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[Alexzz]

Hello guys! 

 

I want to upgrade my pc before the ending of this year. First of all, I have noticed that the prices are still normal although it is before Christmas. Should I act fast now as this will change very soon or wait until the 3ßth? Of course I'd like to upgrade rather earlier than later.

PC Part Picker List

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card  ($709.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1598.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Do you recommend any changes to the list? Is the RAM unnecessarily expensive (I have seen less expensive ones with the same specs)?
 

Should I simply ignore the following notice or do you have a different motherboard to recommend?

 

Thanks for your advice, much appreciated
Alex

My Original Post

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$188.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$129.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.98 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$719.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1593.93
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1573.93
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-11 12:19 EST-0500

cheaper, but same performance ram

better psu, better gpu. the rest looks good.

[Alexzz]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$309.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$188.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$129.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.98 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$719.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1593.93
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1573.93
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-11 12:19 EST-0500

cheaper, but same performance ram

better psu, better gpu. the rest looks good.

Dude, that's awesome! Always a good idea to ask here. DO you also have answers to my other questions?

[boggy77]

Just now, Alexzz said:

Dude, that's awesome! Always a good idea to ask here. DO you also have answers to my other questions?

not sure about prices. they seem quite low already. they'll probably keep going down, but not too abruptly, so if you have the money now and want to play, I'd say go for it.

[Meganter]

51 minutes ago, Alexzz said:

Dude, that's awesome! Always a good idea to ask here. DO you also have answers to my other questions?

Hello,

 

If you do mostly gaming (without streaming) and nothing like CAD or Photoshop etc, you can consider a 3600+B450 motherboard as the performance will be similar but will reduce the price by ~200$.

 

Otherwise @boggy77 build is good (little overkill PSU ).

[boggy77]

2 hours ago, Plouffe said:

little overkill PSU

Yeah I know, could have gone for a 550w txm

 

[Alexzz]

1 hour ago, boggy77 said:

Yeah I know, could have gone for a 550w txm

 

I already have a 550 80+ Gold. Don'T I need a new one?

[Alexzz]

Also, what kind of CPU Cooling plate for my custom loop do I need? Simply a copper AM4 Socket one?

[boggy77]

17 minutes ago, Alexzz said:

I already have a 550 80+ Gold. Don'T I need a new one?

What model?

[Alexzz]

I just can't find the parts you guys picked on pcpartpicker for the same prices  
How do I know which 2080S to buy?

 

The motherboard is also 250€ everywhere and can't find the RAM anywhere. Do you guys have some alternatives?
 

10 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

What model?

I actually don't know. Don't worry, I'll buy the new one as I can still use the old one in another build. 

[boggy77]

4 minutes ago, Alexzz said:

just can't find the parts you guys picked on pcpartpicker for the same prices  
How do I know which 2080S to buy?

What country are you from? Pcpartpicker has country specific sites. Let me know where you're from and I can make you a local build

[Alexzz]

That's so nice man! I am from the EU / Germany. 

 

My current search:

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	€329.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	€79.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	€224.90 @ ARLT
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€186.89 @ Alternate
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€119.95 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	€789.52 @ Mindfactory
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€99.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1830.06
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 00:46 CET+0100

A bit more expensive in Germany unfortunately. If you're only gaming, you could go with just 16gh ram (2x8, 3600 c16), which will save about 100 euro.