Tips for PC build

[thefamouspotato]

Im planning to make a PC with these parts (my budget is 1500$, can go a bit over). Any tips?

 

 

 

[curiousmind34]

Please don’t get a rtx 2060 for $800. If you need a graphics card that bad, get a prebuilt. If you can wait a few months, go for 10700. Also swap the case with a p360a, the p360a has better airflow.

[SorryBella]

10 minutes ago, thefamouspotato said:

Im planning to make a PC with these parts (my budget is 1500$, can go a bit over). Any tips?

If youre willing to wait for GPU and Ryzen 5 5600X price to stabilize, here:
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$299.00
CPU Cooler	Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler	$59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B550M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$69.95 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory	$79.99 @ B&H
Storage	Team T-Force Cardea Zero Z330 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Blue 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card	$699.00
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300 ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$87.96 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1495.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-26 22:31 EDT-0400

 

[Tech87]

If you can, try to target 3600 CL16 ram. It's usually not much more than 3200, but ryzen cpus love the extra speed.

 

 

[Henry2026]

This isn't a great build. I think this is better.  

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$308.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler	$69.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$134.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$52.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA GA 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$106.89 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$983.72
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$963.72
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-26 22:52 EDT-0400

The budget will go around $1600-1750

[MechWill]

you should get this if you want to spend 150 dollars more. (note, the fans here are 2x overpriced, so buy them off of amazon). 5600X will bottleneck a 3080 by 10-5 percent, while the 10700K bottlenecks it at about 0.3 percent.

 

CPU Intel Core i7-10700KF 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor$298.05$298.05Buy

CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler$44.99$44.99Buy

Motherboard Choose A Motherboard

Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory$109.99$109.99Buy

 Add Additional Memory

Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$52.99FREE$52.99Buy

Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive$104.99$104.99Buy

 Add Additional Storage

Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video CardNo PricesAvailableBuy

Case Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case$79.98$79.98Buy

Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply$124.99FREE$124.99Buy

Optical Drive Choose An Optical Drive

Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit$108.78FREE$108.78Buy

Software Choose Software

Case Fan Deepcool CF 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack$69.98$69.98Buy

Case Fan Deepcool CF 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack$69.98$69.98

[Henry2026]

This isn't a great build. I think this is better. 

You have to wait until GPU prices settle down. 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$308.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler	$69.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$134.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$52.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA GA 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$106.89 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$983.72
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$963.72
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-26 23:39 EDT-0400

 

[curiousmind34]

7 hours ago, MechWill said:

you should get this if you want to spend 150 dollars more. (note, the fans here are 2x overpriced, so buy them off of amazon). 5600X will bottleneck a 3080 by 10-5 percent, while the 10700K bottlenecks it at about 0.3 percent.

 

CPU Intel Core i7-10700KF 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor$298.05$298.05Buy

CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler$44.99$44.99Buy

Motherboard Choose A Motherboard

Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory$109.99$109.99Buy

 Add Additional Memory

Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$52.99FREE$52.99Buy

Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive$104.99$104.99Buy

 Add Additional Storage

Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video CardNo PricesAvailableBuy

Case Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case$79.98$79.98Buy

Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply$124.99FREE$124.99Buy

Optical Drive Choose An Optical Drive

Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit$108.78FREE$108.78Buy

Software Choose Software

Case Fan Deepcool CF 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack$69.98$69.98Buy

Case Fan Deepcool CF 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack$69.98$69.98

I would go for the 10700k (non-f) as the f version does not have integrated graphics

[Ydfhlx]

12 hours ago, SorryClaire said:

If youre willing to wait for GPU

You forgot to mention that GPU price will go back to reasonable no earier than spring 2021, and maybe even 2022