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[shepardwill]

I can probably flex the total price a bit, anywhere up to 1000. Please give me feedback and suggestions! Thanks everyone.

 

 

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ Walmart) 

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($75.98 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($69.95 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card  ($243.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Best Buy) 

Power Supply: EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $914.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

[Oswin]

what is your main purpose for the build?

[shepardwill]

Just now, Oswin said:

what is your main purpose for the build?

gaming

[ImAlsoRan]

This is a very balanced build, good job. You might want to consider a RTX 2060, for the RT and AI cores. I might get a dedicated cooler for the CPU (like a Cooler Master Hyper 212), and upgrade to Noctua fans.

[shepardwill]

Just now, ImAlsoRan said:

This is a very balanced build, good job. I might get a dedicated cooler for the CPU (like a Cooler Master Hyper 212), and upgrade to Noctua fans.

Thanks a lot! Does a dedicated CPU Cooler make a difference, because I know AMD's stock coolers aren't horrible.

[Oswin]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.89 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$64.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$62.99 @ Adorama
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$53.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	$374.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300 ATX Mid Tower Case	$54.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1031.81
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1001.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-26 02:25 EDT-0400

would consider this

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, shepardwill said:

Thanks a lot! Does a dedicated CPU Cooler make a difference, because I know AMD's stock coolers aren't horrible.

the 3600 should be fine with the stock cooler

[ImAlsoRan]

1 minute ago, shepardwill said:

Thanks a lot! Does a dedicated CPU Cooler make a difference, because I know AMD's stock coolers aren't horrible.

AMD's stock coolers aren't bad, but they are barebones. If you want to overclock, you most likely will need a dedicated cooler.

[Bombastinator]

19 minutes ago, shepardwill said:

Thanks a lot! Does a dedicated CPU Cooler make a difference, because I know AMD's stock coolers aren't horrible.

Not for the 3600, or at least not much unless you’re dealing with high base ambient like an Egyptian summer or something.  The more GPU the better though if you can do it.  Might even want to considder AMD as the Nvidia special features like CUDA, rtx, and studio drivers do nothing for you.  Iirc a 5700 goes for around $300.