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I want to begin PC building but want to start with mid range and combos that wont break the bank
My plan is:
Ryzen 5 2600X
Gigabyte GTX 1060 wind force OC 6gig
MSI gaming plus X370
Kingston A400 240gig SSD and Seagate 2TB barracuda
Phateks P400 case
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pauliunas
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Jun 1, 2019
looks fine, just don't overspend on the motherboard. You can get one for half the price and it will be just as good. It's not like you're getting SLI or heavy overclocking or anything like that. If you're planning on overclocking, save some money on the motherboard and get a better processor. Ryzen 2700 is only $30 more expensive and will definitely offer better performance than 2600x. That way you won't need to overclock and void your warranty, and you're guaranteed to get better performance (unlike overclocking, which is a lottery - sometimes you can't even get past 100MHz because you got unlucky with the silicon). Overclocking is only really relevant if you've already topped out on the mainstream processor lineup. For example, it's cheaper to overclock an i7 than to buy an i9 (I think... but I haven't looked this one up specifically). Other than that, you can save on the motherboard and get the next CPU in line that will be guaranteed to have better performance.
EustaceTrevelyan
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Dec 24, 2018
That's cool. I needed a computer last year and had no choice budgetwise but to get an omen. Would rather have had a full size case and put it together myself but because of stupid crypto mining would've cost hundreds more.
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