New build (gaming and programming)

[norbik]

Budget (including currency): 1000 USD (4500 RON) (could go slightly higher)

Country: Romania

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming and software development

Other details: did a preliminary part list, would greatly appreciate some help fine tuning it. I also had 2 questions that could affect this list

1. would an RX 5700 be a worthwhile upgrade from a 2060? (or maybe even the XT)

2. would waiting for Zen 3 and the new line-up make sense or no?

Also, this list comes up below 1000$, but parts in my area are more expensive so this list would cost me around 1000$ on the dot.

 

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($172.39 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.34 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 55 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Litepower 550 W ATX Power Supply
Total: $822.66

I would also appreciate some monitor suggestion that make sense for this kind of rig (preferably 144hz), in a dual monitor setup.

Thanks for all the help in advance.

[dodoff]

Hi,

 

I think this rig is quite decent but what games you plan to play? Also, are you considering the used market as an option or not?

 

On your questions:

1. According to this chart, both cards are fairly similar in terms of raw performance and I doubt you'll see a big difference in games.

2. This might take some time so if you need the rig right now, this might not be an option for you.

 

Regards!

[norbik]

35 minutes ago, dodoff said:

Hi,

 

I think this rig is quite decent but what games you plan to play? Also, are you considering the used market as an option or not?

 

On your questions:

1. According to this chart, both cards are fairly similar in terms of raw performance and I doubt you'll see a big difference in games.

2. This might take some time so if you need the rig right now, this might not be an option for you.

 

Regards!

I plan on playing mostly Esports titles, the occasional AAA game, I don't care that much about RTX I just found a 2060 on a pretty decent price, that's why I don't mind changing to AMD if I get better performance for my money.

Well tbh I didn't have a gaming rig for a few years now as I didn't have the time to play and always had a decent laptop that could run the Esports titles, but I'm more into gaming agan and also want something better for my work (software development) so I could wait a bit more if it's worth it, but I'm not sure. I read that it might only come out in September or even later, and I just don't want to wait if the performance improvements are very minimal.