$1700 PC Build

[Dragonisles]

Budget (including currency): $1700 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: School, video editing, streaming? maybe, gaming (CSGO, Destiny 2, Overwatch)

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): 

I currently have a gaming laptop with a 980M and am finally looking to upgrade my rig. I have been having internet connection issues with the laptop. I usually get the best possible in my budget and then wait 6 years to upgrade lol. I already have a monitor that I can use and a keyboard/mouse.

NOTE: I am willing to wait for new components to come back in stock as I want the best bang for my buck

 

My Build List thoughts?

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BFK3wz

CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($74.94 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Custom: AMD Radeon 5800 ($580.00)
Custom: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X ($299.00)
Total: $1642.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-18 13:45 EST-0500

 

[Downkey]

2 minutes ago, Dragonisles said:

Budget (including currency): $1700 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: School, video editing, streaming? maybe, gaming (CSGO, Destiny 2, Overwatch)

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): 

I currently have a gaming laptop with a 980M and am finally looking to upgrade my rig. I have been having internet connection issues with the laptop. I usually get the best possible in my budget and then wait 6 years to upgrade lol. I already have a monitor that I can use and a keyboard/mouse.

NOTE: I am willing to wait for new components to come back in stock as I want the best bang for my buck

 

My Build List thoughts?

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BFK3wz

CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($74.94 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Custom: AMD Radeon 5800 ($580.00)
Custom: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X ($299.00)
Total: $1642.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-18 13:45 EST-0500

 

-Get a 80+ Gold PSU (from a well known company ofc)

-You don’t have too (and shouldn’t) pay full retail price for an oem key

-You don’t need that cooler for a 5600X

-It’s a 6800, not a 5800

[Dragonisles]

where else can I get a legal window 10 key

[Barry B. Benson Jr.]

Ok so first I would as he said get a 80+ Gold psu I would recommend Corsair. I would get maybe 32Gb of ram so you can run editing software well bc that take loads of ram.. Also don't buy a full price key as you can get them (legally and legit) for $30. I can confirm they won't scam u haha but I also wouldn't get that cooler bc it's a bit overkill, maybe a CoolerMaster fan, not water cooled unless you really want the water cooler. I would also get a Threadripper 1900x as it has 8cores and 16 threads which is higher than the 5 5600x and IS in stock, for a lower price. Thats probably the best advice and you're getting a great build right there!

[Barry B. Benson Jr.]

1 minute ago, Dragonisles said:

where else can I get a legal window 10 key

I got from URCDKEY but you can search for them just make sure they're reliable. The URCDKEY is from TechScource that I saw them so I trusted it a bit more than one I found randomly on google.

[SavageNeo]

7 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Get a 80+ Gold PSU (from a well known company ofc)

does not mean anything. Effiecny is not quality. Company is not quality. That Bq is better than some 80+ golds/ platinums out there,

 

1 minute ago, Dragonisles said:

where else can I get a legal window 10 key

Any web store. You can get windows for 10-15$ or use KMS to activate windows for free.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$49.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$179.99 @ Adorama
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$74.94 @ Newegg
Storage	Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$57.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Silverstone Essential 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$93.12 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$108.78 @ Other World Computing
Case Fan	ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan	$9.08 @ MemoryC
Custom	AMD Radeon 5800	$580.00
Custom	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	$299.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1597.87
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-18 14:03 EST-0500

 

[SavageNeo]

2 minutes ago, Barry B. Benson Jr. said:

Ok so first I would as he said get a 80+ Gold psu I would recommend Corsair

Again does not mean anything. Corsair have bad 80+ gold psus too. Company and effiecny is NOT quality.

3 minutes ago, Barry B. Benson Jr. said:

. I would get maybe 32Gb of ram

for gaming no. for editing 16gb is fine.

 

3 minutes ago, Barry B. Benson Jr. said:

I would also get a Threadripper 1900x

Bad for gmaing. The motherboard costs too much

[Downkey]

13 minutes ago, Barry B. Benson Jr. said:

Ok so first I would as he said get a 80+ Gold psu I would recommend Corsair. I would get maybe 32Gb of ram so you can run editing software well bc that take loads of ram.. Also don't buy a full price key as you can get them (legally and legit) for $30. I can confirm they won't scam u haha but I also wouldn't get that cooler bc it's a bit overkill, maybe a CoolerMaster fan, not water cooled unless you really want the water cooler. I would also get a Threadripper 1900x as it has 8cores and 16 threads which is higher than the 5 5600x and IS in stock, for a lower price. Thats probably the best advice and you're getting a great build right there!

1st gen threadripper doesn’t perform well in games. All Zen 3 CPUS will demolish it in gaming.

[Dragonisles]

I dont do much editing 90 percent gaming 5 percent video editing 5 percent streaming