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c.zachary
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Budget (including currency): $1250 USD

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Games like Rainbow 6, Modern Warfare, Apex Legends, Rocket League

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): 

Option 1 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FVVHcq

Option 2 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MmPGQq

 

The difference of the two is the graphics card but I was wondering if this was a decent entry level gaming PC or if I needed to or should add or change anything else?

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are you limited to these two options?

because option 2 is a lot better, just because of the gpu. 

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PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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Just now, TofuHaroto said:

are you limited to these two options?

No, I’m alright if you make some changes. These are just what I came up with.

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I'd recommend getting a better PSU. the wattage is totally fine for your build, but if you can front the cost now you'll save a bit long-term in your power bill with an 80+ gold PSU

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The PSU isn't great. You could spend a little less on the NVME and get similar performance, and the case looks like it has pretty poor airflow.

BabyBlu (Primary): 

  • CPU: Intel Core i9 9900K @ up to 5.3GHz, 5.0GHz all-core, delidded
  • Motherboard: Asus Maximus XI Hero
  • RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 4x8GB DDR4-3200 @ 4000MHz 16-18-18-34
  • GPU: MSI RTX 2080 Sea Hawk EK X, 2070MHz core, 8000MHz mem
  • Case: Phanteks Evolv X
  • Storage: XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB, 3x ADATASU800 1TB (RAID 0), Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
  • PSU: Corsair HX1000i
  • Display: MSI MPG341CQR 34" 3440x1440 144Hz Freesync, Dell S2417DG 24" 2560x1440 165Hz Gsync
  • Cooling: Custom water loop (CPU & GPU), Radiators: 1x140mm(Back), 1x280mm(Top), 1x420mm(Front)
  • Keyboard: Corsair Strafe RGB (Cherry MX Brown)
  • Mouse: MasterMouse MM710
  • Headset: Corsair Void Pro RGB
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

Roxanne (Wife Build):

  • CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K @ up to 5.0GHz, 4.8Ghz all-core, relidded w/ LM
  • Motherboard: Asus Z97A
  • RAM: G.Skill Sniper 4x8GB DDR3-2400 @ 10-12-12-24
  • GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 w/ LM
  • Case: Corsair Vengeance C70, w/ Custom Side-Panel Window
  • Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Samsung 860 EVO 1TB, Silicon Power A80 2TB NVME
  • PSU: Corsair AX760
  • Display: Samsung C27JG56 27" 2560x1440 144Hz Freesync
  • Cooling: Corsair H115i RGB
  • Keyboard: GMMK TKL(Kailh Box White)
  • Mouse: Glorious Model O-
  • Headset: SteelSeries Arctis 7
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

BigBox (HTPC):

  • CPU: Ryzen 5800X3D
  • Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Aorus Pro AX
  • RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4-3600 @ 3600MHz 14-14-14-28
  • GPU: MSI RTX 3080 Ventus 3X Plus OC, de-shrouded, LM TIM, replaced mem therm pads
  • Case: Fractal Design Node 202
  • Storage: SP A80 1TB, WD Black SN770 2TB
  • PSU: Corsair SF600 Gold w/ NF-A9x14
  • Display: Samsung QN90A 65" (QLED, 4K, 120Hz, HDR, VRR)
  • Cooling: Thermalright AXP-100 Copper w/ NF-A12x15
  • Keyboard/Mouse: Rii i4
  • Controllers: 4X Xbox One & 2X N64 (with USB)
  • Sound: Denon AVR S760H with 5.1.2 Atmos setup.
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

Harmonic (NAS/Game/Plex/Other Server):

  • CPU: Intel Core i7 6700
  • Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY H270M
  • RAM: 64GB DDR4-2133
  • GPU: Intel HD Graphics 530
  • Case: Fractal Design Define 7
  • HDD: 3X Seagate Exos X16 14TB in RAID 5
  • SSD: Inland Premium 512GB NVME, Sabrent 1TB NVME
  • Optical: BDXL WH14NS40 flashed to WH16NS60
  • PSU: Corsair CX450
  • Display: None
  • Cooling: Noctua NH-U14S
  • Keyboard/Mouse: None
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

NAS:

  • Synology DS216J
  • 2x8TB WD Red NAS HDDs in RAID 1. 8TB usable space
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10 hours ago, c.zachary said:

No, I’m alright if you make some changes. These are just what I came up with.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $144.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $77.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Best Buy
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB PULSE Video Card $299.99 @ Amazon
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ Corsair
Monitor AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $206.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1234.87
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-23 14:43 EDT-0400  

here is what i came up with,  and a good around board ( the aorus pro is also really good). the drive that you chose is relatively overpriced as well.

as for the monitor you could also go with the one you chose as well. and as i said. cant go wrong with the aorus pro as well. though the a pro is also really good.

 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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you can fit a better GPU

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $144.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $77.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $104.99 @ Amazon
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Triple Dissipation Video Card $379.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case $59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor LG 24GL600F-B 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $179.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1197.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-23 14:45 EDT-0400  

 

G502 Lightspeed Review

PC:

Spoiler

i5-6400

GIGABYTE GA-H110M-DS2

CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 2X4 DDR4-2666MHz

ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX 1060-O6G

SEAGATE 2TB HDD

FUJISTU F300 240GB SSD

CORSAIR CX750M

Laptop:

Spoiler

Acer Nitro 5
i5 8300h
GTX 1050 4Gb
12 Gb RAM

128 Gb SSD

1 Tb HDD

Peripherals:

Spoiler

Keyboard:

Logitech G310 Atlas Dawn (Romer G)

Rexus Legionare MX5.1 (Content Browns)

Mice:

Logitech G602

Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Steelseries Rival 105

Logitech M330

Headset:

Logitech G430 
Cooler Master MH 752

 

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10 hours ago, Oswin said:

you can fit a better GPU

getting a p400a i would say is worth it, just a little change lol. 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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Just now, TofuHaroto said:

getting a p400a i would say is worth it, just a little change lol. 

*moar fans* 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/s8jg9G

*adds noctuas*

G502 Lightspeed Review

PC:

Spoiler

i5-6400

GIGABYTE GA-H110M-DS2

CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 2X4 DDR4-2666MHz

ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX 1060-O6G

SEAGATE 2TB HDD

FUJISTU F300 240GB SSD

CORSAIR CX750M

Laptop:

Spoiler

Acer Nitro 5
i5 8300h
GTX 1050 4Gb
12 Gb RAM

128 Gb SSD

1 Tb HDD

Peripherals:

Spoiler

Keyboard:

Logitech G310 Atlas Dawn (Romer G)

Rexus Legionare MX5.1 (Content Browns)

Mice:

Logitech G602

Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Steelseries Rival 105

Logitech M330

Headset:

Logitech G430 
Cooler Master MH 752

 

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8 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $144.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $77.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Best Buy
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB PULSE Video Card $299.99 @ Amazon
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ Corsair
Monitor AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $206.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1234.87
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-23 14:43 EDT-0400  

here is what i came up with,  and a good around board ( the aorus pro is also really good). the drive that you chose is relatively overpriced as well.

as for the monitor you could also go with the one you chose as well. and as i said. cant go wrong with the aorus pro as well. though the a pro is also really good.

 

Sweet, thanks

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8 minutes ago, Oswin said:

you can fit a better GPU

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $144.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $77.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $104.99 @ Amazon
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Triple Dissipation Video Card $379.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case $59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor LG 24GL600F-B 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $179.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1197.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-23 14:45 EDT-0400  

 

Yeah, I’ve been told that so I think that’s what I’ll do.

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1 hour ago, TofuHaroto said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $144.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $77.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $119.99 @ Best Buy
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB PULSE Video Card $299.99 @ Amazon
Case Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ Corsair
Monitor AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $206.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1234.87
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-23 14:43 EDT-0400  

here is what i came up with,  and a good around board ( the aorus pro is also really good). the drive that you chose is relatively overpriced as well.

as for the monitor you could also go with the one you chose as well. and as i said. cant go wrong with the aorus pro as well. though the a pro is also really good.

 

Last question, I think. So I know that SSD is better than HDD in terms of speed so what would I want to put on the SSD and what should I put on the HDD? Is there a video that recommends this stuff?

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10 hours ago, c.zachary said:

Is there a video that recommends this stuff?

mass storage? every person has different needs, i usually store big files on it or files that i dont access on a daily basis.

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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