$1,500 Streaming and Gaming PC - Best PC Builds 2019

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Who has the best PC build under $1,500?

  • The Saviour 1500 by LukeSavenije

    Votes: 7 25.9%
  • FREESYNC FLOW! by GraySilencer

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Le Petite Gaming Streamer by Lutfij

    Votes: 10 37.0%
  • Vulkan Mind Meld by Shrapnel_Indie

    Votes: 4 14.8%
  • Seeing Red by LogainofHades

    Votes: 6 22.2%

  • Total voters
    27
  • Poll closed .
DUKE Nukem Foreva

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($264.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L12S 55.44 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - H370M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.97 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB DUKE OC Video Card ($869.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec - VP PLUS 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.03 @ Amazon)
Total: $1498.85
Prices do not include shipping, taxes, and discounts.
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-29 10:41 EDT-0400
 
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Swimming up the Stream

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($409.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($65.91 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Phantom Gaming 6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar 7K2000 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.65 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1497.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-02 00:34 EDT-0400
 
"the All-rounder"
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - FUMA Rev.B 79 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB VENTUS Video Card ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill - Capstone 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $1499.91
Shipping: $5.99
Total: $1505.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 03:14 EDT-0400
 
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CPU encoding build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($294.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty X470 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon VII 16 GB Video Card ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Define C TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.05 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1500.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 05:43 EDT-0400


it includes a 3,49$ Promo that is allways on sale, but also a 3,99 shipping.

Total:
$1499.97

should be just about the best for the 1,5k pricepoint. in reaction to some of the poor component choices spotted in this build in hope of builders not getting a bad experience
 
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In courtesy of LTT Forum I'm here to join the... war? I chose for nvenc encoding with the 2080 windforce, combined with a 9600k, cooled by the 212 black RGB, a 12 phase z390 UD, 16 gigs of ram, a NVME QLC ssd, a 7200rpm 3tb hdd, a nice mesh case with great cable management, and a formula gold to handle it all, as some psu's recently have problems with certain psu's (SeaSonic Focus for example)

So here you have: The Saviour 1500

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KbmXcY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KbmXcY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($264.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.84 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($706.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1491.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 05:51 EDT-0400
 
"The Dr Strangelove Device"
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor | $149.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler | be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler | $74.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard | $138.14 @ Newegg
Memory | G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $100.98 @ Newegg
Storage | Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $104.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | XFX - Radeon VII 16 GB Video Card | $706.98 @ Newegg
Case | Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $99.00 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $1434.97
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-13 07:07 EDT-0400 |