Need Help Choosing Parts

Brendan

I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=fa914b33-aa07-4de2-96af-94f1b8c4a804

TSTonyV

Build seems pretty good all around, what exactly did you plan to use it for? There's some areas where we could potentially save cost without losing performance, like the motherboard, or potentially add performance depending on what you're doing. Is $2000 the budget you're working with?

Brendan

Hey!  Yeah $2k is pretty much top of my budget.  Using it for mostly gaming and some light video editing.  Thanks for responding.  Main priority is best performance for gaming as I work in the industry but have always been console guy.

TSTonyV

Alright. If you're targeting best gaming performance primarily, then I think you could certainly get away with going with a cheaper motherboard and CPU and upgrading the GPU. 

Intel still holds the edge in gaming performance so the 10600k would be a great choice and is probably the best all around gaming CPU with performance very close to the i7 and i9 chips in games at a much lower price. Alternatively you could go with the Ryzen 7 3700X which can be had for the same price as the 10600k. It's not as strong in gaming, but the extra 2 cores should help for production depending on exactly what you're doing. For example:

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=b4c9b754-65b2-4471-96c4-625b55029e0e

I was able to fit in a 2080 Super on this build with the 3700X and a less expensive board. If you want to go with better gaming performance, you can swap the 3700X with a 10600k + comparable motherboard, then just add in a good aftermarket CPU cooler like a Noctua NH-U14S. 

Brendan

This is awesome thanks.  I have heard that GPU was solid.  Thoughts on this? Is that the correct processor?

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-intel.aspx?load=4e6743b8-fcd6-4d1b-9e54-69142a679bfe

Brendan

I didn’t see that noctua cooling fan you were talking about but I guess I can find on amazon maybe.  

Ian

Brendan said:

I didn’t see that noctua cooling fan you were talking about but I guess I can find on amazon maybe.  

Stock will vary by Micro Center store, but here is our link to it: https://www.microcenter.com/product/479166/noctua-nh-u14s-cpu-cooler 

Ian

Brendan said:

This is awesome thanks.  I have heard that GPU was solid.  Thoughts on this? Is that the correct processor?

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-intel.aspx?load=4e6743b8-fcd6-4d1b-9e54-69142a679bfe

That looks solid, the cooler selected is for AMD (AM4), however, so you will need to change that.