Best AMD, Motherboard, Ram, video card!!

[wyattfamily2012]

Hey guys,

I'm truly here for some good trusty feedback. I'm going to be building a PC again soon but I dont truly have the time to research or really understand a lot of the new processors and such. I'm willing to spend around $1500 But I want an amazing long lasting video gaming machine!

I already have a case, an 850W power supply, etc....just not the core components.

In all my other 4 builds I've done I've trusted Asus Motherboards but not sure if theres something better out there. I dont need a wifi one because I have an Asus 3100 Router which is amazing! was not sure what TR4 is etc, or if it's worth the extra money for the new gen AMD chip? And 850W Corsair gold could handle all the new tech?

Thank you so much in advance for links and knowledge!

 

[kanewolf]

We need to know what you use the PC for to answer your question. Threadripper (TR4) is usually not optimum for most users. The second gen Ryzen, is recommended over first gen.

 

[yeti_yeti]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($215.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($104.65 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($704.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1415.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-11 09:27 EDT-0400

A little under $1500, with a six core Ryzen and Asus motherboard. I felt like 850 Watt is a little unnecessary, you could easily get by with a quality 650 W unit.

 

[bmockeg]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor ($294.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($158.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($167.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($499.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1302.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-11 09:50 EDT-0400

If you are planning on keeping this for a while, I would get a high end CPU. 1080ti have gone back up in price and are overkill unless you are gaming in 4k.

 

[ohenryy]

If your just gaming, your better off with intel...
Maybe next Zen2 next year... but I doubt.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QWv8zY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QWv8zY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($158.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($167.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card ($679.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1568.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-11 16:20 EDT-0400