[SOLVED] First time building PC, please advise.

[Izombie616]

Hello, this is the first time I am building a PC. I know very little about this, but I have been doing some research and have come up with a parts list I think is OK. The website says these parts are compatible, but I am having trouble figuring out if the motherboard I've chosen has enough connections for these parts. Any advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Approximate Purchase Date: Hopefully March 2020

Budget Range: Under $2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, surfing

Are you buying a monitor: Possibly or in the future

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I've been using the PCPartPicker website and the prices they list.

Location: Wisconsin

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: My current monitor is 1600x900

Additional Comments: We want to be able to play games like Skyrim GOTY, Fallout 4 GOTY, Witcher 3, Gears of War 5, War Thunder, The Outer Worlds, and maybe Cyberpunk 2077 without issues on high graphics settings.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Our current PC is outdated and can no longer run games like Skyrim without turning off (not sure why its doing this all of a sudden). Currently cannot run most games we want to play.

These are the parts I've chosen so far:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor | $379.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $29.99 @ B&H
Motherboard | MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $189.93 @ Amazon
Memory | Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $94.99 @ Best Buy
Storage | Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $79.98 @ Amazon
Storage | Seagate Desktop HDD 4 TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive | $94.50 @ Amazon
Video Card | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Video Card | $399.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply | Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $119.99 @ Amazon
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $99.99 @ B&H
Sound Card | Asus Xonar SE 24-bit 192 kHz Sound Card | $39.99 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $1529.34
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-22 01:43 EST-0500 |

 

[mdd1963]

the 9700K or KF is priced less or similarly on Amazon...

The Ryzen 3700X is $50-$60 less, and a good B450 board is even $20 less than a Z390...

Nothing wrong with the 860 EVO, but, with the money saved above, you could get a 970 EVO 1 TB (games don't really 'care' about NVME, but, the fast boot times are glorious!) IN fact, a 970 EVO is only $87 on Amazon as of today)

Drop the sound card entirely, IMO....; most mainboards today have excellent 7.1 channel sound...

 

[Phaaze88]

Just 1600x900 resolution?

My 2 cents:
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($174.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card ($419.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1187.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-22 03:46 EST-0500

This will run 1080p very well if you choose to move away from 900p later.

1)You power offs are a common symptom of failing power supply. Mixing memory can also do it.
2)Not sure why you need a 4TB HDD, but I included two, faster 2 TB HDDs for about the same price as the single 4TB.
3)I agree with the comment about the sound card.

 

[Hellfire13]

This is better for same budget...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor | $308.89 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler | Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler | $48.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard | $183.99 @ Amazon
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | $82.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $69.95 @ Adorama
Storage | Seagate 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $110.14 @ Amazon
Video Card | Asus GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card | $489.99 @ Newegg
Case | Thermaltake Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case | $50.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | $83.98 @ Newegg
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $99.99 @ B&H
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1569.89
| Mail-in rebates | -$40.00
| Total | $1529.89
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-22 04:04 EST-0500 |


Add this monitor, and you are golden for an impeccable experience...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
Monitor | MSI Optix MAG27CQ 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor | $304.98 @ Newegg
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $324.98
| Mail-in rebates | -$20.00
| Total | $304.98
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-22 04:09 EST-0500 |

 

[Unknown E]

Better yet, 2060 Super is less powerful than the RX 5700 XT. With a price not a lot different than the 2060S.
For your SSD, it's better to use a NVMe drive than a regular M.2 storage. I highly recommend Crucial's P1 NVMe storage for a price close to WD M.2 Blue 500GB

 

[Shay Green]

My take on it -
PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor | $339.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler | $34.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard | MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard | $159.36 @ Amazon
Memory | G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | $99.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $115.80 @ Amazon
Storage | Seagate Desktop HDD 4 TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive | $94.50 @ Amazon
Video Card | Asus GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card | $439.99 @ Amazon
Case | Thermaltake Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case | $50.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $129.99 @ Amazon
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $99.99 @ B&H
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1595.58
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
| Total | $1565.58
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-22 04:28 EST-0500 |

 

[Izombie616]

Thank you all for replying! I'm looking at your suggestions now. I only have this monitor because when I bought my PC 5 or 6 years ago I didn't know much about monitors and all that so I just grabbed one because I needed one. Honestly I really don't need a 4TB HDD, and I'll probably go with one of the 2TB suggested instead.

I picked the Intel CPU just because in my limited research I read Intel was good for gaming, but that AMD was catching up. I have only ever had Intel in any PC/laptop I've owned, but I will look into the AMD suggestions. I'm just not familiar with AMD.

 

[Hellfire13]

Thank you all for replying! I'm looking at your suggestions now. I only have this monitor because when I bought my PC 5 or 6 years ago I didn't know much about monitors and all that so I just grabbed one because I needed one. Honestly I really don't need a 4TB HDD, and I'll probably go with one of the 2TB suggested instead.

I picked the Intel CPU just because in my limited research I read Intel was good for gaming, but that AMD was catching up. I have only ever had Intel in any PC/laptop I've owned, but I will look into the AMD suggestions. I'm just not familiar with AMD.

Should be on par with Intel and better in CPU intensive games due to extra cores and threads...

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