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[GibsonAssembly]

Hi guys,

 

Given the situation, I'm planning my first build. Located in central Europe, PC will mainly be used for gaming (CoD WZ / PUBG). I'm thinking of a budget of roughly 1500$ (no peripherals necessary).

I've put together a build that's a bit cheaper than anticipated (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bgHWyk). 

I'm only set on the case (and the graphics card size restriction it comes with). Everything else, I'm open to changes.

Let me know what you think. Thanks for your help.

 

[Donut Dan]

it's a good looking list, you can get an RTX 2070 if you prefer more stable drivers. Also, here is some DDR4 3600 that is lower latency, so it's better.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$86.46 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB TRI FROZR Video Card	$382.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$124.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1289.38
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$1274.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-22 21:37 EDT-0400

 

[Fasauceome]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card	$493.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1278.91
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1258.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-22 21:41 EDT-0400

 

If you drop the cooler, get some slightly cheaper ram, SSD and PSU, and the non-X version of the CPU, you can afford a high clocked model 2070 super with a good cooler, which will give you more performance overall.

[GibsonAssembly]

Thanks for the help. Seems like I will have to look around for another video card. Both suggested RTX 2070 are around 150$ more expensive in my area than pcpartpicker suggests. For the other parts, it's about correct. 

[Way2Broke]

10 minutes ago, GibsonAssembly said:

Thanks for the help. Seems like I will have to look around for another video card. Both suggested RTX 2070 are around 150$ more expensive in my area than pcpartpicker suggests. For the other parts, it's about correct. 

What about RX 5700xt?

[GibsonAssembly]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$86.46 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$154.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB VENTUS OC Video Card	$509.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$124.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1486.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-22 22:10 EDT-0400

I did not expect to get an answer this fast, thanks. Found an msi rtx 2070 ventus OC that is reasonably priced (500$), but no idea how it compares to the ones suggested here.  

I had the RX 5700xt in the first post. 

[Fasauceome]

13 minutes ago, GibsonAssembly said:

I did not expect to get an answer this fast, thanks. Found an msi rtx 2070 ventus OC that is reasonably priced (500$), but no idea how it compares to the ones suggested here.

I had the RX 5700xt in the first post. 

Make sure you quote us so we see your responses.

 

If it costs you $100 extra for a 2070 (not even super) then the 5700 XT is what you want. As for specific models, the cheapest Gigabyte, sapphire, and Powercolor options are the best coolers for the budget range.

[GibsonAssembly]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

Make sure you quote us so we see your responses.

 

If it costs you $100 extra for a 2070 (not even super) then the 5700 XT is what you want. As for specific models, the cheapest Gigabyte, sapphire, and Powercolor options are the best coolers for the budget range.

Thanks. I could get this super card for 500$ (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NxrYcf/msi-geforce-rtx-2070-super-8-gb-ventus-oc-video-card-rtx-2070-super-ventus-oc). 

Regarding coolers you refer to CPU coolers? I don't mind those 90$ that much. As long as it's not too loud, and the be quiet one I've read is silent. 

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, GibsonAssembly said:

Thanks. I could get this super card for 500$ (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NxrYcf/msi-geforce-rtx-2070-super-8-gb-ventus-oc-video-card-rtx-2070-super-ventus-oc). 

Regarding coolers you refer to CPU coolers? I don't mind those 90$ that much. As long as it's not too loud, and the be quiet one I've read is silent. 

That would be fine

[Guest]

The R5 3600 is usually cheaper than the 3600X. Also you don't need an expensive cooler like the DRP4 for that cpu. An Arctic Freezer 34 esports or similar would do fine.

 

An MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX or B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC if you need wifi should be cheaper for the motherboard. You don't need X570.

 

I would swap out the Ram for a kit with better timings. That G.Skill is CL19 which isn't great. Look for a 3600 CL16 or a 3000 - 3200 CL15. You can always tune it with the dram calculator.

 

The 5700XT is also usually cheaper than the 2070 Super. Avoid the MSI Evoke/Mech though and ones like the Thicc II and Asus Strix. The Gigabyte Gaming OC, Sapphire Pulse/ Nitro, Powercolor Dual/ Red Devil and MSI Gaming X are all good. 

 

You can drop the psu down to 650W. The RMx or TXM would be a better option over the RM.

 

[GibsonAssembly]

43 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

The R5 3600 is usually cheaper than the 3600X. Also you don't need an expensive cooler like the DRP4 for that cpu. An Arctic Freezer 34 esports or similar would do fine.

 

An MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX or B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC if you need wifi should be cheaper for the motherboard. You don't need X570.

 

I would swap out the Ram for a kit with better timings. That G.Skill is CL19 which isn't great. Look for a 3600 CL16 or a 3000 - 3200 CL15. You can always tune it with the dram calculator.

 

The 5700XT is also usually cheaper than the 2070 Super. Avoid the MSI Evoke/Mech though and ones like the Thicc II and Asus Strix. The Gigabyte Gaming OC, Sapphire Pulse/ Nitro, Powercolor Dual/ Red Devil and MSI Gaming X are all good. 

 

You can drop the psu down to 650W. The RMx or TXM would be a better option over the RM.

 

Why should I avoid the MSI 5700 xt mech oc?

[Guest]

21 minutes ago, GibsonAssembly said:

Why should I avoid the MSI 5700 xt mech oc?

The cooler is subpar, and the Evoke version was roasted by Gamers Nexus. There was a fix of sorts from MSI but it still isn't ideal.

 

 

[boggy77]

what's you actual country in central europe? you know pcparpicker has DE, NL, IT etc versions?

[GibsonAssembly]

5 hours ago, boggy77 said:

what's you actual country in central europe? you know pcparpicker has DE, NL, IT etc versions?

Located in CH. I've incorporated some of the suggestions above, but I will still go with the MSI radeon rx 5700 xt mech oc, since it was on sale and basically everything else wont be on sale for a while, I imagine. I also don't expect to be running it at max too often, so I hope I won't be affected too much by the reported cooling problems. All I'm worried about is the noise, but we'll see. Power Supply, mb and cpu cooler are intentionally overspect, in case of upgrades down the road. Let's see how good of a choice this is. Thanks everyone for the help, and let me know in case you think this build is a huge mistake

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$86.46 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$119.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	$369.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$124.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1331.38
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1311.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-23 14:49 EDT-0400

 

[boggy77]

the main difference between the 3600 and 3600x is the cooler and a factory overclock. if you're replacing the cooler anyway, might as well go with the 3600.

rmx and txm are better quality than rm. 550w are enough to power a 3950x and a 2080ti.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$86.46 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$119.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	$369.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$83.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1285.37
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1245.37
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-23 15:08 EDT-0400