Build for a friend

SafeStrafe · June 4, 2019

Hi guys what do u think of this build im doing for a friend, he play 1080p 144hz and he plays fps games and fortnite

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/33rtMZ

LogicWeasel · June 4, 2019

Where have I seen this post before ... ???? Hmmm:

Any reason why you made a new thread instead of linking that in your post from yesterday? Also from your list it looks like you didn't take much of the advice into account because your bang/buck is way off on the price of the CPU, GPU pick, case, etc.

NunoLava1998 · June 4, 2019

There's some stuff you can improve, but it's pretty ok.

Here's my build:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor (£114.97 @ Laptops Direct)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (£89.98 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£69.97 @ Laptops Direct)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS OC Video Card (£319.97 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.98 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£75.46 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Dell - S2419HGF 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (£199.99 @ Laptops Direct)
Total: £1000.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-04 21:17 BST+0100

jerubedo · June 4, 2019

This is a better build for a gaming rig, and a little cheaper, too:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	£145.07 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	£106.79 @ Box Limited
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£69.97 @ Laptops Direct
Storage	Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£55.99 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Toshiba - P300 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£48.95 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	KFA2 - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB Video Card	£310.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case	Corsair - SPEC OMEGA ATX Mid Tower Case	£58.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£64.99 @ CCL Computers
Monitor	ViewSonic - VX2458-mhd 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	£132.73 @ CCL Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£994.27
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-04 23:17 BST+0100

The 9400F beats the 2600X (even OCed) in most games. The Western Digital blue drive performs just as well in real world scenarios, but is cheaper. The RTX 2060 is leaps and bounds above the 1660 and it gives you access to dedicated ray tracing hardware. You COULD also go Vega 64, but no ray tracing hardware and much, much higher power consumption.

It might also be worth it to wait for Ryzen 3000 on July 7th. They might reach parity with Intel in gaming, in which case it would be the better buy.