Building a PC: A Budget-Friendly Option and a High-End Build

When it comes to building a PC, there are many options available, ranging from budget-friendly to high-end. In this article, we'll explore two different builds that showcase the range of possibilities.

For those on a tight budget, consider building an entry-level PC for around $330. This system includes a CPU, motherboard, storage, and power supply. The CPU is likely to be a mid-range option, such as the AMD Ryzen 3 or Intel Core i5, which will provide decent performance for general use. The motherboard is also a budget-friendly option, with features like USB 3.0 ports and SATA slots. Storage can be achieved with a 1TB hard drive, while power supply is handled by a 300W unit. This build should provide more than enough performance for basic tasks like browsing, streaming, and office work.

For those looking to upgrade their system or want the best possible performance, consider building a high-end PC for around $2,300. This system includes a top-of-the-line CPU, motherboard, storage, power supply, and graphics card. The CPU is likely to be an AMD Ryzen 9 or Intel Core i9, which will provide exceptional performance for gaming, content creation, and other demanding tasks. The motherboard is also high-end, with features like Wi-Fi, USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, and PCIe lanes. Storage can be achieved with a fast NVMe SSD, while power supply is handled by an 850W unit with a high efficiency rating. This build should provide incredible performance for the most demanding tasks.

Choosing a CPU

When it comes to choosing a CPU, there are many options available, ranging from budget-friendly to high-end. For the entry-level PC, consider the AMD Ryzen 3 or Intel Core i5, which will provide decent performance for general use. These CPUs have multiple cores and threads, making them suitable for tasks like browsing, streaming, and office work.

For the high-end PC, consider the AMD Ryzen 9 or Intel Core i9, which will provide exceptional performance for gaming, content creation, and other demanding tasks. These CPUs have more cores and threads than their budget-friendly counterparts, making them ideal for heavy use cases.

Choosing a Motherboard

The motherboard is also an important component of any PC build. For the entry-level PC, consider a budget-friendly option that still has all the necessary features like USB 3.0 ports and SATA slots. The motherboard should also be compatible with the chosen CPU.

For the high-end PC, consider a high-end motherboard that supports the top-of-the-line CPU. This will provide features like Wi-Fi, USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, and PCIe lanes, making it suitable for demanding tasks.

Choosing Storage

Storage is another important component of any PC build. For both builds, consider using a fast NVMe SSD for optimal performance. The entry-level PC can use a 1TB hard drive as an alternative to the faster SSD.

For the high-end PC, consider using multiple fast NVMe SSDs or a combination of SSD and HDD storage. This will provide excellent performance for demanding tasks like gaming and content creation.

Choosing a Power Supply

A power supply is also essential for any PC build. For the entry-level PC, consider a 300W unit that should be sufficient for general use. However, if you're building a high-end system or want to future-proof your build, consider an 850W unit with a high efficiency rating.

For the high-end PC, consider a power supply that can handle the power requirements of multiple components like graphics cards and CPU coolers. Look for a unit with a high wattage rating and high efficiency rating to minimize energy consumption.

Choosing a Graphics Card

A graphics card is also an important component of any gaming PC build. For both builds, consider using a budget-friendly option that still provides excellent performance for gaming.

For the entry-level PC, consider a mid-range graphics card like the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super or AMD Radeon RX 560X.

For the high-end PC, consider a top-of-the-line graphics card like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT. This will provide exceptional performance for demanding tasks like gaming and content creation.

Choosing a Case

A case is also essential for any PC build. For both builds, consider using a case that provides good airflow, cable management options, and aesthetics.

For the entry-level PC, consider a budget-friendly case that still has all the necessary features. The Fractal Design Meshify C is a popular option that provides good airflow and cable management options.

For the high-end PC, consider a case with advanced features like tempered glass side panels, RGB lighting, and premium materials. The Fractal Define 6 is a popular option that provides excellent aesthetics and cable management options.

Choosing Additional Components

Additional components like cooling, memory, and networking equipment can also enhance your PC build. Consider using a mid-range CPU cooler for the entry-level PC or an advanced liquid cooling system for the high-end PC. For the entry-level PC, consider using 16GB of RAM, while the high-end PC can use up to 64GB.

For the entry-level PC, consider using a budget-friendly networking equipment like an Ethernet cable and Wi-Fi adapter. The high-end PC can use more advanced features like Wi-Fi 6 and multi-Gigabit Ethernet ports.

In conclusion, building a PC involves choosing various components that work together to provide optimal performance and functionality. By considering your budget, needs, and preferences, you can build a system that meets your requirements and provides years of reliable service.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: encooller masters new mmm 7:10 and mmm 7/11 gaming mice are designed to be fast lightweight and accurate both are available in black or white glossy or matte sand the mm7 11 is equipped with RGB lighting whereas the mm 710 takes a more stealthy approach thanks to the durable yet flexible ultra weave cable this mouse weighs in at less than 53 grams overall and features a 16,000 dpi picsArt sensor and genuine Omron switches the mm 710 at mm 711 are dust and splash resistant too so click the sponsor link in the description to learn more what's up guys welcome to my monthly builds video for December 2019 every month I part out a couple pcs usually gaming pcs so you guys at home if you're trying to figure out which parts you should build a computer with I can get some advice maybe some suggestions to guide you in the right direction to that end if you want to actually see me put a system together in build one check out my builds playlist the $900 gaming PC that everyone should build on Black Friday has been doing really well and if you want to spend around 800 to a thousand dollars I recommend checking that build out because that has some really highly recommended parts right now also check out my how to build a PC playlist there's a beginner's guide that will give you a step-by-step walkthrough of the process if you've never built a system before and I'll link those both in the description this month's we are going to be building two systems I've got two parts lists I should say one is something reasonable that doesn't cost six hundred dollars plus just for the CPU and four that actually have a three hundred and thirty dollar entry level system but unfortunately the CPU might be hard to find right now also we had a follow up which is how about something with that fancy new 39 50 X so I did a build based on that as well also a system that you maybe shouldn't build or can't even really build right now simply due to the availability of the 39 50 X but we're hoping those will be back in stock maybe come at the beginning of January but if you can find one or if you're willing to just pay exorbitant to overpriced prices for one then this is the system I would build with it right now and if you're wondering why I'm not doing any Intel stuff I mean look at the look at the uptake on the Intel options down here the 10 980 XD and the 9900 KS not a whole lot of interest in those right now which is again why I tend to veer towards AMD right now I just think they are offering a better platform that has more of an upgrade path and if any of you guys want to compare go like three four years before Rison launched and look at the systems I was partying out back then they were pretty much all Intel based cuz AMD didn't have anything to offer at the moment that said next month in January 2020 looking forward in time here so I know it's a long ways away or it seems like that right now but select all that apply in the straw poll I'm asking what sheep use you want which platforms you're interested whether mainstream or high end GPU form-factor ATX micro or mini and then a few cost range options there as well and hopefully that'll give me a good idea of where you guys are at the beginning of 2020 when it comes to the systems you want to build and we can work from there that's it let's get into the first build the three hundred and thirty dollar gaming PC that you can't really build yet at least not in the United States this is based on the AMD Athlon 3000 G which is only $50 and a total price here is actually 330 and then there's a mail-in rebate so you could get it even potentially a little bit less than that the 3000 G is a dual-core processor with hyper-threading so it's two cores and four threads it's based on Zen plus microarchitecture so it's 12 nanometer not the newest seven nanometer architecture that the rise in 2000 series of processors are using that said it slots into an AM 4 motherboard it has integrated graphics it's only $50 so the name of the game with this build is really upgrade paths you can start off building a system that's 300 to 350 ish dollars and then you have the option of upgrading to a quad core 6 core 8 core 12 core or 16 core processor on the same platform that you could drop in and use and that I think is the beauty of this AMD Athlon 3000 G processor just because it is so inexpensive but it can get you in on this platform that has so many upgrade options available to you that said I don't think you can actually buy it right now at least not in the US I've seen this internationally a few places bnh is the only place that currently has it listed it is available for pre-order I suppose I don't recommend pre-ordering although there are some actual reviews out on this already reviews are perfectly legitimate to post if people have the processors there's a group of 3d link in the description and they were they had some high praise for this it's a great value again it's a dual core so you're not gonna suddenly be rendering a ton of videos with it or anything but it will get you by it's a functional processor it has the instructions per clock performance since it's also unlock for overclocking you can bump it up to about 4 gigahertz and then the single core performance is pretty much right in line with what you would expect from a 2000 series rise in processor so great for an HT PC or a file server or entry level gaming if you're playing simpler or slightly older games or you're playing at 7:20 resolution or maybe a little bit at 1080 I'm hoping to grab one of these processors fairly soon to do a build for you guys and some testing myself because I think for anyone who really is starting out with a budget but who wants to build a system that they can maybe upgrade in the future it seems like a great choice all right we need a motherboard of course to go with it and for be 450 which is the chipset I think you should be going with for this type of processor there is one motherboard that I have been going to over and over and over and over again which is the same one that I had right here in the $900 build which is the B 450 tomahawk now available in a max version that will guarantee it has an updated bios for the 3000 series rising processors that more it will cost you about 110 200 $15 and it's a good board and if you're building a full sized system that's probably the board I would recommend that said I've recommended it many many times already I actually talked to MSI and they're like yeah we're selling a good amount of these boards that's good but that which is good because I think it's a good board for the price but I wanted to go with something that was maybe a little different and also maybe a little bit less expensive you can get the B 450 Oris and micro ATX for about $85 so that's gonna save you twenty twenty-five dollars over something like the tomahawk max and this board is pretty solid as an entry-level board goes the V RMS are not horrible on it you can drop in a 3900 X 239 50 X into this socket here and it will run just fine at stock speeds you're probably not gonna be able to do too much overclocking with those really high core count chips but you could easily drop in a 6 core or an 8 core as well like a 3,600 3,600 X or 3700 X if you have the money in the future to do that it's got USB 3.0 front panel for the case and it's also got a single MDOT 2 slot that does have a heat spreader on it it's not in the best location here but again if you're looking for a little bit more than this then I would recommend going full sized ATX with that MSI motherboard this can be found for $85 though over on Newegg and you'll notice on the Newegg description it says rise in desktop mm ready if you look at the MSI website they actually have it listed here as rise in desktop 3 ready and that is true with BIOS update version f40 you can slot in any of these rise in 3000 series processors into this board whether you're talking about the sixth course or the eighth course you can even find the Athlon 3000 G down here also supported as of BIOS update f40 so if you're shopping for this motherboard in particular if you're looking for it at retail and it has a sticker on it it says rise in desktop 3000 ready that means it's shipping with the updated BIOS or recognize this processor if it's not or if you're buying online where it's not specified and there's a decent chance if you got this board you would need to get an existing rise in 2000 series processor or 1000 series processor like this one drop it in update the BIOS and then you could swap in the newer processor so it would be recognized that's not the most convenient thing and it's also something that introduces a little bit of questions in people's heads so that's why I make videos like this one is to point out these little quirks that can happen from time to time like the CPU not really being widely available yet and like the motherboard needing an update in order to recognize that CPU all this said once again if you go with the B 450 tomahawk max that is guaranteed to ship with the BIOS that will recognize this processor so consider that as an option as well although I think you'd have to pay a few more bucks for that as well as for going in full sized ATX we need a memory kit though and you can get a 16 gig 2 by 8 gig kit of ddr4 3200 for $55 right now over on Newegg with this g.skill Aegis kit nothing too special here when it comes to like a heat spreader or anything but it is all black with just a little bit of red so it doesn't look horrible on sale right now and $55 with the price and you can't really beat that it's even got decent timings cast latency 16 this is not necessarily a memory kit that's on the qvl list for the motherboard that's chosen so you may be a little hit or miss when you're plugging in the values here and running it at the 3200 rated speed that said buying memory kits that are guaranteed to work with Rison tend to cost a little bit more and I would imagine you can get this kit running at 3000 speed if not to 3200 so that's our CPU which is also our graphics card since it has integrated graphics that's our motherboard and that's our memory we only need storage a case and a power supply still I am always recommending SSDs for your storage right now because going mechanical is just a bad idea at this point in time and when it's only $25 for a 240 decent SATA SSD you why would you go mechanical I I don't know why you would go mechanical this is the su 635 you can find the 500 gig version of this for about $55 as well but that would cost more money this would be enough to get Windows 10 loaded and probably install a few games but you're definitely gonna wanna want to add more storage in the future by dropping in a mechanical drive along with this or another SSD depending on the prices for that as well and now for a case we have the thermal take versa h18 I wanted a micro ATX case since it's a mic micro ATX motherboard and this is a nice little case for about $55 it's got a mesh front panel so plenty of airflow it comes with a single hundred and twenty millimeter fan installed in the back even has support for like a 240 or 280 millimeter radiator up in front although I haven't really built in this case yet personally so that may or may not be tough to fit in there cable management's is okay it does have some pass-through store out some cables behind the motherboard tray and it also has a power supply basement down in the bottom and it's even got tempered glass for a little side panel there as well meanwhile for i/o you've got a USB 3.0 as well as a couple USB 2.0 and we can connect those all up to our motherboard and even have a built out example of it here although I don't know if anyone's gonna be spending the money on this type of sleeve cable I have a feeling these Sleeps cables and this picture cost more than the case itself actually did next we want a power supply and for these I'm looking at the criteria of a power supply that is 80 plus bronze certified or better from a reputable manufacturer and see sonic definitely qualifies there and then we're looking for a 550 to 650 watt power supply and if possible we want one that has all black cables modular is nice as well if it has the cables that you can plug in only the ones you need but non modular is definitely an option and a way to save 10 15 20 dollars if you're trying to stick to a budget this one's currently available on Newegg for $60 and then there's a $15 mail-in rebate which brings the price down to $45 power supplies are one of the things that it's hardest to find good deals on right now and I think that's because at least in the u.s. we have tariffs so a lot of these are shipped from China so taxes are applied to them and then you get to pay the taxes super cool but those are my parts for my 330 ish dollar build and again the upgrade paths on this system is absolutely insane of course you'd want to add some upgrades here and then and then of course there's no graphics card in this system because you're gonna be running off the integrated graphics on the 3000 G so dropping in an entry level graphics card would also be a great way to boost the gaming performance and bring you up to 1080p or better when it cut in terms of what the system can handle here's my second system this one's a bit more expensive about $2,000 more expensive coming in at $2,300 but we're still in the m4 platform and here we are working with the rise in 939 50x the newest 16 core processor that AMD just dropped a couple weeks ago and its really really impossible to find right now at least at the retail price of 750 dollars that said I partner up the rest of the system based around actually being able to find that CPU at that price so that's a bit of a pipe dream right now but the total came to two thousand two hundred and ninety eight dollars and eighty eight cents which is pretty good we have an air cooler in here but it's a really nice 1 X 570 motherboard a real nice memory kits and I think some good component choices all around so let's start off with the processor 3950 X really good processor lots of people are willing to buy it for $750 but you can't actually do that sold out at Best Buy which is the only place that's currently listed that's linked on PC part picker I have an Amazon link as well where it is also currently unavailable so there you go you can find these on eBay and other locations and they're typically $200 plus marked up which I would not recommend spending wait till they come back in stock because that should be hopefully soon we don't know exactly AMD doesn't just come out and say hey it's gonna arrive on this specific date but I am told if not some time in December come January February we should be seeing more of these available for a cooler at the nock to NHD 15 chrome axe black the NHD 15 is a really really good air cooler it is huge but it still manages to maintain that pretty good RAM clearance thanks to some intelligent design with the fins and it performs on par with a lot of the liquid coolers that are out there so even though it's $100 which is a hefty price for a cooler it has both the performance and in my opinion the looks to warrant that price for a motherboard we have the ice rock X 570 tight sheet and this one's available for about 240 dollars with the rebate on Newegg 260 dollars on Amazon x5 70 boards you can find in the 100 to $200 price range right now but those tend to be pretty entry-level 200 to $300 you can find a huge amount of options and then $300 and up I feel like is where kind of the really nice premium ones tend to sit but the x5 70 Taichi from as rock I feel like it's a nice balance between it's not terribly expensive at about 240 or $250 has a really nice set of features really good power delivery it has like front panel USB 3.1 gen2 support a nice array of LED lighting it's got surface mounted power and reset buttons as well as a debug led it has a fixed IO shield which is another feature that is just really nice to have look it's even got a backplate so for $240 I can't see too much reason for spending more money on all those other really high-end X 570 boards because I don't see a lot of extra benefits you get from those it's got integrated Wi-Fi as well here's a quick look at the IO rear USB 3.2 gen2 type-c the only thing you really might be missing here compared to some of the higher-end boards is a 5 gig or 10 gig nic integrated but you may or may not actually have use for that depending on whether you transfer a lot of files around to your home anyway I'm looking at some memory here is the Trident C neo kits that I chose if you're looking at ddr4 3600 speed memory which is your recommended memory speed for your Rison third gen getting the kits that are specifically made for Rison is definitely some peace of mind but definitely also something that costs a little bit more so the transi neo kit is specifically for AMD Rison there's like a 99.9% chance that if you plug in the XMP values it will run at ddr4 3600 with these timings and you won't have to worry about anything beyond that it's also got some nice RGB lighting on it this kit is actually available for one $49.99 but it is the slightly looser timing's there's a CL 18 version as well as a seal 16 version here so I decided that since this is a little bit of a higher-end system and since it's only a $10 difference I went with this kit tighter timings oh and did you notice it's a 2 by 8 16 gig kit not 2 by 8 gig kits go back a year and this is like the same price you'd pay for a really nice tooth by 8 gig kit so it's good that the memory prices are a lot more reasonable this year as well for storage I didn't want to make too many decisions for you because storage price can really add up there for about $100 though you can get a crucial p1 1 terabyte MDOT - nvme SSD this is not the fastest of the nvme SSDs that are around it'll get you around 2,000 megabytes per second reads and about 1500 to 1600 megabytes per second writes but it is nvme it has the responsiveness of an SSD and it's a decent amount cheaper than the ones that you pay for like the higher-end samsung ones that are 3000 megabytes per second reads and writes and up this is great for an operating system drive and then if you wanted to get this system out with like a PCIe gen for SSD because it's capable of that or just more storage in general pick your poison because there's actually some really good prices on SSDs out there as well drop a couple like 2 terabytes SATA SSDs in here would be great for storage the gaming drives something like that as well for a graphics card it can be difficult to make a choice because really you're just looking at price ranges if you're gonna spend $500 you should get an RT X 2070 super if you're going to spend $600 you should get on our TX 2080 $700 2080 super and if you got to spend more than that probably got to jump up to an Archie X xx atti which is going to be about $1,100 I chose an RT X 2080 super because it's the best you can get without cracking that $1,000 mark and spending that much on a 2080 TI you can find these for around $700 if you can't find the RT x 2080 super black gaming from EVGA which is a good one here there's plenty of other options as well and there's really not too many like bad versions of the 2080 Super which is nice for a case I chose the fractal define our six case that's been out for a couple years now but it's got all the nice features like USB 3.1 gen2 or 3.2 gen 2 it's gonna be about 140 to 150 dollars and it's got a couple of different configurations you can do like with the side panel here whether you're going for lots of storage or whether you're going for a different configuration available a tempered glass or whites or much a different options gunmetal - prices vary a little bit from version to version but to get in case I can vouch for it finally for a power supply I upped my specs to 80 plus gold instead of 80 plus bronze a little bit more wattage since we are dealing with a 16 core processor so 750 watt was what I aimed for there and then I wanted the nice features that you would on a higher and para supply like full modularity and basically you're gonna need to spend about $100 for something like that this is a cooler master MWe gold but you can find for 106 $220 I guess and that's also a power supply that I worked with it's a good one nice all black cables too so those are my two builds for this month a really entry level one at $330 with the CPU you can't buy and I'm a much higher end one at $2,300 let CPU that you also probably can't buy and if you're watching this and you're like Paul why are you recommending these systems with parts that we can't buy go back to that $900 system from last month's because that's what I'm recommending to most people right now because I think that's much more ballpark for lots of people if you're looking at the entry-level the 330 dollar one and you can't find that 3000 G you should definitely consider the 2200 G or the 2400 G or the 3200 G or the 3400 G which are available from around 78 to 150 dollars those will get you more cores better integrated graphics and pretty much the same story as that $330 system it's just you're gonna be spending fifty to eighty dollars more on the processor but that's all the time I got for today guys thanks again for watching all the links to the stuff I've talked about today is down in the video description so feel free to click on those and check out the parts and see if they're in stock hope you learned a little bit today or gotten some good suggestions on what you should use to build your next PC we'll see you guys in the next onecooller masters new mmm 7:10 and mmm 7/11 gaming mice are designed to be fast lightweight and accurate both are available in black or white glossy or matte sand the mm7 11 is equipped with RGB lighting whereas the mm 710 takes a more stealthy approach thanks to the durable yet flexible ultra weave cable this mouse weighs in at less than 53 grams overall and features a 16,000 dpi picsArt sensor and genuine Omron switches the mm 710 at mm 711 are dust and splash resistant too so click the sponsor link in the description to learn more what's up guys welcome to my monthly builds video for December 2019 every month I part out a couple pcs usually gaming pcs so you guys at home if you're trying to figure out which parts you should build a computer with I can get some advice maybe some suggestions to guide you in the right direction to that end if you want to actually see me put a system together in build one check out my builds playlist the $900 gaming PC that everyone should build on Black Friday has been doing really well and if you want to spend around 800 to a thousand dollars I recommend checking that build out because that has some really highly recommended parts right now also check out my how to build a PC playlist there's a beginner's guide that will give you a step-by-step walkthrough of the process if you've never built a system before and I'll link those both in the description this month's we are going to be building two systems I've got two parts lists I should say one is something reasonable that doesn't cost six hundred dollars plus just for the CPU and four that actually have a three hundred and thirty dollar entry level system but unfortunately the CPU might be hard to find right now also we had a follow up which is how about something with that fancy new 39 50 X so I did a build based on that as well also a system that you maybe shouldn't build or can't even really build right now simply due to the availability of the 39 50 X but we're hoping those will be back in stock maybe come at the beginning of January but if you can find one or if you're willing to just pay exorbitant to overpriced prices for one then this is the system I would build with it right now and if you're wondering why I'm not doing any Intel stuff I mean look at the look at the uptake on the Intel options down here the 10 980 XD and the 9900 KS not a whole lot of interest in those right now which is again why I tend to veer towards AMD right now I just think they are offering a better platform that has more of an upgrade path and if any of you guys want to compare go like three four years before Rison launched and look at the systems I was partying out back then they were pretty much all Intel based cuz AMD didn't have anything to offer at the moment that said next month in January 2020 looking forward in time here so I know it's a long ways away or it seems like that right now but select all that apply in the straw poll I'm asking what sheep use you want which platforms you're interested whether mainstream or high end GPU form-factor ATX micro or mini and then a few cost range options there as well and hopefully that'll give me a good idea of where you guys are at the beginning of 2020 when it comes to the systems you want to build and we can work from there that's it let's get into the first build the three hundred and thirty dollar gaming PC that you can't really build yet at least not in the United States this is based on the AMD Athlon 3000 G which is only $50 and a total price here is actually 330 and then there's a mail-in rebate so you could get it even potentially a little bit less than that the 3000 G is a dual-core processor with hyper-threading so it's two cores and four threads it's based on Zen plus microarchitecture so it's 12 nanometer not the newest seven nanometer architecture that the rise in 2000 series of processors are using that said it slots into an AM 4 motherboard it has integrated graphics it's only $50 so the name of the game with this build is really upgrade paths you can start off building a system that's 300 to 350 ish dollars and then you have the option of upgrading to a quad core 6 core 8 core 12 core or 16 core processor on the same platform that you could drop in and use and that I think is the beauty of this AMD Athlon 3000 G processor just because it is so inexpensive but it can get you in on this platform that has so many upgrade options available to you that said I don't think you can actually buy it right now at least not in the US I've seen this internationally a few places bnh is the only place that currently has it listed it is available for pre-order I suppose I don't recommend pre-ordering although there are some actual reviews out on this already reviews are perfectly legitimate to post if people have the processors there's a group of 3d link in the description and they were they had some high praise for this it's a great value again it's a dual core so you're not gonna suddenly be rendering a ton of videos with it or anything but it will get you by it's a functional processor it has the instructions per clock performance since it's also unlock for overclocking you can bump it up to about 4 gigahertz and then the single core performance is pretty much right in line with what you would expect from a 2000 series rise in processor so great for an HT PC or a file server or entry level gaming if you're playing simpler or slightly older games or you're playing at 7:20 resolution or maybe a little bit at 1080 I'm hoping to grab one of these processors fairly soon to do a build for you guys and some testing myself because I think for anyone who really is starting out with a budget but who wants to build a system that they can maybe upgrade in the future it seems like a great choice all right we need a motherboard of course to go with it and for be 450 which is the chipset I think you should be going with for this type of processor there is one motherboard that I have been going to over and over and over and over again which is the same one that I had right here in the $900 build which is the B 450 tomahawk now available in a max version that will guarantee it has an updated bios for the 3000 series rising processors that more it will cost you about 110 200 $15 and it's a good board and if you're building a full sized system that's probably the board I would recommend that said I've recommended it many many times already I actually talked to MSI and they're like yeah we're selling a good amount of these boards that's good but that which is good because I think it's a good board for the price but I wanted to go with something that was maybe a little different and also maybe a little bit less expensive you can get the B 450 Oris and micro ATX for about $85 so that's gonna save you twenty twenty-five dollars over something like the tomahawk max and this board is pretty solid as an entry-level board goes the V RMS are not horrible on it you can drop in a 3900 X 239 50 X into this socket here and it will run just fine at stock speeds you're probably not gonna be able to do too much overclocking with those really high core count chips but you could easily drop in a 6 core or an 8 core as well like a 3,600 3,600 X or 3700 X if you have the money in the future to do that it's got USB 3.0 front panel for the case and it's also got a single MDOT 2 slot that does have a heat spreader on it it's not in the best location here but again if you're looking for a little bit more than this then I would recommend going full sized ATX with that MSI motherboard this can be found for $85 though over on Newegg and you'll notice on the Newegg description it says rise in desktop mm ready if you look at the MSI website they actually have it listed here as rise in desktop 3 ready and that is true with BIOS update version f40 you can slot in any of these rise in 3000 series processors into this board whether you're talking about the sixth course or the eighth course you can even find the Athlon 3000 G down here also supported as of BIOS update f40 so if you're shopping for this motherboard in particular if you're looking for it at retail and it has a sticker on it it says rise in desktop 3000 ready that means it's shipping with the updated BIOS or recognize this processor if it's not or if you're buying online where it's not specified and there's a decent chance if you got this board you would need to get an existing rise in 2000 series processor or 1000 series processor like this one drop it in update the BIOS and then you could swap in the newer processor so it would be recognized that's not the most convenient thing and it's also something that introduces a little bit of questions in people's heads so that's why I make videos like this one is to point out these little quirks that can happen from time to time like the CPU not really being widely available yet and like the motherboard needing an update in order to recognize that CPU all this said once again if you go with the B 450 tomahawk max that is guaranteed to ship with the BIOS that will recognize this processor so consider that as an option as well although I think you'd have to pay a few more bucks for that as well as for going in full sized ATX we need a memory kit though and you can get a 16 gig 2 by 8 gig kit of ddr4 3200 for $55 right now over on Newegg with this g.skill Aegis kit nothing too special here when it comes to like a heat spreader or anything but it is all black with just a little bit of red so it doesn't look horrible on sale right now and $55 with the price and you can't really beat that it's even got decent timings cast latency 16 this is not necessarily a memory kit that's on the qvl list for the motherboard that's chosen so you may be a little hit or miss when you're plugging in the values here and running it at the 3200 rated speed that said buying memory kits that are guaranteed to work with Rison tend to cost a little bit more and I would imagine you can get this kit running at 3000 speed if not to 3200 so that's our CPU which is also our graphics card since it has integrated graphics that's our motherboard and that's our memory we only need storage a case and a power supply still I am always recommending SSDs for your storage right now because going mechanical is just a bad idea at this point in time and when it's only $25 for a 240 decent SATA SSD you why would you go mechanical I I don't know why you would go mechanical this is the su 635 you can find the 500 gig version of this for about $55 as well but that would cost more money this would be enough to get Windows 10 loaded and probably install a few games but you're definitely gonna wanna want to add more storage in the future by dropping in a mechanical drive along with this or another SSD depending on the prices for that as well and now for a case we have the thermal take versa h18 I wanted a micro ATX case since it's a mic micro ATX motherboard and this is a nice little case for about $55 it's got a mesh front panel so plenty of airflow it comes with a single hundred and twenty millimeter fan installed in the back even has support for like a 240 or 280 millimeter radiator up in front although I haven't really built in this case yet personally so that may or may not be tough to fit in there cable management's is okay it does have some pass-through store out some cables behind the motherboard tray and it also has a power supply basement down in the bottom and it's even got tempered glass for a little side panel there as well meanwhile for i/o you've got a USB 3.0 as well as a couple USB 2.0 and we can connect those all up to our motherboard and even have a built out example of it here although I don't know if anyone's gonna be spending the money on this type of sleeve cable I have a feeling these Sleeps cables and this picture cost more than the case itself actually did next we want a power supply and for these I'm looking at the criteria of a power supply that is 80 plus bronze certified or better from a reputable manufacturer and see sonic definitely qualifies there and then we're looking for a 550 to 650 watt power supply and if possible we want one that has all black cables modular is nice as well if it has the cables that you can plug in only the ones you need but non modular is definitely an option and a way to save 10 15 20 dollars if you're trying to stick to a budget this one's currently available on Newegg for $60 and then there's a $15 mail-in rebate which brings the price down to $45 power supplies are one of the things that it's hardest to find good deals on right now and I think that's because at least in the u.s. we have tariffs so a lot of these are shipped from China so taxes are applied to them and then you get to pay the taxes super cool but those are my parts for my 330 ish dollar build and again the upgrade paths on this system is absolutely insane of course you'd want to add some upgrades here and then and then of course there's no graphics card in this system because you're gonna be running off the integrated graphics on the 3000 G so dropping in an entry level graphics card would also be a great way to boost the gaming performance and bring you up to 1080p or better when it cut in terms of what the system can handle here's my second system this one's a bit more expensive about $2,000 more expensive coming in at $2,300 but we're still in the m4 platform and here we are working with the rise in 939 50x the newest 16 core processor that AMD just dropped a couple weeks ago and its really really impossible to find right now at least at the retail price of 750 dollars that said I partner up the rest of the system based around actually being able to find that CPU at that price so that's a bit of a pipe dream right now but the total came to two thousand two hundred and ninety eight dollars and eighty eight cents which is pretty good we have an air cooler in here but it's a really nice 1 X 570 motherboard a real nice memory kits and I think some good component choices all around so let's start off with the processor 3950 X really good processor lots of people are willing to buy it for $750 but you can't actually do that sold out at Best Buy which is the only place that's currently listed that's linked on PC part picker I have an Amazon link as well where it is also currently unavailable so there you go you can find these on eBay and other locations and they're typically $200 plus marked up which I would not recommend spending wait till they come back in stock because that should be hopefully soon we don't know exactly AMD doesn't just come out and say hey it's gonna arrive on this specific date but I am told if not some time in December come January February we should be seeing more of these available for a cooler at the nock to NHD 15 chrome axe black the NHD 15 is a really really good air cooler it is huge but it still manages to maintain that pretty good RAM clearance thanks to some intelligent design with the fins and it performs on par with a lot of the liquid coolers that are out there so even though it's $100 which is a hefty price for a cooler it has both the performance and in my opinion the looks to warrant that price for a motherboard we have the ice rock X 570 tight sheet and this one's available for about 240 dollars with the rebate on Newegg 260 dollars on Amazon x5 70 boards you can find in the 100 to $200 price range right now but those tend to be pretty entry-level 200 to $300 you can find a huge amount of options and then $300 and up I feel like is where kind of the really nice premium ones tend to sit but the x5 70 Taichi from as rock I feel like it's a nice balance between it's not terribly expensive at about 240 or $250 has a really nice set of features really good power delivery it has like front panel USB 3.1 gen2 support a nice array of LED lighting it's got surface mounted power and reset buttons as well as a debug led it has a fixed IO shield which is another feature that is just really nice to have look it's even got a backplate so for $240 I can't see too much reason for spending more money on all those other really high-end X 570 boards because I don't see a lot of extra benefits you get from those it's got integrated Wi-Fi as well here's a quick look at the IO rear USB 3.2 gen2 type-c the only thing you really might be missing here compared to some of the higher-end boards is a 5 gig or 10 gig nic integrated but you may or may not actually have use for that depending on whether you transfer a lot of files around to your home anyway I'm looking at some memory here is the Trident C neo kits that I chose if you're looking at ddr4 3600 speed memory which is your recommended memory speed for your Rison third gen getting the kits that are specifically made for Rison is definitely some peace of mind but definitely also something that costs a little bit more so the transi neo kit is specifically for AMD Rison there's like a 99.9% chance that if you plug in the XMP values it will run at ddr4 3600 with these timings and you won't have to worry about anything beyond that it's also got some nice RGB lighting on it this kit is actually available for one $49.99 but it is the slightly looser timing's there's a CL 18 version as well as a seal 16 version here so I decided that since this is a little bit of a higher-end system and since it's only a $10 difference I went with this kit tighter timings oh and did you notice it's a 2 by 8 16 gig kit not 2 by 8 gig kits go back a year and this is like the same price you'd pay for a really nice tooth by 8 gig kit so it's good that the memory prices are a lot more reasonable this year as well for storage I didn't want to make too many decisions for you because storage price can really add up there for about $100 though you can get a crucial p1 1 terabyte MDOT - nvme SSD this is not the fastest of the nvme SSDs that are around it'll get you around 2,000 megabytes per second reads and about 1500 to 1600 megabytes per second writes but it is nvme it has the responsiveness of an SSD and it's a decent amount cheaper than the ones that you pay for like the higher-end samsung ones that are 3000 megabytes per second reads and writes and up this is great for an operating system drive and then if you wanted to get this system out with like a PCIe gen for SSD because it's capable of that or just more storage in general pick your poison because there's actually some really good prices on SSDs out there as well drop a couple like 2 terabytes SATA SSDs in here would be great for storage the gaming drives something like that as well for a graphics card it can be difficult to make a choice because really you're just looking at price ranges if you're gonna spend $500 you should get an RT X 2070 super if you're going to spend $600 you should get on our TX 2080 $700 2080 super and if you got to spend more than that probably got to jump up to an Archie X xx atti which is going to be about $1,100 I chose an RT X 2080 super because it's the best you can get without cracking that $1,000 mark and spending that much on a 2080 TI you can find these for around $700 if you can't find the RT x 2080 super black gaming from EVGA which is a good one here there's plenty of other options as well and there's really not too many like bad versions of the 2080 Super which is nice for a case I chose the fractal define our six case that's been out for a couple years now but it's got all the nice features like USB 3.1 gen2 or 3.2 gen 2 it's gonna be about 140 to 150 dollars and it's got a couple of different configurations you can do like with the side panel here whether you're going for lots of storage or whether you're going for a different configuration available a tempered glass or whites or much a different options gunmetal - prices vary a little bit from version to version but to get in case I can vouch for it finally for a power supply I upped my specs to 80 plus gold instead of 80 plus bronze a little bit more wattage since we are dealing with a 16 core processor so 750 watt was what I aimed for there and then I wanted the nice features that you would on a higher and para supply like full modularity and basically you're gonna need to spend about $100 for something like that this is a cooler master MWe gold but you can find for 106 $220 I guess and that's also a power supply that I worked with it's a good one nice all black cables too so those are my two builds for this month a really entry level one at $330 with the CPU you can't buy and I'm a much higher end one at $2,300 let CPU that you also probably can't buy and if you're watching this and you're like Paul why are you recommending these systems with parts that we can't buy go back to that $900 system from last month's because that's what I'm recommending to most people right now because I think that's much more ballpark for lots of people if you're looking at the entry-level the 330 dollar one and you can't find that 3000 G you should definitely consider the 2200 G or the 2400 G or the 3200 G or the 3400 G which are available from around 78 to 150 dollars those will get you more cores better integrated graphics and pretty much the same story as that $330 system it's just you're gonna be spending fifty to eighty dollars more on the processor but that's all the time I got for today guys thanks again for watching all the links to the stuff I've talked about today is down in the video description so feel free to click on those and check out the parts and see if they're in stock hope you learned a little bit today or gotten some good suggestions on what you should use to build your next PC we'll see you guys in the next one\n"