[SOLVED] Building for a friend ~$2000

[bsod1]

Approximate Purchase Date: This Week

Budget Range: 1800 - 2000 but can go up to 3000 if necessary. Cheaper the better.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: New build from scratch.

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: --

Location: USA

Parts Preferences: None, but I assume AMD is the way to go right now.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: He wanted 1080p 60fps but I told him he could aim for 1440p with his budget.

Additional Comments: Told my friend he could get a better PC than his current planned build: 8giL1WS for about the same price.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Needs a new gaming PC

 

[tennis2]

There's no way that linked build costs $2000 - $350 for a monitor = $1650

Here's as close as I could come to matching that exact build (PSU price is completely inaccurate)

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Silverstone PF120-ARGB 94 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($68.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($120.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card ($229.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA B5 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($12.99 @ Monoprice)
Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1129.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-06 15:58 EST-0500

If we increase the built budget by 50%, it's not going to be an apples-to-apples comparison.

 

[assasin32]

Just a heads up overclocks can become unstable over time so I highly recommend not doing it for someone else’s PC as they may not know how to diagnose it and fix it.

 

[ocer9999]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.00)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 White 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($94.49 @ Adorama)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.00)
Case: Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx White (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($144.99 @ Corsair)
Case Fan: Corsair LL120 63 CFM 120 mm Fan ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1644.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-06 21:05 EST-0500