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7 minutes ago, Myles.C said:

well I was hoping to do $1500 - $2000, I mostly was gonna use it for work but also gaming. But not too sure what to get at the moment

What kind of work would you be doing on it? (Photoshop, video editing, 3D rendering, etc)

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Just now, Myles.C said:

well not not a job work nothing really to run the pc like photoshop would. when i say work i say school work. But for gaming I would play cod or pubg 

I’d say you would want to go for a ryzen 5 5600 (x version of you want to overclock) or a ryzen 7 from this gen or last gen. If you’re playing in 1080 or 1440 I would go with rtx 2000 series or 3060 ti at most, rx 5000 series will also work and if you’re playing 1080p60 pretty much any gpu that goes for more than 100 dollars (in a normal market) will get you by. If you’re playing 4K, a 2080 or above will get you by, or a current gen Radeon card. As for ram, 16 gigs at least, anything more than 32 will be overkill for gaming. Make sure to get at least an ssd for your OS and other applications that rely on fast storage, and that bigger is better. And your power supply will depend on your final pick for parts, just makes sure it’s 80+ rated and has the capability of about 100 watts more than what your parts will be drawing 

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Just now, Sausysandwich said:

I’d say you would want to go for a ryzen 5 5600 (x version of you want to overclock) or a ryzen 7 from this gen or last gen. If you’re playing in 1080 or 1440 I would go with rtx 2000 series or 3060 ti at most, rx 5000 series will also work and if you’re playing 1080p60 pretty much any gpu that goes for more than 100 dollars (in a normal market) will get you by. If you’re playing 4K, a 2080 or above will get you by, or a current gen Radeon card. As for ram, 16 gigs at least, anything more than 32 will be overkill for gaming. Make sure to get at least an ssd for your OS and other applications that rely on fast storage, and that bigger is better. And your power supply will depend on your final pick for parts, just makes sure it’s 80+ rated and has the capability of about 100 watts more than what your parts will be drawing 

If you have any more questions I’d be happy to help

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $329.99 @ B&H
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ B&H
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $93.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $104.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $55.49 @ Walmart
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 2X OC Video Card  
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $98.00 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $124.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $947.44
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-10 21:22 EST-0500  

 

A 3070 would fit in your budget, try and find one at MSRP.

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19 minutes ago, Myles.C said:

well not not a job work nothing really to run the pc like photoshop would. when i say work i say school work. But for gaming I would play cod or pubg 

This'd be a build closer to the low-end of your budget: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $299.00
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ B&H
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $93.99 @ Newegg
Storage Mushkin Enhanced Pilot-E 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $64.98 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $55.49 @ Walmart
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card $700.00
Case Metallic Gear Neo Air ATX ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Enermax Revolution D.F. 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) $1543.43
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1523.43
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-10 21:18 EST-0500  

 

And a build at the higher end of your budget: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor $549.00
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $111.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard $189.99 @ Newegg
Memory Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $187.95 @ B&H
Storage Mushkin Pilot-E 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Amazon
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card $700.00
Case Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Enermax Revolution D.F. 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) $2048.89
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $2038.89
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-10 21:19 EST-0500  

 

Finally, A build in the mid range (this is the one I'd recommend tbh) 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $299.00 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard $189.99 @ Newegg
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $86.99 @ B&H
Storage Mushkin Pilot-E 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Amazon
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card $700.00
Case Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Enermax Revolution D.F. 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) $1645.93
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $1635.93
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-10 21:25 EST-0500  

 

The FUMA 2 isn't required, It'll just provide good thermal headroom. HDD is optional, depends on your storage needs.

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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28 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

This'd be a build closer to the low-end of your budget: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $299.00
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ B&H
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $93.99 @ Newegg
Storage Mushkin Enhanced Pilot-E 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $64.98 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $55.49 @ Walmart
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card $700.00
Case Metallic Gear Neo Air ATX ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Enermax Revolution D.F. 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) $1543.43
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $1523.43
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-10 21:18 EST-0500  

 

And a build at the higher end of your budget: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor $549.00
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $111.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard $189.99 @ Newegg
Memory Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $187.95 @ B&H
Storage Mushkin Pilot-E 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Amazon
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card $700.00
Case Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Enermax Revolution D.F. 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) $2048.89
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $2038.89
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-10 21:19 EST-0500  

 

Finally, A build in the mid range (this is the one I'd recommend tbh) 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $299.00 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard $189.99 @ Newegg
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $86.99 @ B&H
Storage Mushkin Pilot-E 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Amazon
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card $700.00
Case Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Enermax Revolution D.F. 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) $1645.93
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $1635.93
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-10 21:25 EST-0500  

 

The FUMA 2 isn't required, It'll just provide good thermal headroom. HDD is optional, depends on your storage needs.

In terms of the actual recommendation, I would put a 5800x. 8 cores is going to increase the life of your cpu long enough that you can last bottleneck free until the 50 series from nvidia

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2 minutes ago, curiousmind34 said:

In terms of the actual recommendation, I would put a 5800x. 8 cores is going to increase the life of your cpu long enough that you can last bottleneck free until the 50 series from nvidia

8 cores is going to require a more beefy cooling solution and isn't good value, in terms of the 5800x.

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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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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5 minutes ago, curiousmind34 said:

then get a 3700x

It has lower clocks and a lower IPC. The 5600x gets pretty close to the 3700x even in multi-threaded workloads, in gaming workloads which OP is primarily concerned about, It's no contest. "Bottlenecking" Is also subjective. In most games you're going to get higher frame rates with a 5950x than a 5900x for the RTX 3080. Technically, that means the GPU is bottlenecked. Would you consider a 5900x a bottleneck for the 3080? 

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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Ayo I was wondering knocking two birds with one stone in my case is this a good pc build in your opinion I know its incomplete but I just need your opinion on it

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PZ9hJf

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($300.00) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($111.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PRO (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($220.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($93.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($93.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB TUF GAMING Video Card  ($700.00) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P500A D-RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($130.00) 
Total: $1649.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-10 22:40 EST-0500

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2 hours ago, Jayzer said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $329.99 @ B&H
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ B&H
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $93.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $104.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $55.49 @ Walmart
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 2X OC Video Card  
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $98.00 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $124.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $947.44
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-10 21:22 EST-0500  

 

A 3070 would fit in your budget, try and find one at MSRP.

What do you think about this 

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PZ9hJf)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/g94BD3/amd-ryzen-5-5600x-37-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000065box) | $300.00 
**CPU Cooler** | [ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/smDkcf/arctic-liquid-freezer-ii-280-728-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-acfre00066a) | $111.99 @ Amazon 
**Motherboard** | [Asus TUF GAMING X570-PRO (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6jFKHx/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-pro-wi-fi-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-x570-pro-wi-fi) | $220.00 
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2TFKHx/crucial-ballistix-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-bl2k8g36c16u4b) | $93.99 @ Newegg 
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2TFKHx/crucial-ballistix-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-bl2k8g36c16u4b) | $93.99 @ Newegg 
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB TUF GAMING Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DgMTwP/asus-geforce-rtx-3080-10-gb-tuf-gaming-video-card-tuf-rtx3080-10g-gaming) | $700.00 
**Case** | [Phanteks Eclipse P500A D-RGB ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LVQfrH/phanteks-eclipse-p500a-d-rgb-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec500atg_dbk01) | $130.00 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$1649.97**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2021-03-10 23:35 EST-0500 |

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3 minutes ago, Zvny said:

What do you think about this 

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PZ9hJf)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/g94BD3/amd-ryzen-5-5600x-37-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000065box) | $300.00 
**CPU Cooler** | [ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/smDkcf/arctic-liquid-freezer-ii-280-728-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-acfre00066a) | $111.99 @ Amazon 
**Motherboard** | [Asus TUF GAMING X570-PRO (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6jFKHx/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-pro-wi-fi-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-x570-pro-wi-fi) | $220.00 
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2TFKHx/crucial-ballistix-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-bl2k8g36c16u4b) | $93.99 @ Newegg 
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2TFKHx/crucial-ballistix-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-bl2k8g36c16u4b) | $93.99 @ Newegg 
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB TUF GAMING Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DgMTwP/asus-geforce-rtx-3080-10-gb-tuf-gaming-video-card-tuf-rtx3080-10g-gaming) | $700.00 
**Case** | [Phanteks Eclipse P500A D-RGB ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LVQfrH/phanteks-eclipse-p500a-d-rgb-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec500atg_dbk01) | $130.00 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$1649.97**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2021-03-10 23:35 EST-0500 |

Budget? What will you use it for (e.g AAA gaming, video editing, etc.)? Need any peripherals?

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $329.99 @ B&H
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ B&H
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $79.98 @ Amazon
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $79.98 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $104.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $55.49 @ Newegg
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card $700.00
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $98.00 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $190.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1779.41
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-10 23:52 EST-0500  

 

 

 

For the mouse, I didn't include one. You need to go to https://www.rocketjumpninja.com/ and select all the options that match your hand, like how you use it (claw, palm), if you want the mouse to be symmetrical on the other side, and you also need to input your hand length (measure from your wrist) and your hand width.

After that, it'll give you several options on which mouse suits your 'needs', pick one, and then you can add that to the list.

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11 minutes ago, Zvny said:

Oh just a little change I was wondering maybe if you could recommend a pcie gen 4 nvme ssd for me if it wouldnt bother you 

You can get a Corsair Force Series MP600 1TB.

 

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