Need some feedback on a build. $3k budget, gaming PC.
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Yes
What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
Primarily gaming with some media viewing. FPS games like Modern Warfare.
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)
1440p at a minimum (for gaming) with the ability to go up to 4k (media viewing like movies). 144hz @1440p and 4k @60hz. Up to ultra @1440p but framerate is more important than graphics quality.
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
$3k but would prefer not to hit that mark if possible.
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
United States
Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Consider formatting your parts list. Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!).
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8WxRb8
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor | $294.14 @ Amazon |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $169.99 @ Amazon |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard | $189.99 @ Best Buy |
| Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | $153.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Intel 660p Series 2.048 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $239.00 @ B&H |
| Storage | Intel 660p Series 2.048 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $239.00 @ B&H |
| Video Card | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card | - |
| Case | Corsair Crystal 570X RGB Mirror Black ATX Mid Tower Case | $189.99 @ B&H |
| Power Supply | Corsair 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | - |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $1476.10 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 22:05 EDT-0400 |
Monitor and peripherals are already purchased (monitor can handle variable refresh rate up to 144hz and resolution up to 4k.)
Provide any additional details you wish below.
My buddy asked me for some feedback on a build he drafted up. I am not super familiar with AMD builds (I've only built one in the past and that was 7 years ago) so any feedback would be appreciated.
The build looks ok IMO, although the PSU seems like overkill and I'm not fully on board with 2 2TB Intel 660p SSD. Seems like a bit much on flash storage and I feel like a 4 TB WD Blue HDD would be a better storage device price per GB vs a 2TB SSD.
Thank you in advance for any and all feedback.
Posted May 12, 2020, 2:37 AM UTC
PSU is absolutely overkill. You would be fine with a 750W gold.
You don't really need 32GB of RAM either.
Storage is up to you how fast you want it to be. Personally I wouldn't buy 4TB of SSD storage but you know your needs better.
Yeah I was figuring 750 would be enough with maybe some wiggle room if he wanted to look into overclocking.
As to the 32 GB, he wants to try and future proof the build as much as possible, so he figured 32 would be a good mark to hit. I'll bring it up to go with a 2x8 set and if he needs bump it up to 4x8.
Thanks for the feedback!
Future proofing is kind of a myth, but always better to have more RAM that you need than less. Your budget already includes a top tier GPU though so I guess go for it, since you don't need to reallocate funds elsewhere.