07/21/2020 $1,000 White and RGB Build List

Ok, So today we went a bit over budget but I think the extra $150 is worth it for the RTX 2060 Super and R5 3600. If you have to be at $1k then substitute in a 1660ti

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($166.90 @ Amazon*)

CPU Cooler: upHere CCF150ARGB 49.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.99 @ Amazon*) 

Motherboard: ASRock B450 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard ($129.88 @ Amazon*)

Memory: Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory ($72.98 @ Amazon*) 

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

Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB HDD ($58.04 @ Amazon*) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB VENTUS GP OC Video Card ($442.28 @ Amazon*) 

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

Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($72.75 @ Amazon*) 

Case Fan: ARCTIC F14 PWM PST 74 CFM 140 mm Fan ($13.21 @ 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: $1,150**

Write up:

CPU

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

CPU Cooler 

This little cooler is sick looking and RGB! It’s also well-reviewed and shouldn’t have any trouble keeping up with the 3600

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 TForce while only 3000 speed is a good price to performance while compromises were made to have RGB at this price point.

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 has DRAM

Video Card 

I went with the 2060 Super 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 

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 semi-modular PSU I couldn’t not put it on the list.

Case Fans

Straight up I chose these because they are White and black to match the case. Well reviewed, these fans should serve you well.

Conclusion

 This is a solid Gaming PC that will run most titles on Medium to High settings with a good amount of RGB.

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**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.