New to the gaming world

[CodyNate]

Budget (including currency): 950 usd

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Modern Warfare, Warzone, Cold War, Elder Scrolls, maybe some video editing

Other details

I am starting completely from scratch here and I don't really know what I am doing. I know building your own PC allows you to get better performance for your money's worth but for someone like me who isn't in the know on the latest and greatest hardware should I even attempt it? It seems everywhere I look has a different opinion on what would be best, I haven't even been able to decide on a case because of this and when it comes to the hardware it seems like when I think I know what I want someone says "wait a couple weeks, this one coming out is so much better". I am almost ready to just buy a pre-built PC and call it a day but thought I'd ask here for any serious advise before doing so. Also, I know my peripherals have to be decent to make it all worth it and I did not include that cost in the 950 I stated here. I just want the PC build for now, I can easily handle peripherals on my own. 

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	$171.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler	$34.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$113.75 @ Amazon
Memory	ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory	$51.49 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$89.99 @ Western Digital
Video Card	ASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card	$279.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB320L ARGB MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$44.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$79.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	ARCTIC F12 PST 53 CFM 120 mm Fan	$10.92 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$908.09
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$878.09
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-28 09:37 EST-0500

 

[Acoreus]

First: Buying a prebuilt system isn't a badge of shame. If that's what gets you to having fun faster, go for it. 

Second: Everyone will have different opinions of what's best based on past behavior (they suffered from driver issues with AMD so now they won't recommend it, or hate intel/nvidia and won't recommend them.) so take recommendations with a grain of salt. But with that said, gaming hardware right now is both more powerful than it's been and harder to get than it's been. So waiting on buying computer parts is a better idea right now than it's been in the past.

 

But if you're really set on getting a gaming PC right now and building it yourself, playing on PCpart picker to find parts in your budget is a great start, and looking at reviewers for recommendations on parts is a great way to see the way they perform. 

Check gamers nexus for reviews on cases (Or optimum tech for SFF), LTT, JTC, and GN for reviews on almost all other parts, and Eposvox for everything you'd want to know about streaming. 

 

Building a computer can be stressful because trying to get the best parts and not have buyers remorse is harder then it should be for new people. But between this community and reviews I think you'll have an easy time choosing between building it yourself and buying a prebuilt. 

On that note: have you watched the secret shopper series LTT just put out? That might direct you to the best builder if you decide to go that route. 

 

good luck!