PC building query

[Xypopcorn]

Budget (including currency): unkown

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Apex legends, adobe video editing

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 currently have a xps15 laptop, and am unsure on wether to drop money for an egpu setup, or bite the bullet for a rig. If i go a rig Id like a mini itx, probably planning for 1200-1400 spending. Any thoughts? if you reccomend going a rig, Id love some builds to look at

[boggy77]

if you don't plan on carrying it everywhere with you, a rig makes much more sense

[ShinRamen]

Damn, ITX motherboards are pricey.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$294.14 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock X570 PHANTOM GAMING-ITX/TB3 Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$318.27 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$83.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	$359.99 @ Newegg
Case	Thermaltake Core X1 Mini ITX Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Antec NeoECO Gold ZEN 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$70.95 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1337.31
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1317.31
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 09:56 EDT-0400

Have you thought about mATX? That would drastically reduce the price for the motherboard and you could invest that money elsewhere (GPU, more Ram, whatever you want/need)

[ShadowChaser]

Plus at the moment it's a terrible time to buy more 'specialty' components like itx components. That motherboard has been as low as $210 in the past and was at 220 for the longest time. If you can, then wait - B550 would make a bit more sense unless you need X570, provided the motherboard will be able to handle it (though a 3700X is fairly easy to drive, the 12 and 16 core options down the road might not be)