Need first time pc build advice

[isaacminjares]

So I'm thinking about upgrading my 7 year old PC. It's an old HP that can barely run anything. I've decided that it's finally time to upgrade and decided to move all the old parts to a new case (Phanteks P400S) because my old case was only big enough for a mini ATX mobo. I play games such as CS:GO, and LoL but may plan on getting more graphic intensive games once i upgrade. Anyways I've setup a list of things using PC part picker that I'm going to buy for my new PC. Can yall let me know if its a good setup or if there's anything lacking/overdone?

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  CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  Motherboard: MSI x370 gaming pro carbon ATX am4 motherboard
  RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 gb) DDR4 3200
  Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
  Graphics card: Asus Radeon RX 580 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card
  Power supply: EVGA Supernova 750 W 80+ Gold (Already purchased and installed to my own setup)

I plan on getting parts over the next few months as I'm saving some money from each paycheck and just putting it towards this build.

 

[WildCard999]

Change the X370 to a B450 motherboard (supports 2nd Gen Ryzen and better memory support). Everything else looks good if your gaming at 1080P or a similar resolution. Using near identical parts and I game on high settings at 75hz (monitors refresh rate).

 

[isaacminjares]

Change the X370 to a B450 motherboard (supports 2nd Gen Ryzen and better memory support). Everything else looks good if your gaming at 1080P or a similar resolution. Using near identical parts and I game on high settings at 75hz (monitors refresh rate).

I have a dual monitor setup and one of the screens is 144 hertz. Would i be able to get past 144 fps on lets say cs:go?

 

[WildCard999]

Change the X370 to a B450 motherboard (supports 2nd Gen Ryzen and better memory support). Everything else looks good if your gaming at 1080P or a similar resolution. Using near identical parts and I game on high settings at 75hz (monitors refresh rate).

I have a dual monitor setup and one of the screens is 144 hertz. Would i be able to get past 144 fps on lets say cs:go?

That's easy with CSGO but don't expect a game like AC: Odyssey to run at 144hz.

 

[isaacminjares]

Change the X370 to a B450 motherboard (supports 2nd Gen Ryzen and better memory support). Everything else looks good if your gaming at 1080P or a similar resolution. Using near identical parts and I game on high settings at 75hz (monitors refresh rate).

slightly irrelevant but do I need to get a new OS when I finally upgrade?

 

[vapour]

No ssd?
total budget on the upgrade excluding psu?
country?
you can reuse OS if it is win 10. Win 7 is trickier. Which OS do you use?

 

[isaacminjares]

No ssd?
total budget on the upgrade excluding psu?
country?
you can reuse OS if it is win 10. Win 7 is trickier. Which OS do you use?

Sorry I didnt post an ssd, I havent decided on one to use yet. maybe the samsung 850 evo 500 gb. Sorta sucks that i bought a similar one about a year ago but a shop i took my pc to get fixed, "misplaced it"...

US btw

and with windows 10, I think its deactived for me for some unknown reason i cant figure out. maybe it was the shop i took it too, cause all they did was factory reset my pc but added windows 10 to it. I used to have window 7

budgets gonna be around close to $1000-1100 after I add my my ssd or fans I havent added yet to my parts list

 

[WildCard999]

Change the X370 to a B450 motherboard (supports 2nd Gen Ryzen and better memory support). Everything else looks good if your gaming at 1080P or a similar resolution. Using near identical parts and I game on high settings at 75hz (monitors refresh rate).

slightly irrelevant but do I need to get a new OS when I finally upgrade?

If it's Win10 and you tied the key to your Microsoft then during installation your skip the part where it asks for a key and then log into your account when it comes up.

Nowadays having a SSD is a good idea, if your budget is tight then grab the Crucial MX500 500gb as it performs well and is only like $60 or so.

 

[isaacminjares]

Change the X370 to a B450 motherboard (supports 2nd Gen Ryzen and better memory support). Everything else looks good if your gaming at 1080P or a similar resolution. Using near identical parts and I game on high settings at 75hz (monitors refresh rate).

slightly irrelevant but do I need to get a new OS when I finally upgrade?

If it's Win10 and you tied the key to your Microsoft then during installation your skip the part where it asks for a key and then log into your account when it comes up.

Nowadays having a SSD is a good idea, if your budget is tight then grab the Crucial MX500 500gb as it performs well and is only like $60 or so.

I dont think I ever tied my OS to my microsoft account, I was a really young kid at the time of buying this pc so i didnt know you could do that. I probably have to buy new os I'm assuming :/

 

[WildCard999]

Well at least now you can use Win10 unlicensed for free, you lose some options like changing the wallpaper and get the watermark but still receive all the important updates and such.

 

[vapour]

Win10, try this: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/9v8ev3/windows_10_pro_suddenly_not_activated/
Once it is activated, just link it to your Microsoft account and you can activate after a clean install, no new OS purchase, yeah~
for 1200, my take:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($259.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.01 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($158.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1191.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-07 11:20 EST-0500

HDD can be added later

 

[isaacminjares]

Win10, try this: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/9v8ev3/windows_10_pro_suddenly_not_activated/
Once it is activated, just link it to your Microsoft account and you can activate after a clean install, no new OS purchase, yeah~
for 1200, my take:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($259.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.01 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($158.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1191.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-07 11:20 EST-0500

HDD can be added later

Any problems with Seagate 2 TB Hard drive? The Western Digital 1 TB I plan on buying is only like 10 dollars cheaper than your 2 TB one. Should i pay the few extra bucks for it? I don't need it at all but is it worth it?

 

[WildCard999]

@vapour, Why the 9600K over the Ryzen 2600?

 

[vapour]

@wildcard, if major usage is gaming, 9600k wins in most games.

 

[cryoburner]

Considering the RTX 2070 is only around 15% faster than an RTX 2060, I'm not sure it's worth paying around 35% more for one. You're probably better off going with the 2060 and staying within budget.

 

[WildCard999]

This is what I'd go with for 1080P gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.00 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card ($348.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $950.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-07 12:37 EST-0500

While the 9600K would get some better FPS I don't think that justifies the extra $150 cost.

 

[vapour]

This is what I'd go with for 1080P gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.00 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card ($348.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $950.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-07 12:37 EST-0500

While the 9600K would get some better FPS I don't think that justifies the extra $150 cost.

I will try to get 144 fps if I can with the monitor. 2600 can not do that in AAA titles.

Worth or not is up to OP, but more fps is preferred for FPS titles imho.