How to Choose Parts for Your Custom Computer Build

MrKlackers · July 2020

TSTonyV said:

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 2070
MoBo: ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB
SSD: WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB SSD
Case: Rosewill Prism T ATX
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z
PSU: Thermaltake
Toughpower GF1 650W 80+ Gold SLI/ CrossFire Ready Fully Modular
Sorry 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.

Everything should fit together and be compatible, although I would recommend the Ryzen 7 3700X over the 3800X. The 3800X is only very slightly better than the 3700X, maybe 1-2% at best, so it's really not worth the price increase. You won't notice the difference at all. Also keep in mind that the X470 you chose may require the BIOS to be updated to be compatible with the 3rd gen Ryzen CPUs, check for a label on the box that says its Ryzen 3000 Desktop Ready to confirm one way or the other on that.

Thanks, I decided to go with the 3800X due to it being on sale right now. Yes, the box for the MoBo does say 2nd Gen AMD Processors so I will have to update the BIOS. Do you know how I would do that?

TSTonyV · July 2020

MrKlackers said:

TSTonyV said:

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 2070
MoBo: ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB
SSD: WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB SSD
Case: Rosewill Prism T ATX
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z
PSU: Thermaltake
Toughpower GF1 650W 80+ Gold SLI/ CrossFire Ready Fully Modular
Sorry 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.

Everything should fit together and be compatible, although I would recommend the Ryzen 7 3700X over the 3800X. The 3800X is only very slightly better than the 3700X, maybe 1-2% at best, so it's really not worth the price increase. You won't notice the difference at all. Also keep in mind that the X470 you chose may require the BIOS to be updated to be compatible with the 3rd gen Ryzen CPUs, check for a label on the box that says its Ryzen 3000 Desktop Ready to confirm one way or the other on that.

Thanks, I decided to go with the 3800X due to it being on sale right now. Yes, the box for the MoBo does say 2nd Gen AMD Processors so I will have to update the BIOS. Do you know how I would do that?

It looks like this board doesn't have the option to do a BIOS flashback without the use of a processor, so you would need to use a compatible first or second generation Ryzen CPU to do that update. If you don't have one, I think you should be able to contact AMD for a bootkit to do a BIOS update. We can also perform a BIOS update at our walk-in service desk in the store for $29.99

MrKlackers · August 2020

TSTonyV said:

MrKlackers said:

TSTonyV said:

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 2070
MoBo: ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB
SSD: WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB SSD
Case: Rosewill Prism T ATX
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z
PSU: Thermaltake
Toughpower GF1 650W 80+ Gold SLI/ CrossFire Ready Fully Modular
Sorry 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.

Everything should fit together and be compatible, although I would recommend the Ryzen 7 3700X over the 3800X. The 3800X is only very slightly better than the 3700X, maybe 1-2% at best, so it's really not worth the price increase. You won't notice the difference at all. Also keep in mind that the X470 you chose may require the BIOS to be updated to be compatible with the 3rd gen Ryzen CPUs, check for a label on the box that says its Ryzen 3000 Desktop Ready to confirm one way or the other on that.

Thanks, I decided to go with the 3800X due to it being on sale right now. Yes, the box for the MoBo does say 2nd Gen AMD Processors so I will have to update the BIOS. Do you know how I would do that?

It looks like this board doesn't have the option to do a BIOS flashback without the use of a processor, so you would need to use a compatible first or second generation Ryzen CPU to do that update. If you don't have one, I think you should be able to contact AMD for a bootkit to do a BIOS update. We can also perform a BIOS update at our walk-in service desk in the store for $29.99

Would the walk-in service still be available during the virus? How would that work?

TSTonyV · August 2020

MrKlackers said:

TSTonyV said:

MrKlackers said:

TSTonyV said:

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 2070
MoBo: ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB
SSD: WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB SSD
Case: Rosewill Prism T ATX
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z
PSU: Thermaltake
Toughpower GF1 650W 80+ Gold SLI/ CrossFire Ready Fully Modular
Sorry 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.

Everything should fit together and be compatible, although I would recommend the Ryzen 7 3700X over the 3800X. The 3800X is only very slightly better than the 3700X, maybe 1-2% at best, so it's really not worth the price increase. You won't notice the difference at all. Also keep in mind that the X470 you chose may require the BIOS to be updated to be compatible with the 3rd gen Ryzen CPUs, check for a label on the box that says its Ryzen 3000 Desktop Ready to confirm one way or the other on that.

Thanks, I decided to go with the 3800X due to it being on sale right now. Yes, the box for the MoBo does say 2nd Gen AMD Processors so I will have to update the BIOS. Do you know how I would do that?

It looks like this board doesn't have the option to do a BIOS flashback without the use of a processor, so you would need to use a compatible first or second generation Ryzen CPU to do that update. If you don't have one, I think you should be able to contact AMD for a bootkit to do a BIOS update. We can also perform a BIOS update at our walk-in service desk in the store for $29.99

Would the walk-in service still be available during the virus? How would that work?

Our service desks are open and are currently able to perform BIOS updates. You can just bring the board in and explain what you need and we'll take it from there. Provided the service desk isn't really really busy it's something we can typically do same-day.

FIVES · August 2020

Hey everybody, I’m a first time PC builder looking to make a good PC gaming/work computer and need some help. These are the parts that I looked into. Anything that I should know about the parts that I picked (pros/cons)? Are these parts good? Should I not get these parts? Do ya’ll recommend different parts and if so which ones? I’m not too worried about price, I can always save up, but if the runners up option is a close competition and is cheaper and compatible then I’d greatly appreciate that.

I’m looking to play games like Star Citizen, COD, Destiny 2, GTA and VR games without having to worry about those games pushing my computer too far and or bricking it.

~ Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card
~ Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme
~ CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
~ CPU fan: Thermaltake Gravity i2 95W Intel LGA
~ Exhaust Fan x2: Corsair LL series LL 120 RGB, 120mm RGB LED Fan, Single Pack-White
~ RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB DDR4-3600MHz
~ Power Supply: CORSAIR HXi Series HX1200i 1200W 80 PLUS
~ Storage: WD Black SN750 1TB.
~ Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A PH-EC400ATG_DWT01 White Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Is this a good build? Should I change, add or take out anything?

TSTonyV · August 2020

FIVES said:

Hey everybody, I’m a first time PC builder looking to make a good PC gaming/work computer and need some help. These are the parts that I looked into. Anything that I should know about the parts that I picked (pros/cons)? Are these parts good? Should I not get these parts? Do ya’ll recommend different parts and if so which ones? I’m not too worried about price, I can always save up, but if the runners up option is a close competition and is cheaper and compatible then I’d greatly appreciate that.

I’m looking to play games like Star Citizen, COD, Destiny 2, GTA and VR games without having to worry about those games pushing my computer too far and or bricking it.

~ Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card
~ Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme
~ CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
~ CPU fan: Thermaltake Gravity i2 95W Intel LGA
~ Exhaust Fan x2: Corsair LL series LL 120 RGB, 120mm RGB LED Fan, Single Pack-White
~ RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB DDR4-3600MHz
~ Power Supply: CORSAIR HXi Series HX1200i 1200W 80 PLUS
~ Storage: WD Black SN750 1TB.
~ Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A PH-EC400ATG_DWT01 White Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Is this a good build? Should I change, add or take out anything?

It's a good build overall, but there's one part you definitely need to change. The CPU cooler you chose for this is way underpowered for a CPU like the 3950X. For a 3950X I would recommend a beefy Noctua cooler like the NH-D15 or a good 240mm AIO liquid cooler.

I'm also curious, besides playing games, are you doing anything else with the system that's heavily multi-thread reliant like 3D rendering, video editing or anything like that? If so, then the 3950X would be an awesome CPU, but if not, the 3950X is pretty overkill. If you're only gaming, you could get an i7-10700k or for much less and get better FPS for gaming.

FIVES · August 2020

TSTonyV said:

FIVES said:

Hey everybody, I’m a first time PC builder looking to make a good PC gaming/work computer and need some help. These are the parts that I looked into. Anything that I should know about the parts that I picked (pros/cons)? Are these parts good? Should I not get these parts? Do ya’ll recommend different parts and if so which ones? I’m not too worried about price, I can always save up, but if the runners up option is a close competition and is cheaper and compatible then I’d greatly appreciate that.

I’m looking to play games like Star Citizen, COD, Destiny 2, GTA and VR games without having to worry about those games pushing my computer too far and or bricking it.

~ Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card
~ Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme
~ CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
~ CPU fan: Thermaltake Gravity i2 95W Intel LGA
~ Exhaust Fan x2: Corsair LL series LL 120 RGB, 120mm RGB LED Fan, Single Pack-White
~ RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB DDR4-3600MHz
~ Power Supply: CORSAIR HXi Series HX1200i 1200W 80 PLUS
~ Storage: WD Black SN750 1TB.
~ Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A PH-EC400ATG_DWT01 White Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Is this a good build? Should I change, add or take out anything?

It's a good build overall, but there's one part you definitely need to change. The CPU cooler you chose for this is way underpowered for a CPU like the 3950X. For a 3950X I would recommend a beefy Noctua cooler like the NH-D15 or a good 240mm AIO liquid cooler.

I'm also curious, besides playing games, are you doing anything else with the system that's heavily multi-thread reliant like 3D rendering, video editing or anything like that? If so, then the 3950X would be an awesome CPU, but if not, the 3950X is pretty overkill. If you're only gaming, you could get an i7-10700k or for much less and get better FPS for gaming.

Thanks for the suggestion, i looked it up and i really like those parts, thank you so much.

And to answer your question I wanna do video editing and app development and website development, since thats what I’m about to go to school for. So with that said, is the cpu and graphics card over kill?? I’m not gonna lie, I feel like it is but I wanna get a second opinion on it.

FIVES · August 2020

Also can I do a 120mm fan for that CPU or do you think that a 140mm fan would be better?

fenrirsbane7 · August 2020

Hey there, I was hoping for a little guidance on my build. I have close to zero experience with all the components and spent most of the past few days trying to research in order to learn more, but do not feel 100% secure in submitting the build as I am unsure if I am overkilling it or cutting it in some areas. PC will be used for gaming, specifically COD, Overwatch, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord as well as future games (such as Cyberpunk/AC Valhalla) . Also possibly using it for some data science at some point. Hoping to future-proof it as well so if needed I can upgrade it. Would also accept any suggestions for monitors that work well with the build without being overkill.

Thanks!

TSTonyV · August 2020

FIVES said:

TSTonyV said:

FIVES said:

Hey everybody, I’m a first time PC builder looking to make a good PC gaming/work computer and need some help. These are the parts that I looked into. Anything that I should know about the parts that I picked (pros/cons)? Are these parts good? Should I not get these parts? Do ya’ll recommend different parts and if so which ones? I’m not too worried about price, I can always save up, but if the runners up option is a close competition and is cheaper and compatible then I’d greatly appreciate that.

I’m looking to play games like Star Citizen, COD, Destiny 2, GTA and VR games without having to worry about those games pushing my computer too far and or bricking it.

~ Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card
~ Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme
~ CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
~ CPU fan: Thermaltake Gravity i2 95W Intel LGA
~ Exhaust Fan x2: Corsair LL series LL 120 RGB, 120mm RGB LED Fan, Single Pack-White
~ RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB DDR4-3600MHz
~ Power Supply: CORSAIR HXi Series HX1200i 1200W 80 PLUS
~ Storage: WD Black SN750 1TB.
~ Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A PH-EC400ATG_DWT01 White Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Is this a good build? Should I change, add or take out anything?

It's a good build overall, but there's one part you definitely need to change. The CPU cooler you chose for this is way underpowered for a CPU like the 3950X. For a 3950X I would recommend a beefy Noctua cooler like the NH-D15 or a good 240mm AIO liquid cooler.

I'm also curious, besides playing games, are you doing anything else with the system that's heavily multi-thread reliant like 3D rendering, video editing or anything like that? If so, then the 3950X would be an awesome CPU, but if not, the 3950X is pretty overkill. If you're only gaming, you could get an i7-10700k or for much less and get better FPS for gaming.

Thanks for the suggestion, i looked it up and i really like those parts, thank you so much.

And to answer your question I wanna do video editing and app development and website development, since thats what I’m about to go to school for. So with that said, is the cpu and graphics card over kill?? I’m not gonna lie, I feel like it is but I wanna get a second opinion on it.

FIVES said:

Also can I do a 120mm fan for that CPU or do you think that a 140mm fan would be better?

For video editing, it depends on exactly what programs you're using and some other factors. Puget Systems has a good overview on the Intel vs Ryzen debate with regards to video editing. The 10th gen intel chips weren't around at that time, so just keep that in mind as with 10th gen Intel added hyper-threading back in. Some of the situations where Ryzen came ahead because of thread counts are not as clear cut as they were with 9th gen. In scenarios that are very single-thread bound the 3950X would probably lose to 10700k/10900k, but in any situation that can use more cores/threads it will wipe the floor with them. The 3950X would be an excellent CPU no matter what you do, it's really just about the price you're willing to pay for a CPU.

With regards to app and website development, I'm not quite as knowledgeable, but I believe it's the same scenario. Depending on exactly what you're doing, different software and code compilers will be optimized differently. Some are very well optimized for multi-core performance in which case there's no question, you go Ryzen. Some are designed specifically for Intel's architecture and using AMD will severely hinder performance. You'll need to do some research on this front.

I would only call the CPU and graphics cards "overkill" if you were out of your budget or were playing really light titles, but I think you're in a good spot in regards to building a high end system for the kinds of games you want to play.

If you're looking for a 120MM cooler for the CPU, I'd recommend the Noctua NH-U12A. We don't carry it unfortunately, but it's probably the best 120MM sized cooler available right now.

fenrirsbane7 said:

Hey there, I was hoping for a little guidance on my build. I have close to zero experience with all the components and spent most of the past few days trying to research in order to learn more, but do not feel 100% secure in submitting the build as I am unsure if I am overkilling it or cutting it in some areas. PC will be used for gaming, specifically COD, Overwatch, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord as well as future games (such as Cyberpunk/AC Valhalla) . Also possibly using it for some data science at some point. Hoping to future-proof it as well so if needed I can upgrade it. Would also accept any suggestions for monitors that work well with the build without being overkill.

Thanks!

It's a pretty good build overall, though when you say you might use it for data science, I think you should do some research on that to see what situations are optimized for what hardware. I think (emphasis on think, as I don't know much about data science and "data science" is a very broad concept) a good rule of thumb for data science related things would be AMD CPU + Nvidia GPU, but that's going to depend on your exact use case. I think you should do some research in this area.

For gaming specifically, you could jump down to the Ryzen 5 3600, go with a slightly cheaper motherboard and upgrade your GPU if you wanted. The 5600XT GPU is good for 1080p gaming and should handle most titles at high settings 60+ FPS without much issue, but if you make the changes for CPU and GPU, you could jump up to 2060 Super/RX 5700 XT territory and get a nice performance boost.

For monitors, if you're good with 24" sized monitors, a good 1080p/144Hz option is what I'd go with:

https://www.microcenter.com/product/621972/msi-optix-g241-238-1920-x-1080-144hz-hdmi-dp-freesync-ips-led-gaming-monitor

https://www.microcenter.com/product/624240/asus-vp249qgr-238-full-hd-144hz-hdmi-dp-vga-freesync--low-motion-blur-ips-led-gaming-monito

fenrirsbane7 · August 2020

fenrirsbane7 said:

Hey there, I was hoping for a little guidance on my build. I have close to zero experience with all the components and spent most of the past few days trying to research in order to learn more, but do not feel 100% secure in submitting the build as I am unsure if I am overkilling it or cutting it in some areas. PC will be used for gaming, specifically COD, Overwatch, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord as well as future games (such as Cyberpunk/AC Valhalla) . Also possibly using it for some data science at some point. Hoping to future-proof it as well so if needed I can upgrade it. Would also accept any suggestions for monitors that work well with the build without being overkill.

Thanks!

It's a pretty good build overall, though when you say you might use it for data science, I think you should do some research on that to see what situations are optimized for what hardware. I think (emphasis on think, as I don't know much about data science and "data science" is a very broad concept) a good rule of thumb for data science related things would be AMD CPU + Nvidia GPU, but that's going to depend on your exact use case. I think you should do some research in this area.

For gaming specifically, you could jump down to the Ryzen 5 3600, go with a slightly cheaper motherboard and upgrade your GPU if you wanted. The 5600XT GPU is good for 1080p gaming and should handle most titles at high settings 60+ FPS without much issue, but if you make the changes for CPU and GPU, you could jump up to 2060 Super/RX 5700 XT territory and get a nice performance boost.

For monitors, if you're good with 24" sized monitors, a good 1080p/144Hz option is what I'd go with:

https://www.microcenter.com/product/621972/msi-optix-g241-238-1920-x-1080-144hz-hdmi-dp-freesync-ips-led-gaming-monitor

https://www.microcenter.com/product/624240/asus-vp249qgr-238-full-hd-144hz-hdmi-dp-vga-freesync--low-motion-blur-ips-led-gaming-monito

Hey thank you for the quick response!
I made some changes to the build using your suggestions, specifically lowering the CPU and motherboard, and upping the GPU. Also decreased the RAM from 32GB to 16GB after doing a bit more research and will not be focusing this build on data science. Does the new build make sense? Also do I need to worry about getting any of the CPU cooling parts? I will most likely go with your asus suggestion for a monitor.

Thank you!

TSTonyV · August 2020

fenrirsbane7 said:

fenrirsbane7 said:

Hey there, I was hoping for a little guidance on my build. I have close to zero experience with all the components and spent most of the past few days trying to research in order to learn more, but do not feel 100% secure in submitting the build as I am unsure if I am overkilling it or cutting it in some areas. PC will be used for gaming, specifically COD, Overwatch, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord as well as future games (such as Cyberpunk/AC Valhalla) . Also possibly using it for some data science at some point. Hoping to future-proof it as well so if needed I can upgrade it. Would also accept any suggestions for monitors that work well with the build without being overkill.

Thanks!

It's a pretty good build overall, though when you say you might use it for data science, I think you should do some research on that to see what situations are optimized for what hardware. I think (emphasis on think, as I don't know much about data science and "data science" is a very broad concept) a good rule of thumb for data science related things would be AMD CPU + Nvidia GPU, but that's going to depend on your exact use case. I think you should do some research in this area.

For gaming specifically, you could jump down to the Ryzen 5 3600, go with a slightly cheaper motherboard and upgrade your GPU if you wanted. The 5600XT GPU is good for 1080p gaming and should handle most titles at high settings 60+ FPS without much issue, but if you make the changes for CPU and GPU, you could jump up to 2060 Super/RX 5700 XT territory and get a nice performance boost.

For monitors, if you're good with 24" sized monitors, a good 1080p/144Hz option is what I'd go with:

https://www.microcenter.com/product/621972/msi-optix-g241-238-1920-x-1080-144hz-hdmi-dp-freesync-ips-led-gaming-monitor

https://www.microcenter.com/product/624240/asus-vp249qgr-238-full-hd-144hz-hdmi-dp-vga-freesync--low-motion-blur-ips-led-gaming-monito

Hey thank you for the quick response!
I made some changes to the build using your suggestions, specifically lowering the CPU and motherboard, and upping the GPU. Also decreased the RAM from 32GB to 16GB after doing a bit more research and will not be focusing this build on data science. Does the new build make sense? Also do I need to worry about getting any of the CPU cooling parts? I will most likely go with your asus suggestion for a monitor.

Thank you!

I'd say this is a pretty solid build! The Ryzen 5 3600 + RX 5700XT is a good combination. Besides some things that I'd change just based on personal preference, I don't have any problems with what you put together, except that the Lancool II doesn't have an optical drive slot for that DVD burner.

MrKlackers · August 2020

TSTonyV said:

MrKlackers said:

TSTonyV said:

MrKlackers said:

TSTonyV said:

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 2070
MoBo: ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB
SSD: WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB SSD
Case: Rosewill Prism T ATX
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z
PSU: Thermaltake
Toughpower GF1 650W 80+ Gold SLI/ CrossFire Ready Fully Modular
Sorry 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.

Everything should fit together and be compatible, although I would recommend the Ryzen 7 3700X over the 3800X. The 3800X is only very slightly better than the 3700X, maybe 1-2% at best, so it's really not worth the price increase. You won't notice the difference at all. Also keep in mind that the X470 you chose may require the BIOS to be updated to be compatible with the 3rd gen Ryzen CPUs, check for a label on the box that says its Ryzen 3000 Desktop Ready to confirm one way or the other on that.

Thanks, I decided to go with the 3800X due to it being on sale right now. Yes, the box for the MoBo does say 2nd Gen AMD Processors so I will have to update the BIOS. Do you know how I would do that?

It looks like this board doesn't have the option to do a BIOS flashback without the use of a processor, so you would need to use a compatible first or second generation Ryzen CPU to do that update. If you don't have one, I think you should be able to contact AMD for a bootkit to do a BIOS update. We can also perform a BIOS update at our walk-in service desk in the store for $29.99

Would the walk-in service still be available during the virus? How would that work?

Our service desks are open and are currently able to perform BIOS updates. You can just bring the board in and explain what you need and we'll take it from there. Provided the service desk isn't really really busy it's something we can typically do same-day.

Thank you for answering all my questions, I went to Micro Center today and got the BIOS updated in about an hour. Now I'm just waiting for the rest of the parts to be delivered from Amazon. Thanks again!

AlexS · August 2020

Thank you for answering all my questions, I went to Micro Center today and got the BIOS updated in about an hour. Now I'm just waiting for the rest of the parts to be delivered from Amazon. Thanks again!

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A_Human_Person · August 2020

Hello, I am a student that is trying to build a computer for science research, specifically machine learning. A teacher/mentor has advised me to pick a CPU that has the highest clock speed affordable as well as some other specs, but there are just so many options! I am completely new to computer building, and when looking at the components with the specs I need, there are just too many. Here are the things I need: 64GB Memory, 2TB SSD, NVidia GForce 2080Ti for GPU/Graphics card. The rest were not specified, but I am also having trouble choosing the motherboard and the power source. It would be really good if you helped!

TSTonyV · August 2020

A_Human_Person said:

Hello, I am a student that is trying to build a computer for science research, specifically machine learning. A teacher/mentor has advised me to pick a CPU that has the highest clock speed affordable as well as some other specs, but there are just so many options! I am completely new to computer building, and when looking at the components with the specs I need, there are just too many. Here are the things I need: 64GB Memory, 2TB SSD, NVidia GForce 2080Ti for GPU/Graphics card. The rest were not specified, but I am also having trouble choosing the motherboard and the power source. It would be really good if you helped!

If what you need is "the highest clock speed affordable" that's just another way of saying "buy the highest end Intel chip you can afford." If we're already talking 2080ti/64GB of RAM, then I'll just assume your budget can probably fit the other really high end stuff. In your case, the fastest clock speed you'll get is out of the i9-10900k. Depending on what kind of features you want what motherboard you go with can be flexible. I'd go with something like this:

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=7273de4b-7b9c-4cb1-af3b-59b57e7517af

If this is out of your budget, can you specify what kind of price range you're in so we can tailor the recommendations accordingly?

Bros3ph_Gaming · August 2020

Hi! I’m new here in the community, and pretty much in PC building. I’m about to build my first PC, but I can’t decide if my plan build is
capable enough for my purpose. So I’m planning to use my build for streaming and gaming. I play bunch of FPS games, like Apex Legends and CoD Warzone, the same time I currently stream on 720p 30fps using OBS.Live.
This will be my planned build:

Ryzen 3600 - 16GB RAM 3600MHz - RTX 2060 Ultra KO - mobo B550 for future Ryzen chip compatibility

I plan to eventually use this PC as a dedicated streaming PC, that’s why I do not want to spend too much on the GPU.

My biggest concern is, will these be enough to game on high settings while streaming CoD Warzone or Apex Legends?

Because if not, I will just go ahead on my original plan build which is, 3700X paired with RTX 2070 Super.

Thanks much!!

TSTonyV · August 2020

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

Hi! I’m new here in the community, and pretty much in PC building. I’m about to build my first PC, but I can’t decide if my plan build is
capable enough for my purpose. So I’m planning to use my build for streaming and gaming. I play bunch of FPS games, like Apex Legends and CoD Warzone, the same time I currently stream on 720p 30fps using OBS.Live.
This will be my planned build:

Ryzen 3600 - 16GB RAM 3600MHz - RTX 2060 Ultra KO - mobo B550 for future Ryzen chip compatibility

I plan to eventually use this PC as a dedicated streaming PC, that’s why I do not want to spend too much on the GPU.

My biggest concern is, will these be enough to game on high settings while streaming CoD Warzone or Apex Legends?

Because if not, I will just go ahead on my original plan build which is, 3700X paired with RTX 2070 Super.

Thanks much!!

Yes, you should be able to get high settings 60FPS in most games you play if you're playing at 1080p with a 2060. On the really graphically intense games you may not be able to get more than 60FPS, but for CoD and Apex legends you should be able to get 100+.

If you're planning on staying at 720p/30FPS while streaming, then you'll have minimal in-game performance loss.

Bros3ph_Gaming · August 2020

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

Hi! I’m new here in the community, and pretty much in PC building. I’m about to build my first PC, but I can’t decide if my plan build is
capable enough for my purpose. So I’m planning to use my build for streaming and gaming. I play bunch of FPS games, like Apex Legends and CoD Warzone, the same time I currently stream on 720p 30fps using OBS.Live.
This will be my planned build:

Ryzen 3600 - 16GB RAM 3600MHz - RTX 2060 Ultra KO - mobo B550 for future Ryzen chip compatibility

I plan to eventually use this PC as a dedicated streaming PC, that’s why I do not want to spend too much on the GPU.

My biggest concern is, will these be enough to game on high settings while streaming CoD Warzone or Apex Legends?

Because if not, I will just go ahead on my original plan build which is, 3700X paired with RTX 2070 Super.

Thanks much!!

Yes, you should be able to get high settings 60FPS in most games you play if you're playing at 1080p with a 2060. On the really graphically intense games you may not be able to get more than 60FPS, but for CoD and Apex legends you should be able to get 100+.

If you're planning on staying at 720p/30FPS while streaming, then you'll have minimal in-game performance loss.

Thanks much! I do not want to over spec the build since my plan is to eventually turn this as a dedicated streaming pc.

Sorry I have a follow up question, should I get B550 or X570? For a more future proof AMD MOBO. And, should I stick with Ryzen 5 3600, or go straight for the Ryzen 9 3900X if I’m planning on upgrading the CPU a year from now? Specially with all the deals that are going on with Ryzen chips.

As a dedicated streaming build, this will be used for editing my streaming videos as well.

TSTonyV · August 2020

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

Hi! I’m new here in the community, and pretty much in PC building. I’m about to build my first PC, but I can’t decide if my plan build is
capable enough for my purpose. So I’m planning to use my build for streaming and gaming. I play bunch of FPS games, like Apex Legends and CoD Warzone, the same time I currently stream on 720p 30fps using OBS.Live.
This will be my planned build:

Ryzen 3600 - 16GB RAM 3600MHz - RTX 2060 Ultra KO - mobo B550 for future Ryzen chip compatibility

I plan to eventually use this PC as a dedicated streaming PC, that’s why I do not want to spend too much on the GPU.

My biggest concern is, will these be enough to game on high settings while streaming CoD Warzone or Apex Legends?

Because if not, I will just go ahead on my original plan build which is, 3700X paired with RTX 2070 Super.

Thanks much!!

Yes, you should be able to get high settings 60FPS in most games you play if you're playing at 1080p with a 2060. On the really graphically intense games you may not be able to get more than 60FPS, but for CoD and Apex legends you should be able to get 100+.

If you're planning on staying at 720p/30FPS while streaming, then you'll have minimal in-game performance loss.

Thanks much! I do not want to over spec the build since my plan is to eventually turn this as a dedicated streaming pc.

Last question, should I get B550 or X570? For a more future proof AMD MOBO.

They'll both be equally future proof for most people. There's some specific differences between X570 and B550, but for the average user they don't really matter. If you want to read more about them, Gamers Nexus has a good technical breakdown here:

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3582-amd-chipset-differences-b550-vs-x570-b450-x470-zen-3

Bros3ph_Gaming · August 2020

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

Hi! I’m new here in the community, and pretty much in PC building. I’m about to build my first PC, but I can’t decide if my plan build is
capable enough for my purpose. So I’m planning to use my build for streaming and gaming. I play bunch of FPS games, like Apex Legends and CoD Warzone, the same time I currently stream on 720p 30fps using OBS.Live.
This will be my planned build:

Ryzen 3600 - 16GB RAM 3600MHz - RTX 2060 Ultra KO - mobo B550 for future Ryzen chip compatibility

I plan to eventually use this PC as a dedicated streaming PC, that’s why I do not want to spend too much on the GPU.

My biggest concern is, will these be enough to game on high settings while streaming CoD Warzone or Apex Legends?

Because if not, I will just go ahead on my original plan build which is, 3700X paired with RTX 2070 Super.

Thanks much!!

Yes, you should be able to get high settings 60FPS in most games you play if you're playing at 1080p with a 2060. On the really graphically intense games you may not be able to get more than 60FPS, but for CoD and Apex legends you should be able to get 100+.

If you're planning on staying at 720p/30FPS while streaming, then you'll have minimal in-game performance loss.

Thanks much! I do not want to over spec the build since my plan is to eventually turn this as a dedicated streaming pc.

Last question, should I get B550 or X570? For a more future proof AMD MOBO.

They'll both be equally future proof for most people. There's some specific differences between X570 and B550, but for the average user they don't really matter. If you want to read more about them, Gamers Nexus has a good technical breakdown here:

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3582-amd-chipset-differences-b550-vs-x570-b450-x470-zen-3

Sorry seems like I edited my prior comment too late.

I have a follow up question, should I go straight for Ryzen 3900X instead of 3600? With all the deals going on with Ryzen chips, and also if I’m planning to eventually upgrade the 3600.

I read that more cores means better rendering which streaming takes advantage of, and specially if I’m planning to use this build for some editing. Or is 3900X an overkill for the purpose?

TSTonyV · August 2020

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

Hi! I’m new here in the community, and pretty much in PC building. I’m about to build my first PC, but I can’t decide if my plan build is
capable enough for my purpose. So I’m planning to use my build for streaming and gaming. I play bunch of FPS games, like Apex Legends and CoD Warzone, the same time I currently stream on 720p 30fps using OBS.Live.
This will be my planned build:

Ryzen 3600 - 16GB RAM 3600MHz - RTX 2060 Ultra KO - mobo B550 for future Ryzen chip compatibility

I plan to eventually use this PC as a dedicated streaming PC, that’s why I do not want to spend too much on the GPU.

My biggest concern is, will these be enough to game on high settings while streaming CoD Warzone or Apex Legends?

Because if not, I will just go ahead on my original plan build which is, 3700X paired with RTX 2070 Super.

Thanks much!!

Yes, you should be able to get high settings 60FPS in most games you play if you're playing at 1080p with a 2060. On the really graphically intense games you may not be able to get more than 60FPS, but for CoD and Apex legends you should be able to get 100+.

If you're planning on staying at 720p/30FPS while streaming, then you'll have minimal in-game performance loss.

Thanks much! I do not want to over spec the build since my plan is to eventually turn this as a dedicated streaming pc.

Last question, should I get B550 or X570? For a more future proof AMD MOBO.

They'll both be equally future proof for most people. There's some specific differences between X570 and B550, but for the average user they don't really matter. If you want to read more about them, Gamers Nexus has a good technical breakdown here:

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3582-amd-chipset-differences-b550-vs-x570-b450-x470-zen-3

Sorry seems like I edited my prior comment too late.

I have a follow up question, should I go straight for Ryzen 3900X instead of 3600? With all the deals going on with Ryzen chips, and also if I’m planning to eventually upgrade the 3600.

I read that more cores means better rendering which streaming takes advantage of, and specially if I’m planning to use this build for some editing. Or is 3900X an overkill for the purpose?

So the thing about streaming is that there are two different types: software and hardware. Software encoding will utilize CPU resources and yes, more cores and threads will be helpful in that respect. However, you don't need a 3900X just for streaming, depending on how high quality you want to stream in. As an example, I have a 3700X in my system and I stream at 720p/60FPS at x264 Medium. In the most CPU intensive games I play I still usually only hit 60-70% CPU utilization at most. Streaming is a task that does like more cores/threads, but it's dependent on some other factors and after a certain point you do hit diminishing returns.

If you plan on using hardware encoding to stream, then you'll be utilizing your GPU instead of the CPU and those extra cores won't really matter for gaming.

For video editing, it's a bit of a different discussion. That's going to depend on the specific program you plan to use. In general for video editing and rendering more cores will equate to better performance, but some programs and use cases may be optimized more for single-threaded performance. You'll need to do a little research on that front but if that's something you definitely plan to get into later, the 3900X is definitely a good all around pick.

You say you're planning on turning this into a dedicated streaming PC later, does that mean you would use your main PC as your editing/gaming PC when you get into editing later? And do you know what kind of setup you'd have for the main PC?

Bros3ph_Gaming · August 2020

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

Hi! I’m new here in the community, and pretty much in PC building. I’m about to build my first PC, but I can’t decide if my plan build is
capable enough for my purpose. So I’m planning to use my build for streaming and gaming. I play bunch of FPS games, like Apex Legends and CoD Warzone, the same time I currently stream on 720p 30fps using OBS.Live.
This will be my planned build:

Ryzen 3600 - 16GB RAM 3600MHz - RTX 2060 Ultra KO - mobo B550 for future Ryzen chip compatibility

I plan to eventually use this PC as a dedicated streaming PC, that’s why I do not want to spend too much on the GPU.

My biggest concern is, will these be enough to game on high settings while streaming CoD Warzone or Apex Legends?

Because if not, I will just go ahead on my original plan build which is, 3700X paired with RTX 2070 Super.

Thanks much!!

Yes, you should be able to get high settings 60FPS in most games you play if you're playing at 1080p with a 2060. On the really graphically intense games you may not be able to get more than 60FPS, but for CoD and Apex legends you should be able to get 100+.

If you're planning on staying at 720p/30FPS while streaming, then you'll have minimal in-game performance loss.

Thanks much! I do not want to over spec the build since my plan is to eventually turn this as a dedicated streaming pc.

Last question, should I get B550 or X570? For a more future proof AMD MOBO.

They'll both be equally future proof for most people. There's some specific differences between X570 and B550, but for the average user they don't really matter. If you want to read more about them, Gamers Nexus has a good technical breakdown here:

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3582-amd-chipset-differences-b550-vs-x570-b450-x470-zen-3

Sorry seems like I edited my prior comment too late.

I have a follow up question, should I go straight for Ryzen 3900X instead of 3600? With all the deals going on with Ryzen chips, and also if I’m planning to eventually upgrade the 3600.

I read that more cores means better rendering which streaming takes advantage of, and specially if I’m planning to use this build for some editing. Or is 3900X an overkill for the purpose?
So the thing about streaming is that there are two different types: software and hardware. Software encoding will utilize CPU resources and yes, more cores and threads will be helpful in that respect. However, you don't need a 3900X just for streaming, depending on how high quality you want to stream in. As an example, I have a 3700X in my system and I stream at 720p/60FPS at x264 Medium. In the most CPU intensive games I play I still usually only hit 60-70% CPU utilization at most. Streaming is a task that does like more cores/threads, but it's dependent on some other factors and after a certain point you do hit diminishing returns.

If you plan on using hardware encoding to stream, then you'll be utilizing your GPU instead of the CPU and those extra cores won't really matter for gaming.

For video editing, it's a bit of a different discussion. That's going to depend on the specific program you plan to use. In general for video editing and rendering more cores will equate to better performance, but some programs and use cases may be optimized more for single-threaded performance. You'll need to do a little research on that front but if that's something you definitely plan to get into later, the 3900X is definitely a good all around pick.

You say you're planning on turning this into a dedicated streaming PC later, does that mean you would use your main PC as your editing/gaming PC when you get into editing later? And do you know what kind of setup you'd have for the main PC?

Yup I am planning on using the hardware encoding so I don’t need to shell out on a more expensive CPU, I was just not sure if the 3600 will be enough.

Yup, my future main pc will be the editing/gaming pc. So far I have not thought of the build yet, but from what I have seen, many high end gaming pc runs on a intel based setup. I was actually planning on asking for help from the community again when the time comes.

I really appreciate the answers, I now feel more confident that the 3600 paired with 2060 KO Ultra will be a great bang for the buck build.

TSTonyV · August 2020

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

TSTonyV said:

Bros3ph_Gaming said:

Hi! I’m new here in the community, and pretty much in PC building. I’m about to build my first PC, but I can’t decide if my plan build is
capable enough for my purpose. So I’m planning to use my build for streaming and gaming. I play bunch of FPS games, like Apex Legends and CoD Warzone, the same time I currently stream on 720p 30fps using OBS.Live.
This will be my planned build:

Ryzen 3600 - 16GB RAM 3600MHz - RTX 2060 Ultra KO - mobo B550 for future Ryzen chip compatibility

I plan to eventually use this PC as a dedicated streaming PC, that’s why I do not want to spend too much on the GPU.

My biggest concern is, will these be enough to game on high settings while streaming CoD Warzone or Apex Legends?

Because if not, I will just go ahead on my original plan build which is, 3700X paired with RTX 2070 Super.

Thanks much!!

Yes, you should be able to get high settings 60FPS in most games you play if you're playing at 1080p with a 2060. On the really graphically intense games you may not be able to get more than 60FPS, but for CoD and Apex legends you should be able to get 100+.

If you're planning on staying at 720p/30FPS while streaming, then you'll have minimal in-game performance loss.

Thanks much! I do not want to over spec the build since my plan is to eventually turn this as a dedicated streaming pc.

Last question, should I get B550 or X570? For a more future proof AMD MOBO.

They'll both be equally future proof for most people. There's some specific differences between X570 and B550, but for the average user they don't really matter. If you want to read more about them, Gamers Nexus has a good technical breakdown here:

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3582-amd-chipset-differences-b550-vs-x570-b450-x470-zen-3

Sorry seems like I edited my prior comment too late.

I have a follow up question, should I go straight for Ryzen 3900X instead of 3600? With all the deals going on with Ryzen chips, and also if I’m planning to eventually upgrade the 3600.

I read that more cores means better rendering which streaming takes advantage of, and specially if I’m planning to use this build for some editing. Or is 3900X an overkill for the purpose?
So the thing about streaming is that there are two different types: software and hardware. Software encoding will utilize CPU resources and yes, more cores and threads will be helpful in that respect. However, you don't need a 3900X just for streaming, depending on how high quality you want to stream in. As an example, I have a 3700X in my system and I stream at 720p/60FPS at x264 Medium. In the most CPU intensive games I play I still usually only hit 60-70% CPU utilization at most. Streaming is a task that does like more cores/threads, but it's dependent on some other factors and after a certain point you do hit diminishing returns.

If you plan on using hardware encoding to stream, then you'll be utilizing your GPU instead of the CPU and those extra cores won't really matter for gaming.

For video editing, it's a bit of a different discussion. That's going to depend on the specific program you plan to use. In general for video editing and rendering more cores will equate to better performance, but some programs and use cases may be optimized more for single-threaded performance. You'll need to do a little research on that front but if that's something you definitely plan to get into later, the 3900X is definitely a good all around pick.

You say you're planning on turning this into a dedicated streaming PC later, does that mean you would use your main PC as your editing/gaming PC when you get into editing later? And do you know what kind of setup you'd have for the main PC?

Yup I am planning on using the hardware encoding so I don’t need to shell out on a more expensive CPU, I was just not sure if the 3600 will be enough.

Yup, my future main pc will be the editing/gaming pc. So far I have not thought of the build yet, but from what I have seen, many high end gaming pc runs on a intel based setup. I was actually planning on asking for help from the community again when the time comes.

I really appreciate the answers, I now feel more confident that the 3600 paired with 2060 KO Ultra will be a great bang for the buck build.

The 3600 is definitely enough, and with a 2060 it's a pretty good mid-range system, I think you'll be happy with it.

Most high-end gaming builds are Intel based since Intel still has the edge in raw single-core performance right now, and games still aren't great at multi-core utilization yet.

Spazack · August 2020

Hi. I'm looking to upgrade from my previous PC and I made this build I will link below. It is a little out of my price range so I was wondering if I could get the price down to around 1200 from 1400 without sacrificing much performance.

Also, I am pretty new to building PC's as my friend pretty much built my entire previous PC with me just watching and not knowing what was going on. So, I am wondering if there are willing employees in the store that could just give me hints as to what to do or if I really need to spend the extra $150 plus on hiring someone. I have a decent idea of how to build but am just worried about messing up.

Thanks!

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-intel.aspx?load=69c20c68-741e-4fb2-9e51-52aab09772fd

TSTonyV · August 2020

Spazack said:

I am pretty new to building PC's as my friend pretty much built my entire previous PC with me just watching and not knowing what was going on. So, I am wondering if there are willing employees in the store that could just give me hints as to what to do or if I really need to spend the extra $150 plus on hiring someone. I have a decent idea of how to build but am just worried about messing up.

So, in my opinion building a PC isn't hard, it's just time consuming. It's really just electronic legos. As long as you can follow instructions and plug things into the right place, it's not hard.

The way I did it the first time was I just looked up a video guide on youtube, and followed it step by step. There are a LOT of good guides on youtube available so if it were me, I'd definitely go that route. Plus it's really satisfying to build your own system.

Gennik617 · August 2020

New to building pcs, have a slight clue on what i’m doing a need advice/recommendations on the build.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5
Motherboard: ASUS B550M plus (wifi) TUF Gaming AMD
Ram: G.Skill RipJawsV
VideoCard: Geforce RTX2060 Ko Ultra overclocked
SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Power Supply: Corsair RM650x 650 w
Case: Lian Li 205 m
Watercooling i’m still not too educated on, so i’m not sure if it’s necessary for this build. if so, recommend one to me please! My budget is gonna be 2000

TSTonyV · August 2020

Gennik617 said:

New to building pcs, have a slight clue on what i’m doing a need advice/recommendations on the build.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5
Motherboard: ASUS B550M plus (wifi) TUF Gaming AMD
Ram: G.Skill RipJawsV
VideoCard: Geforce RTX2060 Ko Ultra overclocked
SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Power Supply: Corsair RM650x 650 w
Case: Lian Li 205 m
Watercooling i’m still not too educated on, so i’m not sure if it’s necessary for this build. if so, recommend one to me please! My budget is gonna be 2000

That's a good build to start off with, although with that budget you can definitely get more powerful parts.

Water cooling is a good solution if you have a processor that generates a lot of heat and has high power draw, think of processors like the i7-10700k, i9-10900k, Ryzen 9 3900x, etc... typically the more high end stuff. Mid-range stuff can also generate a lot of heat, like an overclocked i5-10600k, but generally as you go up the product stack heat increases. Water cooling is one of the better cooling solutions, but high end air coolers like the Noctua NH-D15 compete directly with water coolers. For a Ryzen 5 water cooling would not be required. The stock cooler that comes with them is adequate, but if you wanted an aftermarket cooler something like a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO would be more than enough.

Custom liquid cooling is another beast entirely and very expensive.

A_Human_Person · August 2020

TSTonyV said:

A_Human_Person said:

Hello, I am a student that is trying to build a computer for science research, specifically machine learning. A teacher/mentor has advised me to pick a CPU that has the highest clock speed affordable as well as some other specs, but there are just so many options! I am completely new to computer building, and when looking at the components with the specs I need, there are just too many. Here are the things I need: 64GB Memory, 2TB SSD, NVidia GForce 2080Ti for GPU/Graphics card. The rest were not specified, but I am also having trouble choosing the motherboard and the power source. It would be really good if you helped!

If what you need is "the highest clock speed affordable" that's just another way of saying "buy the highest end Intel chip you can afford." If we're already talking 2080ti/64GB of RAM, then I'll just assume your budget can probably fit the other really high end stuff. In your case, the fastest clock speed you'll get is out of the i9-10900k. Depending on what kind of features you want what motherboard you go with can be flexible. I'd go with something like this:

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=7273de4b-7b9c-4cb1-af3b-59b57e7517af

If this is out of your budget, can you specify what kind of price range you're in so we can tailor the recommendations accordingly?

Thank you for your reply! I was able to pick everything except the motherboard and GPU based on your recommendations. I heard that a new GPU (3080 3080 Ti) is coming out soon, so I think I will wait until it comes out. Do I still need to buy a video card in order for the computer to work? I saw that the CPU comes with some sort of graphics unit. I chose the motherboard that you selected, I am not too experienced with choosing components as this is my first time. I see that it has Wifi and is compatible with GPUs so I think it will be fine.

SammyFox01 · August 2020

Hi there! I am looking for about a 3000$ build. I am looking to be able to somewhat future proof my setup. The games I am going to be playing mostly right now are the new cod (blackops coldwar?) apex legends, gtav and similar games. I am also wanting to stream or record and be able to edit videos without it taking a really long time to export 20 to 30 minute videos. Also I'd like integrated wifi and ethernet. I'm not super new to computer building but I'd like some help determining what would fit into my budget and needs

. Thanks everyone!

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