[SOLVED] $1,000 gaming build recommendations

Build budget should not include: monitor / windows OEM license / peripherals / taxes / shipping

Budget: $1,000 USD
Location: US
Parts from: Amazon / NewEgg / Micro Center

This build is for a friend, and I believe the build I've thought up is biased, hence my seeking advice here. Thank you in advance for your help and happy holidays.
 
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I know this is slightly higher than the budget you've mentioned but I think this would be rather ideal:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL SUPER LUCE RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($71.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H510...
I know this is slightly higher than the budget you've mentioned but I think this would be rather ideal:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL SUPER LUCE RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($71.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME Ultra Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1074.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-24 14:47 EST-0500


Let me know what you think. Also if your friend's got a monitor, peripherals and all that, I'm guessing he's also got storage he can recycle?
 
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I gotchu

I5 9700k : Amazon ($207)

Coolermaster masterliquid ml240l : Amazon ($52.77)

Gigabyte B365M DS3H ($68) newegg

Patriot Viper 4 2x8gb
Patriot Viper 4 2x8gb (get 2 sets for 16gb) ($35 each set) NEWEGG

1 TB WD hdd ($40) Amazon
Kingston a400 240gb ssd ($32) Amazon

Asus 1060 6gb ($220) Newegg

NZXT 710 ($140) Amazon

Evga 400w ATX psu ($31) Newegg

Total: about $856.66

Also u can spend the like $140 on peripherals, tho idk where u would get a monitor besides a nearby pawn shop

Yw
 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($93.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB TUF Gaming X3 OC Video Card ($374.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1025.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-24 22:39 EST-0500


Best performance for that budget.
All high quality components.
No compromise.
 
I gotchu

I5 9700k : Amazon ($207)

Coolermaster masterliquid ml240l : Amazon ($52.77)

Gigabyte B365M DS3H ($68) newegg

Patriot Viper 4 2x8gb
Patriot Viper 4 2x8gb (get 2 sets for 16gb) ($35 each set) NEWEGG

1 TB WD hdd ($40) Amazon
Kingston a400 240gb ssd ($32) Amazon

Asus 1060 6gb ($220) Newegg

NZXT 710 ($140) Amazon

Evga 400w ATX psu ($31) Newegg

Total: about $856.66

Also u can spend the like $140 on peripherals, tho idk where u would get a monitor besides a nearby pawn shop

Yw

A B365 board for an Intel-K processor with a good liquid cooler? Would be a waste not to overclock if going for a unlocked CPU IMO.