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Exodiake
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Hello!

 

I am currently trying to build a PC for myself that is suitable for gaming, I however do not know anything if at all when it comes ti computers. I've played on PC before and know the basics and have done some research, but it's making my head spin and it is in general confusing me. I'm currently trying to build a PC that's around a $1200 budget range that has a few specs that I think would work the best for me and what I do, based on the research I've done. If I could get some help from this community on what I should buy in order to make the PC functioning that would be greatly appreciated.

 

What I want:

The things that I want in the PC are as follows for the following reasons:

     GTX 2070 Super Graphics card - Based on the research I've done this is the best performing high-end graphics card for the price it's listed at, though I am willing to swap it out for a GTX 1660 Super if it will limit the rest of the build severly.

 

     DDR4 3600 ram, with at least 16GB min ram - I've found that faster ram, at least that at 3600, is better performing and that anything higher than 16GB for a gaming system is essentially wasted money, though I might want to get into video editing later, I can swap the ram out later if I need to.

 

     Ryzen CPU and compatible motherboard - I've heard through the grapevine that there's less and less reason to get Intel equipment due to various reasons, none of which I can remember.

 

     Everything else I know nothing about, or close to nothing about and as such don't have a preference on, The storage for the PC works across any system regardless of CPU, GPU, ram, or the motherboard right? Otherwise, I'm wanting a 2TB Hard drive with a modest SSD to run the system on.

 

I can worry about monitors, keyboards and the like later on and the price of those are not included in the budget I laid above. Please help me! I haven't been able to play some of my favorite games for almost 2 years and now's my chance to rectify that.

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Hey! Here is a list for you: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $172.76 @ Walmart
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $83.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card $499.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $64.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 Value Pack 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans $22.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1234.66
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-02 13:22 EDT-0400  

If you want some more perspective download the file form my signature. In the file are different partpicker lists and different budgets.

9 minutes ago, Exodiake said:

Based on the research I've done this is the best performing high-end graphics card for the price it's listed at, though I am willing to swap it out for a GTX 1660 Super if it will limit the rest of the build severly.

Well true and not true. rx 5700 XT from AMD is only around 5% worse than rtx 2070 super but 20% cheaper

 

 

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $172.76 @ Walmart
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $68.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card $499.99 @ B&H
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
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 $1201.67
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-02 13:24 EDT-0400  

 

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1 minute ago, SavageNeo said:

Hey! Here is a list for you: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $172.76 @ Walmart
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $83.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card $499.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $64.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 Value Pack 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans $22.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1234.66
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-02 13:22 EDT-0400  

 

Thank you very much!

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11 minutes ago, Demonix_Hermit said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $172.76 @ Walmart
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $68.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card $499.99 @ B&H
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
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 $1201.67
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-02 13:24 EDT-0400  

 

that NZXT case doesnt have that good airflow. The Focus G has good airflow already, with addiotional fans it can get even better

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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Get a 3600 if this is too much

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor $199.99 @ B&H
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $83.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $50.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Zotac GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Twin Fan Video Card $509.99 @ B&H
Case Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1219.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-02 14:21 EDT-0400  

 

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