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I’m currently motivated to work on my very first build but I need your guys help.

 

Purpose of this build is for gaming at high frames; fast loading would be nice as well and ofc storage for big games. But note that I will possibly would want to stream on it too. Games that I tend to play are games such as Valorant, fortnight , and Steam games like Overwatch.

 

My Location: United States NY

My budget is around 600-750ish or 800

Monitors: I’m probably going to stay on one for now.

P.S: Cases ,Monitors,Key board and mouse are separate from my budget so don’t count them in the budget.


So far the only true thing I know I might buy is (Also you guys can rearrange these if there are better options)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600x 

Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max 

 

Other than that I’m still looking on what to add as far as power supply , memory , storage and Graphics Card ,ects

 

please give me some feedback and add to what I should buy! I would love to hear from you guys! I can’t wait to get started. 

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11 minutes ago, Randy B said:

I’m currently motivated to work on my very first build but I need your guys help.

 

Purpose of this build is for gaming at high frames; fast loading would be nice as well and ofc storage for big games. But note that I will possibly would want to stream on it too. Games that I tend to play are games such as Valorant, fortnight , and Steam games like Overwatch.

 

My Location: United States NY

My budget is around 600-750ish or 800

Monitors: I’m probably going to stay on one for now.

P.S: Cases ,Monitors,Key board and mouse are separate from my budget so don’t count them in the budget.


So far the only true thing I know I might buy is (Also you guys can rearrange these if there are better options)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600x 

Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max 

 

Other than that I’m still looking on what to add as far as power supply , memory , storage and Graphics Card ,ects

 

please give me some feedback and add to what I should buy! I would love to hear from you guys! I can’t wait to get started. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ - The build is about $950, but it will give some pretty great performance. If you want to get the price down to $800-ish, try replacing the 2060 with a 1660 super, reducing the capacity of the HDD and the nvme to 1 tb and 256 gb respectively, and maybe try a r5 2600 and cheaper b450 motherboard.

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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 MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $83.98 @ Newegg
Memory Patriot Viper 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $69.98 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $68.95 @ B&H
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $224.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $44.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $73.98 @ Newegg
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  Total (before mail-in rebates) $811.84
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
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PCPartPicker Part List
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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 $83.98 @ Newegg
Memory Patriot Viper 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $69.98 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $68.95 @ B&H
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $224.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $44.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $73.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $811.84
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $796.84
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Would these be able to be upgraded in the future ? And do you think this will run at high FPS for most games?

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I live in U.S I’m currently piecing together my first new PC Build and I’m almost done. Purpose is for gaming .But I need help on a few things. My budget is 600-800ish.

 

P.S if there is any other adjustments to what I have so far that you think is better or that can lower my total cost please show me.

 

also let me know if what I got so far is good!


 

I’m not sure what power supply to use for this build. Here is what I got so far

 

Motherboard 

B450m tomahawk max MSI  $114.99

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  $174.99

GBU

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card      $339.40

Memory

T-Force Dark Z DDR4 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) 3600MHz    $84.99

Storage

Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive   $68.95

Storage 

Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  $50.95


power supply: No idea


Please help thank you!

 

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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 MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $104.97 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $68.95 @ B&H
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card $238.98 @ Newegg
Case Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $852.86
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pc specs:
CPU: Intel i7 8700K MOBO: ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming RAM: 16GB (2x8) DDR4 G Skill TridentZ 3000 MHz GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GAMING OC CASE: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv STORAGE: Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB M.2 NVME SSD,
T-Force Delta RGB 250GB SSD, 4TB Seagate Barracuda HDD PSU: 750 Watt EVGA SuperNova G3 MONITER: Dell S2716DGR 1440p 144hz G-Sync, BenQ PD2700U 4K 60hz CPU COOLER: Corsair H115i RGB Platinum OS: Windows 10

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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 MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $104.97 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $68.95 @ B&H
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card $238.98 @ Newegg
Case Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $852.86
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I heard that those memory sticks by ripjaws aren’t comparable with Ryzon 3600. But I was just curious why did you chose the 1660 super instead of the 2060 ? Please reply thanks

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this build is for gaming at high frames; fast loading would be nice as well and ofc storage for big games. But note that I will possibly would want to stream on it too. Games that I tend to play are games such as Valorant, fortnight , and Steam games like Overwatch
 

my budget is 600-800ish

 

Question is which GBU and Supply Power best fits this build


 

Motherboard 

B450m tomahawk max MSI.  $114.99

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  $174.99

GBU

?????

Memory

T-Force Dark Z DDR4 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) 3600MHz.     $84.99

Storage

Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive.       $68.95

Storage (HDD)

Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive.     $50.99

Power Supply

?????

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I heard that those memory sticks by ripjaws aren’t comparable with Ryzon 3600. But I was just curious why did you chose the 1660 super instead of the 2060 ? Please reply thanks

That's false. You can look up RAM compatibility on your motherboard website, but all popular brands are supported.

The reason he (and I) chose this RAM kit is for the CL16 timing. It's a much cleaner timing for 3600mhz RAM.

The 2060 really isn't much more powerful, and costs $100 more.

If you added a decent case and PSU to the parts you've listed, you're already above your $800 limit. So that's probably why the small/smart cutback.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $99.97 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage TCSunBow X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $55.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB PULSE Video Card $283.98 @ Newegg
Case Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case $42.94 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $73.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $816.84
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-10 21:51 EDT-0400  

I'd go this route:

  • B450 A-Pro MAX is the same VRM layout as the Tomahawk, they've just trimmed some silly fat like the back LEDs. Smarter buy.
  • Again, this RAM is compatible, and has better latency timings which = better performance in gaming and general computing.
  • I cut back to a decent SATA SSD. This one is actually reasonably high quality for the price point, since it does contain a DRAM cache (it's like the only one at this price point that does.)
    • The difference in gaming between a SATA SSD and an NVMe SSD are zero. You may have a slightly faster boot up time, but since a decent SATA SSD has approximately a 6 second boot time, the difference will be barely notable anyway. NVMe is mostly beneficial for content creators. 
  • The RX 5600XT is a savings from the RX 2060, and is frame for frame competitive.
  • I personally have both this case, and this PSU. Both operate great at a good price. (The PSU market is fairly high right now, so that's subjective, but for the current market, that's well priced.)

 

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Are you buying from the united states?

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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15 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

That's false. You can look up RAM compatibility on your motherboard website, but all popular brands are supported.

The reason he (and I) chose this RAM kit is for the CL16 timing. It's a much cleaner timing for 3600mhz RAM.

The 2060 really isn't much more powerful, and costs $100 more.

If you added a decent case and PSU to the parts you've listed, you're already above your $800 limit. So that's probably why the small/smart cutback.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $99.97 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage TCSunBow X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $55.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB PULSE Video Card $283.98 @ Newegg
Case Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case $42.94 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $73.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $816.84
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-10 21:51 EDT-0400  

I'd go this route:

  • B450 A-Pro MAX is the same VRM layout as the Tomahawk, they've just trimmed some silly fat like the back LEDs. Smarter buy.
  • Again, this RAM is compatible, and has better latency timings which = better performance in gaming and general computing.
  • I cut back to a decent SATA SSD. This one is actually reasonably high quality for the price point, since it does contain a DRAM cache (it's like the only one at this price point that does.)
    • The difference in gaming between a SATA SSD and an NVMe SSD are zero. You may have a slightly faster boot up time, but since a decent SATA SSD has approximately a 6 second boot time, the difference will be barely notable anyway. NVMe is mostly beneficial for content creators. 
  • The RX 5600XT is a savings from the RX 2060, and is frame for frame competitive.
  • I personally have both this case, and this PSU. Both operate great at a good price. (The PSU market is fairly high right now, so that's subjective, but for the current market, that's well priced.)

 

Bro I appreciate it man I actually might take your Route. Thanks for the info but one side question , do you think I should get a 2TB HardDrive for this build in the future ? Linus said there going to be in use again since games are getting big on Gigs. But I’m not sure you tell me if so which one.

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Yes

try this

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card $699.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $73.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $773.97
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-10 22:28 EDT-0400  

 

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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Bro I appreciate it man I actually might take your Route. Thanks for the info but one side question , do you think I should get a 2TB HardDrive for this build in the future ? Linus said there going to be in use again since games are getting big on Gigs. But I’m not sure you tell me if so which one.

Do you know exactly which games you'll be installing when it's built?

You may not need one now, but hard drives are pretty cheap. So I wouldn't kill the specs on the PC now just to factor in a HDD. Just know that you've got reasonable space for some games, and if you need more, it's always out there.

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4 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

try this

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card $699.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $73.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $773.97
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Oh when I said budget that was for my whole build together lmao um the budget for these 2 is 450

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Oh when I said budget that was for my whole build together lmao um the budget for these 2 is 450

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card $319.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $73.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $393.97
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-10 22:40 EDT-0400  

 

Alternatively

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Video Card MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB GAMING X Video Card $359.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $73.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $433.97
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-10 22:41 EDT-0400  

 

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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27 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

Do you know exactly which games you'll be installing when it's built?

You may not need one now, but hard drives are pretty cheap. So I wouldn't kill the specs on the PC now just to factor in a HDD. Just know that you've got reasonable space for some games, and if you need more, it's always out there.

I’m not going to be installing huge games once I get the build but I’ll remember what you said about those hard drives. I just got information from a friend saying he thinks I should go for a 5700 instead of the 5600xt you mentioned but I think that’s silly, he said it’s because 5700 is “more 1440p safe” but I think that’s false. 

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I’m not going to be installing huge games once I get the build but I’ll remember what you said about those hard drives. I just got information from a friend saying he thinks I should go for a 5700 instead of the 5600xt you mentioned but I think that’s silly, he said it’s because 5700 is “more 1440p safe” but I think that’s false. 

The 5700 is the step up from the 5600XT. Are you planning to game at 1440p?

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15 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

The 5600XT could do it. I would honestly build toward the 5700XT or 2070 Super for 1440p. You'd need to up the budget a bit.

If I were to do that and get the 5700XT or 2070 do I have to change any other parts that you listed for me or they can stay and it’s fine 

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If I were to do that and get the 5700XT or 2070 do I have to change any other parts that you listed for me or they can stay and it’s fine 

Nah, I'd keep the rest the same! 

 

2070 Super:

RX 5700XT: (Be choosey about coolers on these units. If an AMD card is not well cooled, it can seriously throttle performance.)

Given current price and availability, I'd really consider the RX 5700 XT Thicc 3 Ultra. DO NOT buy a Thicc 2 or a Tuf unit, as they have had some serious issues. In this case, you're looking at about an extra $130ish over the original budget, but it's going to be a better unit for 1440p, and should do well for a few years to come.

 

Were I a man who had my pick of the litter, I am a fan of the EVGA RTX 2070 Super XC Ultra Gaming or even the FTW3 edition myself. That would be my absolute choice. They are pricier for a reason. The lower cost units would put you $210-230ish over and the nicer units around $270 over the original budget. For this reason I'd probably be looking again more at the 5700XT.

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12 hours ago, trevb0t said:

Nah, I'd keep the rest the same! 

 

2070 Super:

RX 5700XT: (Be choosey about coolers on these units. If an AMD card is not well cooled, it can seriously throttle performance.)

Given current price and availability, I'd really consider the RX 5700 XT Thicc 3 Ultra. DO NOT buy a Thicc 2 or a Tuf unit, as they have had some serious issues. In this case, you're looking at about an extra $130ish over the original budget, but it's going to be a better unit for 1440p, and should do well for a few years to come.

 

Were I a man who had my pick of the litter, I am a fan of the EVGA RTX 2070 Super XC Ultra Gaming or even the FTW3 edition myself. That would be my absolute choice. They are pricier for a reason. The lower cost units would put you $210-230ish over and the nicer units around $270 over the original budget. For this reason I'd probably be looking again more at the 5700XT.

Alright I got it , so for now I’m going to be settling with the 5600xt link you gave me and then in the future I’m going to upgrade. Any specific cooling fans I should get for my 5600xt

 

also side question can you update bios with the 5600xt? 

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8 hours ago, Randy B said:

Alright I got it , so for now I’m going to be settling with the 5600xt link you gave me and then in the future I’m going to upgrade. Any specific cooling fans I should get for my 5600xt

The same list from the 5700XT would apply to the 5600XT. The Sapphire units are kinda the cream of the crop Nitro+ being in my mind the best available AMD card cooler, though the Red Devil (better) and Red Dragon (midrange) are also really nice units.

9 hours ago, Randy B said:

also side question can you update bios with the 5600xt? 

Are you referring to the undervolting and BIOS update that people were using to boost performance on the 5700 series? 

I'm sure it's an option you could explore. The stability of that method was questionable, and if I recall a lot of people were having issues with basic operations. So if you're not super confident in your overclocking abilities, I'd just get the latest drivers, and operate with the card at stock, or with a light overclock using a trusted interface.

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