Medium Price - Gaming Machine Build

[D8aMan]

Budget (including currency): 3500

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming w/ video settings on MAX!

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): 

Hi,

 

I'm building a new gaming PC.  I've built a number of machines back in the '90s, yes the 90's.  It was a whole lot easier back then, there weren't so many choices and it was hard to find documentation when you ran into issues.

 

I'm sure my parts list is a little overkill, but I'm an engineer and tend to over build.   

 

Here is my list.  https://pcpartpicker.com/user/D8aMan/saved/#view=h3Nwgs

 

Thanks,

Mike (aka D8aMan)

[Biohazard777]

27 minutes ago, D8aMan said:

Gaming w/ video settings on MAX!

3060 Ti ain't a bad choice, but considering how much you are paying for the rest of the build I feel like the GPU should be better.

One more thing:

CL19? Also it would be better to buy a matched set of 4 instead 2x2.
For the same price I'd go for CL16 matched set, like so:

Or if you absolutely must have RGB, for 50$ more:

 

[Downkey]

Original case you chose was pretty bad.

 

Basically swapped the SSDS out for a GEN4 drive and a NVME drive.

 

Also swapped RAM for 32GB, but if 64 is necessary then feel free to add that back in

 

Swapped monitor to a Gigabyte one, much better, 170hz, 1440p ips and $200 cheaper. 

 

With all money saved added a 3080

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($799.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($141.22 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($159.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin Pilot-E 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital HGST DC HC530 14 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($352.00 @ Supermicro) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($700.00) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Gigabyte M27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 170 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $3441.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-26 23:36 EDT-0400

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 hour ago, Downkey said:

Original case you chose was pretty bad.

 

Basically swapped the SSDS out for a GEN4 drive and a NVME drive.

 

Also swapped RAM for 32GB, but if 64 is necessary then feel free to add that back in

 

Swapped monitor to a Gigabyte one, much better, 170hz, 1440p ips and $200 cheaper. 

 

With all money saved added a 3080

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($799.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($141.22 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($159.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin Pilot-E 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital HGST DC HC530 14 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($352.00 @ Supermicro) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($700.00) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Gigabyte M27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 170 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $3441.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-26 23:36 EDT-0400

Cant go wrong on this one, though why would you have a firecuda 2tb when the 14tb hc530 costs 100$ more?

Thats the only thing confusing me, otherwise highly suggest this one

[D8aMan]

10 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Cant go wrong on this one, though why would you have a firecuda 2tb when the 14tb hc530 costs 100$ more?

Thats the only thing confusing me, otherwise highly suggest this one

Thanks for your time.  I'm not sure I fully understand the details behind some of the changes, but that is why I posted my build up here.  I wanted to let the experts weigh in and make it the best it could be.

 

Is it OK to go with two Storage: Mushkin Pilot-E 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ Newegg) instead of one and remove Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($159.97 @ Amazon) ?

 

Someone above mentioned having 4 sticks instead of 2, it is better to use all 4 slots instead of 2?  If that is the case, can I double Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg)  to fill all 4 slots for a total of 32 GB RAM?

 

Thanks,

Mike

[Somerandomtechyboi]

8 hours ago, D8aMan said:

Thanks for your time.  I'm not sure I fully understand the details behind some of the changes, but that is why I posted my build up here.  I wanted to let the experts weigh in and make it the best it could be.

 

Is it OK to go with two Storage: Mushkin Pilot-E 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ Newegg) instead of one and remove Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($159.97 @ Amazon) ?

 

Someone above mentioned having 4 sticks instead of 2, it is better to use all 4 slots instead of 2?  If that is the case, can I double Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg)  to fill all 4 slots for a total of 32 GB RAM?

 

Thanks,

Mike

Its fine going with as many types of storage as you like, jusk make sure your board can fit all the nvme drives xD