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iViscosity
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Hey guys,

 

So I made another post earlier this year about building a new PC for mid-high end gaming/streaming. I'm not really interested in streaming much anymore (but may every once in a while) and I'm completely planning the build from scratch.

 

This is what I have currently:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($133.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($175.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Black NVMe 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1141.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-13 23:09 EDT-0400

 

Only real reason I have the 850W 80+ Gold PSU is for upgradability later on, but if that's unnecessary, please let me know.

 

My goal here is mid-high end 1080p gaming (most intensive games is probably Wildlands and Monster Hunter. Skyrim is there, too, but that game always runs really well so I'm not worried). Please let me know if you need any more information and please let me know what you think. I'm looking to spend under $1,200 but I'm a bit more flexible if it's not too much more and worth the upgrade.

 

Thank you!

 

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Cut the power supply down to a 550w unit, scrap the cooler, and drop the NVMe drive (It doesnt really do anything for you)- then you're golden**

 

**Unless you have a high refresh rate display then definitely go with vv

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - FUMA Rev.B 79 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.97 @ Amazon) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($479.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB600L ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 850w is overkill for a single GPU.
Total: $1141.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-13 23:35 EDT-0400

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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5 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Cut the power supply down to a 550w unit, scrap the cooler, and drop the NVMe drive (It doesnt really do anything for you)- then you're golden

I agree the PSU is a overkill.  Also I agree you should drop the M.2 as it has no real world performance increase vs a SSD.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $39.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $88.56 @ OutletPC
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Sport AT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $78.69 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $69.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Team - L5 LITE 3D 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $96.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card $479.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox MB600L ATX Mid Tower Case $55.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $63.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1178.96
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $1138.96
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-14 00:37 EDT-0400  

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($294.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($69.95 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($419.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.20 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1093.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-14 00:38 EDT-0400

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CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fTcKjy
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fTcKjy/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.67 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($36.79 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($479.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1084.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-15 06:54 EDT-0400

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4 minutes ago, doc_1027 said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8QWRdX
 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Pure Rock 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($35.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.98 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($36.79 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($479.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.45 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1070.95
 

The R5 2600 is cheaper and can be overclocked. Please not that motherboard as it is bad. Ram speed is a bit weird. I would go with 3000 - 3200. I would go with the Bitfenix Whisper or Corsair RMx for the psu.

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