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Will be used for 2D animation and gaming at 1080p 60fps. Rest of the specs are exactly the same.

Case: Corsair spec 02

PSU: 650watt 80+ something

storage: 500GB 2,5inch SSD (will upgrade later, can’t afford in upfront cost of higher capacity)

RAM: 8GB (1x8) Gskill or hyperX 2666MHz (once again, will upgrade can’t afford upfront cost or more ram)

Mobo: Gogabyte GA gaming 3 AB350

 

Can get BUNDLED 2600x with spire cooler with above motherboard for 260 USD. Seperate new EVGA 1060 6GB for $280

or

BUNDLED 2700 (non x) with prism cooler and above motherboard for 320USD. Separate refurbished 1070 FE for $350. 90day warranty.

 

First Computer: 3440x1440 @75Hz ROG STRIX 1080 Ti Core i5 8600K @ 1.415V @ 5.08 GHz Corsair Spec 02 EVGA CLC 280mm

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So for the parts the board isn't the best I suggest get a separate board and CPU. Also the 2600X isn't too worth it over the 2600 because you will be upgrading the cooler anyway. So for $700 you can get these

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($82.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($419.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $668.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-04 18:30 EDT-0400

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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