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Budget (including currency): $1000 us

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: coding and light gaming tf2 and stuff like that

Other details (existing parts none, upgrading from 10 year old laptop, going to buy next month)

 

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I would get something like this

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($304.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card  ($362.94 @ Office Depot) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA B5 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1033.86
 

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10 minutes ago, Doubble said:

a 10400 is cheaper and can provide a better gpu for gaming. 

This is for a programming build, the extra CPU horse power is more useful since they're only going to be doing light gaming.

 

And the 3700X is faster in gaming than the 10400 anyways.

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Just now, Coolmaster said:

This is for a programming build, the extra CPU horse power is more useful since they're only going to be doing light gaming.

most code doesn't take advantage of multiple cores. and most of it can run fast. as a coder myself it takes awhile to slow down your pc with code

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Just now, Doubble said:

most code doesn't take advantage of multiple cores. and most of it can run fast. as a coder myself it takes awhile to slow down your pc with code

the 3700X has faster single threaded performance than the 10400. And it depends on how well you write the code, and having a faster CPU decreases compile times.

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Just now, Coolmaster said:

the 3700X has faster single threaded performance than the 10400. And it depends on how well you write the code, and having a faster CPU decreases compile times.

compile time is like 3 seconds for my i3 6100. spending $100 more to compile .1 seconds faster isn't worth it. meanwhile maxing out your gpu is much easier and therefore is more important to spend more on

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Just now, Doubble said:

compile time is like 3 seconds for my i3 6100. spending $100 more to compile .1 seconds faster isn't worth it. meanwhile maxing out your gpu is much easier and therefore is more important to spend more on

It depends on how complex and long your code is. Compiling something like the Linux kernel can take hours depending on your CPU, and if they're just going to be playing TF2 type games there's no point in spending more money.

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his workflow might differ from mine. i like graphics and quality in my games through ai up scaling a gpu intensive task. if he is writing bots then its doesn't really matter what cpu he goes with. as long as it fits his balence for gaming and coding

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1 minute ago, the gamer that is bad said:

the code probably won't be heavy he is learning on this pc

then get him a 10400. it won't waste his money and get him a 2070 so he can game better or use the extra money on more ram for processing large data sets like i do

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Honestly $1000 might be overkill. You can get this one for $800 and maybe buy more storage, a better monitor, better peripherals, or just save the money.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB GAMING Twin Fan Video Card  ($249.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA B5 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $815.91

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2 minutes ago, Doubble said:

then get him a 10400. it won't waste his money and get him a 2070 so he can game better or use the extra money on more ram for processing large data sets like i do

A 10400 isn't a good deal, it's only $25 cheaper than a 3600 and is slower. And it doesn't have overclocking, a decent stock cooler, and you'll need a Z series board if you want XMP enabled RAM.

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Just now, Coolmaster said:

A 10400 isn't a good deal, it's only $25 cheaper than a 3600 and is slower. And it doesn't have overclocking, a decent stock cooler, and you'll need a Z series board if you want XMP enabled RAM.

if he asked his friend to buy and build the pc then he isn't an over clocker. and intel stock cooler is fine.

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my friend just handed me $1000 and asked me to build him a gaming pc with that money that he can learn to code on  i am an overclocker even tough i gave only overclocked raspberry pi 4s and a 9700k i still like to overclock but double is right this system will not be overclocked

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3 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

my friend just handed me $1000 and asked me to build him a gaming pc with that money that he can learn to code on  i am an overclocker even tough i gave only overclocked raspberry pi 4s and a 9700k i still like to overclock but double is right this system will not be overclocked

if 10th gen isn't for you you can get a 9600k for the same price and the same performance code wise and better performance in games 

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6 minutes ago, Doubble said:

intel stock cooler is fine.

Intel stock cooler is a lot louder and higher pitched than the wraith stealth.  I wouldn't use it for anything other than an i3 or Pentium. And the 3600 is still faster than the 10400 anyways/

 

4 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

gaming pc

If it's a gaming PC I'd prioritize for a GPU like a 2070 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($459.99 @ Staples) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA B5 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1025.91

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Just now, Coolmaster said:

Intel stock cooler is a lot louder and higher pitched than the wraith stealth.  I wouldn't use it for anything other than an i3 or Pentium. And the 3600 is still faster than the 10400 anyways/

 

If it's a gaming PC I'd prioritize for a GPU like a 2070 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($459.99 @ Staples) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA B5 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1025.91

ive dropped the 10400 argument for the 9600k which is the same price and fits all your requirements to a 3600 and has slightly better gaming preformace

-test from userbenchmarks-

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would this work he said he wanted 3070 no mater what in the call so could this build work 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $199.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $109.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $61.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $62.99 @ Amazon
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card $500.00
Case Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $34.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA B5 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $78.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1058.93
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $1048.93
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-01 23:07 EST-0500  

 

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1 minute ago, Doubble said:

ive dropped the 10400 argument for the 9600k which is the same price and fits all your requirements to a 3600 and has slightly better gaming preformace

-test from userbenchmarks-

The 3600 is still better than the 9600k, and the 9600k doesn't even include a crappy intel stock cooler. Userbenchmark is biased against AMD and you should not really use their benchmarks for anything. The 3600 matches the 9600k in gaming performance, and the hyperthreading makes it faster in multi threaded performance.

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i don't know why he has to have it he just called and told me he needed it i think he found it on youtube now i have to find one

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Just now, the gamer that is bad said:

would this work he said he wanted 3070 no mater what in the call so could this build work 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $199.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $109.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $61.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $62.99 @ Amazon
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card $500.00
Case Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $34.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA B5 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $78.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1058.93
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $1048.93
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-01 23:07 EST-0500  

 

That would work, but a it is gonna be hard to find a 3070, you may have to wait a while.

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1 minute ago, Coolmaster said:

That would work, but a it is gonna be hard to find a 3070, you may have to wait a while.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FG2HBc

CPU: Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.94 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE DARK Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($97.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.31 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $638 +  rtx3060 = 1038 
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-01 23:09 EST-0500

 

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