Need a Non expensive graphics card, any suggestions?

[HexaBlade]

Budget (including currency): 1500 $USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

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 need a desent graphics card that can run many different games that need different demands.

 

here is what i have so far, any recommendations or changes are welcome

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$168.97 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	Gigabyte AORUS LIQUID COOLER 240 59.25 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$190.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ULTRA ATX AM4 Motherboard	$299.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$158.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	Kingston A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$24.50 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$45.98 @ Amazon
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500P Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$191.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair SF 600 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$149.99 @ Best Buy
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$108.78 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1340.17
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-18 17:47 EDT-0400

 

 

 

[Mateyyy]

That is one weird amalgamation of parts.

Just to make sure, you already have those components, and are just looking to buy a graphics card? If so, what's your budget, and do you do any streaming?

[Helpful Tech Witch]

If you are buying all these parts save money on ram. You don't need to have 32, just 16 is fine

And go air cooler. Aio isnt that much better.

Also I'd get a windows 7 or 8 key for cheeper. Those work with windows10.

[HexaBlade]

well im new to this and im working toward buying this, basically i need something that will last a few years. my total budget is 1500 $USD, i dont plan on streaming, but i do want to record Videos and play games at a decent frame rate, (60-80 FPS on medium or high for many different games)

[HexaBlade]

1 minute ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

If you are buying all these parts save money on ram. You don't need to have 32, just 16 is fine

ok thanks

[HexaBlade]

ok, thanks!

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Just now, NZgamer said:

Get a Windows 10 key elsewhere

Or a 7 or 8 key. Those work too.

[HexaBlade]

Just now, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

Or a 7 or 8 key. Those work too.

i prefer to use windows 10, its what ive been using for years.

[HexaBlade]

2 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

If you haven't bought those parts already, I would redo the list. You're overspending in some areas (for example, the cooler, motherboard, operating sys(tem and memory)

 

You don't need an AIO for the 3600 - Use the stock cooler, it's adequate for the job

You don't need X570 - Go for B450 or B550

32GB of memory is overkill for gaming (which is what I assume you're doing since you didn't tell us) - Just grab 16GB

You'll run out of space on that 120GB SSD quickly - Go for a bigger SSD, you have room in the budget

Get a Windows 10 key elsewhere

 

You will have room for a 1660Ti or Super or something like that if my memory of US pricing serves me right

 

 

i put a X570 in there? whoops!

 

[HexaBlade]

Just now, NZgamer said:

He means that Windows 7 and 8 license keys work on Windows 10 activation

oh, i did not know that

 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

3 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

My Windows 10 is activated from a Windows 7 key on the side of a Dell prebuilt optiplex lol

Wait. What was it. My

One was from a Dell prebuild with a 2000hd series amd card and a core 2 quad. It's a windows 7 key too

[HexaBlade]

are there any motherboards that dont need the bios updated for zen 2 chips? i dont want to buy a separate cpu and then never use it again

 

[Grabhanem]

1 minute ago, LilROC109 said:

are there any motherboards that dont need the bios updated for zen 2 chips? i dont want to buy a separate cpu and then never use it again

 

All B550 boards and B450 Max boards from MSI will work with a 3600 out of the box.

[HexaBlade]

1 minute ago, Grabhanem said:

All B550 boards and B450 Max boards from MSI will work with a 3600 out of the box.

thx

[Helpful Tech Witch]

3 minutes ago, LilROC109 said:

re there any motherboards that dont need the bios updated for zen 2 chips? i dont want to buy a separate cpu and then never use it again

Or you could use the amd exchange program send them yours, they send you a cpu, you bios flash,send back, they send you back your cpu

[HexaBlade]

1 minute ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

Or you could use the amd exchange program send them yours, they send you a cpu, you bios flash,send back, they send you back your cpu

i dont want to do that, especially in these times...

\

[Helpful Tech Witch]

2 minutes ago, LilROC109 said:

ont want to do that, especially in these times..

Tru

[HexaBlade]

ok, this is what i got with around 2 hundred $USD left 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$168.97 @ Walmart
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$225.00 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$84.99 @ Amazon
Storage	TCSunBow X3 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$86.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$45.98 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB XC GAMING Video Card	$289.99 @ Walmart
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500P Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$191.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair SF 600 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$149.99 @ Best Buy
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$108.78 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1352.67
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-18 18:12 EDT-0400

 

 

[Imglidinhere]

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[HexaBlade]

1 minute ago, Imglidinhere said:

 

Would not get an X570 board of that price. You can get a board with a pricetag $100 cheaper and spend that cash on an actually decent, non-used GPU. Also omg why are you buying a full retail copy of W10?!  Get a CD key from any of the websites for $10 and save yourself some hassle. SO much that can be changed on this. Jesus... somuch wasted money.

well i meant to take that out and i changed the config, look at the post above yours.

[Imglidinhere]

1 minute ago, LilROC109 said:

well i meant to take that out and i changed the config, look at the post above yours.

Noticed last second. The case can be changed out for something that isn't $200 also... Fractal Design Define C for $85.

 

Remember, more expensive does NOT mean better. That's absolutely a lie in the computer world.

[HexaBlade]

1 minute ago, Imglidinhere said:

Noticed last second. The case can be changed out for something that isn't $200 also... Fractal Design Define C for $85.

 

Remember, more expensive does NOT mean better. That's absolutely a lie in the computer world.

do you know of any case that has some sort of acrylic or tempered glass side panel? also one that has good air flow

[Imglidinhere]

1 minute ago, LilROC109 said:

do you know of any case that has some sort of acrylic or tempered glass side panel? also one that has good air flow

Fractal Design Meshify for the same price as the Define C linked above.

[Mateyyy]

9 hours ago, LilROC109 said:

ok, this is what i got with around 2 hundred $USD left

[...]

You'd need an SFX to ATX bracket to mount that power supply into that case, and there's just not much point in getting an SFX PSU for a non-SFF rig anyway.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$168.90 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler	$70.00
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.00 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$79.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$519.99 @ Walmart
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$98.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power 11 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.90 @ B&H
Case Fan	Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan	$26.90 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan	$26.90 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1420.55
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-19 03:58 EDT-0400

 

[gloop]

2 hours ago, Mateyyy said:

You'd need an SFX to ATX bracket to mount that power supply into that case, and there's just not much point in getting an SFX PSU for a non-SFF rig anyway.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$168.90 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler	$70.00
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.00 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$79.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$519.99 @ Walmart
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$98.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power 11 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.90 @ B&H
Case Fan	Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan	$26.90 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan	$26.90 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1420.55
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-19 03:58 EDT-0400

 

^ basically this. 
 

your original build, was, to put it plainly, a mess.

 

you could swap out the case fans for Arctic F12s for around $5. 
 

id suggest waiting for Ampere as well.