Need Help Choosing Parts

krugger39

I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. I've never built a PC before and am looking for any helpful tips! I'm on a budget of at least under or equal to $1000. It'll be mainly a gaming PC! I usually play Apex Legends and that is what I would primarily play on this PC. Any and all help is greatly appreciated   https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-intel.aspx?load=65e99785-506d-462c-bed2-492c03d9edfa

TSTonyV

Right off the bat there's a few things on there that we can get rid of to save money, like that EVGA liquid cooler. A cooler like that is unnecessary for a CPU like the 9100f and you already added in another CPU cooler anyway. The case also doesn't have an optical drive slot, and really an optical drive is mostly unnecessary these days unless there's specific software that you have to load via DVD. The capture card is also a little confusing, did you add that for a specific reason? The one you put in there is really for recording things off older devices like DVD players or VCRs that connect with the composite cables. having two separate SSDs is also unnecessary. Same for that wireless router, it's not necessary and doesn't actually enable your computer to connect wirlessly. You should look for a motherboard with wifi built in (I assume you have internet in your home already). 

Taking ALL that into consideration, we've freed up a lot of cost to get some nice upgrades. 

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-intel.aspx?load=7f5310be-8c72-461e-af2f-de489a98048e

We instead opt for the Ryzen 3 3300X + a B450 motherboard that includes wifi, and can go with a GTX 1660 Super for the video card, and can throw in a kit of DDR4-3200 memory. Depending on availability you can also look at the Ryzen 3 3100 or Ryzen 5 3600. 

If you're concerned about running up against your budget or the extra cost of Windows, you can always go with a GTX 1650 Super instead to free up a little more cost. 

krugger39

TSTonyV said:

Right off the bat there's a few things on there that we can get rid of to save money, like that EVGA liquid cooler. A cooler like that is unnecessary for a CPU like the 9100f and you already added in another CPU cooler anyway. The case also doesn't have an optical drive slot, and really an optical drive is mostly unnecessary these days unless there's specific software that you have to load via DVD. The capture card is also a little confusing, did you add that for a specific reason? The one you put in there is really for recording things off older devices like DVD players or VCRs that connect with the composite cables. having two separate SSDs is also unnecessary. Same for that wireless router, it's not necessary and doesn't actually enable your computer to connect wirlessly. You should look for a motherboard with wifi built in (I assume you have internet in your home already). 

Taking ALL that into consideration, we've freed up a lot of cost to get some nice upgrades. 

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-intel.aspx?load=7f5310be-8c72-461e-af2f-de489a98048e

We instead opt for the Ryzen 3 3300X + a B450 motherboard that includes wifi, and can go with a GTX 1660 Super for the video card, and can throw in a kit of DDR4-3200 memory. Depending on availability you can also look at the Ryzen 3 3100 or Ryzen 5 3600. 

If you're concerned about running up against your budget or the extra cost of Windows, you can always go with a GTX 1650 Super instead to free up a little more cost. 

Wow thank you this has helped me so much and I really appreciate it! I'm very new to learning about PC's and how to build them and everything so my research was probably a little rough in choosing the different parts and everything and trying to discern what was necessary and what was not. Your edits to the build make it look a lot better for sure! I'll look into the GTX 1650compared to Windows and try to make a decision there. Again, thank you so much for your suggestions and your help and explaining the different choices and everything!

TSTonyV

Of course! Let us know if you have any other questions.