$1,000 Mid-Tier Gaming, Streaming and Production
Just a small step up from the $800 build is this Mid-Tier PC. I try to stay +/- 15% of the budget and today we are pushing +15% but I feel the upgrade to an X570 board and an RTX2060 is well worth it.
This is a solid build for gaming, streaming, and production. For you gamers, you can expect 60-100FPS at medium to high settings in most games. For production users, the NVIDIA Studio Driver works with the included graphics card to accelerate the performance of programs like Auto CAD, PhotoShop, AfterEffects. Premiere Pro… You can get the Studio Driver HERE.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Amazon*)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX ($189.10 @ Amazon*)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB DDR4-3600 CL18 ($65.98 @ Amazon*)
Storage: Patriot VPN100 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME SSD ($49.00 @ Amazon*)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM HDD ($59.00 @ Amazon*)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO ($359.00 @ Amazon*)
Case: Thermaltake Versa J25 ATX Mid Tower Case ($170.36 @ Amazon*)
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Semi-modular ($79.78 @ Amazon*)
Total: $1132.21**
Optional WIFI: EDUP WiF Wireless WiFi Card with Bluetooth 5.0 ($29.99 @ Amazon*)
Total with WIFI: $1162.20**
Write Up
CPU:
The 3600 offers 6-core 12-thread Performance that will breeze through most workloads with ease.
Motherboard:
This board from Asus is a premium X570 board with almost every feature you could want except maybe WIFI and Bluetooth 5.0 but we address that in the optional WIFI card.
Memory:
This 16GB DDR4-3600 kit from G.Skill is the sweet spot for Ryzen CPUs to ensure the CPU is speeding right through all the Chrome Tabs you can throw at it (within reason lol)
Storage (SSD):
This 256GB NVME SSD drive from Patriot has 512MB of cache (DRAM) which is double the amount of cache usually seen at this storage capacity. This is the drive to install your system on to ensure the pc is speeding along for years to come.
Storage (HDD):
The Seagate Barracuda 2TB is a mainstay on my lists. This is the drive to put everything you don’t want clogging up your NVME. Games, songs, stream sources…. Any files that aren’t as demanding. HDDs get a lot of flak. A lot of builders switching to a single 1TB NVME. But the price to performance and storage of the Barracuda HDD is unbeatable. HDDs are great at one program at a time. If all you’re doing is loading a game, just playing a song, just loading a stream source… HDDs are awesome for single tasks.
Video Card:
This 2060 from EVGA is a solid mid-tier video card that will breeze through most games at medium to high settings. The RTX 2060 also has a Turing NVENC encoder that can take the stream encoding load off the GPU and the CPU for you aspiring streamers.
Case:
This case from Thermaltake gives a nice black and sleek appearance to your build. With its easy cable management and tempered glass side panel, even new builders can get a clean and professional-looking build.
Power Supply:
EVGA has a solid 500W semi-modular power supply here. It has enough power for today and for upgrades tomorrow.
Optional WIFI Card:
This little card is awesome. I have one in all of my personal builds. The Bluetooth connectivity is amazing. I have had uninterrupted connectivity throughout my house. So if I am working in the office and then go to the kitchen to grab a snack my music is still playing through my headphones.
Conclusion:
This is a solid PC for gaming at medium to high settings and a solid $1.000 Workstation for production users.
Daily Bible Verse:
2 LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.
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**Price at the time of writing. Prices may change minute to minute and may not be the same as listed.
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