Thinking about making the switch

[Grigs22]

Hello I just had a question about becoming a pc gamer, I won’t be streaming just gaming, I live in the US and the game I would be playing is elder scrolls online I looked up what the say I should run in order for the game to work correctly but the info I found was dated but here are the specs that are in the pictures I watch a video on that LTT make on some builds and I wasn’t sure if this would work for the game I would like to spend around 1500 US dollars, any advice with be great thank you 

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[GoldenLag]

3 minutes ago, Grigs22 said:

I would like to spend around 1500 US dollars

do you need peripherals and a monitor to be included in that budget?

[Stormseeker9]

put together this list for you @Grigs22

That cpu cooler is not necessarily needed, the stock cooler would do fine to or maybe a hyper 212.

 

in your budget you could jump to a 3700x if wanted or do you need keyboard/mouse/monitor ?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$197.75 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U12S 55 CFM CPU Cooler	$57.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$79.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$64.99 @ Adorama
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.86 @ OutletPC
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card	$399.99 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1150.54
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-23 02:44 EDT-0400

 

[Grigs22]

Ya that build doesn’t have to include the mouse keyboard or monitor, and thank you, also in the video they said that build would of had the new ryzen 3rd gen in it but they made the build before it was released 

[Grigs22]

I I also wanted to ask my Internet at home is a Verizon jetback because the Internet providers could only get me 3mbs and with the jet pack I get around 45mbs but the jet pack is a WiFi only set up so I won’t be able to direct hook up for my internet is that going to be a big problem for pc gaming 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Constellation CS ISE 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($70.00) from newegg.
Total: $1266.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-23 03:01 EDT-0400

[Stormseeker9]

19 minutes ago, Grigs22 said:

Ya that build doesn’t have to include the mouse keyboard or monitor, and thank you, also in the video they said that build would of had the new ryzen 3rd gen in it but they made the build before it was released 

Don’t forget to @Grigs22 quote people so we get a notification

[Grigs22]

Oh ok ya sorry about that I never talked on a forum lol @Stormseeker9 and thank you for the help and the build idea 

[Grigs22]

@Herman Mcpootis thank you for the build idea 

[schwellmo92]

18 minutes ago, Grigs22 said:

I I also wanted to ask my Internet at home is a Verizon jetback because the Internet providers could only get me 3mbs and with the jet pack I get around 45mbs but the jet pack is a WiFi only set up so I won’t be able to direct hook up for my internet is that going to be a big problem for pc gaming 

No, just make sure you motherboard has built-in WiFi or get a PCI-E WiFi card (best to just make sure mobo has WiFi IMO).

[Grigs22]

@schwellmo92 thank you I was really worried about that, was holding me back from even thinking about getting a pc 

[Grigs22]

@Stormseeker9 @Herman Mcpootis The motherboard in your build list do they have the built in WiFi or would I need to change the motherboard and wanted to say sorry for not saying that I was WiFi only for Internet before you made the build list 

[schwellmo92]

32 minutes ago, Grigs22 said:

@schwellmo92 thank you I was really worried about that, was holding me back from even thinking about getting a pc 

I would recommend the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC - it’s a nice affordable motherboard with WiFi (and RGB).

[Stormseeker9]

6 minutes ago, Grigs22 said:

@Stormseeker9 @Herman Mcpootis The motherboard in your build list do they have the built in WiFi or would I need to change the motherboard and wanted to say sorry for not saying that I was WiFi only for Internet before you made the build list 

Missed the wifi part - grab a gaming pro carbon instead like @schwellmo92 suggested.

have the board myself and it’s great!

[schwellmo92]

55 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Missed the wifi part - grab a gaming pro carbon instead like @schwellmo92 suggested.

have the board myself and it’s great!

I used it two weeks ago in a friends, the BIOS flashback went perfectly and it’s a nice board for sure.

[Grigs22]

@schwellmo92 @Stormseeker9  @Herman Mcpootis Ok good deal thank you very much for all the help I’m sure once I pull the trigger I will have more question to come 

[VEXICUS]

I'll recommend something like this instead...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($419.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($70.00) 
Monitor: AOC AG273QCX 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1243.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-23 08:34 EDT-0400

 

Build with a new monitor.

I know that you already own a monitor, but it might not be able to utilize the full power of the gpu. So, added in a decent 1440p 144hz monitor.

[Grigs22]

@VEXICUS thank you for the set up idea 

[VEXICUS]

3 hours ago, Grigs22 said:

@VEXICUS thank you for the set up idea 

NP..

[Grigs22]

@Stormseeker9 @VEXICUS @Herman McpootisQuestion on the power supply I went to order it and it shows the 750w being cheaper would it be better to get than the 550w

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 hours ago, Grigs22 said:

@Stormseeker9 @VEXICUS @Herman McpootisQuestion on the power supply I went to order it and it shows the 750w being cheaper would it be better to get than the 550w

Which ones are you referring to?

[Grigs22]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zBfmP6/bitfenix-formula-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bp-fm550ulag-7r @Herman Mcpootis I went ahead and just got the 550w watched a video explaining something on how If you go to high on the power supply it can mess up cause it’s not running as hard as it needs to 

[Herman Mcpootis]

29 minutes ago, Grigs22 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zBfmP6/bitfenix-formula-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bp-fm550ulag-7r @Herman Mcpootis I went ahead and just got the 550w watched a video explaining something on how If you go to high on the power supply it can mess up cause it’s not running as hard as it needs to 

never heard of that before.

[VEXICUS]

1 hour ago, Grigs22 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zBfmP6/bitfenix-formula-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bp-fm550ulag-7r @Herman Mcpootis I went ahead and just got the 550w watched a video explaining something on how If you go to high on the power supply it can mess up cause it’s not running as hard as it needs to 

That's totally wrong...

 

You might have watched some dude saying PSUs are most efficient at 50% load. So, some people on YouTube recommend 750watt units fr the same. 

Well, this is not totally true. 

[Grigs22]

@Herman Mcpootis @VEXICUS All I did was watch a video on the LTT channel on YouTube that’s when I made the decision on just sticking with the 550w power supply, like you guys have showed in the build ideas you guys have made for me