$1,000 Mid-Level Gaming, Streaming, and Production
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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 AutoCAD, PhotoShop, AfterEffects. Premiere Pro… You can get the Studio Driver HERE.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core ($137.90 @ Amazon*)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 UD ATX AM4 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon*)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($60.99 @ Amazon*)
Storage (SSD): Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME ($74.98 @ Amazon*)
Storage (HDD): Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM HDD ($54.99 @ Amazon*)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB ($289.99 @ Amazon*)
Case: Corsair 110R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.95 @ Amazon*)
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Semi-modular ($64.98 @ Amazon*)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack ($20.99 @ Amazon*)
Custom: Fan Splitter 1 to 4 Converter ($5.99 @ Amazon*)
Total: $941.75**
Optional WIFI: EDUP WiFi Wireless WiFi Card with Bluetooth 5.0 ($29.99 @ Amazon*)
Total with WiFi: $971.74**
Write Up:
CPU:
The R5 2600 offers 6-core 12-thread Performance that will breeze through most workloads with ease.
Motherboard:
This board from Gigabyte 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 250GB NVME SSD drive from Samsung has 512MB of cache (DRAM), 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, only loading a stream source… HDDs are fantastic for single tasks.
Video Card:
This GTX 1660ti from Gigabyte is a reliable mid-tier video card that will breeze through most games at medium to high settings. The GTX 1660ti 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 Corsair offers excellent cable management and airflow.
Power Supply:
EVGA has a dependable 500W semi-modular power supply here. It has enough power for today and upgrades tomorrow.
Case Fans:
I included this set of 5 fans to provide three front intakes and two top exhausts, and one rear exhaust with the fan included with the case. Make sure to grab the fan splitter too.
Optional WIFI Card:
This little card is fantastic. I have one in all of my personal builds. The Bluetooth connectivity is impressive. 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.
Bible Verse of the day:
12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
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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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