Ryzen 3700x build thoughts

[Dan20]

Posted a few days ago but didn’t get much feedback so I thought I’d try again

 

1. Budget & Location

northeast USA

would like to stay under $2500 if possible

2. Aim

i typically play older games but would like to venture into newer heavy gaming high FPS/resolution (prefer immersive rpgs , but also have an interest in  playing anno 1800, shadow of the tomb raider among others. just restricted by my dated rig. may also would like to dip into VR in the future when i can afford a headset(opinions on that would be great too)

also run programs in the background (ie discord, 2 to 3 web, vpn etc.)

 

I'm torn on what monitor or monitors to get. i don't need super extravagant but a decent 144hz refresh rate and 1080-1440 resolution. im leaning towards an ultra wide currently, 35in but also tend to use a second monitor on occasion.

 

i don't plan on doing any overclocking hence just the stock cooler with the ryzen cpu but may upgrade to an aio in the future. More then likely the Corsair that matches the rgb scheme I’ve picked.

 

4. Peripherals

i have access to windows education for free and as far as peripherals im using razer naga and anasi keyboard logitech g933 headset and plan on using them in the new rig. may also get the farming simulator wheel/side controller (go ahead and laugh)

5. Why are you upgrading?

short answer is its time. 5+ year old rig has trouble running most any game. some games are only playable on the lowest settings If playable at all. have also been experiencing blue screens rather often that i have neither the time/ adequate knowledge to address.

 

 

i don’t see my chosen ram on the qvl but I’ve seen other builds on PCPartPicker that show them using it. Maybe I missed it.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($258.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card  ($549.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1732.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-10 13:25 EDT-0400

 

[Fasauceome]

24 minutes ago, Dan20 said:

I'm torn on what monitor or monitors to get. i don't need super extravagant but a decent 144hz refresh rate and 1080-1440 resolution. im leaning towards an ultra wide currently, 35in but also tend to use a second monitor on occasion.

 

depends on the desk real estate, you've got a lot of options. Personally i don't go for ultrawide anymore because the games I play don't have good ultrawide support, so some decent picks for 1440p 1444Hz:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HbgzK8/acer-xz271u-bmijpphzx-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-umhx1aa013

curved too.

 

If you get this monitor, you're still under the $2500 budget so feel free to get a 2080 or 2080 super.

[SpookyCitrus]

18 minutes ago, Dan20 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($328.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($258.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card  ($549.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1732.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-10 13:25 EDT-0400

 

I don't see any issue with this build and the recommends that @Fasauceome gave are pretty much what I was going to as well. I personally prefer a 27 inch 2560x1440p 144hz over an ultrawide any day.

[Dan20]

1 hour ago, SpookyCitrus said:

I don't see any issue with this build and the recommends that @Fasauceome gave are pretty much what I was going to as well. I personally prefer a 27 inch 2560x1440p 144hz over an ultrawide any day.

Only thing I was concerned with was not seeing that ram on the motherboard QVL. 

[Dan20]

1 hour ago, Fasauceome said:

depends on the desk real estate, you've got a lot of options. Personally i don't go for ultrawide anymore because the games I play don't have good ultrawide support, so some decent picks for 1440p 1444Hz:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HbgzK8/acer-xz271u-bmijpphzx-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-umhx1aa013

curved too.

 

If you get this monitor, you're still under the $2500 budget so feel free to get a 2080 or 2080 super.

I have plenty of space what games do you play that don’t support ultrawide? I hadn’t thought of that. I’m currently using a very old flat screen tv as my monitor lol

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Dan20 said:

I have plenty of space what games do you play that don’t support ultrawide? I hadn’t thought of that. I’m currently using a very old flat screen tv as my monitor lol

Overwatch and TF2 don't properly scale the viewmodel to fit ultrawide, tf2 retains the normal FOV and just stretches the edges and overwatch either zooms in or uses black bars.