picking parts for first pc

[elf dude]

Budget (including currency): 2300 usd

Country: United States 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: fortnite Minecraft and school

Other details this is my first build and im just making sure that im not making some horrible desition or anything before I start buying all the parts 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$324.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$29.99 @ Newegg
Thermal Compound	Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste	$6.65 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$164.90 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$88.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$104.99 @ B&H
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$879.99
Case	Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$79.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Rosewill 1000 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$108.78 @ Other World Computing
Case Fan	Cooler Master SickleFlow 62 CFM 120 mm Fan	$16.98 @ Amazon
Monitor	Acer XF250Q Cbmiiprx 24.5" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor	$261.99 @ Adorama
External Storage	Western Digital 2 TB External Hard Drive	$62.99 @ Amazon
Laptop	Apple MacBook Air (Mid 2019) 13.3" 2560 x 1600 60 Hz Core i5-8210Y 1.6 GHz 8 GB Memory 256 GB Storage Laptop	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2251.21
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$2241.21
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-12 09:57 EDT-0400

 

[PufftI]

Everything looks good, good luck finding a GPU though...

I would also have a look at eBay or somewhere for a windows 10 license key, you can get them for like £5 instead of the advertised £110 and they work just fine

[Surestgarlic2]

2000 bucks though I mean I could build a beast for 700

[elf dude]

2 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

2000 bucks though I mean I could build a beast for 700

do you have any recommendations than to make it cheaper without losing performance? 

[Surestgarlic2]

A 120 hz monitor would probably be better because price an basically the same gaming experience       ssd no hdd if you do get a hdd get a seagate

[Surestgarlic2]

Don't order from crucial you can find cheap brands just as good on amazon...      Intel is cheaper and doesn't get as hot as AMD (I like and but am currently using intel bc the price) and you can probably find a cheaper mother board that Is just as good also with spending less you can get a cheaper gpu I would say get an i5 processor I still have a core two quad that runs really good and have as my secondary pc

[Chris Pratt]

3080 is overkill for 1080p, especially with a 3700X. It's going to be bottlenecked by the CPU, so you're just leaving performance on the table. Either get a least a 1440p monitor or 3060/3070 instead.

[curiousmind34]

1) You don't need to buy seperate thermal pasteZ
2) If you don't have a graphics card to use for now you should just go with a 10700
3)I would get this power supply https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Bronze-Certified-Modular-Supply/dp/B00ALK3KEM/ref=asc_df_B00ALK3KEM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312780390407&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4402197533215170618&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003432&hvtargid=pla-404766791519&psc=1 I know it is not as high of wattage, but it's plenty and is from a reputable brand.

4) If 5600x comes to MSRP you should buy it since you need pretty good single core perfomance to drive 240hz
5) Drop the graphics card down to a 3060ti or get a 1440p 240hz monitor (which are definitely not cheap https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ltxbt6/acer-xv272u-xbmiipruzx-270-2560x1440-240-hz-monitor-umhx2aax03)

[Chris Pratt]

2 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

Don't order from crucial you can find cheap brands just as good on amazon...      Intel is cheaper and doesn't get as hot as AMD (I like and but am currently using intel bc the price) and you can probably find a cheaper mother board that Is just as good also with spending less you can get a cheaper gpu I would say get an i5 processor I still have a core two quad that runs really good and have as my secondary pc

Intel doesn't get as hot as AMD? What planet are you living on?

[Surestgarlic2]

Just now, Chris Pratt said:

Intel doesn't get as hot as AMD? What planet are you living on?

Amd used to overheat the only time intel gets as hot as AMD was back in pentium 4 days

[Surestgarlic2]

Ryzen is better for over locking though but I was temporarily playing fortnite on celeron so you should be good with an i5 or i3 the official minecraft gaming laptop is running a stander pentium so for what you are doing you should be good with an i3 and a 1050 ti

[Chris Pratt]

1 minute ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

Amd used to overheat the only time intel gets as hot as AMD was back in pentium 4 days

You're bonkers. AMD runs much cooler than Intel.

[Surestgarlic2]

Just now, Chris Pratt said:

You're bonkers. AMD runs much cooler than Intel.

I've used amd for a long time it gets hotter than. Intel but is better

[Chris Pratt]

Just now, Surestgarlic2 said:

Ryzen is better for over locking though but I was temporarily playing fortnite on celeron so you should be good with an i5 or i3 the official minecraft gaming laptop is running a stander pentium so for what you are doing you should be good with an i3 and a 1050 ti

Sorry, I'm not trying to pile on you here, but you keep spouting nonsense. Intel OCs far better than Ryzen, at least until 10th gen. They both are fairly mediocre at OC now.

[Surestgarlic2]

2 minutes ago, Chris Pratt said:

Sorry, I'm not trying to pile on you here, but you keep spouting nonsense. Intel OCs far better than Ryzen, at least until 10th gen. They both are fairly mediocre at OC now.

Bruh I have been building PC's since I was 10 years old 20 years later i think I know that amd  gets hotter than intel still I mean you can go either way but that is just my opinion

[SorryBella]

4 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

i think

Dont think. Research.

 

Also, use the damn edit buttons or keep collecting ideas till you can type no more.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ Newegg) 10700 if you can't find the 3080 or a spare GPU.
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($164.90 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($88.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BPX Pro 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) much faster than the crucial P1.
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($879.99) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 215 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($108.78 @ Other World Computing) 
Monitor: Westinghouse WM32DX9019 31.5" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($254.98 @ Newegg) 
External Storage: Western Digital 2 TB External Hard Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Laptop: Apple MacBook Air (Mid 2019) 13.3" 2560 x 1600 60 Hz Core i5-8210Y 1.6 GHz 8 GB Memory 256 GB Storage Laptop  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $2183.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-12 10:33 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

8 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

i think 

you think, i think, who confirm?

[Chris Pratt]

20 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

Bruh I have been building PC's since I was 10 years old 20 years later i think I know that amd  gets hotter than intel still I mean you can go either way but that is just my opinion

Apparently not. Not sure what else to say here. You're just flat out wrong.

[elf dude]

just to confirm everything , stay amd switch my ssd get a cheaper windows 10 from eBay and upgrade my monitor to 1440 p