First time builder for my daughters xmas/birthday present. Please advise.

[TURBD]

I have never built a PC. i changed my power supply and GPU many years ago. Bought the parts from NCIX Langley that's how long ago.

Well I've been watching LTT allot and got the bug to build something bad ass. I don't game much anymore, so I'm building the PC i would want and giving it to my kid. She just turned 19 and will use it more then I ever would.

I have done allot of research, I just am not sure about power supply's. Whats the difference between a 850w bronze and a 850w gold and do I need a better one?

This is the list of parts I have or am waiting to arrive. All I'm waiting for is the RAM as I ordered 3000mh and just seen a video that says the 3900 works best with 3600mh so I ordered whats now on the list. The 3900x hasn't showed up yet, and the m.2 I ordered said it was delivered to me but I haven't got it. So I ordered a better one. 

The mouse, Key board and monitor are not the greatest but she can upgrade that easy enough down the road.

So here it is. Any advise is greatly appreciated.

I would like to get her a gsink monitor but where do I quit? 

 

Component		Selection		Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price	Where
CPU			AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$499.99				$499.99		Buy
CPU Cooler			Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$139.99				$139.99		Buy
Motherboard			MSI MEG X570 ACE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$369.99				$369.99		Buy
Memory			G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$79.99		FREE		$79.99		Buy
Storage			Kingston A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$52.99				$52.99		Buy
Storage			Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$79.99		FREE		$79.99		Buy
Storage			Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99				$49.99		Buy
Video Card			Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	$1259.99	-$20.00 1	FREE		$1239.99		Buy
Case			Corsair Crystal Series 680X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$329.20				$329.20		Buy
Power Supply			EVGA BQ 850 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99				$99.99		Buy
Monitor			Acer GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$199.99		FREE		$199.99		Buy
Keyboard			Razer Cynosa Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard	$49.97				$49.97		Buy
Mouse			Razer DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse	$29.99				$29.99		Buy

[Sorenson]

Ram: you can overclock the infinity fabric on the CPU to get pretty much the same performance that you would get with 3600mhz ram. If you don't want to bother, I would just get the 3600mhz ram, or settle for slightly worse performance. 

 

Monitor: Your system is like a balls to the wall build and you're pairing it with a 24" 1080p panel. I would honestly suggest dropping down to the 2080 super and spending the extra money to get something like a 1440p 144hz monitor or a 3440x1440p ultrawide 144hz monitor. I think that will make more of a difference on the gaming experience than a couple extra frames on the very few games that can't run 144hz 1080p on the 2080 super. 

 

*Edit* Also, your daughter is very lucky! 

Edited December 12, 2019 by Sorenson

[Cobbwebbros]

you can get a better cooler for that price. maybe the new ARCTIC LIQUID FREEZER 240

 

the motherboard is really expensive, but if you want it thats cool. there are definitely cheaper options.

 

I agree with you as you should definitely get a gold rated PSU.

 

Finally, if your kiddo want to sync all the rgb they can use jacket rgb sync for the corsair fans.

 

 

 

[TURBD]

2 minutes ago, Sorenson said:

Ram: you can overclock the infinity fabric on the CPU to get pretty much the same performance that you would get with 3600mhz ram. If you don't want to bother, I would just get the 3600mhz ram, or settle for slightly worse performance. 

 

Monitor: Your system is like a balls to the wall build and you're pairing it with a 24" 1080p panel. I would honestly suggest dropping down to the 2080 super and spending the extra money to get something like a 1440p 144hz monitor or a 3440x1440p ultrawide 144hz monitor. I think that will make more of a difference on the gaming experience than a couple extra frames on the very few games that can't run 144hz 1080p on the 2080 super. 

Do you have any suggestions as to what I should get for a monitor? Looking for the cheapest option with the optimal specs to run this build as it should run.I don't want it to be a bottleneck.

[TURBD]

4 minutes ago, Cobbwebbros said:

you can get a better cooler for that price. maybe the new ARCTIC LIQUID FREEZER 240

 

the motherboard is really expensive, but if you want it thats cool. there are definitely cheaper options.

 

I agree with you as you should definitely get a gold rated PSU.

 

Finally, if your kiddo want to sync all the rgb they can use jacket rgb sync for the corsair fans.

Ok I will order a GOLD rated but if you don't mind can you tell me what the difference is please?

4 minutes ago, Cobbwebbros said:

 

 

 

[Cobbwebbros]

1 minute ago, TURBD said:

Ok I will order a GOLD rated but if you don't mind can you tell me what the difference is please?

 

The gold is more energy efficient and usually last longer.

[Himommies]

Just as a word of caution, when your doing anything this expensive you really need to communicate with your daughter for her use case or have the option for a refund open. You don't really want to be giving something like this for someone who dosen't game or use Logic Pro X or something, but other than that there are a couple things you could swap out. I just eyeballed your prices so this is somewhere in the ballpark and probably a bit better

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cXXXk6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($499.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card  ($1239.99 @ Newegg) 
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  ($104.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Asus ROG STRIX XG32VQR 32.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($517.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Corsair K68 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 
Mouse: Logitech G Pro Wireless Wireless Optical Mouse  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $3326.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-11 21:38 EST-0500

[TheProfessionalAmateurs]

The difference between a "gold" power supply and "bronze" is the efficiency. Gold draws less power and uses better components than bronze.

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, TURBD said:

Ok I will order a GOLD rated but if you don't mind can you tell me what the difference is please?

 

it's just more power efficient. it doesn't make it any better quality than another PSU with a better efficiency rating.

[Sorenson]

4 minutes ago, TURBD said:

Do you have any suggestions as to what I should get for a monitor? Looking for the cheapest option with the optimal specs to run this build as it should run.I don't want it to be a bottleneck.

I would check out rtings list of the best monitors: https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/by-usage/gaming

 

I personally like IPS displays with at least 350 nits of brightness. 

[TURBD]

3 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Just as a word of caution, when your doing anything this expensive you really need to communicate with your daughter for her use case or have the option for a refund open. You don't really want to be giving something like this for someone who dosen't game or use Logic Pro X or something, but other than that there are a couple things you could swap out. I just eyeballed your prices so this is somewhere in the ballpark and probably a bit better

 

 

Shes 19 loves gaming and is taking computer science or something like that in collage next year.

She had a list of parts she wanted for her own build, but it was a couple years old and I can't let her roll like that. So I am playing Xibit here and pimping out her PC build.

[Himommies]

Just now, TURBD said:

Shes 19 loves gaming and is taking computer science or something like that in collage next year.

She had a list of parts she wanted for her own build, but it was a couple years old and I can't let her roll like that. So I am playing Xibit here and pimping out her PC build.

If you already know than thats fantastic. I just keep seeing people who are misinformed just throw money at something like this for it too work. Your a great dad for doing something like this. Like another idea might be planning and building this with your daughter instead of it being a surprise because IMO if i'm dropping 3k on a PC it better be perfect aesthetically 

[TURBD]

3 minutes ago, Himommies said:

If you already know than thats fantastic. I just keep seeing people who are misinformed just throw money at something like this for it too work. Your a great dad for doing something like this. Like another idea might be planning and building this with your daughter instead of it being a surprise because IMO if i'm dropping 3k on a PC it better be perfect aesthetically 

We plan on building it together xmas morning. It's a good thing I asked here now as it gives me time to order a better PSU and monitor.

I will just use the leftovers to build myself a budget build, as i blew the budget on this one lol.

We did sit down and use PC builder together but I've made a couple changes.

[BigRom]

1 hour ago, TURBD said:

Shes 19 loves gaming and is taking computer science or something like that in collage next year.

She had a list of parts she wanted for her own build, but it was a couple years old and I can't let her roll like that. So I am playing Xibit here and pimping out her PC build.

Get a 1440p 144hz monitor, I think she'll appreciate the extra screen real estate when it comes to programming.

And if you're going for a 2080(Ti or non-Ti) it would happily run 1440p no problem for pretty much any game tbh