First build. Gaming rig (~$1000). About to pull the trigger and would love some feedback first.

[catalinashenanigans]

Will be for gaming (no streaming) and other mundane tasks (e.g., web browsing, Microsoft Office, etc.). Mostly play competitive games (FPS' and MOBAs) as well as some (A)RPGs. Some stuff I've played in the past: Apex Legends, Realm Royale, PUBG, FN, CS:GO, Day of Defeat: Source, Overwatch, R6S, Insurgency, Killing Floor, Payday 2, World of Tanks, Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, Diablo 3, Borderlands 2, Warframe, Heroes of the Storm, Dota 2. Off the top of my head, would like to play COD: Warzone, Borderlands 3, Valorant, and possibly Cyberpunk 2077.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $939.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 21:04 EDT-0400

 

What do you guys think? Was originally going to go with a 5700/5700 XT but the buggy cards and driver issues scared me away. Going with the 2070 instead. Dropped the cooler for now. Still might get it, but also might just see how the card runs with the stock cooler. If I do get a cooler would probably get a Hyper 212 or a Freezer 34 DUO.

 

Still trying to find a reasonably priced PSU (<$100). Looking for something that's 550-650W 80+ Gold. Gigabyte's site recommended 550W for the 2070. Everything seems to be overpriced, out of stock, or on special order. Any recommendations?

 

Would really like to give 144hz gaming a try and am leaning heavily towards the ASUS VG249Q. Am open to other monitor recommendations as long as they're within my price range (~$200-300). Like the PSUs, it seems like everything is out of stock or on special order though. Trying to keep everything under $1300.

 

Would love any and all feedback!

[Entropy.]

Just now, catalinashenanigans said:

Will be for gaming (no streaming) and other mundane tasks (e.g., web browsing, Microsoft Office, etc.). Mostly play competitive games (FPS' and MOBAs) as well as some (A)RPGs. Some stuff I've played in the past: Apex Legends, Realm Royale, PUBG, FN, CS:GO, Day of Defeat: Source, Overwatch, R6S, Insurgency, Killing Floor, Payday 2, World of Tanks, Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, Diablo 3, Borderlands 2, Warframe, Heroes of the Storm, Dota 2. Off the top of my head, would like to play COD: Warzone, Borderlands 3, Valorant, and possibly Cyberpunk 2077.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $939.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 21:04 EDT-0400

 

What do you guys think? Was originally going to go with a 5700/5700 XT but the buggy cards and driver issues scared me away. Going with the 2070 instead. Dropped the cooler for now. Still might get it, but also might just see how the card runs with the stock cooler. If I do get a cooler would probably get a Hyper 212 or a Freezer 34 DUO.

 

Still trying to find a reasonably priced PSU (<$100). Looking for something that's 550-650W 80+ Gold. Gigabyte's site recommended 550W for the 2070. Everything seems to be overpriced, out of stock, or on special order. Any recommendations?

 

Would really like to give 144hz gaming a try and am leaning heavily towards the ASUS VG249Q. Am open to other monitor recommendations as long as they're within my price range (~$200-300). Like the PSUs, it seems like everything is out of stock or on special order though. Trying to keep everything under $1300.

 

Would love any and all feedback!

Get a hard drive, maybe 2tb unless you know for sure you won't use it, replace the H510 with a p300a (buy 3 extra fans). 

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

1 hour ago, catalinashenanigans said:

Will be for gaming (no streaming) and other mundane tasks (e.g., web browsing, Microsoft Office, etc.). Mostly play competitive games (FPS' and MOBAs) as well as some (A)RPGs. Some stuff I've played in the past: Apex Legends, Realm Royale, PUBG, FN, CS:GO, Day of Defeat: Source, Overwatch, R6S, Insurgency, Killing Floor, Payday 2, World of Tanks, Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, Diablo 3, Borderlands 2, Warframe, Heroes of the Storm, Dota 2. Off the top of my head, would like to play COD: Warzone, Borderlands 3, Valorant, and possibly Cyberpunk 2077.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $939.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 21:04 EDT-0400

 

What do you guys think? Was originally going to go with a 5700/5700 XT but the buggy cards and driver issues scared me away. Going with the 2070 instead. Dropped the cooler for now. Still might get it, but also might just see how the card runs with the stock cooler. If I do get a cooler would probably get a Hyper 212 or a Freezer 34 DUO.

 

Still trying to find a reasonably priced PSU (<$100). Looking for something that's 550-650W 80+ Gold. Gigabyte's site recommended 550W for the 2070. Everything seems to be overpriced, out of stock, or on special order. Any recommendations?

 

Would really like to give 144hz gaming a try and am leaning heavily towards the ASUS VG249Q. Am open to other monitor recommendations as long as they're within my price range (~$200-300). Like the PSUs, it seems like everything is out of stock or on special order though. Trying to keep everything under $1300.

 

Would love any and all feedback!

Bronze is better price to performance than 80+gold

[Happycowdance]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ B&H
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA SU635 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$54.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Hitachi Ultrastar 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$29.98 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card	$499.99 @ B&H
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$87.49 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$94.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor	Asus VG248QG 24.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor	$179.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1307.40
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 21:24 EDT-0400

upgraded your gpu  since you had the budget only 480gb of ssd + a 1tb hdd but storage is easy to upgrade

replaced the nvme since unless you are doing video editing at 4k there is no real need

choose a half decent psu  + 165hz monitor

8 minutes ago, MarfP said:

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ B&H) 
 

im not 100% sure but that psu isnt great

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$149.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$88.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ B&H
Storage	Western Digital AV-GP 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$48.90 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB VENTUS GP OC Video Card	$396.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$67.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Raidmax Thunder RGB 735 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$66.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1014.80
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$999.80
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 21:59 EDT-0400

 

With 20 cents to spare

[Herman Mcpootis]

12 minutes ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

 

Power Supply	Raidmax Thunder RGB 735 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$66.98 @ Amazon

that is a horrible, horrible PSU.

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

Just now, Herman Mcpootis said:

that is a horrible, horrible PSU.

Ik I accidentally left that in there from a crappy build I did once

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$149.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$88.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ B&H
Storage	Western Digital AV-GP 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$48.90 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB VENTUS GP OC Video Card	$396.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$67.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA BR 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$61.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1019.80
	Mail-in rebates	-$25.00
	Total	$994.80
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 22:14 EDT-0400

 

With a new and improved psu

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

1 hour ago, catalinashenanigans said:

Will be for gaming (no streaming) and other mundane tasks (e.g., web browsing, Microsoft Office, etc.). Mostly play competitive games (FPS' and MOBAs) as well as some (A)RPGs. Some stuff I've played in the past: Apex Legends, Realm Royale, PUBG, FN, CS:GO, Day of Defeat: Source, Overwatch, R6S, Insurgency, Killing Floor, Payday 2, World of Tanks, Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, Diablo 3, Borderlands 2, Warframe, Heroes of the Storm, Dota 2. Off the top of my head, would like to play COD: Warzone, Borderlands 3, Valorant, and possibly Cyberpunk 2077.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $939.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 21:04 EDT-0400

 

What do you guys think? Was originally going to go with a 5700/5700 XT but the buggy cards and driver issues scared me away. Going with the 2070 instead. Dropped the cooler for now. Still might get it, but also might just see how the card runs with the stock cooler. If I do get a cooler would probably get a Hyper 212 or a Freezer 34 DUO.

 

Still trying to find a reasonably priced PSU (<$100). Looking for something that's 550-650W 80+ Gold. Gigabyte's site recommended 550W for the 2070. Everything seems to be overpriced, out of stock, or on special order. Any recommendations?

 

Would really like to give 144hz gaming a try and am leaning heavily towards the ASUS VG249Q. Am open to other monitor recommendations as long as they're within my price range (~$200-300). Like the PSUs, it seems like everything is out of stock or on special order though. Trying to keep everything under $1300.

 

Would love any and all feedback!

Edit: my bad I didn’t mean to post this but can’t delete it

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

With a new and improved psu

that isn't much better either. a corsair CX would be much better for $10 more.

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

2 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

that isn't much better either. a corsair CX would be much better for $10 more.

It is better have you even heard of evga?

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($397.99 @ Walmart) the buggy drivers have been fixed recently.
Case: Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: GAMDIAS KRATOS P1 G 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: VIOTEK GN27D 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($269.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1295.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 22:24 EDT-0400

[GrockleTD]

6 minutes ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

It is better have you even heard of evga?

hm. so one of the first cars had three wheels and was from mercedes benz. but because it was it was a mercedes, it is better than a 2020 ford focus

[conmul]

6 minutes ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

It is better have you even heard of evga?

The funny thing is, the br is definitely bad, and defending your liking for it simply by saying "its evga" doesnt at all apply to the psu world or even hardware in general. But to answer your question, yes myself and mostly anyone here knows of evga (obviously). And on that note, most anyone here will also back up that the br is indeed bad.

[catalinashenanigans]

Appreciate all the replies guys. Would people mind providing some reasons behind their selections though?

 

Why the Ryzen 7 2600 over the Ryzen 5 3600? Why the B450M PRO Micro over the B450 TOMAHAW?

 

Did not realize that Bronze PSUs were worth looking into. Had been told to stick to Gold. That'll open up a lot of doors. Will cross-reference with the stickied PSU tier list. Will be sure to shop around more for those. And I can check out these other cases too. Definitely not married to the H510.