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Hi, everyone. I've been asked to build an upper midrange gaming PC for my bother in law to run mostly MMOs like New World on a large 4K monitor and a VR setup yet to be purchased. I don't have a clear picture regarding how demanding of games he might want to run in the near future, so I think I have specced a bit of overkill in the GPU and generally all around, to make sure it will last him a while. Looking for a sanity check to make sure nothing really stands out as a big mistake. Here's the tentative list:
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
He ended up wanting the 8-core, we'll see if we can OC it a little without needing a fancy cooler. Based on my experience with the earlier silicon, I doubt it, but maybe they've gotten better.
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4S ATX AM4 Motherboard
Entry level X570 board from preferred manufacturer ASRock. Supposedly will accept upcoming CPUs.
G.Skill Flare X Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL14 Memory
B-die, though this may not be entirely necessary. Not planning on any hardcore OCing, just want it to be stable and fast.
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
A selection suggested by BlueLineSwinger, the Pro version was admittedly overkill here.
No GPU purchase now, I'm going to loan him a 2060 until the new stuff comes out. Hopefully we can snag a 3070, but something tells me they are going to be flying off the shelf.
Phanteks Eclipse P300 ATX Mid Tower Case
This is what I ended up with, not thrilled that things go out of stock in the blink of an eye. The Corsair was a better case. We'll see if this is okay or not.
Silverstone TEK 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply
Another instance where the desired part is suddenly out of stock. Would have preferred the Seasonic, but this is probably okay.
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
I like Pro because it allows more control over when updates are installed. That's worth extra in my book. Will probably shop around for a better price on this. Edit: Got a sealed disc for quite a bit cheaper on ebay.
Optical drive and peripherals are existing or to be supplied by user.
Edited, total is now about $890 with this list.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
He ended up wanting the 8-core, we'll see if we can OC it a little without needing a fancy cooler. Based on my experience with the earlier silicon, I doubt it, but maybe they've gotten better.
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4S ATX AM4 Motherboard
Entry level X570 board from preferred manufacturer ASRock. Supposedly will accept upcoming CPUs.
G.Skill Flare X Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL14 Memory
B-die, though this may not be entirely necessary. Not planning on any hardcore OCing, just want it to be stable and fast.
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
A selection suggested by BlueLineSwinger, the Pro version was admittedly overkill here.
No GPU purchase now, I'm going to loan him a 2060 until the new stuff comes out. Hopefully we can snag a 3070, but something tells me they are going to be flying off the shelf.
Phanteks Eclipse P300 ATX Mid Tower Case
This is what I ended up with, not thrilled that things go out of stock in the blink of an eye. The Corsair was a better case. We'll see if this is okay or not.
Silverstone TEK 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply
Another instance where the desired part is suddenly out of stock. Would have preferred the Seasonic, but this is probably okay.
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
I like Pro because it allows more control over when updates are installed. That's worth extra in my book. Will probably shop around for a better price on this. Edit: Got a sealed disc for quite a bit cheaper on ebay.
Optical drive and peripherals are existing or to be supplied by user.
Edited, total is now about $890 with this list.
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