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I'm looking to  build a custom gaming PC but I don't know what to get (I'm not very good with PC parts.) My budget is 1000-1500$, I do not require a monitor, mouse, keyboard or headset. I'm mostly going to be playing CSGO, but I'm looking into streaming. I occasionally play more graphics demanding games like Titanfall or Battlefield. Thanks for any help you can provide. If possible maybe throw in a 120 hertz monitor. I WILL NOT BE OVERCLOCKING MY PC

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7 minutes ago, Tragiic said:

I'm looking to  build a custom gaming PC but I don't know what to get (I'm not very good with PC parts.) My budget is 1000-1500$, I do not require a monitor, mouse, keyboard or headset. I'm mostly going to be playing CSGO, but I'm looking into streaming. I occasionally play more graphics demanding games like Titanfall or Battlefield. Thanks for any help you can provide

What's your country?

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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7 minutes ago, Tragiic said:

I'm looking to  build a custom gaming PC but I don't know what to get (I'm not very good with PC parts.) My budget is 1000-1500$, I do not require a monitor, mouse, keyboard or headset. I'm mostly going to be playing CSGO, but I'm looking into streaming. I occasionally play more graphics demanding games like Titanfall or Battlefield. Thanks for any help you can provide

For a very quick recommendation, for streaming, AMD promotes of better streaming performance. in there Ryzen line-up than there Intel 'equivalent'.

 

 

I once did the unthinkable, back many headphones ago...

I split an audio split, again

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2 minutes ago, Luke m said:

1 just built one for abou 900 this is all you need no more.

 

Https://pcpartpicker.com/user/lllk4/saved/q3R6hM

 

Belive me more is just blowing your money

if he wants to stream the ryzen cpu would be better no?

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Hey I just put together this build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($316.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($499.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1536.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 13:36 EDT-0400

 

Because of the lack of information on your monitor, I added a 1080 in case of a 4k monitor. If you only have a 1080p monitor, swap the 1080 for a 1070; Perfectly fine for 1080p gaming. It will also help reduce the overall pricing to better fit the budget you set out for yourself. :)

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Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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16 minutes ago, Luke m said:

1 just built one for abou 900 this is all you need no more.

 

Https://pcpartpicker.com/user/lllk4/saved/q3R6hM

 

Belive me more is just blowing your money

 

Ps.

 

I dont have the ssd and runs perfectly fine

i5 is bad for streaming

Overkill mobo

Why the heck OP needs 1TB SSD?

8GB RAM and 1050TI for this budget...seriously?

Bad PSU choice

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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Saved some moneys (Edited ZM Fong's build)

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YqbmHN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YqbmHN/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($316.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($534.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: VIVO 24K 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1278.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 13:54 EDT-0400

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Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

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Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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Edited @honor's list.

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($316.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($499.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ Newegg)


Total: $1361.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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1 minute ago, JDE said:

Saved some moneys (Edited ZM Fong's build)

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YqbmHN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YqbmHN/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($316.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($534.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: VIVO 24K 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1278.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 13:54 EDT-0400

I deeply regret my decisions.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dkwLBP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dkwLBP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($316.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.38 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($534.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: VIVO 24K 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1297.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 13:56 EDT-0400

 

Also 1080 Ti!

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vL7tBP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vL7tBP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($316.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.38 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  ($684.66 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: VIVO 24K 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1447.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 13:57 EDT-0400

 

2 minutes ago, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($316.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($499.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ Newegg)


Total: $1361.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Why that RAM, why that SSD, why that PSU when you can literally get the EVGA G2/G3 for the same price.

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Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

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Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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Just now, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

@ZM Fong Tragiic could save like 100 from not buying the "STRIX" and another 1080 like the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card 

Slightly higher clocks (not worth it) but better cooling for more of that OC

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Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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2 minutes ago, JDE said:

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I thought 3200Mhz runs best with Ryzen. The SSD cause almost everyone says you need one and since it was 99.99 I just pooped it in there the PSU? I just automatically thought of the RM650X so. And it's a edit of @honor's list and I thought the ram was fine. I didn't know it was the ugly ass RGB one. Shit.

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Just now, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

I thought 3200Mhz runs best with Ryzen. The SSD cause almost everyone says you need one and since it was 99.99 I just pooped it in there the PSU? I just automatically thought of the RM650X so.

There are cheaper 3200mhz chips, SL308 is cheaper and PSU WHYYYYY

 

At least you were not using the Supernova NEX

 

And BTW the last post the G2/G3 650W are cheaper.

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Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

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Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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Just now, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

What so bad with the Supernova NEX?

Its a Tier 4 Gold unit for the same price as some Tier 1/2 Gold units (Seasonic G, EVGA G2/G3)

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Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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