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Hi I'm looking to build a gaming PC but I'm not really familiar with the subject

Budget (including currency): $900

Country: United States 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I want this PC to be able to play the new up and coming games ( Cyberpunk, Black ops, etc) be able to stream, and do some video editing

Other details:  The only peripheral I need is a monitor. Later in the future I might add another monitor. I also would like this PC to be able to connect to the internet via WiFi. Also I'm not a fan RGB. If possible i prefer the case to be black. 

 

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3 minutes ago, hni_7 said:

Its kinda hard to make a steaming, editing and gaming PC for up coming titles with 900 US dollars, especially with a monitor...

If that's the case then I can go without the streaming and video editing.

[bellabichon]

Alright, here's a little parts list I put together for you:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4kLcWb

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA MAX WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.19 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.34 @ Walmart) 
Monitor: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($199.59 @ Amazon) 
Total: $963.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-31 22:09 EDT-0400

 

It's a little over budget, but I wanted to include a high refresh rate monitor in case you play light games (Rocket League, CS:GO, etc) where your GPU will be able to push that many frames. If that's not up your alley, I can shift things around a little bit for you.

 

At the sub ~$1000 USD price point, you're going to struggle to find a machine that's able to perfectly game and stream at the same time. For example, I don't expect that you'll be able to stream Cyberpunk or Black Ops at 1080p with this setup. 720p on lower settings might be more reasonable. Likewise, the Ryzen 5 3600 is a fantastic productivity chip, but you're not going to be able to scrub a 4K timeline flawlessly. 

 

My advice to you is: save up a little bit more money (you'd have a lot more wiggle room with ~100-200 bucks more) so you can get a machine that'll be able to do what you want a little bit better, or get this one, and keep your expectations in check. 

 

Hope this helps, feel free to reply if you have any questions. 

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1 hour ago, bellabichon said:

Alright, here's a little parts list I put together for you:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4kLcWb

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA MAX WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.19 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.34 @ Walmart) 
Monitor: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($199.59 @ Amazon) 
Total: $963.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-31 22:09 EDT-0400

 

It's a little over budget, but I wanted to include a high refresh rate monitor in case you play light games (Rocket League, CS:GO, etc) where your GPU will be able to push that many frames. If that's not up your alley, I can shift things around a little bit for you.

 

At the sub ~$1000 USD price point, you're going to struggle to find a machine that's able to perfectly game and stream at the same time. For example, I don't expect that you'll be able to stream Cyberpunk or Black Ops at 1080p with this setup. 720p on lower settings might be more reasonable. Likewise, the Ryzen 5 3600 is a fantastic productivity chip, but you're not going to be able to scrub a 4K timeline flawlessly. 

 

My advice to you is: save up a little bit more money (you'd have a lot more wiggle room with ~100-200 bucks more) so you can get a machine that'll be able to do what you want a little bit better, or get this one, and keep your expectations in check. 

 

Hope this helps, feel free to reply if you have any questions. 

Thanks a lot. But i figure that if I might just drop the whole streaming and video editing for now  

[Fatih19]

@bellabichonWhat about using a 5600XT instead? You can get more performance out of that card.

[bellabichon]

3 minutes ago, Fatih19 said:

@bellabichonWhat about using a 5600XT instead? You can get more performance out of that card.

Also a good choice. I was just trying to keep within the budget. The cheapest 5600XT in the US right now is $20 more, but if you've got the money, ~8% more performance is always nice to have. Do you know if they've fixed the driver issues that the 5600XT was having on launch? I don't follow Radeon super closely, but I had heard that people were running into bluescreens and crashes with hardware acceleration turned on in some apps.

[Fatih19]

1 minute ago, bellabichon said:

Also a good choice. I was just trying to keep within the budget. The cheapest 5600XT in the US right now is $20 more, but if you've got the money, ~8% more performance is always nice to have. Do you know if they've fixed the driver issues that the 5600XT was having on launch? I don't follow Radeon super closely, but I had heard that people were running into bluescreens and crashes with hardware acceleration turned on in some apps.

They've been fixed so far, I don't think that should be much of a concern now.

[bellabichon]

Just now, Fatih19 said:

They've been fixed so far, I don't think that should be much of a concern now.

Good to know. In that case, either option should work fine.

[Fatih19]

3 hours ago, hni_7 said:

The 5600XT and the 5700XT have driver problems, not recommended before AMD update the driver so some applications and games don't blue screen and crash.

But they have. It's been months after that problem popped up.

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@bellabichon how much do you reckon I need to build a pc that can do what I originally wanted?