Black Friday rig planning

[Unilision]

1. Budget & Location

Canada; $1500~ CAD excluding the monitor cost

 

2. Aim

General usage would be along the lines of schoolwork and gaming on a 3440x1440 monitor

 

3. Monitors

1, for the time being. I'm thinking of getting the MSI Optix MAG341CQ 3440x1440 monitor

 

4. Peripherals

Leaving those asides on a different budget, and OS will be receiving elsewhere.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I'm currently using a macbook pro 2017, don't have a desktop.

 

This is what I was thinking at the moment, still waiting till thursday night for the sales to be listed and re-configuring it based on what's on sale. However I'd like recommendation on parts that would work/be more ideal to get instead. If it's possible to keep the RGB parts in the selection as well.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$280.50 @ Vuugo
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler	$48.75 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$149.05 @ Amazon Canada
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$114.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$86.50 @ Vuugo
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$52.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card	$614.88 @ Canada Computers
Case	Phanteks ECLIPSE P350X ATX Mid Tower Case	$94.99 @ Amazon Canada
Power Supply	EVGA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Memory Express
Case Fan	Deepcool RF 120 (3 in 1) 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans	$39.99 @ Canada Computers
Monitor	MSI Optix MAG341CQ 34.0" 3440x1440 100 Hz Monitor	$589.99 @ Vuugo
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2212.38
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$2182.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-24 23:12 EST-0500

Thank you for any recommendations/opinions that any can give. Have a good day !

[amdorintel]

34 minutes ago, Unilision said:

schoolwork and gaming on a 3440x1440 monitor

what games exactly

and what school work, because school can mean multi media school that does editing and streaming and lots of heavy, intensive usage.

 

first off, ditch intel, go with amd, like a 3600 cpu, and ram speed should be 3600. mobo should be in the $125-$150 range

you can cheap out on the case, and to cheap out you can stay with 2x8GB

be sure your psu is of good quality, refer to the psu tier list for that.

[dizmo]

• I'd go AMD over Intel in this bracket.
• Seems high for a semi-modular PSU.
• The RX 5700 XT would be a more powerful card.
• Storage is usually super cheap on BF, I'd spend a little more and get a 4TB drive (often $99 or less).
• I wouldn't get an MSI motherboard.
• I'd get a better cooler. Something like a Noctua U14.

[amdorintel]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I wouldn't get an MSI motherboard.

why is that?

 

that bullzoid guy lists preferred mobos as tied for first, msi and gigabyte, but he over clocks like a mad man

 

good mobos, msi b450m mortar max

asus tuf gaming x570-plus (no wifi) $165ish the elite has wifi - good vrms and heat sinks

[Unilision]

1 minute ago, amdorintel said:

what games exactly

and what school work, because school can mean multi media school that does editing and streaming and lots of heavy, intensive usage.

 

first off, ditch intel, go with amd, like a 3600 cpu, and ram speed should be 3600. mobo should be in the $125-$150 range

you can cheap out on the case, and to cheap out you can stay with 2x8GB

Games wise, your typical f2p games like League/BnS/Archeage/PoE occasional steam games like Nier: Automata/Code Vein and the like.

School work, is just microsoft words/excel and so on. I see, thank you

 

Just now, dizmo said:

• I'd go AMD over Intel in this bracket.
• Seems high for a semi-modular PSU.
• The RX 5700 XT would be a more powerful card.
• Storage is usually super cheap on BF, I'd spend a little more and get a 4TB drive (often $99 or less).
• I wouldn't get an MSI motherboard.
• I'd get a better cooler. Something like a Noctua U14.

I see, could you elaborate to why AMD over Intel? Also how come you wouldn't get MSI motherboard?

[amdorintel]

1 minute ago, Unilision said:

I see, could you elaborate to why AMD over Intel?

amd is a better value for you money!

 

check out this video, just write down whats good for mobos

 

[Unilision]

Just now, amdorintel said:

amd is a better value for you money!

Oh, I haven't been keeping up with all the newer parts, and not many people I know used AMD, so haven't looked into it as of late but that's good to know though, and are you referring to the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 ?

[amdorintel]

Just now, Unilision said:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

yes, its a good deal, but if you want to cheap out, the Ryzen 2600 is only $100-$110 so half the price.

 

 

[Unilision]

6 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

yes, its a good deal, but if you want to cheap out, the Ryzen 2600 is only $100-$110 so half the price.

 

 

and for PSU wise, would 550 be enough for this kind of rig, or would getting 650 be better ?

[dizmo]

17 minutes ago, Unilision said:

I see, could you elaborate to why AMD over Intel? Also how come you wouldn't get MSI motherboard?

Performs better.

MSI motherboards, in my experience, have been trash. Poor BIOS, faulty components, etc.

[Unilision]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Performs better.

MSI motherboards, in my experience, have been trash. Poor BIOS, faulty components, etc.

Okay thank you for your input. Also to ask you or anyone reading this, would anyone here happen to have any experience with RGB fans? Which would aren't too loud and have a good software to them ?

[mockedarche]

16 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

yes, its a good deal, but if you want to cheap out, the Ryzen 2600 is only $100-$110 so half the price.

 

 

I highly suggest this AMD old chips are still extremely powerful and close in ipc to newer chips. the 8 core r7 1700 I have seen for as chip as 160 buck and thats just insane. The 2600 is on sale for 115 in America. again thats just nuts is soo worth it to go back a gen for half the price if not less.

[amdorintel]

48 minutes ago, Unilision said:

and for PSU wise, would 550 be enough for this kind of rig, or would getting 650 be better ?

550w is more then enuff for almost all situations

[dizmo]

16 hours ago, amdorintel said:

why is that?

 

that bullzoid guy lists preferred mobos as tied for first, msi and gigabyte, but he over clocks like a mad man

 

good mobos, msi b450m mortar max

asus tuf gaming x570-plus (no wifi) $165ish the elite has wifi - good vrms and heat sinks

Abysmal personal experiences. I'll never recommend an MSI board again.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($249.75 @ Vuugo) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($48.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.92 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($529.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Corsair) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: MSI Optix MAG341CQ 34.0" 3440x1440 100 Hz Monitor  ($589.99 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1944.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-25 20:37 EST-0500