[SOLVED] PC Build for Gaming and Editing (Ryzen based) - Part recommendations please

[shreenath14]

Hey All!

I'm trying to put together a PC I can use for gaming, editing videos and photos. My budget is around $1000-$1200. Also this is my second build and I'm trying to use it for another 4-5 years so keeping that in mind I've put together this part list. Feel free to comment and add suggestions!

Gaming: I play Fortnite, Overwatch and Dota 2 primarily but looking to play other games as well at 1440p/1080p.

Editing: I use Filmora, Adobe Premiere and After Effects for videos and Photoshop and Lightroom for photos.

Apart from the PC I'm looking for a good 144hz monitor that is 1440p - 24 or 27 inch that fits my budget (this is apart from the PC budget).

Part List:

CPU - Ryzen 5 3600X (or Ryzen 5 3600?)

GPU - RTX 2060 Super

Motherboard - Still looking at a good one for this build. X570 or B450?

RAM - 16GB 3600MHZ

PSU - Modular 700W or 650W

Storage - I have a SATA SSD and 2TB WD Black HDD. I will need a M.2 for a boot drive. Suggestions are welcome.

Case - NZXT H510

Cheers!
Thanks in advance.

 

[tennis2]

IN GENERAL, the "modern" PSU platforms are 450/550/650/750/850/1000/1200 watts. So I typically steer clear of everything else.

If you go B450, you'll want either a motherboard with BIOS flashback, an MSI "MAX" series mobo, have some sort of guarantee from the seller that the board has had a BIOS update to support Ryzen 3000 out of the box, or have some way of acquiring a Ryzen 1000/2000 CPU to perform a BIOS update. While all B450 boards CAN support Ryzen 3000, it's not guaranteed that they'll ship with said compatible BIOS version.

 

[shreenath14]

IN GENERAL, the "modern" PSU platforms are 450/550/650/750/850/1000/1200 watts. So I typically steer clear of everything else.

If you go B450, you'll want either a motherboard with BIOS flashback, an MSI "MAX" series mobo, have some sort of guarantee from the seller that the board has had a BIOS update to support Ryzen 3000 out of the box, or have some way of acquiring a Ryzen 1000/2000 CPU to perform a BIOS update. While all B450 boards CAN support Ryzen 3000, it's not guaranteed that they'll ship with said compatible BIOS version.

What other alternative do I have if not for B450?

 

[tennis2]

X570.

It doesn't seem like AMD will ever release a B550 chipset. At this point in the game, it would be silly, since Ryzen 4000 are a few months away (probably mid year).

 

[GarrettL]

I chose the x570. You can take a long term cjance on the B450's, wait for the B550's or get an x570 in your budget.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($208.15 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard ($183.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO ULTRA GAMING Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1090.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-18 14:48 EST-0500