Help, a building challenge

[Haur]

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I'm currently trying to build a gaming setup, and would like to help for that. I have a budget of around 300000 isk, including screen, keyboard and mouse.
I'm interested in getting best bank for buck, and was hoping I could get help.

[Dóri S.]

What kind of gaming will you be doing? Will the pc be used for anything else than gaming?

[Haur]

I really like playing apex legends and Cs go, and would like to be able to play cyberpunk at decent graphics. Mostly gaming, and maybe play a bit of guitar and singing into it later. General use too

[Bourne]

There are new graphics cards to be announced on September 1st which are reported to be a big upgrade over the current lineup, RTX 2000 series.
You could buy a used graphics cards since people are getting rid of 1000 and 2000 series cards rapidly before the new ones that are coming up.

For this budget including peripherals you'd probably want to go with a Ryzen 3600 + B550 motherboard (B550 allows you to upgrade to Ryzen 4000 later).

For general usage I'd opt for an IPS monitor and since you're playing esports titles you'd want it to be high refresh rate.
Something like this, https://att.is/product/asus-27-vg279qm-leikjaskjar
If colors are viewing angles aren't important to you a similar monitor with a TN panel will cost 30-40k isk less.

You want to go with 16GB or more of DDR4 ram, preferably 3200-3600mhz for the AMD platform.

For storage you want an NVME pcie3/4 drive at least 500GB, preferably 1TB.

Just start putting together a list and post it here for feedback.

[pepsico]

77.900 kr. RTX 2060 Super https://tolvutaekni.is/collections/skja ... isplayport
29.500 kr. Ryzen 5 3600 CPU https://kisildalur.is/category/9/products/740
17.500 kr. ASRock B450M Pro4-F µATX Motherboard https://kisildalur.is/category/8/products/1051
16.900 kr. 2x8 GB 3200 MHz CL16 RAM https://tolvutaekni.is/collections/vinn ... geance-lpx
27.500 kr. Samsung 860 Evo 1TB Storage https://kisildalur.is/category/11/products/1320
17.846 kr. Fractal Define C ATX Case https://www.tl.is/product/define-c-atx- ... ur-svartur
11.897 kr. Cooler Master MWE 750 WHITE PSU https://www.tl.is/product/mwe-750w-aflgjafi
6.796 kr. Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler https://www.tl.is/product/coolermaster- ... oll-socket
205.839 kr. Total

It's still impossible to beat the Ryzen 5 3600 paired with a cheap motherboard in the bang-for-the-buck aspect.
You could probably live with a GTX 1660 Super just fine and save yourself 31.000 kr. but since you said Cyberpunk 2077 at decent graphics I went with a stronger option. The CPU Cooler is technically optional since the R5 3600 comes with its own cooler, but I would personally not use that one because it is very loud.

[Haur]

Somebody on another thread here recommend this as the budget solution


47.500 kr. Palit GTX 1660 Super skjákort https://kisildalur.is/category/12/products/1408
29.500 kr. Ryzen 5 3600 örgjörvi https://kisildalur.is/category/9/products/740
17.500 kr. ASRock B450M Pro4-F µATX móðurborð https://kisildalur.is/category/8/products/1051
16.900 kr. 2x8GB 3200 MHz CL16 vinnsluminni https://tolvutaekni.is/collections/vinn ... geance-lpx
13.500 kr. 512GB TeamGroup GX2 SSD drif https://kisildalur.is/category/11/products/1293
13.297 kr. Cooler Master Silencio S400 turnkassi https://www.tl.is/product/silencio-s400 ... deinangrun
8.996 kr. Cooler Master MWE 500W aflgjafi https://www.tl.is/product/mwe-500w-aflgjafi
6.796 kr. Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO örgjörvakæling https://www.tl.is/product/coolermaster- ... oll-socket
= 153.989 kr

I'm just not sure if it's good to buy now, since the new graphic cards are coming, then I might get something better if I just wait a bit.

How long does it take for the announcement of the gpus and until it hits shelfs here in Iceland??

[halipuz1]

Probably around a month or so. Being optimistic with covid still going strong.

[chebkhaled]

I'd suggest this: https://spjall.vaktin.is/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=83610
It has a 8700k cpu and GTX 1080ti which is still outperforming 2060 super and 2070 super and is trading blows with a 2080 super

according to this: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digi ... s-revealed
the E3 demo was run on a comperable rig.(in 2018)

Have 6700K + GTX 1080ti combo myself and I couldn't be happier.

[ChopTheDoggie]

CPU | R5-3600X - 33.500 | https://kisildalur.is/category/9/products/714
Mobo | Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (3000 READY) - 19.900 | https://tolvutaekni.is/collections/modu ... 4xddr4-m-2
RAM | (Lifetime Warranty) - Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200Mhz CL16 | 14.900 | https://tolvutaekni.is/collections/vinn ... geance-lpx
GPU | Palit RTX 2060 6GB OC - 63.900 | https://tolvutaekni.is/collections/skja ... isplayport
SSD | Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 NVMe 500GB - 23.950 | https://www.att.is/product/samsung-970- ... gb-ssddrif
PSU | Corsair RM650x 80G+ - 21.950 | https://www.att.is/product/corsair-rm650x-aflgjafi
Case | Lian-Li Lancool 2 ATX - 24.990 | https://tolvutek.is/Tolvur-og-skjair/Ih ... 479.action

Total: 203.090kr
Mouse: 15.000kr (User preference)
Keyboard: 20.000kr (User preference)
Headset: 15.000kr (User preference)
Monitor: ACER Nitro VG2 24.5" 240hz, 1920x1080 IPS, 99% sRGB, G-Sync compatible - Tölvulistinn - Discount Price: 58.469 Original Price: 64.995 https://www.tl.is/product/acer-nitro-vg ... eikjaskjar

Grand total: 311.559kr
(If you don't need a headset then the total will be slightly under your budget)
I would personally wait for the new GPU line to drop or get a used 2060 6GB for 40k if you can.
The B450 will be supported for the upcoming Zen 3 CPUs for later upgrade if you wish, just needs a BIOS update beforehand.
I put "User preferences" because it is entirely up to you what peripherals suits you the best
Good luck.