That sounds like you have your priorities in the right place. Most people we see here,........don't. LOL.
So, this is what I'd probably recommend as a very solid build or at least a good starting point for you to play around with and tailor to your own preferences. Other than personal preference of aesthetics, it would be pretty hard to put together something that was higher quality and bang for the buck than what you see here. I assure you, as always when I select parts, each and every part is selected to be the best you could do for the price point in terms of quality, performance AND with an eye on support after the sale by that company BECAUSE that can be a huge factor in some cases. You don't want to have to deal with a major tightfisted troublesome RMA department if something goes wrong. And things can go wrong. Let's face it, with electronics, it's always a roll of the dice to some degree or other.
I'll tell you straight up, for either the RX 5700 or 5700 XT, that 550w TX unit is not going to cut it. Given the problems we've seen already on these cards with peak power and black screens, the absolute minimum should be 650w if it is a very good unit and 750w if it is somewhat mediocre. Anything less is asking for problems. Personally I'd much rather see an Nvidia based graphics solution in most builds, especially if they are mid to upper tiered, but the cost to match the performance of the 5700 XT with an equivalent Nvidia based card is hard to justify. I think there are fewer problems and better driver support on the RTX 2000 series cards, but they are also about 150 bucks more for the same performance level in this range as well so we'll just stick with the AMD solution although I would advise against that bottom of the barrel MSI model.
When it comes to AMD based gaming cards, there are two brands you really want to choose from unless you have to go with a minimum budget model. Sapphire and XFX. They have been the premium AMD brands for a long time and pretty much all of their cards are solid in terms of performance, cooling and quality.
MSI is ok, but I like them better at the upper end, not so much in the budget offerings. And if I'm going to spend enough to get a high end AMD based MSI card, I'd just as well get a high end Sapphire anyhow. Sometimes sales prices might have an effect on that decision making process but rarely IMO.
You definitely don't want to go with the 9600k when for ten bucks more you can get significantly better performance. Both single core AND multithreaded. As seen here:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-3600X-vs-Intel-i5-9600K/3494vs3337
The monitor, as you said, can be worked out. I really like the LG 32" Freesync 1440p panels. I have the 32GK650F-B and it's a bit pricier than the Viewsonic you noted, but it's also a much better display. That unit has been about 150 dollars less at several points over the last year so you might be able to get that for significantly cheaper if you are willing to wait and keep your eye open. I think the other LG panels in the 1440p 32" Freesync family are pretty fair too, but maybe not as good as that one.
As seen here. This is in fact the same monitor that I, and several others around here, currently have as our primary displays. I think I picked mine up for 299.00 but obviously that's at US prices too although to be fair that unit normally runs more like 450 when it's not on sale. Microcenter and Amazon, among others, tend to have it on sale now and then.
We were excited about testing today's monitor because the product falls into one of our favorite categories: affordable but decent gaming monitors. Lots of companies try and...
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Anyhow, this give you food for the brain and is much closer to what you ought to be targeting than what you had in that other build. Note that this is still a few hundred dollars below your 2000 dollar budget so there is some room to play although I'd recommend playing UP rather than down, when it comes to component quality and selection. You could, for example, do a higher end G.Skill Trident Z memory kit rather than the Ripjaws, but the Ripjaws are fine and are good quality as well. Not AS good as the Trident Z sticks in most cases, but still much better than most of what's out there anyhow.
Gave you a white case with TG side panel and two extra BeQuiet fans to match the two that come with it for a fluid look and good cooling performance. This will give you terrific equal pressure with two intake and two exhaust case fans. Exactly what you want to see. I did stick with the stock CPU cooler, and again, that is something that can be kicked around in terms of getting a better one but it's also something that doesn't have to happen up front. You can upgrade the CPU cooler at any point AND the stock cooler that comes with the 3600x is good enough to get started.
I'd recommend a better cooler, but here again is an area where we want to know your thoughts. I like air coolers better for many reasons, but All In One water coolers have a place as well and they offer some advantages but they also have some disadvantages such as the potential for leaks and the fact that even very good models generally need to be replaced within a few years, whereas air coolers probably never need replacement and might only need replacement of the fan every five to seven years depending on how much it gets used. A good 25 dollar replacement fan every five years is definitely a lot cheaper than a whole new AIO every three, or even every five, at 100+ a shot.
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($238.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card ($409.99 @ Amazon)
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.90 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.88 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ B&H)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 PWM 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($19.69 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 PWM 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($19.69 @ Amazon)
Total: $1345.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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