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emotionalpig
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Budget (including currency): under 3k (for pc, peripherals, software, etc.) 

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, csgo, apex legends, minecraft, productivity, etc.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Already paid disgusting scalper price of 1250 for the 3070, also bought the cpu, ram, and ssd. Please feel free to give advice on other parts or any changes I should make. Probably gonna play at 1440p and looking for refresh rate of at least 144Hz. Also still deciding on case fans, monitor, and peripherals so feel free to leave some budget suggestions.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $330.00
CPU Cooler ID-COOLING ZOOMFLOW 240X SNOW 62 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $85.00
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $177.73 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $194.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 510 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $139.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB AORUS MASTER Video Card Purchased For $1250.00
Case Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case $119.99 @ B&H
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
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2516.47
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-29 20:59 EDT-0400  

 

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10 minutes ago, emotionalpig said:

Budget (including currency): under 3k (for pc, peripherals, software, etc.) 

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Valorant, csgo, apex legends, minecraft, productivity, etc.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Already paid disgusting scalper price of 1250 for the 3070, also bought the cpu, ram, and ssd. Please feel free to give advice on other parts or any changes I should make. Probably gonna play at 1440p and looking for refresh rate of at least 144Hz. Also still deciding on case fans, monitor, and peripherals so feel free to leave some budget suggestions.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $330.00
CPU Cooler ID-COOLING ZOOMFLOW 240X SNOW 62 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $85.00
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $177.73 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $194.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 510 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $139.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB AORUS MASTER Video Card Purchased For $1250.00
Case Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case $119.99 @ B&H
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
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2516.47
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-29 20:59 EDT-0400  

 

get a beefy air cooler or a 280mm aio if you can mount it up top.
240mm aio won't leave you any headroom. Never front mount your aio if the case has no breathing space for the gpu

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Honestly really good

All I would change is the cooler. 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $330.00
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler $79.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $177.73 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $194.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 510 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $139.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB AORUS MASTER Video Card Purchased For $1250.00
Case Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case $119.99 @ B&H
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
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $2511.45
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-29 21:31 EDT-0400  

 

21 minutes ago, S.Hamed23 said:

get a beefy air cooler or a 280mm aio if you can mount it up top.
240mm aio won't leave you any headroom. Never front mount your aio if the case has no breathing space for the gpu

He's got a nice case. If he bought the AIO he'd still be fine lol

Big nerd. 

 

 PCPartPicker List Link

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Ryzen 5 1400, Deepcool Gammaxx 400 V2 Blue, Biostar B450MH, Timetec 2x8GB 3200MHz CL16, Adata SU650 240GB, WD Blue 250GB 7200RPM, Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200RPM, MSI Aero GTX 1060 3GB, Cougar MG130G, Segotep 750W Fully Modular 80+ Gold, HP 22EB, Samsung S22E450D, Sceptre E205-W, Gamakay LK67 with Gat Reds and HK Gaming Chalk keycaps, Logitech G305 Lightspeed, Shure MV7, Gertisan Mic Arm, OneOdio Headphones, CM SickleFlow Blue Fan, Iceberg Thermal IceGALE 140MM Teal x2, Cougar case fan

Rack Project (Build log link)

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I'd go for CL16 memory over CL18.

Also, wouldn't get an MSI PSU.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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21 hours ago, emotionalpig said:

Any reason I should avoid an MSI psu? I only chose it cause it was a good price and was on the LTT psu tier list

Had nothing but problems with MSI products with poor after support. EVGA would be a better company to go for.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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