I'm still rocking my 7 year old i5-3570K and AMD 7970, and while I game considerably less, I'm beginning to really struggle on the rare occasion I do. The only consideration I have is the case cannot be larger then 20" (H) x 9" (W) x 17" (D), and must have top mounted ports as the case will go into an open cabinet. Beyond that, my budget is $1,500 excluding tax so I want to maximize my dollars with Black Friday ("BF") shopping in mind so I'm buying now, I live in Los Angeles so Fry's, NewEgg, and Microcenter are all around my area, and I've done a bit of research already so I think I'm fairly close.
$329 CPU - AMD RYZEN 7 3700X @ Superbiiz
$210 SSD - 2TB HP EX950 M.2 2280 (already purchased) @ NewEgg
$80 PSU - EVGA 750 GQ 210-GQ-0750-V1 @ NewEgg
$120 RAM - G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) @ NewEgg
$150 MB - ASRock X570M PRO4 @ Superbiiz
$104 CPU Cooler - Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240R @ Amazon
$47 Fractal Design Focus Mini G - Mini Tower Computer Case @ Amazon
~$15 Windows 10 Pro
I'm currently at $1,072 and need a GPU where I'm currently thinking:
$329 CPU - AMD RYZEN 7 3700X @ Superbiiz
- 8 cores matches the next general consoles so I think I'll be set for a few years
$210 SSD - 2TB HP EX950 M.2 2280 (already purchased) @ NewEgg
- Already purchased and I only plan on running 1 drive so I bought into the BF deal
$80 PSU - EVGA 750 GQ 210-GQ-0750-V1 @ NewEgg
- Again, BF purchase and it seems to fit my needs at a great price
$120 RAM - G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2x 8GB) @ NewEgg
- Ryzen seems to love memory speed so DDR4 3200 CL14, the ability for some moderate overclocking, and a well reviewed product. Any other recommendations?
$150 MB - ASRock X570M PRO4 @ Superbiiz
- Is the ASrock the only micro ATX motherboard in the X570 platform? Should I consider any other motherboards in the mATX form factor?
$104 CPU Cooler - Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240R @ Amazon
- I'm willing to pay a small premium over an air cooler, and this one seems popular on PCPP.
$47 Fractal Design Focus Mini G - Mini Tower Computer Case @ Amazon
- Hits my parameters for the cabinet and seems well reviewed. I can always build a door hide the computer if need be.
- High reviews on Amazon and 22dBA so that's good right?
~$15 Windows 10 Pro
- Buying this in the FSFT section of [H]
I'm currently at $1,072 and need a GPU where I'm currently thinking:
- ~$450-$500 upper limit would be a 2070 Super. If I'm not going to upgrade for another 5+ years, I'm more than willing to spend a few bucks more.
- $400 would be a 5700XT for ~10% less performance