The best possible gaming pc for 1600$!

[mikida]

Hello, I want to build a new PC for 1600$
All im looking for in this PC is that it will squeeze any last frame it can with this budget
Im NOT going to do any upgrades ever! (maybe add a stick of ram in 5-7 years)
Im going to play all triple A games on a 2K 144Hz display
im not a streamer or anything
what do you recommend?

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($304.87 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1609.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-27 07:06 EST-0500

That close enough or do I need to get it UNDER 1600?

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hello, I want to build a new PC for 1600$
All im looking for in this PC is that it will squeeze any last frame it can with this budget
Im NOT going to do any upgrades ever! (maybe add a stick of ram in 5-7 years)
Im going to play all triple A games on a 2K 144Hz display
im not a streamer or anything
what do you recommend?

I'd start with something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($304.87 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($498.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Raidmax - Viper II ATX Mid Tower Case ($91.77 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1363.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-27 07:07 EST-0500

The RTX2070 won't push 144hz at 1440p. You really need a 2080/ti for that, and even then there will be drops below 144 in games like BF1/BF V.

 

[Supahos]

"
The RTX2070 won't push 144hz at 1440p. You really need a 2080/ti for that, and even then there will be drops below 144 in games like BF1/BF V. "

Then fit a 2080 in the build lol

Also for future reference the 3200 cl 14 kits work a good bit better for ryzen.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

"
The RTX2070 won't push 144hz at 1440p. You really need a 2080/ti for that, and even then there will be drops below 144 in games like BF1/BF V. "

Then fit a 2080 in the build lol

Also for future reference the 3200 cl 14 kits work a good bit better for ryzen.

Haha! Yeah, maybe!

I was gonna go for the CL14, but for $30 extra, it's not worth it IMO.

edit: also CL has very little impact on actual gaming performance, perhaps 1-5 fps (approx <5% performance increase). It's much more about the speeds of the ram, and how that impacts the Infinity Fabric. Going from 2400mhz to 3200 will have an increase of up to 20% in gaming FPS. Going from CL16 to 14 might yield a 1-5% increase (at 3200 speeds) if you are lucky.

just for future reference

 

[mikida]

Supahos

keith12

is the ryzen 2700x really better (for gaming purposes only) than the I5 9600K?!

 

[J_E_D_70]

At 1440p and up it’s a dead heat and the 2700X will be smoother in highly threaded games like BFV (which 6-core cpu’s get hammered by).

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Supahos

keith12

is the ryzen 2700x really better (for gaming purposes only) than the I5 9600K?!

At 1440p and above the Ryzen is nearly as good as any Intel. At 1080p, I'd say Intel by a longshot. Above that and the work moves to the GPU so the CPU's balance out in performance. Intel still has a slight lead at 1440p, but not as much as at 1080p.

 

[LordVile]

Gonna just leave this here...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7YxgxG

(Also going intel lets you cheap out on the RAM a lot)

 

[mikida]

Gonna just leave this here...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7YxgxG

(Also going intel lets you cheap out on the RAM a lot)

holy!!!!

and.. about the ram, why is that?

 

[LordVile]

Ryzen NEEDS 3000Mhz RAM to function properly. Intel can get away with 2666. 3000 is better but it won’t Tank like Ryzen does.

For the record I generally like to suggest AMD as I find Intel overpriced but you asked for the best FPS which intel gives.

 

[mikida]

Ryzen NEEDS 3000Mhz RAM to function properly. Intel can get away with 2666. 3000 is better but it won’t Tank like Ryzen does.

For the record I generally like to suggest AMD as I find Intel overpriced but you asked for the best FPS which intel gives.

i see.. can you show me an amd build?
best for the dollar
no more than 1600

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Ryzen NEEDS 3000Mhz RAM to function properly. Intel can get away with 2666. 3000 is better but it won’t Tank like Ryzen does.

For the record I generally like to suggest AMD as I find Intel overpriced but you asked for the best FPS which intel gives.

Well, Ryzen does not NEED 3000mhz ram to 'function properly'. It 'functions' just fine with 2400/2666/2733/2800/2933. I think you mean Ryzen will have a performance increase with faster ram. Mostly that increase comes between 2400-2933mhz. After that the effects of faster ram taper off. Going with 3200 over 3000 as an example yields almost no performance increase, sometimes just 1-2% Between 2400 and 2933 the increase can be as much as 20%, game dependent.

I'd agree though, Intel doesn't need super fast ram to perform exactly as you would expect. Not so for Ryzen.

 

[LordVile]

You’ll get significantly worse performance if you’re going for high FPS because the difference isn’t enough to step up to the next GPU but ok:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xkVFhy

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Ryzen NEEDS 3000Mhz RAM to function properly. Intel can get away with 2666. 3000 is better but it won’t Tank like Ryzen does.

For the record I generally like to suggest AMD as I find Intel overpriced but you asked for the best FPS which intel gives.

i see.. can you show me an amd build?
best for the dollar
no more than 1600

You’ll get significantly worse performance if you’re going for high FPS because the difference isn’t enough to step up to the next GPU but ok:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xkVFhy

Swap out the A400 SSD for something with faster write speeds. An EVO 860 will be much better and worth the extra few quid.

 

[LordVile]

I was more intent on fitting a 9700K in the intel build there’s enough room to swap it out for a Samsung though

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

I was more intent on fitting a 9700K in the intel build there’s enough room to swap it out for a Samsung though

I know, it's give and take on those builds. There's a trade off somewhere! Solid build to get the 9700k in there. Top FPS. The EVO will compliment it further. The A400 isn't bad at all, and is a great value SSD IMO, just the write speeds can be low.

 

[SgtScream]

You can add an HDD later. Prioritize a larger SSD for the system drive and a x470 motherboard for better power delivery to the 2700x:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($304.87 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($134.74 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card ($749.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ Walmart)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Fractal Design - FD-FAN-SSLL-120-WT 41.8 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1613.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-27 09:46 EST-0500