Seeking advice

[Lord_Cappy]

Budget (including currency): $1750-2000

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly Games (Godfall, Warframe, Rimworld, Conquerors Blade), Davinci Resolve

Other details : Currently working off the list below have all the parts but GPU and CPU, current "monitor" is 1080p @ 60hz.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$439.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$89.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MPG B550 GAMING CARBON WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	$219.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$129.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$53.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$148.66 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$699.99 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design Meshify S2 ATX Mid Tower Case	$159.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA GA 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$139.94 @ ModMyMods
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2082.43
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-09 09:17 EST-0500

Like many people I chose the absolute best time to put together a new buy, unfortunately once I had enough to begin putting together the build all the new tech drops. I am stuck on whether to buy a cheaper processor (i.e. the Ryzen 3600x @ $195) now and replace it with a Ryzen 5800x at a later time (6 months to a year), and do the same with the GPU looking to put in a 3080 or a 6800xt if I can snag one. The GPU market being what it is currently would it be smarter to buy a budget GPU (EVGA 1650 KO for example) and upgrade later once current gen stock has been stabilized?

 

I currently game on an 2012 Alienware x51 with a Geforce 545GT so anything is a huge leap in hardware PC wise.

 

Thanks in advance for the thoughts and tips.

[Nerdom]

Wait till you can get your hands on a 5000 series - they're released right now, just out of stock in most places. According to reviews it's definitely worth it

[CommanderAlex]

Welcome to the forums!!!

 

16 minutes ago, Lord_Cappy said:

I am stuck on whether to buy a cheaper processor (i.e. the Ryzen 3600x @ $195) now and replace it with a Ryzen 5800x at a later time (6 months to a year), and do the same with the GPU looking to put in a 3080 or a 6800xt if I can snag one.

I would recommend doing that instead of wasting money on a more expensive processor that you will be planning on replacing with a 5800X at a later time and either save that money for the 5800X or use it for a better graphics card. A RTX 2060 Super is not worth $600 and I would look at the used market of higher end RTX 20 series or go with your plans for the 3080/6800XT(Once reviews are out there on them). 

 

Overall, your build is pretty good. 

[GravityHurts]

A 2060 super is not worth $700, I would say get a 5800x and 3080 if you can find either.

[Lord_Cappy]

@CommanderAlex, @GravityHurts

Thanks, I had the 2060 in there as more of a performance benchmark instead of for pricing. EVGA has a couple of 2060 super models on their store for $400-420, I am guessing that is probably more true to their intended price.

 

@Nerdom - Yeah I just missed out on one at my local microcenter 8(.