Need Help Choosing Parts

Michaeld

Trying to build my first pc here so i'm looking for a bit of outside help. I dont want to spend much more than what I have here but im wondering if I can get more value out of this. (I will be getting the keyboard/mouse and the OS seperately) Thanks! https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=9595826c-d204-4179-950a-f319432041d7

TSPhillipT

Hello @Michaeld

Thank you for contacting Micro Center!  What kind of games are you looking to play?

The build looks like a good machine for 1440p, though you may see some framerate issues at more demanding games at higher settings.  

Michaeld

TSPhillipT said:

Hello @Michaeld

Thank you for contacting Micro Center!  What kind of games are you looking to play?

The build looks like a good machine for 1440p, though you may see some framerate issues at more demanding games at higher settings.  

The games I play vary a lot. I already plan on using it for Subnautica: Below zero and Minecraft with shaders for sure though. 1440p with high or better settings is what I was going for.  

JS_MC

I made a couple changes to your build with that info in mind.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=38908d49-818f-4f57-901f-f7a7e8fd9a3c

The 5400 RPM drive would have bottlenecked your performance heavily, and the 250GB M.2 wouldn't have been able to hold many games.

I don't see enough of a performance difference to justify the cost for the 3600XT. So I swapped it for the 3600X with the savings, I'd recommend distributing a bit more of your budget towards a 3070 if possible. You may have to wait for more stock. however, it will give you considerably better performance at 1440p

Hope this helps!

Michaeld

LandShark said:

I made a couple changes to your build with that info in mind.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=38908d49-818f-4f57-901f-f7a7e8fd9a3c

The 5400 RPM drive would have bottlenecked your performance heavily, and the 250GB M.2 wouldn't have been able to hold many games.

I don't see enough of a performance difference to justify the cost for the 3600XT. So I swapped it for the 3600X with the savings, I'd recommend distributing a bit more of your budget towards a 3070 if possible. You may have to wait for more stock. however, it will give you considerably better performance at 1440p

Hope this helps!

Thanks, I have been making a few changes and been looking out for the 3070 that you mentioned. Do you have any idea how often a restock comes by chance?

JS_MC

Right now, the stock is pretty erratic. We've been seeing more shipments of the 3070s recently but it's still a bit scarce. Hopefully, we'll see a more steady supply soon!