A buddy of mine asked for input on his build. His budget is roughly $1500 USD.
He plans to use it mostly for gaming and some music production on the side. FL Studio/Ableton Live
He'd also like to get a 1440p 144hz monitor. (not included in budget)
Freesync is a possibility with the AMD Rx 5700 xt.
Any improvements I can make? Will the 3600 bottleneck hard? Rx 5700 xt any good?
Just food for thought. I'd also like to slip in a wifi card if possible or a mb with built in wifi but i haven't yet.
There might be enough room in his budget for the 3700x anyway but I'm open to suggestions.
The build he is considering
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HTLhsZ
CPU - Ryzen 3700x - $329
COOLER - Dark Rock Pro 4 - be quiet! - $90
MOTHERBOARD - Gigabyte X570 gaming X - $167
RAM - Corsair LPX DDR4 3600mhz 8x2 16gb (ram cooler idk?) $116
SSD - M.2 HP EX920 - 1Tb - $115
GPU - Sapphire RX 5700 XT - $420
CASE - Corsair Carbide Series 275R - $90
PSU - Seasonic 650w Gold Semi Modular - $80
Case Fans - Noctuna AF - A14 x2 - $50
Total Price $1457
The build I am considering for him
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RPw9xG
CPU - Ryzen 5 3600 - $200
COOLER - Corsair H100i Pro - $75 -Amazon Price Link
MOTHERBOARD - x570 ASRock Phantom Gaming 4 - $154
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600mhz 8x2 16gb - $94
SSD - M.2 Intel 660p Series 1Tb - $95
GPU - EVGA RTX 2080 Super - $700
CASE - Nzxt H500 - $70
PSU - Seasonic 650w Gold Semi Modular - $80
Total price $1466
He plans to use it mostly for gaming and some music production on the side. FL Studio/Ableton Live
He'd also like to get a 1440p 144hz monitor. (not included in budget)
Freesync is a possibility with the AMD Rx 5700 xt.
Any improvements I can make? Will the 3600 bottleneck hard? Rx 5700 xt any good?
Just food for thought. I'd also like to slip in a wifi card if possible or a mb with built in wifi but i haven't yet.
There might be enough room in his budget for the 3700x anyway but I'm open to suggestions.
The build he is considering
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HTLhsZ
CPU - Ryzen 3700x - $329
COOLER - Dark Rock Pro 4 - be quiet! - $90
MOTHERBOARD - Gigabyte X570 gaming X - $167
RAM - Corsair LPX DDR4 3600mhz 8x2 16gb (ram cooler idk?) $116
SSD - M.2 HP EX920 - 1Tb - $115
GPU - Sapphire RX 5700 XT - $420
CASE - Corsair Carbide Series 275R - $90
PSU - Seasonic 650w Gold Semi Modular - $80
Case Fans - Noctuna AF - A14 x2 - $50
Total Price $1457
The build I am considering for him
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RPw9xG
CPU - Ryzen 5 3600 - $200
COOLER - Corsair H100i Pro - $75 -Amazon Price Link
MOTHERBOARD - x570 ASRock Phantom Gaming 4 - $154
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600mhz 8x2 16gb - $94
SSD - M.2 Intel 660p Series 1Tb - $95
GPU - EVGA RTX 2080 Super - $700
CASE - Nzxt H500 - $70
PSU - Seasonic 650w Gold Semi Modular - $80
Total price $1466