$4,000 PC Budget!

[CremePuff]

A friend of mine asked me for help to build a PC.... with a budget of $4,000! I have some idea of what to buy. But I thought I would ask the LTT community first. He wants components that will last since he’s not going to purchase the parts until late December. He’s looking for a PC mostly for gaming, but he is also into graphic design. Note that the $4,000 includes the monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[HarveyBustin12]

Mhm... what games will he be playing? I do recommend the Anne pro 2 keyboard it's around 100 bucks, will he be streaming?

[HarveyBustin12]

Graphic design? The best will probably be a RTX 2080 ti...

[CremePuff]

6 minutes ago, HarveyBustin12 said:

Mhm... what games will he be playing? I do recommend the Anne pro 2 keyboard it's around 100 bucks, will he be streaming?

He mostly plays Rocket League and CS:GO. And Thanks for the keyboard suggestion. Definitely a big upgrade since he’s coming from a MacBook’s butterfly keyboard! He wants to try streaming, but it’s not a priority. 

[Meganter]

Hello,

 

I did something quickly

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$489.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$182.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$169.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Intel 660p Series 2.048 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$199.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB AORUS XTREME Video Card	$1299.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify S2 ATX Mid Tower Case	$158.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$89.99 @ Newegg
Monitor	Acer XF270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$521.00 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$109.89 @ OutletPC
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$53.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$3531.53
	Mail-in rebates	-$45.00
	Total	$3486.53
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-10 12:29 EDT-0400

 

Could change for a 3900x with a x570 motherboard, the mouse and keyboard are personnal preferences since i own or used to own them.

[Dedayog]

Just now, CremePuff said:

He mostly plays Rocket League and CS:GO. And Thanks for the keyboard suggestion. Definitely a big upgrade since he’s coming from a MacBook’s butterfly keyboard! He wants to try streaming, but it’s not a priority. 

Your friend is whoafully ignorant.  Rocket League and CS:Go on a $4000 machine?

 

He'll be fine with $1000 rig.

 

Come back in a couple months when we know end of year Xmas pricing, it's too early.

[HarveyBustin12]

1 minute ago, CremePuff said:

He mostly plays Rocket League and CS:GO. And Thanks for the keyboard suggestion. Definitely a big upgrade since he’s coming from a MacBook’s butterfly keyboard! He wants to try streaming, but it’s not a priority. 

Hahaha yeah, it is going to be a big change...

[CremePuff]

2 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

Hello,

 

I did something quickly

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$489.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$182.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$169.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Intel 660p Series 2.048 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$199.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB AORUS XTREME Video Card	$1299.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify S2 ATX Mid Tower Case	$158.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$89.99 @ Newegg
Monitor	Acer XF270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$521.00 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$109.89 @ OutletPC
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$53.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$3531.53
	Mail-in rebates	-$45.00
	Total	$3486.53
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-10 12:29 EDT-0400

 

Could change for a 3900x with a x570 motherboard, the mouse and keyboard are personnal preferences since i own or used to own them.

Wow. Thanks for that. I think this just might do it. I might switch out the i9 for a 3900X. Do you know a good X570 motherboard?

[CremePuff]

2 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Your friend is whoafully ignorant.  Rocket League and CS:Go on a $4000 machine?

 

He'll be fine with $1000 rig.

 

Come back in a couple months when we know end of year Xmas pricing, it's too early.

I said the same thing. His computer performs fine. But, it’s what he wants.

[Meganter]

Just now, CremePuff said:

Wow. Thanks for that. I think this just might do it. I might switch out the i9 for a 3900X. Do you know a good X570 motherboard?

 

The x570 Aorus Ultra or Pro, Asus Strix F, TUF plus or Prime Pro, Asrock X570 Taichi or Phantom Gaming X are all solid choices.

[Dedayog]

With that budget, get a real monitor too.   1440p Ultrawide.

 

Corsair Virtuoso headphones.  

 

Scrap that G910 from above, it's a clunky fat gamer keyboard.  I hate mine.  G502 is a nice mouse tho.

[Meganter]

1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

With that budget, get a real monitor too.   1440p Ultrawide.

 

Corsair Virtuoso headphones.  

 

Scrap that G910 from above, it's a clunky fat gamer keyboard.  I hate mine.  G502 is a nice mouse tho.

 

I like my G910 but as I said it's personnal preferences  

 

And yes a UW 1440p would be even better.

[Dedayog]

Just now, Cvet76 said:

Never mind the nay-sayers. If that's what he wants that's his thing. What's his graphic design level at?

Your comment makes no sense.  It's like saying I need a car to drive to work, I have a $500,000 budget.  Someone says a $100k car will do fine, and you say you have to spend the $500k!!!!

 

No logic there in any way shape or form.

 

You list needs, then you justify performance for what price.  You don't set a high bar and forcibly spend to reach it on things that are no benefit.

[CremePuff]

1 minute ago, Cvet76 said:

Never mind the nay-sayers. If that's what he wants that's his thing. What's his graphic design level at?

He does a lot on cool things illustrator and Photoshop (Don’t know, not my thing)

 

[Brooksie359]

If I were them I would buy a 1080p 240hz monitor for esports games seeing as that's one of the things he likes to play and then a good second monitor that has a bigger resolution and would be good for more visually stunning games and graphic design. Also having two monitors is good for streaming as well. 

[dizmo]

IMO spending that much on a PC isn't a very smart decision.

He could easily spend $1,500 less and get the same experience.

 

[HanZie82]

34 minutes ago, CremePuff said:

He mostly plays Rocket League and CS:GO. And Thanks for the keyboard suggestion. Definitely a big upgrade since he’s coming from a MacBook’s butterfly keyboard! He wants to try streaming, but it’s not a priority. 

lol Rocket league and CS:GO but spending 4000$.
Sorry i dont mean to laugh but thats like at least 2500 wasted money...

 

 

(ps i bought a 995$ PC and i can use it to stream at 1080p 5000Kbps 60fps, jus sayin.)

 

 

If money isnt a problem, just buy what looks nice. Have some money left over for next year when its old hardware...

[CremePuff]

Thanks for all the feedback. I totally understand that the budget is ridiculous for his use cases. I’ll recommend a lower price point, like $1500 - $2000. The money left over can go to more games, etc. There’s no need to break the bank for this. He know what he wants, not what he needs.