building my first pc

[gavn sembhi]

hello i'm building my first PC i want to game and stream on it my budget 715 and i want to run red dead 2 60+ fps along with minecraft overwatch but red dead 2 is the most demanding game i want to play im planning on upgrading down the line i want this to last 3 years after upgrading im also planning on overclocking it

 

 

current https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rrM38M

 

 

upgraded https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6g4Nyk

 

[Fyre]

What is your question? The parts look fine to me except for maybe the first cpu cooler.

[gavn sembhi]

Just now, Fyre said:

What is your question? The parts look fine to me except for maybe the first cpu cooler.

im asking opinions and also what will you change it to because im going to overclock

[atxcyclist]

That case will not be satisfactory, no USB 3.0 and very limited airflow. Especially if you're overclocking, I'd find a case with good front mesh ventilation.

[gavn sembhi]

how is this 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$119.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$74.98 @ Amazon
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$55.99 @ Newegg
Storage	PNY CS900 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5500 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$223.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$62.87 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Rosewill Tachyon 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit	$129.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$717.79
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-05 22:11 EST-0500

 

[gavn sembhi]

11 minutes ago, atxcyclist said:

That case will not be satisfactory, no USB 3.0 and very limited airflow. Especially if you're overclocking, I'd find a case with good front mesh ventilation.

how is this 

PCPartPicker Part List

[atxcyclist]

14 minutes ago, gavn sembhi said:

how is this 

PCPartPicker Part List

The Focus G is a much better case, it's double the cost of the other one but you'd be much happier with it.

[boggy77]

You can leave windows not activated or buy a key for a few dollars on key reseller websites or ebay.

The vega 56 will give you double the fps of the 5500xt

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$119.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$74.98 @ Amazon
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$55.99 @ Newegg
Storage	PNY CS900 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$51.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Video Card	$239.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$59.98 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Rosewill Tachyon 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$632.92
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$602.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 02:55 EST-0500

 

[Erival]

6 hours ago, gavn sembhi said:

hello i'm building my first PC i want to game and stream on it my budget 715 and i want to run red dead 2 60+ fps along with minecraft overwatch but red dead 2 is the most demanding game i want to play im planning on upgrading down the line i want this to last 3 years after upgrading im also planning on overclocking it

 

 

current https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rrM38M

 

 

upgraded https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6g4Nyk

 

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 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$89.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$80.88 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$225.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card	$499.99 @ Newegg
Case	Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$74.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Rosewill Tachyon 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1444.76
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 04:03 EST-0500

You won't need more than a 2070 to play RD2 at more than 60 FPS, instead, i'd settle for a 2070 super, putting more money towards the Cooling, Memory and a 1TB SSD, as well as a compact case with good airflow. If you want a AIO, go for a 240mm aio, and if you want a more "normal" looking case, there is the focus G

As for the Other Build...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$74.98 @ Amazon
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$55.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$239.99 @ Newegg
Case	Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$29.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Rosewill Tachyon 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$695.93
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 04:18 EST-0500

For about $10 more, you can get a 1660, which with an overclock, can perform close to the 1660ti, and with this triple fan gpu, you should be able to get a good stable overclock. I added a 1TB SSD, and i left everything else alone since it was alright. You could add a cooler to the cpu, but the cooler that comes with the cpu already does a good job, and can keep up with a slight overclock. Also, you could buy a Windows 10 OEM key online, or purchase it down the line, since buying the whole windows set up is expensive. Watch Paul's video if you want a look at online OEM keys.

 

[gavn sembhi]

4 hours ago, Erival said:

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 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$89.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$80.88 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$225.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card	$499.99 @ Newegg
Case	Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$74.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Rosewill Tachyon 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1444.76
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 04:03 EST-0500

You won't need more than a 2070 to play RD2 at more than 60 FPS, instead, i'd settle for a 2070 super, putting more money towards the Cooling, Memory and a 1TB SSD, as well as a compact case with good airflow. If you want a AIO, go for a 240mm aio, and if you want a more "normal" looking case, there is the focus G

As for the Other Build...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$74.98 @ Amazon
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$55.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$239.99 @ Newegg
Case	Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$29.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Rosewill Tachyon 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$695.93
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 04:18 EST-0500

For about $10 more, you can get a 1660, which with an overclock, can perform close to the 1660ti, and with this triple fan gpu, you should be able to get a good stable overclock. I added a 1TB SSD, and i left everything else alone since it was alright. You could add a cooler to the cpu, but the cooler that comes with the cpu already does a good job, and can keep up with a slight overclock. Also, you could buy a Windows 10 OEM key online, or purchase it down the line, since buying the whole windows set up is expensive. Watch Paul's video if you want a look at online OEM keys.

 

that looks good but sense im overclocking and i can spend a little more than 700 i went with the focus g also sense the mid tower is cheap than the mini atx and that also means better air flow 

[Fraya]

for that budget it will be hard to make a decent powerful gaming system for new AAA games on steam, 

i can suggest to look into AMD processor and GPU setup this should save some money and still give you performance, m-atx if fine as you will only be able to afford one GPU and most of the time most people only need one GPU. 

keep it simple a good air cooler will work fine, put your money into a half decent spec m/board so it have good features onboard, good onboard sound etc

a nvme M.2 500GB drive is good for windows, you can even get away with a 256GB if you want, but recommend 500GB to give extra room for future, and a secondary drive for Steam folder / files, maybe a hybrid drive from Seagate or WD would do for now, keep the cost down and still relatively good performance. 

you can also look into refurbished components or used GPU or open box to save more money. 

 

i can make a recommendation if you want but have you any idea on colour scheme and manufactures? 

 

 

[VEXICUS]

9 hours ago, boggy77 said:

You can leave windows not activated or buy a key for a few dollars on key reseller websites or ebay.

The vega 56 will give you double the fps of the 5500xt

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$119.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$74.98 @ Amazon
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$55.99 @ Newegg
Storage	PNY CS900 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$51.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Video Card	$239.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$59.98 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Rosewill Tachyon 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$632.92
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$602.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 02:55 EST-0500

 

I'll recommend this build, with the 12nm refresh of Ryzen 5 1600, also known as the 1600 af. It costs $85 for almost similar performance to Ryzen 5 2600.

 

[seagate_surfer]

An HDD that can help you reduce costs is Constellation ES, this HDD every time I see it I think it is not so cool looking, but what happen is that this HDD was the NAS series before the launch of the new Seagate family that is much more expensive. Actually the functionality of this HDD is at the top and the price is accessible so you could see it and consider it too:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Constellation-7200RPM-Internal-ST2000NM0001/dp/B0056JZ596/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=constellation+es&qid=1578370036&sr=8-1