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This would be a better gaming experience:

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $114.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $64.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB OC Video Card $219.99 @ Amazon
Case Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case $34.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $63.97 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $823.69
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $778.69
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-05 19:39 EDT-0400  

 

The 9400F outperforms the 2600 by a decent margin across the board in gaming loads, the 1660 performs much better than the 1060 for only a few $ more. The tower is much better looking for less with good airflow. I saved some cash on the PSU and the RAM as well.

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I'm trying to build a PC for my dad, he plays EQ2 (Everquest 2), TF2, maybe Division 1/2, and other games.

 

Heres what I have so far.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.39 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $85.81 @ Walmart
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $89.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $64.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB ROG Strix Gaming Advanced Video Card $209.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $81.12 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $841.07
  Mail-in rebates -$50.00
  Total $791.07
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-05 19:15 EDT-0400  

Thoughts?

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This would be a better gaming experience:

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $114.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $64.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB OC Video Card $219.99 @ Amazon
Case Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case $34.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $63.97 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $823.69
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $778.69
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-05 19:39 EDT-0400  

 

The 9400F outperforms the 2600 by a decent margin across the board in gaming loads, the 1660 performs much better than the 1060 for only a few $ more. The tower is much better looking for less with good airflow. I saved some cash on the PSU and the RAM as well.

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21 minutes ago, GabeThePCHelper said:

I'm trying to build a PC for my dad, he plays EQ2 (Everquest 2), TF2, maybe Division 1/2, and other games.

 

Heres what I have so far.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.39 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $85.81 @ Walmart
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $89.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $64.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB ROG Strix Gaming Advanced Video Card $209.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $81.12 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $841.07
  Mail-in rebates -$50.00
  Total $791.07
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-05 19:15 EDT-0400  

Thoughts?

I'd move up to a GTX1660 for the same price for more performance, or an RX580 for same performance and less price.

 

No offense, but if I was your dad I'd be upset about the case.   That's not a pretty case at all, sorry.

 

Otherwise I like the build.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose, Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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Mainly @LukeSavenije list with a few changes, slightly worse cpu but vega 64 is leagues ahead of the 1060.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450M BAZOOKA V2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP - EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H18 Tempered Glass MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $779.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-05 19:42 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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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.61 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB MINI ITX OC Video Card  ($345.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $801.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-05 19:45 EDT-0400

Personal Desktop":

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
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard ASRock - Z390 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $109.89 @ OutletPC
Memory OLOy - 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage Lexar - NS100 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $47.99 @ Newegg Business
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB MINI ITX OC Video Card $345.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case $34.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $32.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $841.81
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $801.81
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-05 20:15 EDT-0400  

 

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The case I thought wouldn't be too bad of a choice because this is a budget build, and really he didn't specify superbly on TG, RGB and the sorts. I was just trying to make something up that would look decent and would perform well. I like this build, and kind of forgot about the i5-9400F.

 

12 hours ago, jerubedo said:

This would be a better gaming experience:

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $114.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $64.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB OC Video Card $219.99 @ Amazon
Case Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case $34.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $63.97 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $823.69
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $778.69
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-05 19:39 EDT-0400  

 

The 9400F outperforms the 2600 by a decent margin across the board in gaming loads, the 1660 performs much better than the 1060 for only a few $ more. The tower is much better looking for less with good airflow. I saved some cash on the PSU and the RAM as well.

 

If my answer got you to your solution make sure to 'Mark Resolved!
( / . _ . / ) 

 

 

 

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