Sean wrote

Arlaya wrote No, about $1500 is good. But I can go higher if something is a significantly better part.
My other question is, I know that parts and prices have been unpredictable with Covid. That said, would I save a lot by waiting another couple of months for parts to come back into stock or prices to drop?

I am not sure with what you have listed, of what is a comparable part versus a compromising part, if that makes sense. And which parts are normally significantly lower (if any). On that note, are any of the parts a compromising part, that if I were to wait, a much better part would become available?

But if this is about what I would pay for these parts precovid, within a couple hundred dollars, and these are the parts that would serve me well pre-covid that is great. What are your thoughts on this? But if a part is a compromised part, but less significant than another part that is the best piece for my need and build.. Ah I hope this all makes sense.. I am just now starting my morning coffee after a morning of allergies and dust from cleaning! lol

Or, are there some parts I should grab now, that have been out or the price is normal (to make sure they don't go up) then wait for other parts to come available or pther prices to fall etc? I do not need to do this necessarily right now. It would be nice though But trying to keep logistics of what is smart.

PS I want to also get recommendations to build a PC for my husband and daughter. Should I make those separate posts each or put them both into one? I am assuming separate since they will be different purposes.

There is word of new NVIDIA cards coming this often drops the price of the cards below that is one thing I would keep an eye on that said the card you have in that build list is a total monster much like the rest of that build future proof is an understatement.


tweaktown.com/news/73592/nvidias-...index.html

21 wrote So yeah, 3 months is definitely enough time for those parts lists to not make so much sense. I'd change both of them.
If you're still looking to spend ~$1500, then this is what Id be getting now;
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($172.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Toshiba X300 5 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Rev 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Mid Tower Case ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG289Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor ($329.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1497.41

and you can get a smaller HDD if you want to up the RTX 2060 to a 2060 Super/2070 within budget.

I changed the 4k monitor in this parts list. Also changed the SSD and case. This parts list has a better CPU+motherboard as well now.

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If you don't quite want to spend $1500 and want a cheaper parts list, I can help with that but will need you to clarify what exactly your budget is, if it isn't $1500.