2500$ build for Friend

[rx590overclocker]

I am building a computer for my friend for under 2500$.  I am not sure If anyone can build a better computer for cheaper.  Please give any suggestions, ideas.  Open to changing anything.  

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-9600KF 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$206.95 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$138.44 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$139.87 @ Walmart
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	$1213.49 @ Amazon
Case	Cougar MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case	$51.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fan	Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110 CFM 200 mm Fan	$22.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow 84.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$24.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow 84.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$24.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow 84.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$24.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2218.61
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-10 10:13 EDT-0400

 

[SmilesRising]

10 minutes ago, rx590overclocker said:

I am building a computer for my friend for under 2500$.  I am not sure If anyone can build a better computer for cheaper.  Please give any suggestions, ideas.  Open to changing anything.  

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-9600KF 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$206.95 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$138.44 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$139.87 @ Walmart
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card	$1213.49 @ Amazon
Case	Cougar MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case	$51.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fan	Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110 CFM 200 mm Fan	$22.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow 84.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$24.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow 84.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$24.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow 84.5 CFM 120 mm Fan	$24.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2218.61
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-10 10:13 EDT-0400

 

i would switch case to something that includes fans, spending 100$ on just case fans seems unnecessary

[rx590overclocker]

Just now, smiles rising said:

i would switch case to something that includes fans, spending 100$ on just case fans seems unnecessary

probably.

Do you have any suggestions?  

I don't really care for flashy tempered glass etc.  I like simple, black, sleek, sexy cases.

[Slottr]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$418.95 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$183.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card	$699.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$96.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120 mm Fan	$15.00 @ Amazon
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120 mm Fan	$15.00 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1914.81
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1884.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-10 10:25 EDT-0400

 

[8lec]

Hi there.

So first of all, I will highly advise against the 9600kf, it will not handle modern games very well cuz it has no hyper threading. I'd recommend the 3600(180 usd) and a x470 mobo such as the X470 Gaming PRO Carbon (150 usd).

2ndly, the aio is a terrible value, I'd personally go with the nh d15 (or the black chromax version for 100). If you want an AIO then the evga 280mm is a great value (https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=400-HY-CL28-V1) it's even on sale

3rd, if you don't need the rgb I'd say go with chromax fans from noctua, cuz they are quieter 

[rx590overclocker]

1 minute ago, 8lec said:

Hi there.

So first of all, I will highly advise against the 9600kf, it will not handle modern games very well cuz it has no hyper threading. I'd recommend the 3600(180 usd) and a x470 mobo such as the X470 Gaming PRO Carbon (150 usd).

2ndly, the aio is a terrible value, I'd personally go with the nh d15 (or the black chromax version for 100). If you want an AIO then the evga 280mm is a great value (https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=400-HY-CL28-V1) it's even on sale

3rd, if you don't need the rgb I'd say go with chromax fans from noctua, cuz they are quieter 

all this is true...

give me a min, i will be back with a revised build.

[8lec]

8 minutes ago, Slottr said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$418.95 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$183.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card	$699.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$96.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120 mm Fan	$15.00 @ Amazon
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120 mm Fan	$15.00 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1914.81
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1884.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-10 10:25 EDT-0400

 

This is also a great option, cuz IMO the 2080ti is way to expensive, again my opinion

 

but I'd go with another mobo since that one didn't do too well in the vrms department if I remember correctly. This one does well ASRock X570 Steel Legend WiFi AX (according to the tier list in another thread on this forum)

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($86.46 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card  ($1106.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $2156.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-10 10:38 EDT-0400

[8lec]

2 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($86.46 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card  ($1106.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $2156.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-10 10:38 EDT-0400

I would definitely not wanna pair a 2080ti with a 550w psu. Also, I'd still go with the 3700x and x570 steel legend., I speculate games coming out will not like having only 8 cores

[rx590overclocker]

Just now, 8lec said:

I would definitely not wanna pair a 2080ti with a 550w psu. Also, I'd still go with the 3700x and x570 steel legend., I speculate games coming out will not like having only 8 cores

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$183.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$769.99 @ Amazon
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$67.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1771.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-10 10:43 EDT-0400

 

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, rx590overclocker said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$183.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$769.99 @ Amazon
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$67.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1771.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-10 10:43 EDT-0400

 

Looks good, wouldn't change anything. Maybe add some case fans

[rx590overclocker]

Just now, boggy77 said:

Looks good, wouldn't change anything. Maybe add some case fans

i was a little brain.  forgot to add in case fans

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, 8lec said:

I would definitely not wanna pair a 2080ti with a 550w psu. Also, I'd still go with the 3700x and x570 steel legend., I speculate games coming out will not like having only 8 cores

this is with a 7820x.

[rx590overclocker]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$183.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$769.99 @ Amazon
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$67.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Amazon
Wireless Network Adapter	Asus PCE-AC68 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	$83.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Fractal Design HF14-BK 118.2 CFM 140 mm Fan	$20.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Fractal Design HF14-BK 118.2 CFM 140 mm Fan	$20.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Fractal Design HF14-BK 118.2 CFM 140 mm Fan	$20.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1918.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-10 10:50 EDT-0400

what do you think of the motherboard?

[boggy77]

4 minutes ago, rx590overclocker said:

what do you think of the motherboard?

one of the best cheap motherboards with wifi. solid choice. you can OC a 3950x on it.

[Slottr]

2 minutes ago, rx590overclocker said:

 

Get a 3600 then and drop the motherboard down to a b450 tomahawk. There's no benefit from a 3700 in this situation.

[rx590overclocker]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

Get a 3600 then and drop the motherboard down to a b450 tomahawk. There's no benefit from a 3700 in this situation.

 

2 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

one of the best cheap motherboards with wifi. solid choice. you can OC a 3950x on it.

what about this motherboard? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GcfFf7/asus-rog-crosshair-viii-hero-wi-fi-atx-am4-motherboard-rog-crosshair-viii-hero-wi-fi

[8lec]

4 minutes ago, rx590overclocker said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$183.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB STRIX GAMING Advanced Video Card	$769.99 @ Amazon
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$67.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Amazon
Wireless Network Adapter	Asus PCE-AC68 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	$83.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Fractal Design HF14-BK 118.2 CFM 140 mm Fan	$20.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Fractal Design HF14-BK 118.2 CFM 140 mm Fan	$20.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Fractal Design HF14-BK 118.2 CFM 140 mm Fan	$20.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1918.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-10 10:50 EDT-0400

what do you think of the motherboard?

It's not bad, but you might wanna have a look at the amd mobo tier list, it's very helpful indeed: 

 

 

from the tierlist I recommend (X470 Gaming PRO Carbon)

 

 

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, rx590overclocker said:

 

what about this motherboard? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GcfFf7/asus-rog-crosshair-viii-hero-wi-fi-atx-am4-motherboard-rog-crosshair-viii-hero-wi-fi

It’s totally overkill 

[boggy77]

4 minutes ago, 8lec said:

It's not bad, but you might wanna have a look at the amd mobo tier list, it's very helpful indeed: 

 

 

from the tierlist I recommend (X470 Gaming PRO Carbon)

 

 

why? the x570 tuf OP picked is two tiers above that.

[boggy77]

5 minutes ago, rx590overclocker said:

 

what about this motherboard? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GcfFf7/asus-rog-crosshair-viii-hero-wi-fi-atx-am4-motherboard-rog-crosshair-viii-hero-wi-fi

overkill. the tuf is perfect for your case.

[rx590overclocker]

2 minutes ago, Slottr said:

It’s totally overkill 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tgsnTW/msi-mpg-x570-gaming-pro-carbon-wifi-atx-am4-motherboard-mpg-x570-gaming-pro-carbon-wifi

gaming pro carbon x570?

[Slottr]

Just now, rx590overclocker said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tgsnTW/msi-mpg-x570-gaming-pro-carbon-wifi-atx-am4-motherboard-mpg-x570-gaming-pro-carbon-wifi

gaming pro carbon x570?

Just get a b450 tomahawk. You won’t need anything else for a 3600/3700

[rx590overclocker]

Just now, Slottr said:

Just get a b450 tomahawk. You won’t need anything else for a 3600/3700

aaahhhh.  So many options.  Imma set up a poll

a vote between a b450 tomahawk, and an asus tuf gaming.

[Slottr]

Just now, rx590overclocker said:

aaahhhh.  So many options.  Imma set up a poll

a vote between a b450 tomahawk, and an asus tuf gaming.

I can guarantee you it will be the former.