Buying a computer from zero

[Nicolas B.]

1. Budget & Location:
Budget : 1400 Canadian dollars

Country: Canada

Purchase during back-to-school sales 

 

2. Aim

I would like this computer to be able to run 144hz on Overwatch, R6, Valorant, Fortnite...  (Competitive games that are not too demanding)

 

3. Monitors

I plan to have 3 monitors (and a TV, which I plan to plug in manually when I use it). 

 

 

 

4. Peripherals (*not included in the 1400$ can)

1x 144hz monitor 1080p
2x 60hz monitor 1080p 

 

 

 

 

 

*You have may have to change PcPartPicker contry to canada

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$172.39 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$82.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$79.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$84.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$43.99 @ Best Buy
Video Card	Asus Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card	$329.99 @ Amazon
Case	Corsair SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	Corsair VS 450 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
Case Fan	Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan	$37.68 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM 64.92 CFM 140 mm Fan	$37.68 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua NF-S12B redux-1200 PWM 59.1 CFM 120 mm Fan
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$869.69
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 15:10 EDT-0400

 

I want to make sure I don't forget anything. 
Thank you.

[Turbo.SG]

The CPU is a great choice right now, but Ryzen 4000 series is coming around this year (hopefully) so you can either get the 3600 for cheaper or a new 4000. If you're buying this around after school time you'd be looking at a B550 motherboard since those are coming out in the next month-ish. Storage is decent but I'd recommend the WD SN750 because it's still NVMe and I got mine for USD$90 and have 500gb. The hard drive is still a decent choice. For graphics for around $300 I'd recommend a 2060 KO or trying to find a 1080 Ti on ebay, which are going for USD$350 right now. Noctua fans are always a good choice though.

[ShinRamen]

This build is slightly above your budget, but you get a much better quality motherboard, which will also support the upcoming Ryzen 4000 CPUs, a 5700XT, 500GB NVMe SSD and a much better PSU
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$266.00 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$210.50 @ Vuugo
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$92.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$93.40 @ Vuugo
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card	ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB CHALLENGER D OC Video Card	$535.50 @ Vuugo
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox E500L ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.96 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	Corsair CV 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$89.99 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1438.09
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1418.09
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 16:31 EDT-0400

If this is too expensive, you could go with B450 no problem. You'll still be able to upgrade up to a 3900X in the future with a B450 board (MSI B450 MAX boards are the way to go here: Gaming Plus, Tomahawk, A-Pro).

If you were to go down the B450 route I'd upgrade the ram to 3600MHz/CL16 with the saved money (it costs just ~ $10 extra - so this is something I'd consider even if you stick with the X570 board).

[Shrekpad]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$266.00 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$104.05 @ Vuugo
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$92.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	HP EX900 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card	ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB CHALLENGER D OC Video Card	$535.50 @ Vuugo
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$109.99 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$92.99 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1361.26
	Mail-in rebates	-$45.00
	Total	$1316.26
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 16:35 EDT-0400