Gaming Build

[blkfry]

Hey,

 

 

 

I'm new here and need some help with planning a new build I intend to buy in the next couple of days that I intend to use mostly for gaming.

Here are some key points:

 

- The budget is about 1600 USD dollars max. (not including case)

- I don't need any monitors, already have one and will use the PC to connect it to a 4k TV

- I have a couple of SSDs in my old build, will probably move them over (SATA ones)

- I didn't decide on a case yet, it doesn't matter that much, It must fit in a tight spot in the desk : 47cm D, 50cm H, 22cm  (it has good airflow don't worry)

 

This is my initial build:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$424.50 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$239.00 @ Canada Computers
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$99.99 @ Memory Express
Storage	Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$147.92 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card	$599.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$116.66 @ Mike's Computer Shop
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1628.06
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 09:42 EST-0500

 

I will probably won't upgrade the build and intend to use it at least 5 years. Maybe I will put an extra RAM or Cooler, but won't replace major parts.

I went with 3700x because I herd it has a decent CPU cooler, and I don't have the budget for a custom one now. 

I'm not sure about the GPU.

 

Any suggestions?

 

 

 

[Meganter]

Hello,

Welcome to the forum !

 

9 minutes ago, blkfry said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$424.50 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$239.00 @ Canada Computers
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$99.99 @ Memory Express
Storage	Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$147.92 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card	$599.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$116.66 @ Mike's Computer Shop
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1628.06
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 09:42 EST-0500

USD or CAD ?

 

Wait until Black Friday.

 

The GPU is good.

 

Everything looks good but change the PSU with this one https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/bqVD4D/corsair-rmx-2018-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020177-na 

The Focus Plus Gold FX have some issues.

[blkfry]

Sorry, it's 1600 USD and Black Friday is on 15 nov. in my country (Romania)

[Meganter]

4 minutes ago, blkfry said:

Sorry, it's 1600 USD.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$190.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team MP34 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$104.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$784.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$44.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1495.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 10:14 EST-0500

 

With a better GPU and 1500USD instead  

[Akira Shimazu]

1 minute ago, Plouffe said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$190.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team MP34 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$104.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$784.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$44.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1495.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 10:14 EST-0500

 

With a better GPU and 1500US instead  

yeah idk about the SSD but the rest is good. you can dwongrade the mobo tho to Tomahawk. X570 is crazy expensive

[Meganter]

1 minute ago, Wolfycapt said:

yeah idk about the SSD but the rest is good. you can dwongrade the mobo tho to Tomahawk. X570 is crazy expensive

I saw other people recommending it.

 

https://www.teamgroupinc.com/en/product/mp34 5 years warranty and better speed, seems OK to me  

 

I agree on the B450.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$124.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$784.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$44.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1439.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 10:20 EST-0500

 

[The Torrent]

6 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$190.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team MP34 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$104.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$784.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$44.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1495.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 10:14 EST-0500

 

With a better GPU and 1500USD instead  

never downgrade a psu its not worth it.

 

I always recommend RMX or equivalent.

[Akira Shimazu]

Just now, Plouffe said:

I saw other people recommending it.

 

https://www.teamgroupinc.com/en/product/mp34 5 years warranty and better speed, seems OK to me  

 

I agree on the B450.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$124.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$784.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$44.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1439.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 10:20 EST-0500

 

look at the price drop. hmmm

[Akira Shimazu]

Just now, The Torrent said:

never downgrade a psu its not worth it.

 

I always recommend RMX or equivalent.

ah the Corsair Rmx 2017 550. little bit increase the money but its worth it tho. like 89$? idk

[Meganter]

1 minute ago, The Torrent said:

never downgrade a psu its not worth it.

 

I always recommend RMX or equivalent.

 

I didn't downgrade it, Focus FX is tier D while Capstone is tier A.

[Meganter]

2 minutes ago, Wolfycapt said:

look at the price drop. hmmm

Hey it's still 55USD  

[The Torrent]

Just now, Plouffe said:

 

I didn't downgrade it, Focus FX is tier D while Capstone is tier A.

someone was suggesting rmx earlier.

2 minutes ago, Wolfycapt said:

ah the Corsair Rmx 2017 550. little bit increase the money but its worth it tho. like 89$? idk

yes deffo. Or go G3 if you want.

4 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

I saw other people recommending it.

 

https://www.teamgroupinc.com/en/product/mp34 5 years warranty and better speed, seems OK to me  

 

I agree on the B450.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$124.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$784.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$44.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1439.94
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 10:20 EST-0500

 

sabrent rocket is exact same drive as the mp510 but cheaper so swap that also.

[Meganter]

1 minute ago, The Torrent said:

someone was suggesting rmx earlier.

Yeah I recommended the RM550x then I saw the Capstone in the same tier for like half the price  

 

2 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

yes deffo. Or go G3 if you want.

Nah G3 has issues too (tier D also).

 

2 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

sabrent rocket is exact same drive as the mp510 but cheaper so swap that also.

True but some people reported issues even though mine works properly.

[Meganter]

Here after some debate :

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$59.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.98 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$784.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1489.93
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-13 10:30 EST-0500

 

[The Torrent]

5 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

Yeah I recommended the RM550x then I saw the Capstone in the same tier for like half the price  

 

Nah G3 has issues too (tier D also).

 

True but some people reported issues even though mine works properly.

issues? How? Once again they are exact same drive but different stickers (i think sabrent looks better) and packaging (sabrent packaging is so sexy). Whos having issues? Mine all work fine.

The Corsair MP510, Inland Premium, Mushkin Pilot, and Sabrent Rocket are all identical drives. Phison E12 controller and (iirc) Toshiba 64L nand.

 

Rmx has double the warranty of capstone so imo corsair has double the faith. Thats the sale for me and i would never risk it when it comes to power supplies.

 

[blkfry]

Thanks for the help, I just need to see if the parts are available once Black Friday hits.

But is a 550 watts power supply enough?

[The Torrent]

1 minute ago, blkfry said:

Thanks for the help, I just need to see if the parts are available once Black Friday hits.

But is a 550 watts power supply enough?

should be, go 650 if you really want for future clearance. I personally have a rm750x running with a gtx1060 and 3600x but thats because im crazy lol.

[Meganter]

9 minutes ago, blkfry said:

Thanks for the help, I just need to see if the parts are available once Black Friday hits.

But is a 550 watts power supply enough?

550w is enough for a 9900k+2080ti OC so you are fine don't worry