Advicedray's first PC gaming hot rod ! ! !
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My first build. Wanted a bit of advice on choosing hardware. Thanks guys. What is your budget and currency? American dollars, $1500 What will you use the PC for? PC gaming, web surfing, email. Do you need a monitor? If not, what monitor(s) will you be using? Yes. Will use a standard desktop monitor for non-gaming, and a wall-hung 4K HDTV for gaming. Not part of concerns or quetions. Do you need a keyboard, mouse, or other peripherals? No. Do you need an operating system? Yes, likely loaded onto USB from my understanding. Windows 10 Will you overclock? NOT w/ a rookie build, sorry. Anything else we should know? Sure! I'm comfortable w/ the basic design concepts and hardware required for a decent gaming PC. Also pretty OK w/ assembly after a bit of research. HOWEVER, the concern is compatible hardware that won't be a pain for a rookie builder to get into the case properly. logicalincrements.com/ QUESTION: Plan is to use Logical Increments for the hardware choices. Does anyone in the group have any better alternatives? Want to keep it simple as possible for the first one, and ensure the hardware fits, hence LI. Thanks ! ! ! dray |
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($300.00) CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.59 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Best Buy) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($109.98 @ Amazon) Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Video Card ($549.94 @ Office Depot) Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case ($100.00) Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ B&H) Total: $1501.48 Add whatever capacity 7200RPM HDD you need/want. Grab an R5 5600X when they're in stock for $300. Case should be back in stock soon at $90-100. Otherwise, the white version is in stock, or there any plenty of good similarly priced alternatives. Grab whatever RTX 3070 or RX 6800 you can get your hands on for $500-600. |
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Thank you ! !
CPU's & Video cards are a bit scant at the moment, no? |
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Yeah, availability for Ryzen 5000 CPU's seems almost non-existant. Availability of RTX 3000 and RX 6000 GPU's is awful as well right now. Shame really.
Even last generation GPU's seem to not have much stock and Ryzen 3000 appears to be 'running out' or prices raised. |
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Right, I'm gonna hold out for that 8 core processor while I'm waiting for the video cards to be available.
Who knew?........gives me a bit of time to try to work on that Christmas gift for my friend and begin w/ a basic build. Better I think. #Practice |
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