[SOLVED] PC build for my friend

[lolman86]

Hey guys I had a quick question. My friend saw this build on youtube and really liked the parts on it for the price, but the thing is he's kinda skeptical about the graphics card because he prefers Nvidia. Here's the list https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BCmF3t and what do you guys think would be the best choice. Should he buy the Radeon card or go Nvidia instead and if so which card would be worth it with these parts?

 

[vMax]

For a bit less I would go the RTX 2070 Super route as it has more performance straight out of the box versus the 5700 and with DLSS coming on and Ray tracing as just an added bonus...Even without DLSS and Ray tracing it is more powerfull...

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VqgRmg

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($172.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card ($499.99 @ B&H)
Case: Metallic Gear Neo Silent ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CV 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($94.79 @ Amazon)
Total: $1073.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-06 10:51 EDT-0400

 

[vMax]

Also a Gold rated power supply at 650w will be a bit better and still a bit less than your original build...

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2XGWQq

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($172.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card ($499.99 @ B&H)
Case: Metallic Gear Neo Silent ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1078.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-06 10:54 EDT-0400

 

[vMax]

Just noticed the 250GB M.2 SSD which just is not enough...For around 15 bucks more you can have a 500GB NVme SSD in the Crucial P1

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kMxyn7

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($172.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card ($499.99 @ B&H)
Case: Metallic Gear Neo Silent ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1092.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-06 10:58 EDT-0400

 

[vMax]

Finally if there is any chance of sneaking in a B550 motherboard instead...even better, but it will bump the price...

 

[ocer9999]

Finally if there is any chance of sneaking in a B550 motherboard instead...even better, but it will bump the price...

Not really, that B450 is at 125$ which is already at B550 price! The B550 Pro4 is a good one and at that price and you can find others that are under that price.