First PC Build [Gaming & Programming]

[itsPuffin]

Budget (including currency): $2000-$3000

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft, Fortnite, Call of Duty, CS-GO, Valorant, WoW.

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): 

 

Hey! So this is my first gaming PC that also has to be capable of game development software in future university courses. I've been on the PCPP discord speaking with some people trying to find a decent build that matches both needs. I'm not upgrading from anything, I've been running my MacBook as my "everything" computer except for gaming cause I just don't wanna blow it up, yanno. Anyways, I'd like to play with a decent amount of FPS, not to sure of the resolution/refresh rate unless someone can recommend good numbers for the games that I'd be playing. Regardless, I have to buy the computer before September because that's when I am going off to school, but in the mean time with all this COVID stuff I'd still LOVE to have some time to game and I've been stuck with a PS4 for the last year, lord help me.

 

Not to sure what peripherals to get, no clue what some good monitors are, mice, keyboards etc..

 

I know that I am going for a white case build with mostly black, some white interior pieces and RGB is a LOVE, I don't mind spending a bit extra for anything just for it to have RGB lmao..

 

Here is the first part list: Click here for website part list.

 

CPU.                   Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor $289.50

CPU Cooler       EK EK-AIO 360 D-RGB 66.04 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $193.66

Motherboard     Asus PRIME Z490-A ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $289.00

Memory             Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $129.99

Storage             Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $129.99

Video Card        NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card (No Prices Available.) 

Case                  Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh White w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case $125.89

Power Supply   ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (No Prices Available)

 

Looking for any recommendations to change out any pieces or even if purchasing right now is a good time because I heard the market kind of sucks etc.. 

Thanks!

[Jayzer]

IMO I personally wouldn't recommend Intel for gaming, so I edited some parts of your build. (and changed some to ones with RGB, because you wanted RGB):

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$249.00 @ Canada Computers
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X63 RGB 91.19 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$199.99 @ Memory Express
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$179.30 @ Vuugo
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$138.97 @ Amazon Canada
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$64.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card	$920.00
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh White w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case	$125.62 @ iSanek
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$149.99 @ Newegg Canada
Monitor	Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$579.00 @ Amazon Canada
Keyboard	Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard	$229.99 @ Amazon Canada
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$79.98 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3046.58
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-26 20:41 EST-0500

 

Ryzen 5 3600 is good for gaming and for productivity (your programming) so I picked that.

I switched your cooler to a NZXT Kraken X63 with RGB (its got RGB so that's good for you)

Switched motherboard to a B550-A Pro from MSI.

Added an HDD just in case your programming and games already filled up the SSD.

Switched your PSU.

Added a fairly good monitor from ASUS, a very good keyboard (with RGB)

A popular good mouse from Logitech (has RGB, and customizable through Logitech G Hub)

Kept the same memory, SSD, GPU, and casing.

[burrito123boi]

6 hours ago, itsPuffin said:

Budget (including currency): $2000-$3000

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft, Fortnite, Call of Duty, CS-GO, Valorant, WoW.

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): 

 

Hey! So this is my first gaming PC that also has to be capable of game development software in future university courses. I've been on the PCPP discord speaking with some people trying to find a decent build that matches both needs. I'm not upgrading from anything, I've been running my MacBook as my "everything" computer except for gaming cause I just don't wanna blow it up, yanno. Anyways, I'd like to play with a decent amount of FPS, not to sure of the resolution/refresh rate unless someone can recommend good numbers for the games that I'd be playing. Regardless, I have to buy the computer before September because that's when I am going off to school, but in the mean time with all this COVID stuff I'd still LOVE to have some time to game and I've been stuck with a PS4 for the last year, lord help me.

 

Not to sure what peripherals to get, no clue what some good monitors are, mice, keyboards etc..

 

I know that I am going for a white case build with mostly black, some white interior pieces and RGB is a LOVE, I don't mind spending a bit extra for anything just for it to have RGB lmao..

 

Here is the first part list: Click here for website part list.

 

CPU.                   Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor $289.50

CPU Cooler       EK EK-AIO 360 D-RGB 66.04 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $193.66

Motherboard     Asus PRIME Z490-A ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $289.00

Memory             Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $129.99

Storage             Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $129.99

Video Card        NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card (No Prices Available.) 

Case                  Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh White w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case $125.89

Power Supply   ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (No Prices Available)

 

Looking for any recommendations to change out any pieces or even if purchasing right now is a good time because I heard the market kind of sucks etc.. 

Thanks!

If the 3080 ends up being the right price and setup becomes like 400-500 bucks under 3000, I would invest in a 1440p or 4K monitor. Just saying.

[itsPuffin]

3 hours ago, Jayzer said:

IMO I personally wouldn't recommend Intel for gaming, so I edited some parts of your build. (and changed some to ones with RGB, because you wanted RGB):

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$249.00 @ Canada Computers
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X63 RGB 91.19 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$199.99 @ Memory Express
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$179.30 @ Vuugo
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$138.97 @ Amazon Canada
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$64.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card	$920.00
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh White w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case	$125.62 @ iSanek
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$149.99 @ Newegg Canada
Monitor	Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$579.00 @ Amazon Canada
Keyboard	Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard	$229.99 @ Amazon Canada
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$79.98 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3046.58
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-26 20:41 EST-0500

 

Ryzen 5 3600 is good for gaming and for productivity (your programming) so I picked that.

I switched your cooler to a NZXT Kraken X63 with RGB (its got RGB so that's good for you)

Switched motherboard to a B550-A Pro from MSI.

Added an HDD just in case your programming and games already filled up the SSD.

Switched your PSU.

Added a fairly good monitor from ASUS, a very good keyboard (with RGB)

A popular good mouse from Logitech (has RGB, and customizable through Logitech G Hub)

Kept the same memory, SSD, GPU, and casing.

That's an awesome build thanks for taking the time to build that! However, if I had to drop the budget o $1500-$2000 is there another build that you'd recommend?

[Jayzer]

1 hour ago, itsPuffin said:

That's an awesome build thanks for taking the time to build that! However, if I had to drop the budget o $1500-$2000 is there another build that you'd recommend?

Yes. Give me about 10 mins to make it, max 15 mins.

 

[Jayzer]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$249.00 @ Canada Computers
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler	$53.25 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$179.30 @ Vuugo
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$138.97 @ Amazon Canada
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.99 @ Memory Express
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$550.00
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$93.98 @ Amazon Canada
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$100.75 @ Vuugo
Monitor	AOC 24G2 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$269.99 @ Canada Computers
Keyboard	Tecware Phantom RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$71.58 @ Amazon Canada
Mouse	Logitech G305 (Black) Wireless Optical Mouse	$59.98 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1956.78
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-27 02:07 EST-0500

 

[Jayzer]

One thing I forgot to add. The mouse doesn't include RGB, so I guess you can either switch that with a G102 or a G502 Hero both from Logitech.

[Guest]

15 hours ago, Jayzer said:

IMO I personally wouldn't recommend Intel for gaming

 

Ryzen 5 3600 is good for gaming and for productivity (your programming) so I picked that.

 

The i5 10600K is the better cpu for gaming especially at 1080p high refresh rates, so not sure what you mean by that. As for productivity it would depend on the software. 

 

You would have to look at the overall cost and decide that way. A 10600K would need a Z490 board and also a decent cooler whereas you can run the R5 3600 with a cheaper board and stock cooler, although it will be noisy under load.

[itsPuffin]

2 hours ago, lee32uk said:

The i5 10600K is the better cpu for gaming especially at 1080p high refresh rates, so not sure what you mean by that. As for productivity it would depend on the software. 

 

You would have to look at the overall cost and decide that way. A 10600K would need a Z490 board and also a decent cooler whereas you can run the R5 3600 with a cheaper board and stock cooler, although it will be noisy under load.

I paired the i5-10600K with the https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/4MK2FT/asus-prime-z490-a-atx-lga1200-motherboard-prime-z490-a.

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, itsPuffin said:

I paired the i5-10600K with the https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/4MK2FT/asus-prime-z490-a-atx-lga1200-motherboard-prime-z490-a.

Yeah that board would be fine. There are Z590 boards which are out and they work with the 10th gen. Only real benefit there would be if you plan on getting an 11th gen in the future as that would give you pcie 4.0 support. 

 

You can see in the Gamers Nexus review below that the 10600K is faster than the 3600 at 1080p when using a 2080 ti (RTX 3070 would be the current equiv). 

 

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3592-intel-i5-10600k-cpu-review-benchmarks-ryzen-5-3600-et-al

 

The 5600X would be a better match for the 10600K but that is more expensive. Of course you could still upgrade to a Ryzen 5000 series in the future just the same, so you would need to weigh up the options.