1700$CAN Build

[Flowey]

Budget (including currency): About 1700$ CAN

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Medium settings on games, background in computer science, nothing too heavy

Other details ATX form factor case. Already have monitor, mouse and keyboard

 

Alright, so it's been a few years since my last build, and now my brother wants a tower for himself. I believe I've got the basics down, here's the current partlist :https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/gJqWRk

 

The motherboard is kinda confusing me to be honest, and if you've got corrections/suggestion go ahead I'm all ears.

 

Thks.

 

[eeeee1]

for the motherboard anything b450 or x570 as far as i know should be compatible but b450 shouldn't be compatible out of the box.

[Aereldor]

Just now, eeeee1 said:

for the motherboard anything b450 or x570 as far as i know should be compatible but b450 shouldn't be compatible out of the box.

Many of them are, and at this point, it's basically impossible for old B450 boards to be on the shelf so long that they don't come with an updated BIOS out of the box.

[wall03]

Just now, Aereldor said:

Many of them are, and at this point, it's basically impossible for old B450 boards to be on the shelf so long that they don't come with an updated BIOS out of the box.

what about b550?

[Aereldor]

@Flowey what resolution/refresh rate is your monitor? If you only want to play 1080p 60FPS, you don't need to spend anywhere near $1700... 

[Aereldor]

Just now, wall03 said:

what about b550?

Hopefully in stock, many budget B550 boards have better phases and features than a lot of x570 boards

[Flowey]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

@Flowey what resolution/refresh rate is your monitor? If you only want to play 1080p 60FPS, you don't need to spend anywhere near $1700... 

He wants the full package, as in 1080p 144hz, which is why I asked him for 200$ extra to accommodate a better GPU/CPU combo.

[Aereldor]

Just now, Flowey said:

He wants the full package, as in 1080p 144hz, which is why I asked him for 200$ extra to accommodate a better GPU/CPU combo.

What monitor does he have? If it's non freesync I'd honestly recommend hawking it and upgrading to an adaptive sync display. 

[eeeee1]

6 minutes ago, wall03 said:

what about b550?

ah yes i forgot about that one sorry. also is the b550 compatible out of the box?

[wall03]

Just now, eeeee1 said:

ah yes i forgot about that one sorry. also is the b550 compatible out of the box?

yes.

[Flowey]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

What monitor does he have? If it's non freesync I'd honestly recommend hawking it and upgrading to an adaptive sync display. 

Now I'm a bit confused ; Freesync used to be AMD's answer to Nvidia's Gsync, unless they've decided otherwise since then? To answer, I'll be selling him one of my 144hz monitor. Is screentearing more common now then it was back then?

[eeeee1]

Just now, wall03 said:

yes.

very nice

[Flowey]

4 minutes ago, wall03 said:

yes.

 

3 minutes ago, eeeee1 said:

very nice

So this specific motherboard

ASRock B550 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard

With this chipset would be compatible with ryzen 3600 out of the box?

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, Flowey said:

Now I'm a bit confused ; Freesync used to be AMD's answer to Nvidia's Gsync, unless they've decided otherwise since then? To answer, I'll be selling him one of my 144hz monitor. Is screentearing more common now then it was back then?

Well, G-sync monitors are pricey and rarer, and NVidia cards can use freesync now... At $1700 he can afford a new freesync monitor as part of his build.

 

[eeeee1]

Just now, Flowey said:

 

So this specific motherboard

ASRock B550 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard

With this chipset would be compatible with ryzen 3600 out of the box?

yes

[wall03]

2 minutes ago, Flowey said:

With this chipset would be compatible with ryzen 3600 out of the box?

yes

[Flowey]

2 minutes ago, eeeee1 said:

yes

 

1 minute ago, wall03 said:

yes

Very nice, thank you

[Aereldor]

16 minutes ago, Flowey said:

Now I'm a bit confused ; Freesync used to be AMD's answer to Nvidia's Gsync, unless they've decided otherwise since then? To answer, I'll be selling him one of my 144hz monitor. Is screentearing more common now then it was back then?

Well, G-sync monitors are pricey and rarer, and NVidia cards can use freesync now... At $1700 he can afford a new, much nicer freesync monitor as part of his build.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Newegg Canada
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$146.97 @ Amazon Canada
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$82.99 @ Newegg Canada
Video Card	ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB CHALLENGER D OC Video Card	$528.50 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.98 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor	MSI Optix MAG341CQ 34.0" 3440x1440 100 Hz Monitor	$669.99 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1798.41
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1778.41
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-18 17:01 EDT-0400

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB THICC III Ultra Video Card  ($536.05 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Antec NX400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Monitor: AOC CQ27G1 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($353.07 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1696.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-18 22:39 EDT-0400