[SOLVED] Building a new mid range rig

[Vernol]

Hello, my current PC has been pooping out likely due to overheating but I'm having trouble running some games (Monster Hunter) or even just browsing so I figure it's time to upgrade. Here's what I'm planning right now:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($218.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($168.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($220.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($220.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SC GAMING Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1241.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-12 20:39 EST-0500

Now I will say that I'm cannibalizing my old PC for the 1060 as none of the new cards seems worth it right now (my old CPU is the main bottle neck). I also may skip on the 970 1TB and use my 500GB one for now, also I will only get 1 hard drive now and get the second down the road unless I opt for a NAS. I greatly dislike the current glass panel trend so I looked for something that lacked that and the fractal Mini C seems like the best choice. I have had my current PC for almost 8 years now and would like to stretch this one out as much as I can. I always try to opt for stuff that has a good record of reliability so if any improvements can be made do let me know.

 

[bioax]

Everything seems pretty good, but I would get the EVGA RTX 2060 KO if you can afford it, since it only costs $290 (normal rtx 2060 $350-400).

 

[Vernol]

I forgot to mention I was actually hoping to bop up to 1440p at some point so I would probably wait to get a 2070 later.

 

[Hellfire13]

If you are not biased to Intel you can do much better for that price. Even otherwise, a 6 core is bad value these days and wont last you long...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor | $324.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard | MSI X570-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard | $156.00 @ Amazon
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | $79.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $104.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Western Digital Black 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $220.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SC GAMING Video Card |-
Case | Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case | $84.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $99.99 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $1071.94
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-13 03:33 EST-0500 |

 

[Flayed]

Hello, my current PC has been pooping out likely due to overheating but I'm having trouble running some games (Monster Hunter) or even just browsing so I figure it's time to upgrade. Here's what I'm planning right now:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($218.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($168.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($220.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($220.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SC GAMING Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1241.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-12 20:39 EST-0500

Now I will say that I'm cannibalizing my old PC for the 1060 as none of the new cards seems worth it right now (my old CPU is the main bottle neck). I also may skip on the 970 1TB and use my 500GB one for now, also I will only get 1 hard drive now and get the second down the road unless I opt for a NAS. I greatly dislike the current glass panel trend so I looked for something that lacked that and the fractal Mini C seems like the best choice. I have had my current PC for almost 8 years now and would like to stretch this one out as much as I can. I always try to opt for stuff that has a good record of reliability so if any improvements can be made do let me know.

I think you may have forgotten the DDR4 RAM unless you already have some.

 

[Vernol]

If you are not biased to Intel you can do much better for that price. Even otherwise, a 6 core is bad value these days and wont last you long...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor | $324.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard | MSI X570-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard | $156.00 @ Amazon
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | $79.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $104.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Western Digital Black 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $220.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SC GAMING Video Card |-
Case | Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case | $84.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $99.99 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $1071.94
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-13 03:33 EST-0500 |

Yeah I used intel in my last build so I just stuck with that, but it looks like AMD is a better deal. I definitely want to get a stronger CPU as that's the main reason I'm needing to get a new one now. I assume AMD stock coolers are good enough?

After some tinkering around as I want onboard wifi this is what I ended up with (includes my old 500gb sata SSD that I may swap out or use for the OS)

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard ($189.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Black 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($220.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SC GAMING Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $994.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-13 18:44 EST-0500

 

[Hellfire13]

Yeah I used intel in my last build so I just stuck with that, but it looks like AMD is a better deal. I definitely want to get a stronger CPU as that's the main reason I'm needing to get a new one now. I assume AMD stock coolers are good enough?

After some tinkering around as I want onboard wifi this is what I ended up with (includes my old 500gb sata SSD that I may swap out or use for the OS)

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard ($189.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Black 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($220.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SC GAMING Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $994.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-13 18:44 EST-0500

All good except the RAM, unless you already have that. Running single channel on a dual channel platform is not a good idea due to speed and redundancy. One stick wont run as optimally as two of them, simply look at it as; two taps can fill the bucket faster than one tap, or single-channel memory configuration would have half the bandwidth of a dual-channel configuration. Also, if there is any issue with that one stick, you wont be able to boot the PC.
The other factor is that Ryzen is sensitive to RAM speed and for this gen. of Ryzen, 3600mhz is the sweet spot. So, unless you already have that RAM, I would stick the 3600mhz CL16 that I had suggested earlier...
https://premiumbuilds.com/ram/best-ram-for-ryzen-3000/

 

[Vernol]

All good except the RAM, unless you already have that. Running single channel on a dual channel platform is not a good idea due to speed and redundancy. One stick wont run as optimally as two of them, simply look at it as; two taps can fill the bucket faster than one tap, or single-channel memory configuration would have half the bandwidth of a dual-channel configuration. Also, if there is any issue with that one stick, you wont be able to boot the PC.
The other factor is that Ryzen is sensitive to RAM speed and for this gen. of Ryzen, 3600mhz is the sweet spot. So, unless you already have that RAM, I would stick the 3600mhz CL16 that I had suggested earlier...
https://premiumbuilds.com/ram/best-ram-for-ryzen-3000/

Gotcha, I'll stick with your option. Although I might even go ahead and opt for 32gb /2x16gb.