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Dragonisles
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Budget (including currency): 1500 can go a little over if it is worth it

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Overwatch, CSGO, Destiny 2, Minecraft, FS 2020, school (canvas, google, YouTube, etc), I might try streaming but prob not very much if at all

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 have a 1080p 144hz monitor. I want to use a 5600x and 3070 as it is the newest generation and I am willing for stock to come back. I mostly want to buy the rest of the parts for the pc during Black Friday and Cyber Monday so I can take advantage of the sales. Any tips input is very valuable, thank you!

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3 minutes ago, Dragonisles said:

Budget (including currency): 1500 can go a little over if it is worth it

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Overwatch, CSGO, Destiny 2, Minecraft, FS 2020, school (canvas, google, YouTube, etc), I might try streaming but prob not very much if at all

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 have a 1080p 144hz monitor. I want to use a 5600x and 3070 as it is the newest generation and I am willing for stock to come back. I mostly want to buy the rest of the parts for the pc during Black Friday and Cyber Monday so I can take advantage of the sales. Any tips input is very valuable, thank you!

maybe you should come up with a build on pcpartpicker.com then send it to me so i can

see what i can help you with.

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5600x and 3070 are solid! go for them.

What recommendation especifically do you want?

i7 10700k @ 5.05 Ghz

Corsair H100i pro XT 240mm

MSI z490 tomahawk

16 Gb (2 x 8 GB) Patriot Viper Steel - 4000mhz - 16-16-16-34

MSI 1070TI titanium

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55 CFM CPU Cooler $64.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $112.98 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $89.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $79.98 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 120 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $94.99 @ B&H
Video Card PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB UPRISING Video Card $549.94 @ Office Depot
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $74.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA GA 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $119.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1207.81
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1187.81
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 11:58 EST-0500  

No price for the CPU yet but the usual retail price should not push it much more than 20 to 50 dollars over the budget.

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($300.00) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Le Grand Macho RT 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Video Card  ($549.94 @ Office Depot) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1386.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 12:00 EST-0500

you'll need to wait for stock on the 5600x and 3070.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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31 minutes ago, Rodix said:

maybe you should come up with a build on pcpartpicker.com then send it to me so i can

see what i can help you with.

 

9 minutes ago, EspinalAndres said:

5600x and 3070 are solid! go for them.

What recommendation especifically do you want?

I was kinda thinking something like this, thoughts? Including a 5600X and a 3070

 

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

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($74.95 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.48 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Silverstone Essential 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($93.22 @ Amazon) 
Total: $647.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 12:00 EST-0500

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Just now, Dragonisles said:

 

I was kinda thinking something like this, thoughts? Including a 5600X and a 3070

 

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

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($74.95 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.48 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Silverstone Essential 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($93.22 @ Amazon) 
Total: $647.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 12:00 EST-0500

Are you overclocking that CPU? If not then I would consider getting a good air cooler from noctua instead as if the fan fails on that its easy to spot where as if your pump fails or if the cooler leaks your going to be potentially out alot of money.

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Just now, kyn1972 said:

Are you overclocking that CPU? If not then I would consider getting a good air cooler from noctua instead as if the fan fails on that its easy to spot where as if your pump fails or if the cooler leaks your going to be potentially out alot of money.

I am planning to overclock the cpu

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4 minutes ago, Dragonisles said:

I am planning to overclock the cpu

Well you can do some overclocking on air if you get a DH15 from Noctua and the performance is not that big of a difference.

Now if you really want to try max overlocking water is a good choice but then you are usually talking a custom loop job and those are according to Linus both expensive and more maintenance intensive which is why I went with air cooling for my 3900x.

On the other hand if you want to overclock and want the cleaner look an AIO can provide then by all means go for it.

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23 minutes ago, Dragonisles said:

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($74.95 @ Newegg) 
 

IMO going for an AIO is better because of esthetics, check if you can find the H100I PRO XT which is the newest version of this aio (I have got this one and is OK for an i7 10700K), if you want better future proofing get a 280mm or 360mm, check if your case supports the AIO you select though.

 

RAM seems OK I would go for 3600 Cl16 as you did.

i7 10700k @ 5.05 Ghz

Corsair H100i pro XT 240mm

MSI z490 tomahawk

16 Gb (2 x 8 GB) Patriot Viper Steel - 4000mhz - 16-16-16-34

MSI 1070TI titanium

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16 minutes ago, kyn1972 said:

Well you can do some overclocking on air if you get a DH15 from Noctua and the performance is not that big of a difference.

Now if you really want to try max overlocking water is a good choice but then you are usually talking a custom loop job and those are according to Linus both expensive and more maintenance intensive which is why I went with air cooling for my 3900x.

On the other hand if you want to overclock and want the cleaner look an AIO can provide then by all means go for it.

Any other changes you would make?

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56 minutes ago, Dragonisles said:

 

I was kinda thinking something like this, thoughts? Including a 5600X and a 3070

 

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

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($74.95 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.48 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Silverstone Essential 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($93.22 @ Amazon) 
Total: $647.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 12:00 EST-0500

3070s are out of stock but just to configure a price, I inlcuded a ventus 2x, dont have to get that Ventus card but its just for the budget. Ryzen 5000 series will need a bios update. For bios update you will need a previous gen cpu like a 3600x or something.

Ive made some adjustments and its what fits in the budget. If you arent gonna OC then i'd stick to the Default cooler which can leave more money in your pocket for a better GPU

heres the new build 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler $89.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $59.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.48 @ Newegg
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 2X OC Video Card $909.99 @ Amazon
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $64.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $134.99 @ Corsair
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1559.37
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 13:02 EST-0500  

 

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1 hour ago, Rodix said:

3070s are out of stock but just to configure a price, I inlcuded a ventus 2x, dont have to get that Ventus card but its just for the budget. Ryzen 5000 series will need a bios update. For bios update you will need a previous gen cpu like a 3600x or something.

Ive made some adjustments and its what fits in the budget. If you arent gonna OC then i'd stick to the Default cooler which can leave more money in your pocket for a better GPU

heres the new build 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler $89.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $169.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $59.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.48 @ Newegg
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 2X OC Video Card $909.99 @ Amazon
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $64.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $134.99 @ Corsair
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1559.37
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 13:02 EST-0500  

 

Is there anyway to do the bios update without a previous cpu because this is my first desktop. I have a laptop if there is a way to put the bios on a flash drive

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10 hours ago, Dragonisles said:

Any other changes you would make?

Well you might want to consider the B550 motherboard I linked as well as the PSU if you want to save some cash as now that the B550 boards are out you are not limited to the x570 boards.

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8 hours ago, Dragonisles said:

Is there anyway to do the bios update without a previous cpu because this is my first desktop. I have a laptop if there is a way to put the bios on a flash drive

Buy a motherboard with bios flashback, then just use a usb drive with the bios file and push the flashback button.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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