New build: joining the 1440p/144hz club - $3000 AUD (~$1,950 USD)

[KB12]

After 6 years of gaming with a GTX 780Ti, I think I'm ready to pull the trigger on a new build. I was originally planning to wait until the Ampere release, but given that's looking like it won't be until late this year I'm leaning towards an upgrade now, possibly selling the 2070S to upgrade next year depending on the new NVIDIA offerings.

I want to be able to play current gen games (think RDR2) on high settings at 1440p, pulling +60FPS consistently.

I'm in Australia, and my budget is ideally around $3000 AUD (~$1,950 USD) including a new monitor.

Here's what I'm currently thinking:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($298.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($58.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($319.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($127.96 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($125.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($713.90 @ Newegg Australia) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($135.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($140.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Monitor: LG 27GL850-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($799.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $2874.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 19:12 AEST+1000

 

I'm not sure if the CPU will hold the build back, particularly given I'm hoping to keep it for five or so years. I'm contemplating dropping the CPU cooler and subbing the mobo out for a B450 to upgrade the CPU to a 3700X.

 

Grateful for any feedback/advice!

[Bulls420]

The Hard drive has a lot of bad reviews, I would go for something else

[gloop]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$298.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$319.00 @ PLE Computers
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$127.96 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$182.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$89.00 @ Umart
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$1217.00 @ Umart
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$135.00 @ Shopping Express
Power Supply	Corsair RMx 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$180.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Monitor	ViewSonic VX2758-2KP-MHD 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$469.00 @ I-Tech
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3016.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 19:46 AEST+1000

 The monitor is about $300 cheaper while having a 2ms slower response time.

The GPU was upgraded from a 2070 to a 2080 super.

I'd wait for the Nvidia 3000 series to come out and then pick up either a used 2080ti/3080.

If you are not planning to upgrade for a few years, you could swap the motherboard for a tomahawk/mortar max. The downside is that AMD says that they are not supporting Ryzen 4000 on b450 mobs.

[KB12]

I'll sub it out for the WD equivalent

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$529.00 @ Austin Computers
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$265.00 @ Umart
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$113.30 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Team MP34 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$125.40 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Western Digital Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$155.00 @ Umart
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB DUAL EVO Video Card	$839.00 @ Umart
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply	Cougar GX-F 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$131.00 @ Umart
Monitor	Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$689.00 @ Umart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2945.70
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 20:04 AEST+1000

 

[KB12]

18 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$529.00 @ Austin Computers
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$265.00 @ Umart
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$113.30 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Team MP34 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$125.40 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Western Digital Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$155.00 @ Umart
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB DUAL EVO Video Card	$839.00 @ Umart
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply	Cougar GX-F 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$131.00 @ Umart
Monitor	Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$689.00 @ Umart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2945.70
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 20:04 AEST+1000

 

This is great, thanks!