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Hello, I have recently been wanting to build my own PC. It would be the first PC I've ever build, so I made a PCPartpicker list for it, and I'm just looking for some feedback on it. I don't need the best specs, just something that can run my games better than my gaming laptop. (?)

 

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I'd get a 1tb SSD. 500 is full before you know it and you have to invest again or deal with seperate drives.

For example kingston a1000.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-a1000-nvme-ssd,5631.html

 

I'd also consider an MB with wifi and bluetooth built in instead of seperate card. For example the Gigabyte Aorus B450 I Pro WiFi is the cheapest M-itx board. I'd consider M-itx, so at your next upgrade cycle you'd be able to move it to a smaller case to use it as a mediaplayer or pretty competent TV-gaming machine. In that "case" you will also benefit from built in wifi/BT as expension cards won't fit.

For example NODE 202 without GPU or NODE 304 if you want to fit a GPU as well.

 

Might seem like I'm thinking ahead too much, but I wish I had with my current components as I made the same mistake...

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Hey there, here's a better build for your needs, slightly above yoru budget, if that's possible for you.
 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $64.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $53.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $399.99 @ Newegg
Case Cougar MX330-G ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $59.99 @ Newegg
Wireless Network Adapter Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter $36.00 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1009.91
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $989.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-01 15:51 EST-0500  

 

What monitor do you have btw (refresh rate and resolution)? 

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33 minutes ago, m1key said:

Hello, I have recently been wanting to build my own PC. It would be the first PC I've ever build, so I made a PCPartpicker list for it, and I'm just looking for some feedback on it. I don't need the best specs, just something that can run my games better than my gaming laptop. (?)

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $114.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $53.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card $229.99 @ B&H
Case Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case $49.96 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $38.98 @ Newegg
Case Fan ARCTIC ACFAN00119A 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan $8.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $861.86
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $831.86
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-01 16:12 EST-0500  

 

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Ryzen 2nd gen cant match 3rd gen in games by a long shot, and 8 core 2700X dont beat 6 core 3600 in all core performance by that much either

Case with subpar airflow

Faster memory can be had for a little more

SSD offers bad value for money

SMR HDD like this will be slow even by HDD standards for writes mind you

underwhelming PSU

 

If you're waiting for Nviia 30 series GPUs

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 33 CPU Cooler $24.14 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.97 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $82.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $110.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $53.98 @ Newegg
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card $119.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks ECLIPSE P350X ATX Mid Tower Case $63.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $38.98 @ Newegg
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ B&H
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F14 PWM 77.3 CFM 140 mm Fan $9.08 @ Amazon
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F14 PWM 77.3 CFM 140 mm Fan $9.08 @ Amazon
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F14 PWM 77.3 CFM 140 mm Fan $9.08 @ Amazon
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F14 PWM 77.3 CFM 140 mm Fan $9.08 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $976.33
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $956.33
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-01 16:07 EST-0500  

 

If you want the most frames today

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $82.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 120 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $109.99 @ B&H
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card $339.99 @ Walmart
Case Phanteks ECLIPSE P350X ATX Mid Tower Case $63.99 @ Amazon
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ B&H
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F14 PWM 77.3 CFM 140 mm Fan $9.08 @ Amazon
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F14 PWM 77.3 CFM 140 mm Fan $9.08 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $975.09
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-01 16:17 EST-0500  

 

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($67.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($393.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: GameMax Muted ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.29 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair CO-8950007 67.43 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($4.99 @ Corsair) 
Case Fan: Corsair CO-8950007 67.43 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($4.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $1037.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-01 21:33 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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