I Have No Idea What I'm Doing

[DefiantWorf]

I'm a long-time subscriber to LTT and other tech channels but have yet to take the plunge and get into building my own PC, instead relying on work computers to get stuff done.  I'd like to build my own now but am daunted by all the things that might go wrong that I don't know how to deal with.  

I don't have any peripherals.  I also don't know what I don't know.  What tools do I need?  Thermal paste?  Other stuff that I'm not thinking about?  I just don't want to buy a bunch of parts and not be able to get it to work. 

 

Details listed below but the highlights are that whatever I build would need to be able to run Apex Legends, Ableton and other DAWs from music, and Adobe Suite.  

 

Budget (including currency): $1000-1200 USD 

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: FPS player, Graphic Design, Music Creation

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I have nothi

 

[wall03]

OK. Get a 2060 Super, Ryzen 3600X, X570 mobo

[Radium_Angel]

3 minutes ago, DefiantWorf said:

I'd like to build my own now but am daunted by all the things that might go wrong that I don't know how to deal with.  

Most of the parts these days are directional, in other words, you can't plug things in the wrong way. 

Your biggest trick is matching a motherboard to a CPU.

 

Have you visited pcpartpicker yet? It will help a great deal with compatibility.

 

Everyone is currently riding the Ryzen bandwagon, for pretty good reasons, they are cheap and offer a lot of power for the money, but I'm a Xeon fan through and through, but for bang-for-the-buck, go AMD Ryzen

[Entropy.]

3 minutes ago, wall03 said:

OK. Get a 2060 Super, Ryzen 3600X, X570 mobo

No. Just no. 

3600, b450 tomahawk max when it comes back into stock , and a rx5700xt sapphire nitro+ or red devil. Much better performance, same price. 

[DefiantWorf]

2 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Most of the parts these days are directional, in other words, you can't plug things in the wrong way. 

Your biggest trick is matching a motherboard to a CPU.

 

Have you visited pcpartpicker yet? It will help a great deal with compatibility.

 

Everyone is currently riding the Ryzen bandwagon, for pretty good reasons, they are cheap and offer a lot of power for the money, but I'm a Xeon fan through and through, but for bang-for-the-buck, go AMD Ryzen

I just found pcpartpicker.  Thanks!

[Entropy.]

7 minutes ago, DefiantWorf said:

I'm a long-time subscriber to LTT and other tech channels but have yet to take the plunge and get into building my own PC, instead relying on work computers to get stuff done.  I'd like to build my own now but am daunted by all the things that might go wrong that I don't know how to deal with.  

I don't have any peripherals.  I also don't know what I don't know.  What tools do I need?  Thermal paste?  Other stuff that I'm not thinking about?  I just don't want to buy a bunch of parts and not be able to get it to work. 

 

Details listed below but the highlights are that whatever I build would need to be able to run Apex Legends, Ableton and other DAWs from music, and Adobe Suite.  

 

Budget (including currency): $1000-1200 USD 

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: FPS player, Graphic Design, Music Creation

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I have nothi

 

3600 (CPU), b450 tomahawk max (motherboard) when it comes back into stock , and a rx5700xt sapphire nitro+ or red devil.

 

For the Storage I recommended getting a crucial p2 500gb nvme and a Seagate barracuda 2tb drive. For the case, get a phateks p300a and stick an extra case fan as the exaust, and for the PSU going with a corsair cx is fine. 

 

[Radium_Angel]

1 minute ago, DefiantWorf said:

I just found pcpartpicker.  Thanks!

Ryzen systems are picky about RAM, it seems, so be careful there. Also, get a mobo with an M.2 slot for your boot drive, super ultra fast boot/access speeds. You;ll appreciate that, but go traditional spinner for your data

[LauriHimself]

5 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Ryzen systems are picky about RAM

nah, 1000 series was, never had any problems with 2000 and 3000 tho

[Radium_Angel]

3 minutes ago, LauriHimself said:

nah, 1000 series was, never had any problems with 2000 and 3000 tho

I'm just going by the seemingly endless issues here people have with Ryzens and RAM.

As I said, I'm a Xeon fan, so I"m hardly the expert on Ryzen systems.

[DefiantWorf]

2 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

I'm just going by the seemingly endless issues here people have with Ryzens and RAM.

As I said, I'm a Xeon fan, so I"m hardly the expert on Ryzen systems.

I'll be careful.  This is the sort of thing I don't know about so thanks for the heads up!

[Radium_Angel]

Just now, DefiantWorf said:

I'll be careful.  This is the sort of thing I don't know about so thanks for the heads up!

Feel free to post your build from pcpartpicker here, we can evaluate and go from there

[Dedayog]

It helps to peruse the forums a bit, you'll have an idea what you can afford and probably learn a lot too...  for example...

 

 

 

[DefiantWorf]

1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

It helps to peruse the forums a bit, you'll have an idea what you can afford and probably learn a lot too...  for example...

 

 

 

This forum is a lifesaver. 

[DefiantWorf]

This is where I'm at so far.  

 

Thoughts?

 

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($172.39 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($134.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.97 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($142.88 @ Other World Computing) 
Monitor: MSI Optix G241 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Logitech G213 PRODIGY Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($44.88 @ Walmart) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1366.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-07 14:15 EDT-0400

[Radium_Angel]

2 hours ago, DefiantWorf said:

Thoughts?

I'd bump up the power supply, but otherwise looks ok

[Shrekpad]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$172.39 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$83.98 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$134.49 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$67.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	$329.99 @ Walmart
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$62.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$84.99 @ Corsair
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$142.88 @ Other World Computing
Monitor	MSI Optix G241 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$189.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	Logitech G213 PRODIGY Wired Gaming Keyboard	$44.88 @ Walmart
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$46.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1361.55
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-07 16:40 EDT-0400