First pc build

[plasma757]

i am building a gaming pc for the first time and am struggling to find parts that will work with the gpu's i have been given (SLI 780 TI's from a buddies old build) that will also not completely throttle whatever gpu/gpu's i upgrade to (most likely going to be a 2080 or something equivalent to that). i am looking for something that will last about 3 years at least with the 780 ti's and whatever card i upgrade to next without having to be messed with. i don't have a specific set budget however i would like to keep it under $1000, saving $200 out of that for windows and peripherals. i also already have a case and a 3tb hdd (also from my buddies old build) to put it all in. what i would need is:

 

-256/512 gb NVMe ssd

-power supply, most likely around 700w due to what i am told are 2 very power hungry gpu's

-motherboard that supports sli (obviously), ddr4 ram, and NVMe

-ram

-cpu, 4 cores is fine as all i will be doing is gaming on it although, again, i do want it to be powerful enough to not throttle whatever 20 series card i upgrade to

 

any suggestions are appreciated.

[amdorintel]

do you plan to oc?

the sli for gpu's is not really a thing anymore so maybe sell one of them and keep the other, its an option.

 

700w is way overkill, 550w is plenty, cxm 550w for $65

 

what all do you plan to do with the rig? like what games at what settings? and the question of do you plan to oc the cpu, and/or ram?

 

For mobo's MSI X570-a pro has ryzen 3rd gen support, but no wifi on board, cost is $140

 

another solid board is the asus tuf gaming x570-plus $160, again no wifi, has realtek lan, solid purchase there is one option for wifi, $20 difference.

 

moving quickly upwards asus rog crosshair 7 hero, so many oc features for price,m great board, post code, bios, $230

 

asrock x570 taichi $2880, clunky bios, no dual lan $280

 

most favorite asus rog strix x570-i gaming

no post code, no clear cmos, not for extreme oc, $250

 

ram, stick to speeds of 3600, get 2x8gb matching set

 

case is personal preference

 

 

[plasma757]

i would like to be able to do borderlands 3 at mid to high, 1080p 60fps. i know sli is not super popular anymore, however it seems necessary as from what i have seen a single card is only slightly better than a 970, which my friend im planning on doing co-op in borderlands with is using, and is struggling to get 60 fps at 1080p with all low settings (cpu is a i7 5820k for reference). i am heavily leaning towards ocing the gpu's once they are in, but leaving the cpu alone until later (same with the ram).

[Herman Mcpootis]

which country?

[plasma757]

USA

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($132.99 @ Amazon) may need to update the BIOS.
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $517.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-01 00:46 EST-0500

tbh, you can use the money left to get a 5700XT now and ditch the dual 780ti.

[plasma757]

just a question, why AMD over Intel? it seems like there is a performance boost, however, the last time i used AMD i had a lot of problems with drivers for the cpu, although this was a few years ago.

[Herman Mcpootis]

19 minutes ago, plasma757 said:

just a question, why AMD over Intel? it seems like there is a performance boost, however, the last time i used AMD i had a lot of problems with drivers for the cpu, although this was a few years ago.

AMD got better to the point where they're on par, if not beating intel now.