Need Help Choosing Parts

Mattusak

I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice, I would like to run Blender and some other games  https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=711115ff-4c67-4a8d-a751-1613317f6855

JS_MC

Hello @Mattusak. Welcome to the community!

Looks like you've got a great selection here. What kind of budget did you have in mind? Also what monitor did you have in mind to pair with this build?

As is, I might recommend a white case if you're going with a white GPU. Once I know a bit more about budget and monitor, I'd be happy to make more recommendations.

Mattusak

Thanks for responding LandShark! for my budget, I don't think Ill go any higher then 1,700. Even right now it is still a little high so any recommendations to budget anywhere would be great. Honestly the card right now is just a placeholder for when what I want comes in stock, I remember the employees at my Microcenter saying they actually had a surplus of 30 series graphics cards but that was around a month ago so I will have to go in and see. This build is for my friend so ill have to get back to you on the monitor and see what he has
Thanks again!

Mattusak

@LandShark Forgot the @ for the notification haha

JS_MC

I would be exceptionally surprised if we had a surplus of any graphics cards at any time in the past months. We've been trying to get all the shipments of video cards that we can get our hands on.

I've made a few changes in places where I think it's important and for the budget you mentioned. However, I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have about them.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=5f7d09c1-1024-47a0-9816-85bebc0e3a9e

Great list in my opinion!

Mattusak

Thank you so much! @LandShark I do have a question, what does semi modular mean? Mine was fully modular and I guess I don't understand what those mean

JS_MC

Sure, so, power supplies connect to the motherboard, GPU, and other parts, right? The modularity refers to how the PSU wires/connections can be affixed.

Fully-Modular means that you can as many or as few of the connections you'll need for your build. (Typically used when you are planning to use custom cabling.) 

Semi-Modular typically means that you'll have the Motherboard and CPU cables permanently connected, but you can connect or remove the PCIe power cables and SATA power cables as needed.

Non-Modular means that all the power cables for your system are permanently affixed to the PSU and must be managed in the case.

I hope this explains this well for you. Please let me know if I can provide more info!

Mattusak

@LandShark Sorry about the late reply, I've been busy with school and stuff. This really helped thank you.

JS_MC

No worries at all! I'm glad that I was able to answer these questions for you.

I'm always happy to help! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns!