Help needed.

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So my current PC which I’ve had for 8ish years has a Nvidia 960 and an I-5 and I’ve been wanting to upgrade for a lot of reasons, but don’t know where to start. I want to get the best bang for my budget ($2500) but there is so many options right now for computer parts idk if I would be better off going AMD or Intel.

im a casual gamer but my current rig can only handle borderlands 3 on low settings. Please help me.

[Noobie Dork]

You can build a pretty kicking system for that budget.  AMD and Intel both have good options.  Watch some vids.   You can build just about any top spec rig for that $.

What do you need in the way of help?  I mean, you can go to new egg and basically build a system before you buy it. 

[Beast Code]

1 minute ago, Noobie Dork said:

You can build a pretty kicking system for that budget.  AMD and Intel both have good options.  Watch some vids.   You can build just about any top spec rig for that $.

What do you need in the way of help?  I mean, you can go to new egg and basically build a system before you buy it. 

Well like I said, I don’t know how to find what parts fit together or really to see what power supply I need. I also don’t know if I should go AMD or Intel.

i don’t need to edit videos or anything like that, just gaming. 

[Noobie Dork]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/noobiedork/saved/#view=JWhDxr

quick intel version

 

[p123]

AMD,on my opinion,is more cost effective and very efficient too.Intel on the other side for the part of gaming,is simply better,but more expensive.In the end it comse to how many $ you want to spend.First option:AMD cheaper and better for editing and streaming,but also very effective for gaming,Second option Intel:Probably best gaming perfomance but more expensive.It your choice.

(this all my opinion I may be wrong,you can correct me if you want to)

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$493.84 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$146.99 @ Newegg
Storage	HP EX950 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$249.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming Video Card	$1099.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power 11 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$118.99 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2459.76
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 07:28 EST-0500

 

[Guest]

50 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$493.84 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$146.99 @ Newegg
Storage	HP EX950 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$249.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming Video Card	$1099.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power 11 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$118.99 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2459.76
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 07:28 EST-0500

 

A 3900X and 2080 ti for a casual gamer ? Yes he has a $2500 budget but he doesn't need to spend anywhere near that. A 3600X/3700X and 5700XT would be a better way to spend his money.

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, lee32uk said:

A 3900X and 2080 ti for a casual gamer ? Yes he has a $2500 budget but he doesn't need to spend anywhere near that. A 3600X/3700X and 5700XT would be a better way to spend his money.

agree. budget friendly version:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$322.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$164.65 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$146.99 @ Newegg
Storage	HP EX950 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$249.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$693.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power 11 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$118.99 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1927.56
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1897.56
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 08:22 EST-0500

 

[Fraya]

Everyone is going to AMD now, and i can see why, so good options all round. 

its always worth putting your money into a good m/board so you get good sound / wifi etc 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, boggy77 said:

agree. budget friendly version:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$322.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$164.65 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$146.99 @ Newegg
Storage	HP EX950 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$249.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$693.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power 11 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$118.99 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1927.56
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1897.56
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 08:22 EST-0500

 

I would suggest something like this. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP EX920 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.38 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1020.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 10:10 EST-0500

 

[seagate_surfer]

7 hours ago, Frayia said:

Everyone is going to AMD now, and i can see why, so good options all round. 

its always worth putting your money into a good m/board so you get good sound / wifi etc 

In fact, yes! With these recent releases during 2019 of AMD, finally in thsi last decade we can say that they deliver more. Some continue to choose Intel but that is a matter of taste, the truth is that with either of them it will do well.