First gaming system 1100 USD

[Anderson20]

Hi I'd like to build my first proper gaming system next month , I have 1100 USD for the tower itself and I'd like to play the follow games at 1080p60 high (preferably ultra)

GTA V

Fallout 4/76

Ashes of the singularity (I know)

Civilisation 6

Hearts of iron 4

Battlefield V/I  etc

I might also play some older titles/titles that require weaker hardware and also newer 2019 games ofc

If possible I'd like to run Linux as my main OS , as for the PC I thought of this configuration

Ryzen 5 2600X (BCLK overclocked for maxikum performance , I was told that with fast ram and PBO it can match its Intel counterpart)

An Asus prime pro x470 motherboard 

16 gb of ddr4 3200 mhz ram

500gv m.2 SSD 

RX 580 8GB 

Bear in mind that I in all likelihood might upgrade sometime in 2019 to navi/gtx 2060 , is a 2600X enough not to bottleneck next gen cards at 1080p60/1080p144/1440p60?

What do you guys think of my build , is it sufficient for the titles I listed ? And is the Ryzen future proof for the next 2-3 years?

[The_Tron]

1. If you overclock the 2600x then yes it will be futureproof for even the next 4-5 years.

2. It can only do 1080p60 as the RX 580 is slightly worse than a GTX 1060 6GB. For your purposes get a 1070 or for all high graphics settings a GTX 1070ti.

BTW Whoever told you RAM speed affects gaming performance has lied. Even for Ryzen 2400MHz and 3200MHz RAM will only make at most 1 fps difference.

[Anderson20]

3 minutes ago, The_Tron said:

1. If you overclock the 2600x then yes it will be futureproof for even the next 4-5 years.

2. It can only do 1080p60 as the RX 580 is slightly worse than a GTX 1060 6GB. For your purposes get a 1070 or for all high graphics settings a GTX 1070ti.

BTW Whoever told you RAM speed affects gaming performance has lied. Even for Ryzen 2400MHz and 3200MHz RAM will only make at most 1 fps difference.

Thank you for the lightning fast response I meant 1080p60 high/ultra with the rx580 , for anything above that I intend to either get a 2060/70/rx680 in the second quarter of 2019 , I know it sounds quite foolish but I desperately need a system right now for school related reasons and for 1080p60 an rx580/1060 6gb should decent right?

 

Cheers

[The_Tron]

Yes, then the RX 580 or the GTX 1060 6GB will do fine (but only for 1080p60 with high/ultra mixed), though id recommend getting a GTX 1060 6GB if you are cool with NVidia and it isn't over-budget.

[The_Tron]

By the way it wasn't foolish.

[.Apex.]

@Anderson20

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pVpLdX
 

change the Case to whatever you want  

and also you really don't have to overclock the 2600X... it's already almost overclocked to the max, the gain you get from overclocking is very little, and that's a great CPU, you should worry about it at all, and it will last you a long time.

 

you can overclock it if you wan't, but if it's too difficult for you then that's okay.

[Anderson20]

24 minutes ago, The_Tron said:

Yes, then the RX 580 or the GTX 1060 6GB will do fine (but only for 1080p60 with high/ultra mixed), though id recommend getting a GTX 1060 6GB if you are cool with NVidia and it isn't over-budget.

Thank you I considered a 580 since it supposedly works better with Linux

[Herman Mcpootis]

stick with the 2600 and just overclock to make up the difference. the 580 and 1060 trade blows so check which one of the two plays better with those games. if you have a freesync monitor then just get the 580.