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Inzen
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1. Budget & Location
    1750 EUR (up to 2k if really needed)
    Estonia, Europe
2. Aim
    Gaming. World of Warcraft. Hoping to do some VR later. HL: Alyx
    I do some hobby level cad and coding. But I think any gaming system will handle that.
3. Monitors
    Main: Samsung LC27HG   27" 1440p 144Hz Freesync
    2x 60 Hz 24" FullHD monitors in portrait.
    Gaming is done on main monitor, side monitors for looking up stuff and background stream or video.
4. Peripherals
    I have all I needed
5. Why are you upgrading?
    My old machine is 8 yr old now and an opportunity presented itself.
    I have been wanting to upgrade for at least a year.
    Maybe not the best time, but I don't see it getting better any time soon.
    
I got a quote for the following system from a friend that professionally assembles and sells PCs.

To me personally it looks good but I'm not up to speed on current CPUs, MBs and RAM (at all). Ryzen good, right?

 

MB: MSI MAG B550M Bazooka AMD B550
CPU: AMD Ryzen R5-3600X 3.8 GHz
GPU: MSI RTX3060 Gaming X 12 GB
RAM: G.SKILL Aegis 3000MHz 2 x 8 Gb
PSU: CHIEFTEC 650 Watts 80 PLUS GOLD RGB
SSD: KINGSTON 1TB M.2 NVMe 1700/2100
Case: Thermaltake Versa H17 Window

 

Including Win 10 Pro and assembly/testing
1960 EUR

P.S. He's buying my old PC for 320 EUR so that will bring the price within budget.

 

Old PC:

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MB: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z87
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
GPU: MSI Geforce 1060 6GB OC
RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Black 16GB (2x8GB)1866MHz CL10 1.5V
PSU: Seasonic X-850 850W 80 Plus Gold
SSD: Samsung SSD 840 500GB 2.5" SATA3
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R
WC: Corsair liquid Cooling H100i (at 8 yrs old I'm amazed it works at all)
An actual DVD Burner (I feel old)

 

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1 minute ago, Inzen said:

1. Budget & Location
    1750 EUR (up to 2k if really needed)
    Estonia, Europe
2. Aim
    Gaming. World of Warcraft. Hoping to do some VR later. HL: Alyx
    I do some hobby level cad and coding. But I think any gaming system will handle that.
3. Monitors
    Main: Samsung LC27HG   27" 1440p 144Hz Freesync
    2x 60 Hz 24" FullHD monitors in portrait.
    Gaming is done on main monitor, side monitors for looking up stuff and background stream or video.
4. Peripherals
    I have all I needed
5. Why are you upgrading?
    My old machine is 8 yr old now and an opportunity presented itself.
    I have been wanting to upgrade for at least a year.
    Maybe not the best time, but I don't see it getting better any time soon.
    
I got a quote for the following system from a friend that professionally assembles and sells PCs.

To me personally it looks good but I'm not up to speed on current CPUs, MBs and RAM (at all). Ryzen good, right?

 

MB: MSI MAG B550M Bazooka AMD B550
CPU: AMD Ryzen R5-3600X 3.8 GHz
GPU: MSI RTX3060 Gaming X 12 GB
RAM: G.SKILL Aegis 3000MHz 2 x 8 Gb
PSU: CHIEFTEC 650 Watts 80 PLUS GOLD RGB
SSD: KINGSTON 1TB M.2 NVMe 1700/2100
Case: Thermaltake Versa H17 Window

 

Including Win 10 Pro and assembly/testing
1960 EUR

P.S. He's buying my old PC for 320 EUR so that will bring the price within budget.

 

Old PC:

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MB: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z87
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
GPU: MSI Geforce 1060 6GB OC
RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Black 16GB (2x8GB)1866MHz CL10 1.5V
PSU: Seasonic X-850 850W 80 Plus Gold
SSD: Samsung SSD 840 500GB 2.5" SATA3
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R
WC: Corsair liquid Cooling H100i (at 8 yrs old I'm amazed it works at all)
An actual DVD Burner (I feel old)

 

It's a bit of a overpay,try to negotiate it a bit down more,I mean,you are not overpaying much,but I would suggest you try to negotiate it a bit down.All in all,It's a great rig,plus its a B550M,so you can overclock it a bit too If you want.

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3 minutes ago, Inzen said:


    
I got a quote for the following system from a friend that professionally assembles and sells PCs.

To me personally it looks good but I'm not up to speed on current CPUs, MBs and RAM (at all). Ryzen good, right?

 

MB: MSI MAG B550M Bazooka AMD B550
CPU: AMD Ryzen R5-3600X 3.8 GHz
GPU: MSI RTX3060 Gaming X 12 GB
RAM: G.SKILL Aegis 3000MHz 2 x 8 Gb
PSU: CHIEFTEC 650 Watts 80 PLUS GOLD RGB
SSD: KINGSTON 1TB M.2 NVMe 1700/2100
Case: Thermaltake Versa H17 Window

 

  Reveal hidden contents

MB: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z87
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
GPU: MSI Geforce 1060 6GB OC
RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Black 16GB (2x8GB)1866MHz CL10 1.5V
PSU: Seasonic X-850 850W 80 Plus Gold
SSD: Samsung SSD 840 500GB 2.5" SATA3
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R
WC: Corsair liquid Cooling H100i (at 8 yrs old I'm amazed it works at all)
An actual DVD Burner (I feel old)

 

 

My only recommendation here is to get a memory kit that is 3600MHz in order not to leave any performance on the table. For the memory consult with the QVL for your motherboard. Do get something that is validated as working, rather than hoping that it will work. 

 

Also getting a cheap processor tower cooler would be a good idea.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 - 3900x @ 4.4GHz with a Custom Loop | MBO: ASUS Crosshair VI Extreme | RAM: 4x4GB Apacer 2666MHz overclocked to 3933MHz with OCZ Reaper HPC Heatsinks | GPU: PowerColor Red Devil 6900XT | SSDs: Intel 660P 512GB SSD and Intel 660P 1TB SSD | HDD: 2x WD Black 6TB and Seagate Backup Plus 8TB External Drive | PSU: Corsair RM1000i | Case: Cooler Master C700P Black Edition | Build Log: here

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it's a good build, but very very expensive. your friend seems to want to make a nice fat profit off you.

 

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2 minutes ago, Inzen said:

Ryzen good, right?

mhm, especially in a CPU bounded games like WoW.

 

3 minutes ago, Inzen said:

PSU: CHIEFTEC 650 Watts 80 PLUS GOLD RGB
Case: Thermaltake Versa H17 Window

Oh, Boy. I would spend those last 40 euros to a way better 600w PSU from the likes of Corsair, Seasonic, or bequiet. Also, ask him how much will he get that 3060 for, because right now GPU stocks are tight and him (and by proxy you) can pretty much be ripped off. In normal MSRP scenario, you can squeeze in a more recent Ryzen 5 5600x and RTX 3060Ti, so if you can afford to wait, wait.

 

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faster cpu, faster ram, faster gpu for cheaper

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor €333.99 @ Mindfactory
CPU Cooler Gelid Solutions Phantom Black CPU Cooler €37.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard €119.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory €93.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive €88.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GAMING OC Video Card €887.99 @ Mindfactory
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case €39.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply BitFenix Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply €79.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €1679.85
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-15 14:36 CEST+0200  

 

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25 minutes ago, Inzen said:

1. Budget & Location
    1750 EUR (up to 2k if really needed)
    Estonia, Europe
2. Aim
    Gaming. World of Warcraft. Hoping to do some VR later. HL: Alyx
    I do some hobby level cad and coding. But I think any gaming system will handle that.
3. Monitors
    Main: Samsung LC27HG   27" 1440p 144Hz Freesync
    2x 60 Hz 24" FullHD monitors in portrait.
    Gaming is done on main monitor, side monitors for looking up stuff and background stream or video.
4. Peripherals
    I have all I needed
5. Why are you upgrading?
    My old machine is 8 yr old now and an opportunity presented itself.
    I have been wanting to upgrade for at least a year.
    Maybe not the best time, but I don't see it getting better any time soon.
    
I got a quote for the following system from a friend that professionally assembles and sells PCs.

To me personally it looks good but I'm not up to speed on current CPUs, MBs and RAM (at all). Ryzen good, right?

 

MB: MSI MAG B550M Bazooka AMD B550
CPU: AMD Ryzen R5-3600X 3.8 GHz
GPU: MSI RTX3060 Gaming X 12 GB
RAM: G.SKILL Aegis 3000MHz 2 x 8 Gb
PSU: CHIEFTEC 650 Watts 80 PLUS GOLD RGB
SSD: KINGSTON 1TB M.2 NVMe 1700/2100
Case: Thermaltake Versa H17 Window

 

Including Win 10 Pro and assembly/testing
1960 EUR

P.S. He's buying my old PC for 320 EUR so that will bring the price within budget.

 

Old PC:

  Reveal hidden contents

MB: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z87
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
GPU: MSI Geforce 1060 6GB OC
RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Black 16GB (2x8GB)1866MHz CL10 1.5V
PSU: Seasonic X-850 850W 80 Plus Gold
SSD: Samsung SSD 840 500GB 2.5" SATA3
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R
WC: Corsair liquid Cooling H100i (at 8 yrs old I'm amazed it works at all)
An actual DVD Burner (I feel old)

 

you can get a phanteks p300 for cheaper and it comes with rgb case fans

10400f

16 gb 4000

1650 super

z490 msi 

p400a digital

 

 

games i play: krunker (sometimes), valorant, and csgo

 

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32 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

faster cpu, faster ram, faster gpu for cheaper

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor €333.99 @ Mindfactory
CPU Cooler Gelid Solutions Phantom Black CPU Cooler €37.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard €119.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory €93.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive €88.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GAMING OC Video Card €887.99 @ Mindfactory
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case €39.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply BitFenix Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply €79.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total €1679.85
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-15 14:36 CEST+0200  

 

Swap that Ryzen CPU with Intel one, 5600x is too expensive for Gaming Build and allocate the leftover budget for Higher Tier Video card or Just Save them
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€175.85 @ Computeruniverse) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler  (€25.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: ASRock B560 Steel Legend ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  (€139.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €340.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-15 15:12 CEST+0200



At the end you will be GPU Bound, unless you play CSGO on 1080p Low Setting and complain missing 70 fps once FPS already above 300

Don't fuss so much about Upgradability it will take a years before that CPU hold u back and when it did u might as well as go buy new platform with DDR5 and whatever new tech they sell at that time

 

 

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1 hour ago, SorryClaire said:

Oh, Boy. I would spend those last 40 euros to a way better 600w PSU from the likes of Corsair, Seasonic, or bequiet.

How did you come to that conclusion ? You don't even know which model the Chieftec psu is. 

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Thanks for all the input.

I'm going to sleep on it.

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