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Budget (including currency): USD1200-1500

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: First Person Shooter games, DOTA

Other details: Gunning for a fan-cooled, mid-range(?) gaming PC with a decent monitor. Wanting to play most probably in 1080 or a bit of 1440, 60-80 FPS

 

Component   Selection Base Promo Shipping Tax   Price Where    
CPU   c7baf2c9c9cc15ae23adb24c2f4316fc.256p.jpg AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99   amazon-prime.png     $159.99 logo2_merchant_amazon.png Buy  
CPU Cooler    Choose A CPU Cooler
Motherboard   3c1b3853d05a7c57059167ad708a42e2.256p.jpg MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $124.99         $124.99 logo2_merchant_bestbuy2.png Buy  
Memory   a00199d12cb22ee1dc33639a754cca79.256p.jpg G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $76.99   FREE     $76.99 logo2_merchant_newegg.png Buy  
     Add Additional Memory
Storage    Choose Storage
Video Card   41%2BwfOvv27L.jpg NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Video Card $399.99         $399.99 logo2_merchant_bestbuy2.png Buy  
Case   e70a3398e58597bf8307159bf0152460.256p.jpg Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $99.98   FREE     $99.98 logo2_merchant_bhphotovideo.png Buy  
Power Supply   513mVXq9TiL.jpg Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $134.99   FREE     $134.99 logo2_merchant_corsair.png Buy  
Optical Drive    Choose An Optical Drive
Operating System    Choose An Operating System
Software    Choose Software
Monitor   4f8c3ee5a135aeb9f41b58c16b78c022.256p.jpg Sceptre C275B-144RN 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $198.97   amazon-prime.png     $198.97 logo2_merchant_amazon.png Buy  
     Add Another Monitor
Keyboard   41Mw%2BDoxyTL.jpg Redragon K582 SURARA RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard $49.89   amazon-prime.png     $49.89 logo2_merchant_amazon.png Buy  
     Add Another Keyboard
External Storage    Choose External Storage
Laptop    Choose A Laptop

Accessories / Other

  Case Accessories, Case Fans, Fan Controllers, Thermal Compound, UPS Systems

Expansion Cards / Networking

  Sound Cards, Wired Network Adapters, Wireless Network Adapters

Peripherals

  Headphones, Keyboards, Mice, Speakers, Webcams

Custom

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Total: $1245.79
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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $45.55 @ Amazon
Storage TCSunBow X3 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $17.98 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card $499.99 @ Best Buy
Case Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $119.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor Pixio PX247 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $169.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1358.45
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-01 21:13 EDT-0400  

 

If you want upgrade to a 3700x

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Nice build, but do get better case fans since the Meshify C only comes with 2 subpar 120mm fans.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 hour ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $45.55 @ Amazon
Storage TCSunBow X3 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $17.98 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card $499.99 @ Best Buy
Case Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $119.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor Pixio PX247 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $169.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1358.45
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-01 21:13 EDT-0400  

 

If you want upgrade to a 3700x

Thank you!

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