07/17/2020 $1,000 Black and Classy Build List

Well, we got a lot of flack for our $1k builds on the 16th so today we are switching to a 2060 over a 1660ti. More information on that in the GPU writeup. This should be a nice mid-tier gaming rig.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($171.89 @ Amazon*)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Motherboard ($122.99 @ Amazon*)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB DDR4-3600 CL18 ($65.98 @ Amazon*)

Storage: Patriot VPN100 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME SSD ($79.98 @ Amazon*)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM HDD($58.04 @ Amazon*)

Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card ($397.49 @ Amazon*)

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon*)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 550 W 80+ Gold Fully Modular ATX ($116.49 @ Amazon*)

Case Fan: (2) be quiet! Silent Wings 3 140 mm Fans ($30.90 @ Amazon*) GRAB 2!!

Custom: LEDdess PWM Fan Splitter Cable 1to3 Ways ($5.50 @ Amazon*)


Optional: EDUP WiFi and Bluetooth Adapter PCI-E ($29.99 @ Amazon*)


Total: $1082.78**

Write up:

CPU: I went with the 3600 because it is a 6 core 12 thread beast of a chip for under $200

Motherboard: I went with the ASRock because of the price and features.

Memory: A fox list wouldn’t be complete without at least 16GB of memory and the G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB rips along at 3600mhz ensuring the CPU isn’t RAM bottlenecked

Storage: As always for this price point I am pairing a 512GB NVME with a 2TB HDD. Put your system and programs on the NVME and put your files and games on the HDD and yes, this NVME has DRAM

Video Card: I went with the 2060 because it is a great price to performance option. Yes, better performance can be found for the same price with an AMD card but with their instability issues I can not in good faith recommend a card that I would not put in a personal or client build.*** Not to mention the Turing NVENC Chip for you streamers.

Case: I love the Phanteks case. It is a beautiful and elegant case which is also great for new builders and veterans alike with its easy cable management. It comes with 1 exhaust fan and I included 2 140mm intake fans for you to put in the front of the case.

Power Supply: When I saw the price for this fully modular PSU I couldn’t not put it on the list.

Case Fans: I love be quiet! fans. Make sure to grab 2 for the front of your case and when you install them make sure the arrow in the fan points toward your motherboard.

Conclusion: This is a solid Gaming PC that will run most titles on Medium to High settings.












*Post contains Amazon Associate links.

**Based on the prices and availability at the time of writing. Pricing and availability changes minute by minute.

***AMD has reportedly fixed their driver issues. We will not be including them in builds for a while to make sure the issue is truly fixed.

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