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Gene Sargent
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Hey guys, I got some help from you a few years back building my PC, and now i've got a friend with a max budget of 1600$ looking to build a gaming pc able to run modern AAA games and be pretty future proof. He doesn't really do any content creation and he's not a snob about frame rate or super resolution, but he would prefer frame rate (Probably just 144hz). Any thoughts on where we should start?

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$1600 CAD?

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 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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2 minutes ago, Gene Sargent said:

yup 1600 CAD

make sure you quote us so we can see your responses.

 

Here is a good build:

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $256.95 @ Vuugo
Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $119.05 @ Vuugo
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $97.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Team MS30 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $139.99 @ Newegg Canada
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card $578.50 @ Vuugo
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $109.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1412.46
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-01 17:01 EDT-0400  

 

It has a solid upgrade path and great core components, left some room because I don't know if you need the monitor or not.

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 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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21 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

make sure you quote us so we can see your responses.

 

Here is a good build:

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $256.95 @ Vuugo
Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $119.05 @ Vuugo
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $97.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Team MS30 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $139.99 @ Newegg Canada
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card $578.50 @ Vuugo
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $109.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1412.46
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-01 17:01 EDT-0400  

 

It has a solid upgrade path and great core components, left some room because I don't know if you need the monitor or not.

Thanks so much, I'll take a look

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