Looking to build my first gaming rig. It'll be modest but hoping I can play most games at least on slightly reduced settings.
I plan to reuse a gifted EATX case and a Corsair TX750W PS. Otherwise, all will be new.
Approximate Purchase Date: this week or next
Budget Range: $500-$650 after shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (not super competitive), photo editing, light video editing (not much coloring or other effects), very light 2d animation
Are you buying a monitor: Maaaybe. That partially depends on how much I spend on this build. I am definitely interested in suggestions of budget-conscious monitors that punch above their weight.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, planning to do this through a site like kinguin.net - any experience with this or similar sites?
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Open to whatever
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Parts Preferences: Leaning towards AMD for perceived value. I could be talked out of this but not looking to start an AMD/Intel flame war thread...
Overclocking: I'd like to try this. Not sure what the downsides are but if I can get more out of the gear by tweaking some settings, this would be great.
SLI or Crossfire: Wasn't planning on it
Your Monitor Resolution: At least 1920x1080 but would be open to going a bit above that if reasonable. Definitely not looking to go all the way to 4k for gaming. 4k would be nice for video and photo editing.
Additional Comments: I don't care at all about case lighting or aesthetics for this.
Here's the preliminary build list (mostly taken from pc parts picker:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.30 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg) - Might like to go to 32GB unless you tell me that's dumb
Storage: *Team GX2 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($46.99 @ Newegg) - Is M.2 worth a few extra bucks?
Storage: *Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($33.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $620.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Thank you all, in advance, for your awesome insight and advice!!
I plan to reuse a gifted EATX case and a Corsair TX750W PS. Otherwise, all will be new.
Approximate Purchase Date: this week or next
Budget Range: $500-$650 after shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (not super competitive), photo editing, light video editing (not much coloring or other effects), very light 2d animation
Are you buying a monitor: Maaaybe. That partially depends on how much I spend on this build. I am definitely interested in suggestions of budget-conscious monitors that punch above their weight.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, planning to do this through a site like kinguin.net - any experience with this or similar sites?
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Open to whatever
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Parts Preferences: Leaning towards AMD for perceived value. I could be talked out of this but not looking to start an AMD/Intel flame war thread...
Overclocking: I'd like to try this. Not sure what the downsides are but if I can get more out of the gear by tweaking some settings, this would be great.
SLI or Crossfire: Wasn't planning on it
Your Monitor Resolution: At least 1920x1080 but would be open to going a bit above that if reasonable. Definitely not looking to go all the way to 4k for gaming. 4k would be nice for video and photo editing.
Additional Comments: I don't care at all about case lighting or aesthetics for this.
Here's the preliminary build list (mostly taken from pc parts picker:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.30 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg) - Might like to go to 32GB unless you tell me that's dumb
Storage: *Team GX2 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($46.99 @ Newegg) - Is M.2 worth a few extra bucks?
Storage: *Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($33.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $620.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Thank you all, in advance, for your awesome insight and advice!!