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2 minutes ago, Classic-master said:

hey im making my friend a pc and i have a 1500$ budget. any suggestions to change?

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/weasleyawesome52/saved/R9sd6h

You're already well under budget, do you want to optimize for cost or performance while maxing out to the budget limit? Do you want to maximize future expansion? More information would help.

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Faster RAM and more RAM would be helpful.

You can easily fit a 1080 in that budget as well

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($223.54 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($554.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1404.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-08 09:12 EDT-0400

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8qLk9J guys, i would imagine 1500 is the maximum possible, but that doesn't mean they WANT to spend that much, just that the maybe can.

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what are you gonna be doing with the rig?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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for a better CPU and a nice cooler: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qD4C6s

Plus a GTX 1080: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Kxr78Y

Specs: Motherboard: Asus X470-PLUS TUF gaming (Yes I know it's poor but I wasn't informed) RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE® LPX DDR4 3200Mhz CL16-18-18-36 2x8GB

            CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X          Case: Antec P8     PSU: Corsair RM850x                        Cooler: Antec K240 with two Noctura Industrial PPC 3000 PWM

            Drives: Samsung 970 EVO plus 250GB, Micron 1100 2TB, Seagate ST4000DM000/1F2168 GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 ti Black edition

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1 hour ago, For Science! said:

You're already well under budget, do you want to optimize for cost or performance while maxing out to the budget limit? Do you want to maximize future expansion? More information would help.

i would like to optimise power

 

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39 minutes ago, Classic-master said:

i would like to optimise power

 

 

1 hour ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

what are you gonna be doing with the rig?

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime H370-Plus ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($112.62 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($171.94 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($569.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1523.51
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-08 13:32 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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6 hours ago, Classic-master said:

hey im making my friend a pc and i have a 1500$ budget. any suggestions to change?

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/weasleyawesome52/saved/R9sd6h

Way better build....RYZEN 7 2700 + GTX 1080...+ ALSO GOT IN 16GB 3000MHZ RAM....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($554.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1466.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($554.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1348.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-08 18:51 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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8 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg Business) 

May I ask why a 3600mhz ram for at B-series board that only supports up to 2666mhz speed?

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