$1,000 RGB 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 ($138.44 @ Amazon*)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-234-ARGB 56.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Amazon*)
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ($116.65 @ Amazon*)
Memory: Team T-Force Delta RGB 16GB DDR4-3000 CL16 ($72.98 @ 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 6 GB OC $289.99 @ Amazon*)
Case: Deepcool Matrexx 55 V3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.69 @ Amazon*)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Fully Modular ($99.99 @ Amazon*)
Case Fan: upHere T7SYC7 120 mm Fans 6-Pack ($46.99 @ Amazon*)
Total: $1003.31**
Optional WIFI: EDUP WiFi Wireless WiFi Card with Bluetooth 5.0 ($29.99 @ Amazon*)
Total with WiFi: $1033.30**
Write Up:
CPU:
The R5 2600 offers 6-core 12-thread Performance that will breeze through most workloads with ease.
CPU Cooler:
This RGB cooler will keep up with the CPU well while adding some beautiful lighting to the build.
Motherboard:
This board from MSI is a premium B450 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 DDR4-3000 kit from T-Force is a great RGB pairing 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 Deepcool gives a beautiful black and beautiful appearance with tasteful glass panels to let you see the beauty of the case fans on the list. With its easy cable management and tempered glass side and front panel, even new builders can get a clean and professional-looking build.
Power Supply:
This PSU from Seasonic is a dependable 550W fully-modular 80+ gold rated power supply. It has enough power for today and upgrades tomorrow.
Case Fans:
I went with this 6-pack of RGB fans to give you all the unicorn puke RGB you could want.
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:
17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
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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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