I would like to build my first pc, mostly for Half life alyx.

[smi_01]

So I am going to buld my first pc, and I would like to max out the experience for Half life alyx. I am looking for the best graphics.

This is a pc that I "built" or "put togather" on pcpartpicker.

Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB AORUS Video Card

Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

 

 

 

Is this pc will be available to run Half life Alyx on max graphics + the Valve Index

Also what do you think of it? Should I select something instead for x part?

Currently it will be around 1230$ for me.

 

I am really slightly into pc gaming. I currently own a laptop that I play older games on. 

[Fasauceome]

Why 32GB of ram?

[Dappner]

4 minutes ago, smi_01 said:

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Really the only way to max that game out is with a 2080ti from what I've heard.

[CopiWasTaken]

5 minutes ago, smi_01 said:

So I am going to buld my first pc, and I would like to max out the experience for Half life alyx. I am looking for the best graphics.

This is a pc that I "built" or "put togather" on pcpartpicker.

Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB AORUS Video Card

Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

 

 

 

Is this pc will be available to run Half life Alyx on max graphics + the Valve Index

Also what do you think of it? Should I select something instead for x part?

Currently it will be around 1230$ for me.

 

I am really mindly into pc gaming. I currently own a laptop that I play older games on. 

For a budget of 1250, I would reccomend this

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.15 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler	$44.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$94.89 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB AORUS Video Card	$429.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$97.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1217.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 15:14 EDT-0400

 

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.15 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$46.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$104.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$85.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB AORUS Video Card	$429.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$97.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1201.05
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 15:18 EDT-0400

 

[Tiona]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ysw3vW

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.15 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($85.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB AORUS Video Card  ($429.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($77.98) 
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1131.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 15:35 EDT-0400

[Entropy.]

4 minutes ago, smi_01 said:

So I am going to buld my first pc, and I would like to max out the experience for Half life alyx. I am looking for the best graphics.

This is a pc that I "built" or "put togather" on pcpartpicker.

Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB AORUS Video Card

Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

 

 

 

Is this pc will be available to run Half life Alyx on max graphics + the Valve Index

Also what do you think of it? Should I select something instead for x part?

Currently it will be around 1230$ for me.

 

I am really mindly into pc gaming. I currently own a laptop that I play older games on. 

Almost everything about this build is screwed up. 3600, stock cooler, b450 tomahawk MAX, G. skill ripjaws 2x18 16gb cl 16 3600mhz, a nvme drive, 5700xt with a aftermarket cooler, phanteks p300a+3 black case fans, a rm is expensive but okay, get a 650 watt tho, and no oem, you can buy one from a 3rd part for less than $25 legit.

 

[Wh0_Am_1]

Welcome to the LTT forums! This is just another option (I tried really hard to squeeze this 2080 super in) 

Personally I believe that this is as close as you are going to get to pushing the Valve Index to it's limit within the budget while only using new components, though of course in the process it requires that you give up some creature comforts...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.15 @ Walmart
Motherboard	ASRock B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$93.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$36.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$693.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$51.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CV 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$53.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1255.04
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1225.04
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 16:01 EDT-0400

 

[dilpickle]

Maxing out the Valve Index would mean either 120hz or 144hz. GTX 1660 is nowhere near enough. I have a 1080Ti and I can only do 90Hz with the native resolution of the Index. And that's not even with the highest graphics setting.

[smi_01]

1 hour ago, ItzCopiouz said:

For a budget of 1250, I would reccomend this

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.15 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler	$44.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$94.89 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB AORUS Video Card	$429.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$97.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1217.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 15:14 EDT-0400

 

According to pcpartpicker.com its incompatible

[smi_01]

43 minutes ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Welcome to the LTT forums! This is just another option (I tried really hard to squeeze this 2080 super in) 

Personally I believe that this is as close as you are going to get to pushing the Valve Index to it's limit within the budget while only using new components, though of course in the process it requires that you give up some creature comforts...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.15 @ Walmart
Motherboard	ASRock B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$93.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$36.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$693.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$51.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CV 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$53.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1255.04
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1225.04
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 16:01 EDT-0400

 

According to pcpartpicker.com its incompatible

[CopiWasTaken]

3 minutes ago, smi_01 said:

According to pcpartpicker.com its incompatible

It's a BIOS warning which you can ignore since this board has the latest one already preinstalled.

[CopiWasTaken]

45 minutes ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Welcome to the LTT forums! This is just another option (I tried really hard to squeeze this 2080 super in) 

Personally I believe that this is as close as you are going to get to pushing the Valve Index to it's limit within the budget while only using new components, though of course in the process it requires that you give up some creature comforts...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.15 @ Walmart
Motherboard	ASRock B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$93.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$36.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$693.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$51.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CV 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$53.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1255.04
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1225.04
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 16:01 EDT-0400

 

The power supply is nowhere near enough, and at this point you are cheaping out on a lot of parts, just to get a better GPU.

[Wh0_Am_1]

Just now, smi_01 said:

According to pcpartpicker.com its incompatible

Not incompatible, what pcpartpicker is warning you about is that some B450s will require a BIOS update to support the 3600, and if memory serves me right this board is already updated out of the box, otherwise you can contact AMD and they will send you a loaner CPU to update your BIOS.

[CopiWasTaken]

1 hour ago, Tiona said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ysw3vW

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.15 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($85.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB AORUS Video Card  ($429.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($77.98) 
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1131.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 15:35 EDT-0400

The tomahawk max would be better, and the Cooler Master MWE gold is 3 dollars more expensive for 100 more watts

[Wh0_Am_1]

7 minutes ago, ItzCopiouz said:

The power supply is nowhere near enough, and at this point you are cheaping out on a lot of parts, just to get a better GPU.

The PSU is capable of supporting it, though I do have to admit it is pushing it a bit. As for the other parts, the case is solid, the MOBO although lacking some features is still solid and also does not impede the performance of the 3600, the storage drives should be more than manageable, the RAM is of a decent frequency, and the PSU while $5 to $10 would definitely help is still quite capable of supporting the build, and is one of the few 80+ Bronze PSUs that remain at that price point from a reputable manufacturer during this pandemic.

[CopiWasTaken]

Just now, Wh0_Am_1 said:

The PSU is capable of supporting it, though I do have to admit it is pushing it a bit. As for the other parts, the case is solid, the MOBO although lacking some features is still solid and also does not impede the performance of the 3600, the storage drives should be more than manageable, the RAM is of a decent frequency, and the PSU while $5 to $10 would definitely help is still quite capable of supporting the build, and is one of the few 80+ Bronze PSUs that remain at that price point from a reputable manufacturer during this pandemic.

I just feel that it is risky, you could get a 2080 or 2070 super and get something like a MWE or a corsair RM

[CopiWasTaken]

Just now, ItzCopiouz said:

I just feel that it is risky, you could get a 2080 or 2070 super and get something like a MWE or a corsair RM

or a 2600

[Wh0_Am_1]

Just now, ItzCopiouz said:

I just feel that it is risky, you could get a 2080 or 2070 super and get something like a MWE or a corsair RM

The OP will just have to remember to upgrade the PSU with their next upgrade, the PSU should at least have enough headroom and quality to last 7 years unless the unit is defective, which is unlikely.

[Tiona]

44 minutes ago, ItzCopiouz said:

The tomahawk max would be better

They're pretty much the same board, just different name and looks. Except for the like 1 type c in the back of the tomahawk. They use the same VRMs, and the same mosfet configuration. 

[CopiWasTaken]

1 minute ago, Tiona said:

They're pretty much the same board, just different name and looks. Except for the like 1 type c in the back of the tomahawk. They use the same VRMs, and the same mosfet configuration. 

The max has the latest BIOS, which is nice.

[Tiona]

Just now, ItzCopiouz said:

The max has the latest BIOS, which is nice.

as does the gaming the plus max

[CopiWasTaken]

Just now, Tiona said:

as does the gaming the plus max

Oh, I never knew that.