07/21/2020 $1,500 Black and Classy Build List

Not really any changes for Today’s list from Monday’s Just a change to the GPU and Motherboard for what was in stock. Nice solid R7 3700X/2070 Super Build. This is very similar to my personal gaming build and it rips through anything I throw at it.


CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Amazon*) 

Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($218.00 @ Amazon*)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($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: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card ($585.98 @ Amazon*) 

Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon*)

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

Case Fan: (2) be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($21.23 @ Amazon*) 

Custom: PWM Fan Splitter, 1 to 4 Converter 10 inches (2 Pack) ($9.99 @ Amazon*) 


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


Total: 

$1526.85**


Write up:


CPU: 

I went with the 3700x because it is an 8 core 16 thread beast of a chip for under $300


Motherboard:

I went with the ASRock because of the price and features. Not to mention the X570 is the most feature-rich AM4 Chipset.


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 512 NVME with a 2TB HDD. Put your system and programs on the NVME and put your files and games on the HDD and yes, the NVME had DRAM


Video Card:

I went with the 2070 Super because it is a Power House under $700 that performs better than last generation’s 1080ti.


Case: 

Most of you know by now that I love the NZXT H510. I love putting 2 140mm fans in the front and having a nice positive pressure case that will help to keep the dust out. Yes, there has been testing that shows that the stock cooling set up with negative pressure using only the 2 stock 120mm fans as exhausts runs cool and that adding 2 140mm fans from the front doesn’t add much in the way of cooling. But, I see it as worth the extra $20 as keeping dust out of the case keeps things cool longer and with less cleaning and more gaming.


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 High to Ultra settings.










*Post contains Amazon Associate links.

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

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