Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

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BTW, have any liquid cooler recommendations?

Are you using a fan cooler KSU?

[Scott]

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What do you guys think of this one: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/txJ9Pn

[Scott]

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My only issue is so many places are out of stock with stuff. Maybe I need to just wait and build one when Madden 21 comes out.

[KSUowls]

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BTW, have any liquid cooler recommendations?

Are you using a fan cooler KSU?

I use liquid cooling. Corsair hydro h100i

I know a lot of people will say that unless you are overclocking that liquid cooling isnt necessary. Probably true ,but it gives me some piece of mind on an expensive build. Also ryzen cpus tend to runa little hotter than intel.

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[KSUowls]

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What do you guys think of this one: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/txJ9Pn

Looks like a great build. You probably wont be able yo get that speed on the ram sticks without playing with the bios, but considering they are cheaper than the 3200 it obviously makes more sense that way.

Note on the 2080. I saw one benchmark video where where the asus offered 1-4 frames better than a similar evga for instance. Strix is great, but if you need to find some savings you can drop to another good brand without really losing much performance. Doesnt hurt getting best of the best at that price point though

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[Bruins]

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I've also been slowly shopping around. I've thrown this together, centered around the form-factor of the case which I fell in love with. Looking to stay sub-$1000. Can anyone take a look over it and critique for me?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($172.76 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H210i Mini ITX Tower Case ($108.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($66.48 @ Amazon)
Total: $898.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-30 02:25 EDT-0400

[KSUowls]

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Looks solid. Obviously you wont be gaming at max settings, but this is plenty to cover any modern game.

Storage might be an issue if you dont have a second drive. 256 disappears quickly with modern games (which continue to get bigger), and thats before any other media/programs you may want. Probably about 25gb is going to be dedicated to windows. This is kind of an extreme example, but the new call of duty warzone is about 80gb. Easy enough to add a second storage down the road, but just keep that in mind.

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[Bruins]

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Looks solid. Obviously you wont be gaming at max settings, but this is plenty to cover any modern game.

Storage might be an issue if you dont have a second drive. 256 disappears quickly with modern games (which continue to get bigger), and thats before any other media/programs you may want. Probably about 25gb is going to be dedicated to windows. This is kind of an extreme example, but the new call of duty warzone is about 80gb. Easy enough to add a second storage down the road, but just keep that in mind.

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Good calls. Also just realized I had posted the wrong set of parts. This is what I've currently got on my list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H210i Mini ITX Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($96.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1006.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-30 12:54 EDT-0400

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I use liquid cooling. Corsair hydro h100i

I know a lot of people will say that unless you are overclocking that liquid cooling isnt necessary. Probably true ,but it gives me some piece of mind on an expensive build. Also ryzen cpus tend to runa little hotter than intel.

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Since I have one now i'll stick with liquid cooling since it's given me no problems at all.

Just wanted to make sure i wasn't looking at a cheap quality one.

[KSUowls]

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Good calls. Also just realized I had posted the wrong set of parts. This is what I've currently got on my list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($129.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H210i Mini ITX Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($96.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1006.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-30 12:54 EDT-0400

Good choice on the storage. 500gb should give much more breathing room.

I love corsair products, but personally i would revert back to the g.skill since they are also a great brand for ram and they were $30 cheaper.
Edit - actually this one is a little harder to say. Both ram sticks are pretty fat, but i think the corsair are slightly smaller. Either may be fine to fit in your case, but it is something to look in to.


Also, i just noticed that you dont have any kind of cooling unit listed. Even if you dont go liquid (which you might not be able to fit into a mini tower anyway) you are still going to want at least an air cooler.

The partpicker does list a possible compatibility issue with the cpu and mobo. That goes beyond my knowledge base though.

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Good choice on the storage. 500gb should give much more breathing room.

I love corsair products, but personally i would revert back to the g.skill since they are also a great brand for ram and they were $30 cheaper.
Edit - actually this one is a little harder to say. Both ram sticks are pretty fat, but i think the corsair are slightly smaller. Either may be fine to fit in your case, but it is something to look in to.


Also, i just noticed that you dont have any kind of cooling unit listed. Even if you dont go liquid (which you might not be able to fit into a mini tower anyway) you are still going to want at least an air cooler.

The partpicker does list a possible compatibility issue with the cpu and mobo. That goes beyond my knowledge base though.

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Warning!Some AMD B450 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Matisse CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.

Note:Some physical dimension restrictions cannot (yet) be automatically checked, such as cpu cooler / RAM clearance with modules using tall heat spreaders.

Its the reason I'm skipping a B450 motherboard altogether.

Although they said the new Ryzen Chips will be backward compatible, it calls for an update and they are sure to warn you about it.

You can look up compatible motherboards with that CPU or just get an X570 and future proof yourself.

[Bruins]

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Also, i just noticed that you dont have any kind of cooling unit listed. Even if you dont go liquid (which you might not be able to fit into a mini tower anyway) you are still going to want at least an air cooler.Operation Sports mobile app

The CPU comes with a cooler and the reviews say it's pretty good so I'll probably stick with that at first and see how things go.

Definitely need to look into the BIOS warning. Noticed it right away but haven't been able to dig around.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Intel announced their new lineup of CPUs today and in typical Intel fashion, a new motherboard is required as usual. But the high end, 10 cores. 5.3ghz boost clock.

https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-delivers-worlds-fastest-gaming-processor/?linkId=100000012100896#gs.5j4edy

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I just read about that...

I'm gonna go ahead and build then wait for the Zen 3 stuff from AMD to come.

AMD putting that pressure on Intel and they aren't done. That's great for us!

[KSUowls]

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Intel announced their new lineup of CPUs today and in typical Intel fashion, a new motherboard is required as usual. But the high end, 10 cores. 5.3ghz boost clock.

https://newsroom.intel.com/news/inte...0896#gs.5j4edy

Dang that is nice.

The need for new mobos sucks, but i doubt many people are recycling old mobos to use with new cpus and it helps to ensure full compatibility. It does mean that it will be a while before mid range mobos are released though unfortunately.

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