JacobH said: Just the actual PC, I have a monitor, keyboard etc. but I just need parts. 700 is just the goal, If I do more It wouldn't really matter, but i'd prefer not to go above $800.
soulofireland said: I bought an old dell (maybe 1st gen i7) ages ago. The only thing left is the motherboard & chip. I'm thinking about upgrading and I like to future proof as much as possible. I was looking at the following:CPU: (1) Intel Core i7-10700K Comet Lake 3.8GHz Eight-Core LGA 1200 Boxed Processor ($399.99 EACH)Motherboard: (1) MSI Z490 MPG Gaming Carbon WiFi Intel LGA 1200 ATX Motherboard ($269.99 EACH)RAM: (1) G.Skill Ripjaws V 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR4-3600 PC4-28800 CL18 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3600C18D-64GVK - Black ($249.99 EACH)CPU & motherboard will definitely work together. The only way I could add the memory was to disable the compatibility filter on the Micro Center PC builder (which is cool. I've never used it before). Anyone know why this memory would be incompatible?
Rubhersoul said: I'm trying to help my nephew build a gaming computer, He plays Apex Legends, Titanfall, Metro Exodus, Rust, Battlefield, Dead by Daylight, No Mans Sky, Minecraft and GTA. He picked out a bunch of parts and I was wondering if they were compatible. Let me know if this is a good start, and is liquid cooling necessary? Any input would be appreciated!Intel Core i9-10900kASUS Z-390 A Prime Intel LGA 1151 ATX MotherboardGskill Ripjaws V32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3200 EVGA Supernova 850 G+ 80 Plus Gold 850W ATXNvidia RTX 2080S (Super)Fractal Design Meshify C Mid-Tower Case
soulofireland said: @TSTonyV This will be my first time installing a chip. Anything else I need? CPU fan/heatsink, thermal compound, etc. If so, any suggestions?
DreadPirateRoberts said: soulofireland said: @TSTonyV This will be my first time installing a chip. Anything else I need? CPU fan/heatsink, thermal compound, etc. If so, any suggestions? I'm not Tony, but maybe I can help The 10900k doesn't come with a CPU cooler. So you'll need to get one of those. I'm a "fan" of the Noctua NH-D15 in black. It performs really well for me. Cool and quiet. It also comes with some thermal compound. I'm pretty sure it's compatible with the LGA1200 socket. 99% certain, though I could be wrong
TSTonyV said: Hello! Welcome to the Micro Center Community. If you've been here before, you probably noticed the multiple threads I posted going over how to choose parts for a custom built PC. Rather than having each thread stay at the top and clutter up the page, I'm going to have this single mega-thread we keep at the top that links to each respective part of the guide.For those of you who are new here, this is a comprehensive guide across a series of posts on how to choose individual parts for your computer and what sorts of things you should be looking for. Whether you're new to building or have experience, there's a lot of information that I think you'd find helpful. Part 1: The Processor (CPU)Part 2: The Video Card (GPU)Part 3: The MotherboardPart 4: RAM (Memory)Part 5: The Power Supply (PSU)Part 6: SSDs and Hard DrivesPart 7: The CaseFeel free to comment in any of the original threads or this one, or make your own post if you have any questions!
TheUnrealGamerYT said: TSTonyV said: Hello! Welcome to the Micro Center Community. If you've been here before, you probably noticed the multiple threads I posted going over how to choose parts for a custom built PC. Rather than having each thread stay at the top and clutter up the page, I'm going to have this single mega-thread we keep at the top that links to each respective part of the guide.For those of you who are new here, this is a comprehensive guide across a series of posts on how to choose individual parts for your computer and what sorts of things you should be looking for. Whether you're new to building or have experience, there's a lot of information that I think you'd find helpful. Part 1: The Processor (CPU)Part 2: The Video Card (GPU)Part 3: The MotherboardPart 4: RAM (Memory)Part 5: The Power Supply (PSU)Part 6: SSDs and Hard DrivesPart 7: The CaseFeel free to comment in any of the original threads or this one, or make your own post if you have any questions! Hello, I am looking to build or buy my first pc and am looking for help choosing parts. I would prefer to stay around 600-700 but would also like to be able to game and stream on twitch if possible.
jeff_strong said: For 4K60p DCI HDR video editing and gaming performance in mind, what CPU would be best for me? Budget of about 1500 for CPU and MOBO. I was thinking about the 2990wx thread-ripper, or 3960/70x. Any recommendations?
FireMaster9360 said: I'm Looking to build my first PC, I have about a $500 budget. I have the peripherals, I just need the PC. I want to play games like Rainbow 6. What parts do you recommend?
Cal said: I want to build a PC that will be able to handle gaming and streaming simultaneously. Since I am a bit of a beginner I will not be playing games with super graphics but would like to get about 120+ of frames while streaming. I am pretty much a beginner and am learning about this. I am looking to build a PC for about $1,500. I am looking at the ASUS VP249GR 23.8" Full HD 144Hz HDMI DP VGA FreeSync Low Motion Blur IPS LED Gaming Monitor but please provide feedback on that too. Thank you for your insight.
Cal said: I was thinking up to $1500 for the PC. Then the monitor, mouse and keyboard would be about $300-$400, in addition to the PC so a total of under $2000 for everything.
Isaac23 said: Hi my name is IsaacI want to start gaming on pc and streaming as well but I don't have a PC but I want to build one that can run games like Apex or Fps or any other games. I just don't know where to start and how to build one. So I was hoping you guys can give me some pointers or a list of the parts that would help me with the build. Please and thank you
TSTonyV said: Isaac23 said: Hi my name is IsaacI want to start gaming on pc and streaming as well but I don't have a PC but I want to build one that can run games like Apex or Fps or any other games. I just don't know where to start and how to build one. So I was hoping you guys can give me some pointers or a list of the parts that would help me with the build. Please and thank you First things first, it's a long read, but you should go through our How to Choose Your Parts guide. There's a lot of information we cover about what sorts of things to look for when choosing your parts, and what kind of parts fall into different performance categories. The most important thing is determining what kind of budget you have to work with. A budget gaming system is going to be $500-600 and that will run most any game at 1080p/60FPS, depending on what graphics settings you use. Do you know what kind of budget you're working with?
Isaac23 said: TSTonyV said: Isaac23 said: Hi my name is IsaacI want to start gaming on pc and streaming as well but I don't have a PC but I want to build one that can run games like Apex or Fps or any other games. I just don't know where to start and how to build one. So I was hoping you guys can give me some pointers or a list of the parts that would help me with the build. Please and thank you First things first, it's a long read, but you should go through our How to Choose Your Parts guide. There's a lot of information we cover about what sorts of things to look for when choosing your parts, and what kind of parts fall into different performance categories. The most important thing is determining what kind of budget you have to work with. A budget gaming system is going to be $500-600 and that will run most any game at 1080p/60FPS, depending on what graphics settings you use. Do you know what kind of budget you're working with? The budget for me would be somewhere under $1000
TSTonyV said: Isaac23 said: TSTonyV said: Isaac23 said: Hi my name is IsaacI want to start gaming on pc and streaming as well but I don't have a PC but I want to build one that can run games like Apex or Fps or any other games. I just don't know where to start and how to build one. So I was hoping you guys can give me some pointers or a list of the parts that would help me with the build. Please and thank you First things first, it's a long read, but you should go through our How to Choose Your Parts guide. There's a lot of information we cover about what sorts of things to look for when choosing your parts, and what kind of parts fall into different performance categories. The most important thing is determining what kind of budget you have to work with. A budget gaming system is going to be $500-600 and that will run most any game at 1080p/60FPS, depending on what graphics settings you use. Do you know what kind of budget you're working with? The budget for me would be somewhere under $1000 You know, I just realized I linked you to the thread that we're already in... lol. It's early.Under $1000 is pretty good territory for a budget to mid-range system. I'd do something like this: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=9697fd4d-24c3-4947-a725-5e87e83a0c36The Ryzen 5 3600 is just a good all-around value for the performance you get, and the RTX 2060 will run Apex and other similar games very well. In Apex legends you should be able to get 100+ FPS at 1080p and high settings, you can probably push it over 144 if you tweak your graphics settings the right way.
Isaac23 said: TSTonyV said: Isaac23 said: TSTonyV said: Isaac23 said: Hi my name is IsaacI want to start gaming on pc and streaming as well but I don't have a PC but I want to build one that can run games like Apex or Fps or any other games. I just don't know where to start and how to build one. So I was hoping you guys can give me some pointers or a list of the parts that would help me with the build. Please and thank you First things first, it's a long read, but you should go through our How to Choose Your Parts guide. There's a lot of information we cover about what sorts of things to look for when choosing your parts, and what kind of parts fall into different performance categories. The most important thing is determining what kind of budget you have to work with. A budget gaming system is going to be $500-600 and that will run most any game at 1080p/60FPS, depending on what graphics settings you use. Do you know what kind of budget you're working with? The budget for me would be somewhere under $1000 You know, I just realized I linked you to the thread that we're already in... lol. It's early.Under $1000 is pretty good territory for a budget to mid-range system. I'd do something like this: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=9697fd4d-24c3-4947-a725-5e87e83a0c36The Ryzen 5 3600 is just a good all-around value for the performance you get, and the RTX 2060 will run Apex and other similar games very well. In Apex legends you should be able to get 100+ FPS at 1080p and high settings, you can probably push it over 144 if you tweak your graphics settings the right way. Thank you for the ideas and PC parts that you would do. I appreciate you helping me out with the build.
Isaac23 said: One last question: Does it matter what monitor I get for this build?
Art said: Hello I was looking into building a pc that would allow me to play games like MW2 at 1080 comfortably. WIth maybe moving into 1440 when i get a better monitor. My budget would be around 900$
TSTonyV said: Art said: Hello I was looking into building a pc that would allow me to play games like MW2 at 1080 comfortably. WIth maybe moving into 1440 when i get a better monitor. My budget would be around 900$ I'd do something like this:https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=b2c17cee-c0c6-4827-9bfc-b0fcd352fc90The RTX 2060 KO is great video card at that price and will handle 1080p at high settings in most titles on the market. You can game at 1440p with it but you'd probably have to lower your settings a bit to get high FPS, depending on the game. The Ryzen 5 3600 is just an all around great value at its price and is my general recommendation for this tier of build.Keep in mind this doesn't include the cost of Windows, which is an extra $120-140. If you factor that cost in, I would jump down to a Ryzen 3 3300X for the CPU and a GTX 1660 Super for the video card.
Art said: TSTonyV said: Art said: Hello I was looking into building a pc that would allow me to play games like MW2 at 1080 comfortably. WIth maybe moving into 1440 when i get a better monitor. My budget would be around 900$ I'd do something like this:https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=b2c17cee-c0c6-4827-9bfc-b0fcd352fc90The RTX 2060 KO is great video card at that price and will handle 1080p at high settings in most titles on the market. You can game at 1440p with it but you'd probably have to lower your settings a bit to get high FPS, depending on the game. The Ryzen 5 3600 is just an all around great value at its price and is my general recommendation for this tier of build.Keep in mind this doesn't include the cost of Windows, which is an extra $120-140. If you factor that cost in, I would jump down to a Ryzen 3 3300X for the CPU and a GTX 1660 Super for the video card. Nice, i might be able to shell out a little more for the build, I've seen msi 2060 super going for 370$ would that be worth it when it comes to gaming at 1440?
MrKlackers said: I'm going to build a PC for gaming and I already have a few parts. I'll be playing intensive games and I need a computer that can handle that. I already have the motherboard and CPU Cooler (Just need a replacement Y-Split Cable)CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2070MoBo: ROG STRIX X470-F GamingCPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TBSSD: WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB SSDCase: Rosewill Prism T ATXRAM: G.Skill Trident Z PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 650W 80+ Gold SLI/ CrossFire Ready Fully ModularSorry about that last part, I didn't want to have to remember all that and write it. Do you think this computer could work well? I'll also be doing 3d Modeling and slicing for 3d printing. Would the CPU bottleneck the GPU. I dont think it would, but I dont really know all that much. I'm mainly worried about the parts not fitting together and the custom builder doesn't have all my parts.
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