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SteveW311

Budget (including currency): $2000 US

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fortnite, Valorant, Davinci Resolve, 

Other details 

 

I put the MSRP price for the GPU, I have no desire to spend stupid money for it. I will wait as long as needed...  anyone have any thoughts?  places I could save some loot?  I thought about running a second 2.5" samsung SSD and running in raid 0... for bump in performance and extra storage... 

 

all help is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Cheers!

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Overall, looks pretty good to me. You probably don't need the second pack of fans (the Meshify S2 already comes with three included), and you could save a bit of money on the motherboard if you felt so inclined. The B550 Aorus Pro or B550 Tomahawk would be suitable replacements. 

Main PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X • Noctua NH-D15 • MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk • 2x8GB G.skill Trident Z Neo 3600MHz CL16 • MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 3070 OC • Samsung 970 Evo 1TB • Samsung 860 Evo 1TB • Cosair iCUE 465X RGB • Corsair RMx 750W (White)

 

Peripherals/Other:

ASUS VG27AQ • G PRO K/DA • G502 Hero K/DA • G733 K/DA • G840 K/DA • Oculus Quest 2 • Nintendo Switch (Rev. 2)

 

Laptop (Dell XPS 13):

Intel Core i7-1195G7 • Intel Iris Xe Graphics • 16GB LPDDR4x 4267MHz • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD • 13.4" OLED 3.5K InfinityEdge Display (3456x2160, 400nit, touch). 

 

Got any questions about my system or peripherals? Feel free to tag me (@bellabichon) and I'll be happy to give you my two cents. 

 

PSA: Posting a PCPartPicker list with no explanation isn't helpful for first-time builders :)

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I don't understand the expensive motherboard or AIO with a 5600x.  That CPU doesn't need an AIO unless you want aesthetics?  Save money and buy a better CPU.

 

Or more RAM. 16GB is light for a machine that does production work.  Plus I advocate 32GB for gaming personally.

 

Case fans?  $240 in case fans for a $299 CPU based system.  Very much out of balance IMO.  

 

I would allocate your money vastly differently.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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Ok so everything is on point, cpu, motherboard, great, one thing is that while there are some 3070s avalible, they jack the prices up tenfold, and the 3070 fe, isn't really steadily available anymore for msrp.

Don’t take everything I say seriously 

take it with a grain of s a l t

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12 minutes ago, SteveW311 said:

Budget (including currency): $2000 US

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fortnite, Valorant, Davinci Resolve, 

Other details 

 

I put the MSRP price for the GPU, I have no desire to spend stupid money for it. I will wait as long as needed...  anyone have any thoughts?  places I could save some loot?  I thought about running a second 2.5" samsung SSD and running in raid 0... for bump in performance and extra storage... 

 

all help is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Cheers!

My recommendation, not as premium and won't look as pretty, however. It's still a handsome build.

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

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9 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

I don't understand the expensive motherboard or AIO with a 5600x.  That CPU doesn't need an AIO unless you want aesthetics?  Save money and buy a better CPU.

 

Or more RAM. 16GB is light for a machine that does production work.  Plus I advocate 32GB for gaming personally.

 

Case fans?  $240 in case fans for a $299 CPU based system.  Very much out of balance IMO.  

 

I would allocate your money vastly differently.

You recommend 32gb for gaming? Really, huh. I don't think I've ever seen anybody do that, at least yet. How come?

Tbh I'd expect people to start recommending 32gb within two years, when ddr5 systems are commonplace. 

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

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PSU Tier List                                Common pc building mistakes 
PC BUILD Guide! (POV)              How to Overclock your CPU 

 

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21 minutes ago, SteveW311 said:

That is expensive  for 3 fans.

 

21 minutes ago, SteveW311 said:

Some good choices below:

 

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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2 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

32gb for gaming? Really. huh. I don't think I've ever seen anybody do that, at least yet. How come?

Tbh I'd expect people to start recommending 32gb within two years, when ddr5 systems are commonplace. 

Some games (Ark, Minecraft, Skyrim, etc) can cause system RAM to exceed 16GB. Not everyone closes everything else before getting into gaming, and there are lot or people using outside game resources like Youtube and guide/walkthru websites while they play.

 

I play a lot of modded Ark, so I routinely hit 18-20GB used at times.

 

You even have Youtubers like Tech Deals advocating 64GB for machines these days as well, tho that's a bit much IMO.

 

 

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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2 minutes ago, MadAnt250 said:

That is expensive  for 3 fans.

 

Some good choices:

 

tbh an aorus elite or a-pro is all you need. 

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

Motherboard Tier List                   How many watts do I need?
Best B550 Motherboards             Best Intel Z490 Motherboards

PC Troubleshooting                      You don't need a big PSU

PSU Tier List                                Common pc building mistakes 
PC BUILD Guide! (POV)              How to Overclock your CPU 

 

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20 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

Overall, looks pretty good to me. You probably don't need the second pack of fans (the Meshify S2 already comes with three included), and you could save a bit of money on the motherboard if you felt so inclined. The B550 Aorus Pro or B550 Tomahawk would be suitable replacements. 

the second pack of fans is purely for RGB... its my first build in over a decade. I want ALL the RGB. LOL I am replacing all the fans to the UNIs.  

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3 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

tbh an aorus elite or a-pro is all you need. 

Will save some money, I think those are like 60-70 bucks cheaper.

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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23 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

I don't understand the expensive motherboard or AIO with a 5600x.  That CPU doesn't need an AIO unless you want aesthetics?  Save money and buy a better CPU.

 

Or more RAM. 16GB is light for a machine that does production work.  Plus I advocate 32GB for gaming personally.

 

Case fans?  $240 in case fans for a $299 CPU based system.  Very much out of balance IMO.  

 

I would allocate your money vastly differently.

Motherboard supports wifi 6, has front I/O usb-c which I really want. this was the best one for the money. and the AIO is purely for RGB. haha. my laptop handles davinci resolve now, and it has 12GB of ram... I figured 16 would be fine. 32GB never hurt anyone, though. 

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1 minute ago, SteveW311 said:

Motherboard supports wifi 6, has front I/O usb-c which I really want. this was the best one for the money. and the AIO is purely for RGB. haha. my laptop handles davinci resolve now, and it has 12GB of ram... I figured 16 would be fine. 32GB never hurt anyone, though. 

The aorus elite that I suggested has both of those, as well, at a better value. As for the fans, well I have no comment. 

I am NOT a professional and a lot of the time what I'm saying is based on limited knowledge and experience. I'm going to be incorrect at times. 

Motherboard Tier List                   How many watts do I need?
Best B550 Motherboards             Best Intel Z490 Motherboards

PC Troubleshooting                      You don't need a big PSU

PSU Tier List                                Common pc building mistakes 
PC BUILD Guide! (POV)              How to Overclock your CPU 

 

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27 minutes ago, the communist potato said:

Ok so everything is on point, cpu, motherboard, great, one thing is that while there are some 3070s avalible, they jack the prices up tenfold, and the 3070 fe, isn't really steadily available anymore for msrp.

yeah, I know they are jacked up, but, I refuse to spend scalper money on them. This was more for a price list than anything. I will wait for the market to cool down, if that happens sometime soon. 

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1 minute ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

The aorus elite that I suggested has both of those, as well, at a better value. As for the fans, well I have no comment. 

I will check into that MOBO. thanks!  🙂

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4 minutes ago, SteveW311 said:

yeah, I know they are jacked up, but, I refuse to spend scalper money on them. This was more for a price list than anything. I will wait for the market to cool down, if that happens sometime soon. 

good idea, just nobody really knows when and even if the pc component market will ever return to normal because of current global events

Don’t take everything I say seriously 

take it with a grain of s a l t

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1 hour ago, SteveW311 said:

Motherboard supports wifi 6, has front I/O usb-c which I really want. this was the best one for the money. and the AIO is purely for RGB. haha. my laptop handles davinci resolve now, and it has 12GB of ram... I figured 16 would be fine. 32GB never hurt anyone, though. 

Cool, you seem to know exactly what you want and have your opinions on the components sorted out.  If you want to lean heavily on RGB and features vs actual performance you've got a good list going.

 

Rock on.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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If you want to consider an SFF build, here you go! Not as good value as ATX (mostly cuz of the S1's $295 price) but imo SFF is great for many reasons. SF600 Platinum would be better if you can find it in stock though, if not the SF600 Gold is great too.

 

 

Case definitely looks very clean though if you want to lean into the aesthetics aspect of things.

Current System: Ryzen 7 3700X, Noctua NH L12 Ghost S1 Edition, 32GB DDR4 @ 3200MHz, MAG B550i Gaming Edge, 1TB WD SN550 NVME, SF750, RTX 3080 Founders Edition, Louqe Ghost S1

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Lian Li GALAHAD AIO 240 RGB 69.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($184.99 @ Best Buy) 
has everything you want, still a good board.
Memory: ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($159.95 @ B&H) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BPX Pro 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($499.99) 
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1683.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-09 21:00 EST-0500

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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