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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.90 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste  ($8.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($504.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Define C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.49 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $1629.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-30 11:01 EDT-0400

 

You don't need the TX3 - it's not better than the stock Wraith Prism. The paste is optional. A 3700X is a good 15-25% faster than the 2700X. The board and drives are fine. Added a cheaper GPU and less overkill fans and power supply. Added a decent case that won't be a nightmare to work with.

Budget & Location. 1650 US$

Aim. Gaming for now, but will eventually be used to stream (PC and PS4) and then later to be used to develop games (3D Indie).

Monitors. Initially 1 @1440p-144Hz, then another one when I get into streaming. Would like get up to 3 curved monitors for "maximum immersion", but might also go with a Wide/Ultrawide @1440p~144Hz curved and a portrait monitor on the side. Curve tightness doesn't matter a whole lot to me as I have plenty of desk room to position. I'm taking recommendations as I haven't exactly decided yet. Budget for new monitors is between 500-850 US$.

Peripherals. I already own an Arctis 5 (2019 vers.?), DUALSHOCK 4 (PS4) controller, HyperX Crossfire Wired Mouse. I do not own a keyboard yet, but I already know exactly what I'm looking for there (Cherry MX Speed Silvers). Looking for streaming equipment and haven't done much research on it yet. Don't want to spend more than 150 US$ on: Mic, Stand, Camera, Pop filters, etc. Open to suggestions.

Why I Am Upgrading. I currently own a Dell (pls don't hurt me) Gaming (it gets worse) Laptop (it was a gift, I swear). It runs League of Legends with max settings at 63 fps. Yikes. I know that there is a big problem with thermals and it is thermal throttling when I play video games because when I crank the AC to MAX I can play up to 80 frames for a few hours. I want to replace the thermal paste, but I want to have a functional laptop in one piece with nothing broken more. Plus, I'll need somewhere to get the OS from. 

Additional Info. I live in Ohio, so the outside temperature is consistently unstable, so I rely on air conditioning and keep it around a 69-72 degrees fahrenheit. I am very open to suggestions about possible build paths. Reason I went AM4 was to eventually upgrade to the 3900's. Games I would like to play with the new rig: Far Cry 5, Borderlands 3, Outer Worlds, MH:W, WoW, LoL, Minecraft, DBD, DS3.

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.90 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste  ($8.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($504.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Define C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.49 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $1629.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-30 11:01 EDT-0400

 

You don't need the TX3 - it's not better than the stock Wraith Prism. The paste is optional. A 3700X is a good 15-25% faster than the 2700X. The board and drives are fine. Added a cheaper GPU and less overkill fans and power supply. Added a decent case that won't be a nightmare to work with.

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Wouldn't get an X570 with that chip, nor the additional cooler.  32GB RAM is a bit much for now, how soon are you developing games?

 

$110 in case fans for a  $50 case?  Buy a better case, IMO.

 

Monitor... UQ should be curved.  Desk size has nothing to do with it, as the curve conforms to your position.  Just a better experience for a monitor that wide.  Tons of them in your price range.

 

Edit: 5x5 has a good build there.  

 

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

 

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Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

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Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

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Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

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- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Constellation CS ISE 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.50 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card  ($499.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1496.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-30 11:30 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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On 9/30/2019 at 11:02 AM, 5x5 said:

Fixed it for you

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.90 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste  ($8.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($504.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Define C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.49 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $1629.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-30 11:01 EDT-0400

 

You don't need the TX3 - it's not better than the stock Wraith Prism. The paste is optional. A 3700X is a good 15-25% faster than the 2700X. The board and drives are fine. Added a cheaper GPU and less overkill fans and power supply. Added a decent case that won't be a nightmare to work with.

Yeah, I can't deny that that looks much, much, cleaner. I'm kinda novice at building and part individual part knowledge. Thanks for the help!

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46 minutes ago, Androxios said:

Yeah, I can't deny that that looks much, much, cleaner. I'm kinda novice at building and part individual part knowledge. Thanks for the help!

No problem. If you have any questions, hit me up :)

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On 9/30/2019 at 9:02 AM, 5x5 said:

Fixed it for you

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.90 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste  ($8.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($504.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Define C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.49 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($22.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $1629.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-30 11:01 EDT-0400

 

You don't need the TX3 - it's not better than the stock Wraith Prism. The paste is optional. A 3700X is a good 15-25% faster than the 2700X. The board and drives are fine. Added a cheaper GPU and less overkill fans and power supply. Added a decent case that won't be a nightmare to work with.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/G766Mp/cooler-master-mastercase-h500-atx-mid-tower-case-mcm-h500-ignn-s00

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $104.98 @ Newegg
Case Fan Fractal Design X2 GP-12 (Black) 52.3 CFM 120 mm Fan $13.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Fractal Design X2 GP-12 (Black) 52.3 CFM 120 mm Fan $13.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $132.76
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-01 20:10 EDT-0400  

(Additional case fans not really needed, but if you want to pack the case...)

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On 10/1/2019 at 3:03 PM, 5x5 said:

No problem. If you have any questions, hit me up :)

Thanks, will do.

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