Help picking my case & specs

CodingDev · April 16, 2020

Hi, i'm having a lot of trouble creating a build. I've asked in many places, and keep getting different answers that change my whole build. Here's what I'm looking for:

I'm planning to build a PC for the first time. My budget is around the $600 - $700 range. I'm planning to play mc at HD 1080p with at most two monitors. Applications would be Visual Studio Code (being the most ram & cpu hungry cause it's based off of chrome). I might stream in the future, but I plan on replacing stuff in that case. I do want to be able to record (using OBS) without loosing too many frames so still keeping it at a high framerate. I will not be reusing parts. I would like to use a nzxt case, because I like the design. I have the monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Based in the US.

Here was my first build idea I got from the ltt forum & NZXT community and stuff: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6CBLYH

I was told in the pcpartpicker server that the NZXT cases have bad airflow, and that I shouldn't need the external wifi/bluetooth because some motherboards have it built in. Here's the list they gave me that modified mine: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9CpDK4

They changed the mobo to a MicroATX, which was cheaper and had the wifi/bluetooth built in, and gave me a more expensive & better graphics card. I liked the build, but didn't like the design of the cooler master cases and how they used usb 2.0, and if I switched back to the old mobo, I wouldn't have a case with good airflow, and keeping the new graphics card would exceed my budget.

I'm really stuck and not sure what to get or do, and my main priorities are a good and powerful enough computer to play mc with optifine during recording, and to be able to have a nice looking black (prefferably matte) case. (I'm also new to this so I don't really understand everything).

Thanks for all of your assistance!
Coding

You_found_dom · April 16, 2020

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (14nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$112.55 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$64.99 @ Newegg
Memory	GeIL EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$73.99 @ Newegg
Storage	V7 S6000 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$66.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$149.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$56.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$114.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$691.47
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 15:16 EDT-0400

Go on amazon and get 12nm version for 85 dollars it’s better and cheaper

You_found_dom · April 16, 2020

2 minutes ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (14nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor $112.55 @ Amazon

Motherboard ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $64.99 @ Newegg

Memory GeIL EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $73.99 @ Newegg

Storage V7 S6000 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $66.99 @ Newegg

Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon

Video Card Zotac GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB GAMING OC Video Card $149.99 @ B&H

Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $56.98 @ Newegg

Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $114.99 @ B&H

Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts

Total $691.47

Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 15:16 EDT-0400

Go on amazon and get 12nm version for 85 dollars it’s better and cheaper

I accidentally left in case and psu from last build get a e300l from Newegg instead, and a thermaltake smart 80+ psu 600w from Amazon only around 60 bucks

CodingDev · April 16, 2020

5 minutes ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

I accidentally left in case and psu from last build get a e300l from Newegg instead

Hmm. I really liked the NZXT case tho. Is there a motherboard you know of that has ATX and bluetooth & wifi built in? Also the the 14nm come with a fan? And why that graphics card?

You_found_dom · April 16, 2020

1 minute ago, CodingDev said:

Hmm. I really liked the NZXT case tho. Is there a motherboard you know of that has ATX and bluetooth & wifi built in? Also the the 14nm come with a fan? And why that graphics card?

Not sure for motherboard unless you are ok with 200 dollar mobo, 12nm also comes with fan, and budget gpu because I forgot I left an expensive psu in there now you could probably get a 1660 or amd rx 5500 xt