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Changed the CPU and motherboard for better ones and added the price for the 480 and total is under 700$.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xwq8KZ

 

For the custom 480 there's already some pictures leaked, PowerColor being the last one, looks pretty good.

POWERCOLOR-Radeon-RX-480-DEVIL.jpg

I am currently planning to slowly upgrade from http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ugaboj/saved/hY9xFT to http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ugaboj/saved/xVwMnQ (The case and optical drive are placeholders, I have different ones with the same size/specs). With the RX 480 I plan to wait for the MSI Gaming version of the card.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions on alternatives/improvements in approximately the same price range of about 600 dollars(can go up to 700 at most)? Thank you for any answers!

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock

GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2070 Super Windforce OC 3X

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX

RAM: 4x8GB (32GB) Kingston HyperX Fury Black RGB 3200MHz

PSU: BitFenix Whisper M 650W

Case: NZXT H440

SSD: 500GB Samsung 850 EVO (Boot Drive); 1TB Samsung 970 EVO (Primary Game Drive). 1,5TB total SSD storage.

HDD: 3TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM; 4TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM. 7TB total HDD storage.

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Thank you very much! And indeed, the RX 480 is looking very solid!

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock

GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2070 Super Windforce OC 3X

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX

RAM: 4x8GB (32GB) Kingston HyperX Fury Black RGB 3200MHz

PSU: BitFenix Whisper M 650W

Case: NZXT H440

SSD: 500GB Samsung 850 EVO (Boot Drive); 1TB Samsung 970 EVO (Primary Game Drive). 1,5TB total SSD storage.

HDD: 3TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM; 4TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM. 7TB total HDD storage.

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I am wondering about the PSU I have picked out. I used a PSU calculator and it recommended a 500 watt PSU instead, so I am considering downgrading to a CX 500 instead of the 600, as I have no intention of upgrading to a second RX 480(and I couldn't with the chosen motherboard regardless), and if I do ever decide to do that, I'll just get the additional hardware I need, but it is unlikely. Is there any compelling reason I shouldn't save a few bucks by getting the 500 watt PSU instead?

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock

GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2070 Super Windforce OC 3X

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX

RAM: 4x8GB (32GB) Kingston HyperX Fury Black RGB 3200MHz

PSU: BitFenix Whisper M 650W

Case: NZXT H440

SSD: 500GB Samsung 850 EVO (Boot Drive); 1TB Samsung 970 EVO (Primary Game Drive). 1,5TB total SSD storage.

HDD: 3TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM; 4TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM. 7TB total HDD storage.

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Bump! Still wondering about the PSU.

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock

GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2070 Super Windforce OC 3X

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX

RAM: 4x8GB (32GB) Kingston HyperX Fury Black RGB 3200MHz

PSU: BitFenix Whisper M 650W

Case: NZXT H440

SSD: 500GB Samsung 850 EVO (Boot Drive); 1TB Samsung 970 EVO (Primary Game Drive). 1,5TB total SSD storage.

HDD: 3TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM; 4TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM. 7TB total HDD storage.

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