Brand new build

[Nitro_Clown]

Budget (including currency): $1,500-1,700USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: RDR2, LoL, Division 2, and an assortment of other games. 

Other details: Right now I'm stuck deciding between three different builds. The only thing separating them from each other is the CPU, and mother board. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/H3PZDx

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  ($39.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($103.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($83.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($759.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design X2 GP-12 (Black) 52.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($13.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design X2 GP-12 (Black) 52.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($13.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design X2 GP-12 (Black) 52.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($13.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design X2 GP-12 (Black) 52.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($13.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1642.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-07 00:54 EDT-0400

 

The second would be the exact same except a Ryzen 7 3600 CPU. The third would be an I5 9600k with an MSI Z390-A PRO mother board. 

 

I already have everything else I need (Monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset, ect), and would be upgrading from a Lenovo laptop with a 960m and I7-6700HQ. Honestly, just looking for help deciding between the 3 as the research I've done people say the 3600 is the best bang for buck, but I've seen benchmark videos comparing the 3700x VS the 9600k with a 2080S and the 9600k out performed the 3700x.

 

[Statik]

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$294.14 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$89.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$83.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$124.00 @ B&H
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$43.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$679.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$145.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1751.96
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1721.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-07 01:20 EDT-0400

 

 

This build is the top end of your budget, but it's literally better in every way. You can also take off a bit on the price of the PSU. I just put it there because that's a great PSU, but for some reason the price is really high. You could knock probably $30 off that price usually, and that'll put you below your budget. Not to mention, like I always say, don't buy windows 10. Download it for free, then just buy a $10 key on a 3rd party site, or on ebay.

 

If you take all that into account this build has, a better, double the size SSD, a WAY better cooler, a Mobo with much better VRMs, and a newer chipset, and a wicked deal on a 2080S.

 

 

In regard to the 3700x vs 9600k, I would never recommend a 9600k over the 3700x. The 9600k had a mere 6c/6t. While the 3700x is 8c/16t. In single core workloads, the 9600k might beat it out, but the fact of the matter is now you can get 8c/16t LAPTOPs, meaning low core count CPUs without hyperthreading are on their way out. Games are starting to utilize it more, and from a productivity standpoint, the 3700x will significantly outperform any i5

[SavageNeo]

14 minutes ago, Statik said:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$294.14 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$89.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$83.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$124.00 @ B&H
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$43.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$679.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$145.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1751.96
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1721.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-07 01:20 EDT-0400

 

 

This build is the top end of your budget, but it's literally better in every way. You can also take off a bit on the price of the PSU. I just put it there because that's a great PSU, but for some reason the price is really high. You could knock probably $30 off that price usually, and that'll put you below your budget. Not to mention, like I always say, don't buy windows 10. Download it for free, then just buy a $10 key on a 3rd party site, or on ebay.

 

If you take all that into account this build has, a better, double the size SSD, a WAY better cooler, a Mobo with much better VRMs, and a newer chipset, and a wicked deal on a 2080S.

 

 

In regard to the 3700x vs 9600k, I would never recommend a 9600k over the 3700x. The 9600k had a mere 6c/6t. While the 3700x is 8c/16t. In single core workloads, the 9600k might beat it out, but the fact of the matter is now you can get 8c/16t LAPTOPs, meaning low core count CPUs without hyperthreading are on their way out. Games are starting to utilize it more, and from a productivity standpoint, the 3700x will significantly outperform any i5

get other case. h510 has bad airflow. focus G has much better airflow.

 

for 10dollars more you get 1 tb m.2ss which is twice as fast as taht intel ssd

[Statik]

9 hours ago, SavageNeo said:

get other case. h510 has bad airflow. focus G has much better airflow.

 

for 10dollars more you get 1 tb m.2ss which is twice as fast as taht intel ssd

I just reused the H510 because that's what OP had in his original post. And what SSD are you talking about? The 660p is an M.2, and for gaming, windows, etc OP won't notice the difference in speed.

[Nitro_Clown]

13 hours ago, Statik said:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$294.14 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$89.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$83.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$124.00 @ B&H
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$43.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$679.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$145.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1751.96
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1721.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-07 01:20 EDT-0400

 

 

This build is the top end of your budget, but it's literally better in every way. You can also take off a bit on the price of the PSU. I just put it there because that's a great PSU, but for some reason the price is really high. You could knock probably $30 off that price usually, and that'll put you below your budget. Not to mention, like I always say, don't buy windows 10. Download it for free, then just buy a $10 key on a 3rd party site, or on ebay.

 

If you take all that into account this build has, a better, double the size SSD, a WAY better cooler, a Mobo with much better VRMs, and a newer chipset, and a wicked deal on a 2080S.

 

 

In regard to the 3700x vs 9600k, I would never recommend a 9600k over the 3700x. The 9600k had a mere 6c/6t. While the 3700x is 8c/16t. In single core workloads, the 9600k might beat it out, but the fact of the matter is now you can get 8c/16t LAPTOPs, meaning low core count CPUs without hyperthreading are on their way out. Games are starting to utilize it more, and from a productivity standpoint, the 3700x will significantly outperform any i5

Awesome, thank you for the insight it was very helpful in decision making. 

[SavageNeo]

23 hours ago, Statik said:

And what SSD are you talking about?

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2sdxFT/silicon-power-1-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-sp001tbp34a80m28

[Statik]

17 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2sdxFT/silicon-power-1-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-sp001tbp34a80m28

I haven’t heard of that brand in my life. There’s plenty of more reputable brands.