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First time gaming rig build

FrankenBeard86
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Budget (including currency): $700

Country: u.s.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: fallout4, call of duty, media center

Other details: ive decided to leave consoles for good,(console wars are wack lol). This is my first pc build ever. I've already received a case and graphics card (pics are added) from a friend of mine who is super excited about me building a machine. I greatly appreciate yalls input thank you for your time. 

Frankie.

 

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How far are you from a Micro Center? You can find some good deals there.

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz, 800x600@140Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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I just threw together some of the basic good price to performance components, and it still doesn't quite reach your budget. Normally, you would spend extra money on a GPU upgrade but seeing as you already have one and that's not going to change, I don't know what you can spend that extra hundred-ish dollars on, maybe some peripherals or extra storage? Maybe save it for when you want to upgrade next time? Your choice. 

 

Also, if you live near a microcenter, you might be able to find these or better stuff on sale.

 

 

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t8jjV7)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) | $174.49 @ Newegg 
**Motherboard** | [MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jcYQzy/msi-b450-tomahawk-max-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-tomahawk-max) | $114.99 @ Best Buy 
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/p6RFf7/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3200c16) | $63.99 @ Newegg 
**Storage** | [Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pxKcCJ/crucial-p1-1tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-ct1000p1ssd8) | $104.99 @ Amazon 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $43.95 @ Amazon 
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3F2rxr/corsair-cx-2017-550w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020122-na) | $89.98 @ Newegg 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$592.39**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-06-29 21:21 EDT-0400 |

 

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22 minutes ago, Jack0f5pades said:

I just threw together some of the basic good price to performance components, and it still doesn't quite reach your budget. Normally, you would spend extra money on a GPU upgrade but seeing as you already have one and that's not going to change, I don't know what you can spend that extra hundred-ish dollars on, maybe some peripherals or extra storage? Maybe save it for when you want to upgrade next time? Your choice. 

 

Also, if you live near a microcenter, you might be able to find these or better stuff on sale.

 

 

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t8jjV7)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) | $174.49 @ Newegg 
**Motherboard** | [MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jcYQzy/msi-b450-tomahawk-max-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-tomahawk-max) | $114.99 @ Best Buy 
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/p6RFf7/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3200c16) | $63.99 @ Newegg 
**Storage** | [Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pxKcCJ/crucial-p1-1tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-ct1000p1ssd8) | $104.99 @ Amazon 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $43.95 @ Amazon 
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3F2rxr/corsair-cx-2017-550w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020122-na) | $89.98 @ Newegg 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$592.39**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-06-29 21:21 EDT-0400 |

 

Cool I'll go check it out thank you.

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