a better CPU/CPU cooler but hey, as I said, it's been a while for me.

 

Any help appreciated honestly.

 

Thkx!

 

Edit: He's already got everything he needs in terms of peripherals, chair, desk, etc.

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Is this just for 1080p 60hz or something else?

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CPU: R5 9600X || GPU: RX 9070 XT|| Memory: 32GB || Cooler: Peerless Assassin || PSU: RM850e|| Case: Lian Li A3

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150$ overbudget, but quite good:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($309.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card  ($999.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.99 @ Powertop) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $1872.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-25 14:34 EDT-0400

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

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1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

150$ overbudget, but quite good:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($309.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card  ($999.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.99 @ Powertop) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $1872.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-25 14:34 EDT-0400

Thk you so much dude, helps a lot. Wish I could have spended 1k on a GPU and still be able to build something under 2k back in 2015, but you can't have fair prices on CPU unless there is competition. Which was dead in 2015.

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2 minutes ago, Flowey said:

He's got an ultrawide, I don't know anything about ultrawide resolution honest. Ultrawide has a 144hz refresh rate

better know that first, 1080p ultrawide and 1440p ultrawide affect buying strategy significantly

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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16 minutes ago, JB780 said:

Will 550W be enough for this build?

boardline enough when overclocked aggressively

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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7 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

boardline enough when overclocked aggressively

I mean, if in a few years said friend wanted to overclock to add an extra year of gaming before becoming obsolete, I'm assuming going with a 650W is worth it? Also, that's a confusing profile pic, Kizuna + Aqua plus a banana? confusion.exe

 

Edit : It's a 1440p ultrawide

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56 minutes ago, Flowey said:

I mean, if in a few years said friend wanted to overclock to add an extra year of gaming before becoming obsolete, I'm assuming going with a 650W is worth it? Also, that's a confusing profile pic, Kizuna + Aqua plus a banana? confusion.exe

 

Edit : It's a 1440p ultrawide

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $214.99 @ Newegg Canada
Motherboard ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard $248.00 @ Vuugo
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $116.35 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $85.45 @ Amazon Canada
Video Card Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Dual Video Card $919.99 @ Amazon Canada
Case Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case $83.99 @ Powertop
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Canada Computers
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $128.50 @ Vuugo
Case Fan Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan $14.11 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan $14.11 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan Phanteks - PH-F120MP_BBK_PWM 53.3 CFM 120mm Fan $14.11 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120mm Fan $13.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $2003.58
  Mail-in rebates -$60.00
  Total $1943.58
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-25 16:06 EDT-0400  

I know it's way over budget, but I can't cut more things off.

 

RTX 2080 is the main point, need that to get good frame rates on decent settings at 3440 x 1440 resolution.

 

650w PSU that's only a little more expensive than 550w one

 

Case fans to give good cooling

 

An SSD that's just big enough by QLC standards (if have doubt for durability, get larger capacity versions)

 

A motherboard that can support much more power hungry upgrades

 

A CPU that's already good enough for the resolution (since no need to hit super high frame rates)

 

 

 

That's not banana, that's Cirno's wings

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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