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Tudd

First time building a PC and some questions

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This is my first desktop PC and I decided to build one myself, as it's something I've been wanting to do for a long time now and have convinced myself to go for it. I gathered this build and would love to get some input and criticism of this as this is my first time.

I'll mainly use it for gaming, but also just general use. Primarily Overwatch or XCom 2 or other such games. Ideally from medium to high settings.

My budget is about $1200 including peripherals like keyboard and monitors. I have headphones and a mouse so no need to include that. So I feel like I've hit the mark on my budget, but like I said, input would be great.

Everything purchased is in the US.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel - Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core Processor$199.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard*MSI - B360M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard$67.98 @ Amazon
MemoryG.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory$119.99 @ Newegg
StorageTeam - L5 LITE 3D 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$37.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage*Hitachi - Deskstar 7K2000 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$53.99 @ Amazon
Video Card*EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SSC DT Video Card$229.99 @ Newegg
CaseCorsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case$39.99 @ Newegg
Power SupplySeaSonic - 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply$34.99 @ Newegg
Operating SystemMicrosoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit$95.89 @ OutletPC
MonitorAsus - VX238H 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor$139.99 @ Newegg
MonitorAsus - VX238H 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor$139.99 @ Newegg
KeyboardEagleTec - KG010-N Wired Standard Keyboard$37.99 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$1258.77
Mail-in rebates-$60.00
Total$1198.77
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-08 15:58 EST-0500

Besides any basic feedback, I was wondering if it would be worth it to wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday. I'm sure I could probably get monitors or the keyboard for slightly discounted, but I was unsure about the actual components. If it's worth waiting, how much might be estimated by me waiting? I've heard some places raise prices only to have bigger "discounts" for Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

Posted Nov 8, 2018, 9:48 PM UTC

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ShdewZ•

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUAMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor$159.89 @ OutletPC
MotherboardMSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard$89.99 @ Amazon
MemoryG.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory$123.89 @ OutletPC
StorageTeam - L5 LITE 3D 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$37.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage*Hitachi - Deskstar 7K2000 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$53.99 @ Amazon
Video CardMSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card$204.89 @ OutletPC
CaseCorsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case$39.99 @ Newegg
Power SupplySeaSonic - 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply$34.99 @ Newegg
Operating SystemMicrosoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit$95.89 @ OutletPC
MonitorAsus - VX238H 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor$139.99 @ Newegg
MonitorAsus - VX238H 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor$139.99 @ Newegg
KeyboardEagleTec - KG010-N Wired Standard Keyboard$37.99 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$1219.48
Mail-in rebates-$60.00
Total$1159.48
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-08 17:00 EST-0500

The ryzen 5 2600 and rx 580 are better value than what you had. Also got faster ram.

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TuddOP•

Thanks for the suggestion man :D I'll probably do that!

Do you have any ideas to how profitable it might be to wait until Black Friday?

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