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Hello,

 

    I am looking for advice on a proper build. I will list below my budget and end goal for this gaming system.

1. Budget & Location

$1500-$2000 the reason for this large gap in budget is I am currently living in Germany and because of the current situation in the world getting PC parts shipped to my APO address isn’t possible so I’ll need to order parts for euro. The max I am willing to go is $2000 USD though.

2. Aim

It will be for 1080P 144Hz gaming. And light streaming/ content creation.

3. Monitors

I currently have 2 27” monitors 1080P 60Hz.

I do play to upgrade to a 24” 1080P 144hz when I find the right deal. The upgraded monitor will not be in the budget above and I will only run 2 monitors max.

4. Peripherals

I have mouse and keyboard with a decent headset. May need a better headset for streaming though.

5. Why are you upgrading?

My current system is a
i7-6700K
Maximum VIII Hero Motherboard
16GB of DDR4 2666Mhz (But shows in CPU-Z at 1332MHz)
Zotac 1060 6GB GPU
the system right now runs okay for most games I play but isn’t really capable of doing what I want it to do for my gaming/streaming/content creation. 
 

thanks in advance for helping a novice out. I’ve been researching for a few weeks now and I was always told to Intel for gaming and amd for things like video editing and such. But now I hear and is good for gaming as well. 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $434.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $89.90 @ B&H
Motherboard Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard $153.98 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $85.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $68.95 @ Adorama
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $719.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $97.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $144.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1846.77
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 15:57 EDT-0400  

 

Quote me or mention me at @Shrekpad so I get notified 
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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1 minute ago, Brandon90 said:

Hello,

 

    I am looking for advice on a proper build. I will list below my budget and end goal for this gaming system.

1. Budget & Location

$1500-$2000 the reason for this large gap in budget is I am currently living in Germany and because of the current situation in the world getting PC parts shipped to my APO address isn’t possible so I’ll need to order parts for euro. The max I am willing to go is $2000 USD though.

2. Aim

It will be for 1080P 144Hz gaming. And light streaming/ content creation.

3. Monitors

I currently have 2 27” monitors 1080P 60Hz.

I do play to upgrade to a 24” 1080P 144hz when I find the right deal. The upgraded monitor will not be in the budget above and I will only run 2 monitors max.

4. Peripherals

I have mouse and keyboard with a decent headset. May need a better headset for streaming though.

5. Why are you upgrading?

My current system is a 1060 6GB with 16GB of 2666mhz ram.

I7-6700K 

the system right now runs okay for most games I play but isn’t really capable of doing what I want it to do for my gaming/streaming/content creation. 
 

thanks in advance for helping a novice out. I’ve been researching for a few weeks now and I was always told to Intel for gaming and amd for things like video editing and such. But now I hear and is good for gaming as well. 

Uhm

 

Just now, Shrekpad said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $434.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $89.90 @ B&H
Motherboard Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard $153.98 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $85.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $68.95 @ Adorama
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $719.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $97.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $144.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1846.77
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 15:57 EDT-0400  

 

Instead of the dark rock pro go with the d15, Get a actually decent m.2 at 1tb instead of 500gb, Dont use a cheapo x570 motherboard, get a 650watt or max 750 watt psu, and get 2 more case fans. 

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

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https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Broken_Gamer/saved/#view=CcB9NG

 

No need for a 3900x really, but admittedly I did waste some ( a lot ) of money for aesthetics. I recommend not to follow this, just use it as a guide for blinging out your pc, if you so choose :)

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

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PC BUILD Guide! (POV)              How to Overclock your CPU 

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler $69.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $189.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $85.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $149.97 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card $693.98 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $97.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $114.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1727.02
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $1697.02
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 16:14 EDT-0400  

The 2080S is a tad overkill for 1080p mind you but it fit the budget, so why not.

 

20 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

Dont use a cheapo x570 motherboard

You say that, but then you chose a motherboard with (much) worse VRMs..?

Edited by Mateyyy

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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Slight overkill for 1080p 144hz, but

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $434.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler $44.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $189.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $139.99 @ Amazon
Storage Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ B&H
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card $623.99 @ Best Buy
Case Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $129.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1813.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-21 17:22 EDT-0400  

 

Edit don’t tell me I don’t need that psu, but for some reason it was cheaper than the same model with less wattage

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1 hour ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Broken_Gamer/saved/#view=CcB9NG

 

No need for a 3900x really, but admittedly I did waste some ( a lot ) of money for aesthetics. I recommend not to follow this, just use it as a guide for blinging out your pc, if you so choose :)

Good thing you told him not to follow it msi’s x570 boards are 💩 

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1 hour ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

Good thing you told him not to follow it msi’s x570 boards are 💩 

-_-

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

Motherboard Tier List                   How many watts do I need?
Best B550 Motherboards             Best Intel Z490 Motherboards

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PSU Tier List                                Common pc building mistakes 
PC BUILD Guide! (POV)              How to Overclock your CPU 

 

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6 hours ago, Brandon90 said:

1. Budget & Location

$1500-$2000 the reason for this large gap in budget is I am currently living in Germany and because of the current situation in the world getting PC parts shipped to my APO address isn’t possible so I’ll need to order parts for euro. The max I am willing to go is $2000 USD though.

so you're ordering from germany or?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Yes I’ll be ordering from Germany as right now we can’t have things shipped to our APO which would be considered an American address even though it’s in Germany. 
 

My current idea was a 3700X with the B450 Tomahawk Max with 32GB of 3200-3600 MHz Ram. With a 2070S as it seems more than enough for a 1080P 144Hz gaming experience along with the light streaming. 

It's also worth noting I am willing to upgrade just my GPU at this time if it'd help my gaming for now and wait on the new Intel/AMD cpus to roll out and see where they land as far as price to performance. I made a small edit to my first post to include everything my current PC has since I am now on a PC at work and not posting from my phone haha.
 

am I wrong for anything above? And I’ll check out the suggested builds in more detail when at home currently heading into the office. 

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19 minutes ago, Brandon90 said:

Also a slightly problem... none of the parts listed above from your suggestions will ship to me. Amazon.com isn't shipping here right now, nor Newegg :( .

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€297.99 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€216.89 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (€78.89 @ Alternate) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€64.13 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Toshiba P300 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€59.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card  (€543.90 @ Alza) 
Case: BitFenix Nova Mesh TG 4ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (€56.75 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€85.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1404.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-22 18:12 CEST+0200

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $35.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.99 @ Best Buy
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $172.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card $1099.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2044.06
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-22 14:17 EDT-0400  

If you wanted it more like $1500, then swap out the 2080 ti for a 2080 or 2080 super and go for 16gb ram instead

This is completely overkill for 1080p gaming! I would get a 1440p monitor. here are some I recommend (sorry this is UK amazon but you should be able to find them somewhere else for US or EU price: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Nitro-VG271UPbmiipx-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B07P6S61TS/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=1440p+144hz+27+inch+monitor&qid=1587579592&sr=8-4

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-LC27JG52QQUXEN-27-Inch-Curved-Monitor/dp/B07FCM5WXF/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=1440p+144hz+27+inch+monitor&qid=1587579635&sr=8-5

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-S2719DGF-Anti-Glare-LED-backlit-Monitor/dp/B07HRZ57ZZ/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=1440p+144hz+27+inch+monitor&qid=1587579635&sr=8-6

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2 hours ago, Avocheeseado said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $294.14 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $35.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.99 @ Best Buy
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $172.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card $1099.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2044.06
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-22 14:17 EDT-0400  

If you wanted it more like $1500, then swap out the 2080 ti for a 2080 or 2080 super and go for 16gb ram instead

This is completely overkill for 1080p gaming! I would get a 1440p monitor. here are some I recommend (sorry this is UK amazon but you should be able to find them somewhere else for US or EU price: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Nitro-VG271UPbmiipx-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B07P6S61TS/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=1440p+144hz+27+inch+monitor&qid=1587579592&sr=8-4

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-LC27JG52QQUXEN-27-Inch-Curved-Monitor/dp/B07FCM5WXF/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=1440p+144hz+27+inch+monitor&qid=1587579635&sr=8-5

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-S2719DGF-Anti-Glare-LED-backlit-Monitor/dp/B07HRZ57ZZ/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=1440p+144hz+27+inch+monitor&qid=1587579635&sr=8-6

Not that motherboard though as it is rubbish. And yes a 2080 ti is major overkill for 1080p. A 5700XT would make more sense. You also don't need an 850W psu. The Arctic Freezer 34 esports/duo is better than the 212 evo.

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor €297.99 @ Mindfactory
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard €124.42 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory €149.89 @ Alternate
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive €89.89 @ Alternate
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive €65.59 @ Mindfactory
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card €553.99 @ Mindfactory
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case €89.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply €116.80 @ Alza
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €1488.56
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-23 05:31 CEST+0200  


This is what I have been looking at myself. I know even using a 2070 Super for 1080P 144Hz gaming is a bit overkill but I want to make my components works less so they will be able to last me longer. And if I do decide to go with a 1440P monitor later I have that option open to me without needing major upgrades.

Is there anything in the above that you'd say is bad? This is still a bit pricier than I'd like because euro to dollars will make this cost in the $1700 range but I can afford it within the budget I set for myself.

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