[SOLVED] New Build advice

Jedimaster520

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Current system is about 9 years old and needs to be replaced. Probably going to start buying parts towards a new build. I currently run Overwatch, a couple of MOBAs, Sims; but plan to pick up Cyberpunk for PC eventually. I'm not super rich but want to get the best performance I can at a decent budget. Any constructive input would be appreciated.

The current items I am looking at are:
SSD - 1 TB WD
CPU - 9th Gen i7
Mobo - Gigabyte Aorus
GPU - GeForce 2060

Ill probably ad a HDD as a memory drive. Even this stuff is a little high in my budget and will have to be saved for. Thank you for any input.
 
Solution
I'm going to assume your resolution is 1080P.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Tempered-Mid-Tower-Gaming/dp/B07PF1TBZF
Corsair Carbide Series 175R RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case $67.46

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157919
ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/2.5G LGA $155.99

https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i5-10400f-core-i5-10th-gen/p/N82E16819118132
Intel Core i5-10400F 6-Core 2.9 GHz LGA 1200 65W BX8070110400F Desktop Processor $164.99

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232884
G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Intel XMP 2.0 Memory Kit Model F4-3200C16D-16GIS $72.99...
Current system is about 9 years old and needs to be replaced. Probably going to start buying parts towards a new build. I currently run Overwatch, a couple of MOBAs, Sims; but plan to pick up Cyberpunk for PC eventually. I'm not super rich but want to get the best performance I can at a decent budget. Any constructive input would be appreciated.

The current items I am looking at are:
SSD - 1 TB WD
CPU - 9th Gen i7
Mobo - Gigabyte Aorus
GPU - GeForce 2060

Ill probably ad a HDD as a memory drive. Even this stuff is a little high in my budget and will have to be saved for. Thank you for any input.
What's your monitor's resolution?
 
I'm going to assume your resolution is 1080P.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Tempered-Mid-Tower-Gaming/dp/B07PF1TBZF
Corsair Carbide Series 175R RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case $67.46

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157919
ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/2.5G LGA $155.99

https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i5-10400f-core-i5-10th-gen/p/N82E16819118132
Intel Core i5-10400F 6-Core 2.9 GHz LGA 1200 65W BX8070110400F Desktop Processor $164.99

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232884
G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Intel XMP 2.0 Memory Kit Model F4-3200C16D-16GIS $72.99

https://www.newegg.com/crucial-bx500-1tb/p/N82E16820156231
Crucial BX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-Inch Internal SSD, up to 540 MB/s - CT1000BX500SSD1 $83.99

Total: $545.42

That board has an M.2 KEY E slot for that intel wi fi 6 desktop kit.

https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z490 Phantom Gaming 42.5G/index.asp

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Wi-Fi-Gig-Desktop-AX200-NGWG-NV/dp/B085M7VPDP
Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) Desktop Kit, AX200, 2230, 2x2 AX+BT, vPro $22.99

Two best cards by far for 1080P are both out of stock atm. The RTX 3060 Ti with a suggested retail price of $400 and the RTX 3060 with a suggested retail of $330.


https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia...-card-steel-and-black/6439402.p?skuId=6439402
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card $399.99

550w for the 3060

https://www.newegg.com/seasonic-core-series-core-gm-550-550w/p/N82E16817151243
Seasonic CORE GM-550, 550W 80+ Gold, Semi-Modular PSU $79.99

600+ watt for the 3060 Ti

https://www.newegg.com/seasonic-core-series-core-gm-650-650w/p/N82E16817151244
Seasonic CORE GM-650, 650W 80+ Gold, Semi-Modular PSU $89.99

Another look at that case.

https://www.corsair.com/ca/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Mid-Tower-ATX-Cases/Carbide-Series-175R-RGB-Tempered-Glass-Mid-Tower-ATX-Gaming-Case-%E2%80%94-Black/p/CC-9011171-WW

 
Solution
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157919
ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/2.5G LGA $155.99

https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i5-10400f-core-i5-10th-gen/p/N82E16819118132
Intel Core i5-10400F 6-Core 2.9 GHz LGA 1200 65W BX8070110400F Desktop Processor $164.99

You might want to go with a B460 instead, for the locked CPUs there's no point using a Z mobo.
You can save money and even has some boost on that CPU.
 
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You might want to go with a B460 instead, for the locked CPUs there's no point using a Z mobo.
You can save money and even has some boost on that CPU.
I put that board in there for the 3200MHz RAM support.

See it in this review,


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJtaHNjIQJU&t=36s


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwtBc4dc6Ag&t=70s