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Budget (including currency): $2,000USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming first and foremost (CP2077, RDR2, GTAV, Witcher 3. Things like this!) , graphic design and art second. Needs plenty of space for the plethora of files I have for my business and eventual downloads once I get things in order. 

Other details I posted a full run-down of what I'm aiming for here on Reddit. I thought I'd just extend my reach here a little since no one there has (of yet) said anything about the build itself. 

 

In essence, I'm completely new to PC building and I've only had prebuilt gaming laptops until now. I've always wanted a custom desktop rig but I would let the anxiety of my lack of knowledge get the better of me often, which in turn would keep me from finding a good place to start. What I basically want to know if what I outlined in that separate post (linked above) is possible with the budget? I'm well aware that currently it's not a great time for building - that's fine with me, but I'm still interested in a potential list I can go off of if anyone has any suggestions for when the time comes I will be able to build. 

 

I apologize if I sound silly or if any of this is dumb. I'm just a complete noob that wants a nice PC. 

 

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12 minutes ago, Retrogeist said:

Budget (including currency): $2,000USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming first and foremost (CP2077, RDR2, GTAV, Witcher 3. Things like this!) , graphic design and art second. Needs plenty of space for the plethora of files I have for my business and eventual downloads once I get things in order. 

Other details I posted a full run-down of what I'm aiming for here on Reddit. I thought I'd just extend my reach here a little since no one there has (of yet) said anything about the build itself. 

 

In essence, I'm completely new to PC building and I've only had prebuilt gaming laptops until now. I've always wanted a custom desktop rig but I would let the anxiety of my lack of knowledge get the better of me often, which in turn would keep me from finding a good place to start. What I basically want to know if what I outlined in that separate post (linked above) is possible with the budget? I'm well aware that currently it's not a great time for building - that's fine with me, but I'm still interested in a potential list I can go off of if anyone has any suggestions for when the time comes I will be able to build. 

 

I apologize if I sound silly or if any of this is dumb. I'm just a complete noob that wants a nice PC. 

 

Do you have an old PC in the family that you don't really care about ? if yes that is the way to start. take it apart and put it back together, format it so you experiment and learn.

 

Start little and then go big

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  • Any ATX case you like
  • Any ATX B550 motherboard
  • Any 16gb (2x8gb) 3600mhz cl16 ram
  • Any 1tb m.2 ssd
  • Ryzen 5800x processor with hyper 212 black cooler
  • For power supply get a fully modular 850w
  • For graphics get something rtx3000 that fits in the remaining budget but good luck because there is a major shortage

 

For example from microcenter I came up with this:

 

NZXT H510 Tempered Glass ATX case $70

Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2 AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard $150

Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 ram $110

Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSD $140

Ryzen 5800x processor $450 (-$20 if you get a mobo)

Hyper 212 black cpu cooler $40

Corsair 850 Watt Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply $160

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming $840

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Total $1940

SPEC LIST:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X w/ NZXT Kraken Z73 360mm Liquid Cooler
  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE
  • RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) 5000MHz CL18
  • Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 Godlike
  • SSD: Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 1TB (x3)
  • PSU: Corsair AX1600i
  • Case: NZXT H710
  • Monitor: Alienware AW2521H 25inch 360Hz 1ms
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1 minute ago, cm992 said:

NZXT H510 Tempered Glass ATX case $70

Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2 AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard $150

Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 ram $110

Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSD $140

Ryzen 5800x processor $450 (-$20 if you get a mobo)

Hyper 212 black cpu cooler $40

Corsair 850 Watt Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply $160

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming $840

Wow... that is actually.... pretty bad from Newegg.

 

 

 

this is more suitable:

Without much RGB, dont know if you prefer it

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $300.00
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $55.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $127.99 @ Amazon
Memory OLOy 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $139.99 @ Newegg
Storage PNY XLR8 CS3030 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $114.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB XC3 BLACK GAMING Video Card $779.99 @ Adorama
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $94.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $139.99 @ Adorama
Case Fan Cooler Master SickleFlow 62 CFM 120 mm Fan $7.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1816.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-25 14:57 EST-0500  

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Main PC:

Spoiler

|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

Spoiler

| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

Spoiler

| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

Spoiler

 

Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

Spoiler

 

Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

Spoiler

 

Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

Spoiler

 

Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

Spoiler

 

Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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If you cannot wait for 5600x back in stock (5600x is noticable faster than 10600k, but 10600k is still decent afterall)

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10600KF 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor $238.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $55.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $169.99 @ Best Buy
Memory OLOy 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $139.99 @ Newegg
Storage PNY XLR8 CS3030 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $114.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB XC3 BLACK GAMING Video Card $779.99 @ Adorama
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $94.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $139.99 @ Adorama
Case Fan Cooler Master SickleFlow 62 CFM 120 mm Fan $7.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1796.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-25 14:59 EST-0500  

 

QUOTE ME  FOR ANSWER.

 

Main PC:

Spoiler

|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

Spoiler

| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

Spoiler

| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

Spoiler

 

Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

Spoiler

 

Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

Spoiler

 

Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

Spoiler

 

Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

Spoiler

 

Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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