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Upgrading from hand-me-down to first build (~$1800 USD)

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Hello! I'm looking for feedback for my first build. I have done a recent amount of research and believe this build is capable of the performance I am hoping to achieve, but I am still fairly new to building a PC and optimizing individual components.

Intended Use

Gaming: Current games include Rainbow Six Siege, some RPGs (Outer Worlds, Monster Hunter) / Upcoming games include Halo: MCC, Cyberpunk 2077, Skull & Bones.

Photo Editing: Some Lightroom usage is expected.

Performance Goals

My current set up is a hand-me-down from a number of years ago. Most recently, it struggles to play Outer Worlds on low settings and I get by with R6 Siege on the lower settings. I would like to move up to High settings at 1440 144 Hz when playing multiplayer games like Siege and Ultra settings at 1080P, high framerate for single-player or co-op games. I do not have plans to move up to VR or 4K.

Budget

Targeting between $1700-$1800 USD inclusive of a new 1440 144 Hz monitor. 

Country

United States

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 860 QVO 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($589.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor  ($289.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1746.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-01 23:07 EST-0500

 

Planned Upgrades

No planned upgrades at this time as I would expect that most components would be good for 1-2 years before considering upgrades.

I'd appreciate any general feedback and have the following specific questions:

  • PSU: Feels like overkill (estimated wattage from PCPartPicker is 354W). If I plan to upgrade in the future, should I keep a PSU in those future plans and instead get a lower wattage PSU now?

  • PCPartPicker compatibility note: "Some physical dimension restrictions cannot (yet) be automatically checked, such as CPU cooler / RAM clearance with modules using tall heat spreaders." How would I confirm physical dimensions?

Thank you for taking the time to read over my first post! I look forward to learning from this community. I plan on sitting with this build or any other recommendations for ~1-2 months as I keep an eye out for decent deals.

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grab this SSD over the Samsung one https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mr8j4D/adata-xpg-sx6000-pro-1-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-asx6000pnp-1tt-c

Maybe a cheaper motherboard

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2 hours ago, Aloumun said:

Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Best Buy) 

 

2 hours ago, Aloumun said:

PSU: Feels like overkill (estimated wattage from PCPartPicker is 354W). If I plan to upgrade in the future, should I keep a PSU in those future plans and instead get a lower wattage PSU now?

Well it's both overkill, and considered less safe over 650W by the guys who run our PSU Tier List (since it's a single rail unit.)

 

As for the parts list, I'd say you've done your research geared toward the best available parts. You could really pull the same performance for less out of pocket, though.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $299.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $99.99 @ Amazon
Storage Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $34.95 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card $499.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $98.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ Newegg
Monitor MSI Optix MAG27CQ 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor $309.99 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1618.86
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-02 01:23 EST-0500  

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Pioneer 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($469.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.90 @ B&H) 
Monitor: VIOTEK GN34CW 34.0" 3440x1440 100 Hz Monitor  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1594.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-02 01:28 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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45 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

Well it's both overkill, and considered less safe over 650W by the guys who run our PSU Tier List (since it's a single rail unit.)

Great to know! I'll review that Tier List, but I would definitely say PSU was the component I was the least familiar with going into my first build.

 

46 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

As for the parts list, I'd say you've done your research geared toward the best available parts. You could really pull the same performance for less out of pocket, though.

Won't deny this at all. Appreciate your feedback and the recommendations!

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2 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

Maybe a cheaper motherboard

Got it! Will review the storage and motherboard choices. Thanks!

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2 minutes ago, Aloumun said:

Got it! Will review the storage and motherboard choices. Thanks!

Hello,

 

In any scenario, don't use the x570 you picked, it's one of the worst and the B450 mentionned above is better :) 

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4 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

it's one of the worst

Wow great to know! Thank you! Is there any good way for a beginner like to me to which are awful and which are great?

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Just now, Aloumun said:

Wow great to know! Thank you! Is there any good way for a beginner like to me to which are awful and which are great?

You can look at this topic :

 

 

 

 

Not exactly the same motherboard, but the whole "low price" x570 line up from MSI is bad.

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