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zisconnected
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My friend asked me to build a PC for him and I haven't been following the news so I am trying to play catch up with the trends.  I've never built a system with team Red and my knowledge of parts is outdated.  The computer is for gaming only.  No streaming or content creation and no overclocking in the beginning which is why I was trying to save a few dollars by sticking with the stock cooler.

 

Games:

Grand Theft Auto
Forza Horizon
Skyrim
Call of Duty
Star Wars -- Fallen Order
The Witcher
Gears of War 5
Need for Speed : Heat
Assetta Corsetta Competizone
 

 

Requirements:

Total budget is 1500

2k gaming setup

Motherboard or PCIe card with Optical Audio Out

Monitor

Keyboard

Mouse

 

How does the parts list look to you?  Any suggestions?  Also what suggestions for monitors keyboards/mice?  Any feedback would be appreciated!

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $179.99 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste $4.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 960 EVO 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $124.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card $406.98 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $55.88 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $93.98 @ Newegg
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit $139.99 @ Other World Computing
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1246.74
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-03 07:36 EST-0500  

 

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18 minutes ago, zisconnected said:

 

Hello,

 

Something better :

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $179.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $164.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $82.99 @ Newegg
Storage HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $126.99 @ Newegg
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB Video Card $699.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $55.88 @ Amazon
Power Supply Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1400.82
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-03 08:06 EST-0500  

 

And buy windows from ebay etc for 5-10$.

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24 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

Hello,

 

Something better :

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $179.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $164.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $82.99 @ Newegg
Storage HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $126.99 @ Newegg
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB Video Card $699.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $55.88 @ Amazon
Power Supply Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1400.82
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-03 08:06 EST-0500  

 

And buy windows from ebay etc for 5-10$.

Thanks for the tips on Windows!  Unfortunately the GPU has eaten up most of the budget in your iteration.  1500 is to include a 2k gaming resolution monitor, keyboard/mouse as well.

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6 minutes ago, zisconnected said:

Thanks for the tips on Windows!  Unfortunately the GPU has eaten up most of the budget in your iteration.  1500 is to include a 2k gaming resolution monitor, keyboard/mouse as well.

Do you want a mechanical keyboard or a dome one is OK ?

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You could consider this instead :

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $179.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.89 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $82.99 @ Newegg
Storage HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $126.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card $399.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $55.88 @ Amazon
Power Supply Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Newegg
Monitor AOC CQ27G1 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor $249.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard Logitech G213 PRODIGY Wired Gaming Keyboard $39.47 @ Amazon
Mouse Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse $47.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1443.17
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-03 08:53 EST-0500  

 

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5 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

You could consider this instead :

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $179.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.89 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $82.99 @ Newegg
Storage HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $126.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card $399.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $55.88 @ Amazon
Power Supply Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Newegg
Monitor AOC CQ27G1 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor $249.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard Logitech G213 PRODIGY Wired Gaming Keyboard $39.47 @ Amazon
Mouse Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse $47.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1443.17
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-03 08:53 EST-0500  

 

Thank you!  This looks great.  Any other suggestions on other Motherboards to consider for AM4?

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5 minutes ago, zisconnected said:

Thank you!  This looks great.  Any suggestions on other Motherboards to consider for AM4?

This one is pretty good and very inexpensive for the features it offers. It also has an I/O optical connector. A PCIe Card is too expensive to be competitive imo.

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I'm thinking to go with this setup, it's pretty close to your budget if you remove some RGB and the monitor.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $324.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12A 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler $99.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $189.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $98.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $130.40 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card $529.99 @ Amazon
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $119.88 @ Amazon
Case Fan Corsair LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans $106.99 @ Newegg
Monitor Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor $429.00 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2179.11
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-03 11:09 EST-0500  

 

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2 hours ago, zisconnected said:

Thank you!  This looks great.  Any other suggestions on other Motherboards to consider for AM4?

You don't need an X570 board. A B450 saves some cash.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XJbCmG/msi-b450-a-pro-max-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-a-pro-max

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2 hours ago, lee32uk said:

You don't need an X570 board. A B450 saves some cash.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XJbCmG/msi-b450-a-pro-max-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-a-pro-max

The issue I keep running into is that he is looking for a board with optical audio out.  And I do not see it on that board.  It was a great thought though!  Thanks!

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3 hours ago, ShinRamen said:

You could get a 2070 Super with that budget - might be worth it at 1440p. Just a thought - he knows best what kind of performance he needs

As it would appear that taxes are not calculated into the pcpartpicker prices, that would send me way over budget.  I do have a 2070 myself and it is a great card!

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3 hours ago, zisconnected said:

The issue I keep running into is that he is looking for a board with optical audio out.  And I do not see it on that board.  It was a great thought though!  Thanks!

In that case the B450 Gaming Pro Carbon is still a bit cheaper and has optical audio. You also get wifi with that board. And of course no annoying chipset fan on B450.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/t797YJ/msi-b450-gaming-pro-carbon-ac-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-gaming-pro-carbon-ac

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5 hours ago, lee32uk said:

In that case the B450 Gaming Pro Carbon is still a bit cheaper and has optical audio. You also get wifi with that board. And of course no annoying chipset fan on B450.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/t797YJ/msi-b450-gaming-pro-carbon-ac-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-gaming-pro-carbon-ac

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