romulusbear

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Hi All,
I am in the process of building a new PC to play games with my brother that lives in a different state and need some advice on my build. I don't the best of the best but a mid to high mid tier range would be great. I would like this to last for a few years. We mostly like to play game like Satisfactory, Assassins Creed, Cyberpunk, No Man Sky, Witcher 3, etc.. I want the games to look good, but do not have to play on the highest setting for everything.

I appreciate any feedback on the build, advice, potential issue, and if there is any way to reduce the price a bit (I still need monitor and peripherals).

Thank you!


PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YBHt4d

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard ($189.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 570 4 GB Phantom Gaming D Video Card ($213.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA B5 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($108.78 @ Other World Computing)
Total: $1181.66
 
Solution
Assasin's Creed,Witcher 3,Cyberpunk are all AAA titles which need a beefier Graphics card,rather than a beefier cpu.
Also you dont need to pay 100$ for windows,there are much cheaper ways to getting a windows license.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital SN750 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Newegg)
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Assasin's Creed,Witcher 3,Cyberpunk are all AAA titles which need a beefier Graphics card,rather than a beefier cpu.
Also you dont need to pay 100$ for windows,there are much cheaper ways to getting a windows license.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital SN750 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card ($369.99 @ Other World Computing)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ B&H)
Total: $1078.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-16 17:27 EST-0500

The GPU prices are pretty nuts right now,but RX 580 8gb should definitelly do better than RX 570 4GB
 
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Solution
Assasin's Creed,Witcher 3,Cyberpunk are all AAA titles which need a beefier Graphics card,rather than a beefier cpu.
Also you dont need to pay 100$ for windows,there are much cheaper ways to getting a windows license.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital SN750 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card ($369.99 @ Other World Computing)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ B&H)
Total: $1078.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-16 17:27 EST-0500

The GPU prices are pretty nuts right now,but RX 580 8gb should definitelly do better than RX 570 4GB
I'd change the hard drive set up to a 1TB SSD and do away with the mechanical drive for now.

https://www.newegg.com/intel-665p-series-1tb/p/N82E16820167469
Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D3, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T9X1 $94.99

or ...

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
 
I'd change the hard drive set up to a 1TB SSD and do away with the mechanical drive for now.

https://www.newegg.com/intel-665p-series-1tb/p/N82E16820167469
Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D3, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T9X1 $94.99

or ...

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
I'd honestly go for the SATA one,wont feel that much of a difference anyway.
 
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romulusbear

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Assasin's Creed,Witcher 3,Cyberpunk are all AAA titles which need a beefier Graphics card,rather than a beefier cpu.
Also you dont need to pay 100$ for windows,there are much cheaper ways to getting a windows license.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital SN750 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card ($369.99 @ Other World Computing)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ B&H)
Total: $1078.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-16 17:27 EST-0500

The GPU prices are pretty nuts right now,but RX 580 8gb should definitelly do better than RX 570 4GB

Thank you! I was also looking at the 5 5600 but they are pretty hard to find.
 
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