PC building for 1.2k - 1.4k $

[vitopc]

Hello.
I would like to build my own PC for like max 1.4k $. I’d like to have Ryzen CPU, and what are the differences in GPU between Nvidia and Radeon? 32Gb ram is appreciated and the case with glass „doors”?

[veeg]

Hello

What are you going be using for gaming or something else ? If gaming which games ?

[vitopc]

Hello. Gaming mainly- but also youtube etc. I have 24 inch monitor- FHD. The PC must perform without any stutters- I had a PC that I have just returned because of stutters in games and also internet browser. So I do not accept frame drops that can be visible. Games: albion online, cyberpunk, minecraft, war thunder.

[xrobwx71]

[HEADING=1]Cyberpunk 2077’s Minimum Specs For 1080p[/HEADING]
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[li]OS: Windows 7 or 10 (64-bit)[/li][li]CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310[/li][li]RAM: 8GB[/li][li]GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 470[/li][li]VRAM: 3GB[/li][li]Direct X: Version 12[/li][li]Available Storage Space: 70GB HDD [/li][li]GFX Setting Game Can Be Played On: Low[/li][/ul]

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[HEADING=1]Cyberpunk 2077’s Recommended Specs For 1080p[/HEADING]
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[li]OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)[/li][li]CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G[/li][li]RAM: 12GB[/li][li]GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, a GTX 1660 Super, or AMD Radeon RX 590[/li][li]VRAM: 6GB[/li][li]Direct X: Version 12[/li][li]Available Storage Space: 70GB SSD[/li][li]GFX Setting Game Can Be Played On: High[/li][/ul]

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[HEADING=1]Cyberpunk 2077’s Specs For 1440p Resolution[/HEADING]
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[li]OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)[/li][li]CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G[/li][li]RAM: 12GB[/li][li]GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 5700 XT[/li][li]VRAM: 6GB[/li][li]Direct X: Version 12[/li][li]Available Storage Space: 70GB SSD[/li][li]GFX Setting Game Can Be Played On: Ultra[/li][/ul]

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[HEADING=1]Cyberpunk 2077’s Specs For 4K Resolution[/HEADING]
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[li]OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)[/li][li]CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600[/li][li]RAM: 16GB[/li][li]GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super, RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 6800 XT[/li][li]VRAM: 8GB[/li][li]Direct X: Version 12[/li][li]Available Storage Space: 70GB SSD[/li][li]GFX Setting Game Can Be Played On: Ultra[/li][/ul]

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[HEADING=1]Cyberpunk 2077’s Specs For Ray Tracing At 1080p[/HEADING]
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[li]OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)[/li][li]CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G[/li][li]RAM: 16GB[/li][li]GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060[/li][li]VRAM: 6GB[/li][li]Direct X: Version 12[/li][li]Available Storage Space: 70GB SSD[/li][li]GFX Setting Game Can Be Played On: RT Medium[/li][/ul]

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[HEADING=1]Cyberpunk 2077’s Specs For Ray Tracing At 1440p[/HEADING]
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[li]OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)[/li][li]CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600[/li][li]RAM: 16GB[/li][li]GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070[/li][li]VRAM: 8GB[/li][li]Direct X: Version 12[/li][li]Available Storage Space: 70GB SSD[/li][li]GFX Setting Game Can Be Played On: RT Ultra[/li][/ul]

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[HEADING=1]Cyberpunk 2077’s Specs For Ray Tracing At 4K[/HEADING]
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[li]OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)[/li][li]CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600[/li][li]RAM: 16GB[/li][li]GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080[/li][li]VRAM: 10GB[/li][li]Direct X: Version 12[/li][li]Available Storage Space: 70GB SSD[/li][li]GFX Setting Game Can Be Played On: RT Ultra[/li][/ul]

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Since Cyberpunk is the most intensive game on your list, I started there.

[vitopc]

This tells me nothing about PSU, Mobo, MHZ DDR ram, SSD. Please place another post.

[xrobwx71]

Intel i9 13900KF
Asus Prime Z790P Wifi
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 32GB
Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
Asus RTX 4070 or the 3080 (any of them)
Seasonic 850 Watt Gold Cert PSU with a 10 year warranty

[Bruce]

Any even with all that grunt, you are still at the mercy of your bandwidth, which can change on a whim and on the game servers.
Simply put, getting your FPS to be as you like may be the Holy Grail of gaming - something to strive for but never actually achieving!

And then over-arching all of that is your budget.
Not yours per say, although $1200-1400 is going to be tight and will mean cutting corners somewhere.
But when you build to a budget, you build low spec. You’ll get a few good components, but not all of them, and those ones will be your bottleneck.

[vitopc]

@Bruce ok I get your point. I’m starting to think I will regret my build with that budget. Maybe I will wait till next month and buy parts for 2k$? Does it make sense? Let’s say 1800-2k$. Any options?

[Bruce]

Of course we all have to live within our constraints, so whatever budget you decide, there will always be that one golden part you just can’t afford - or justify!

But yes, wait and increase the budget, one basic rule of computing is the more you spend, the better the components. Not always, but often enough to live by.
and that is especially true in trying to get the best FPS rates you can - at least from the side you can control.

[vitopc]

Next month is in 2 days, so I’m waiting for propositions both for Ryzen and Intel please! [2k$]

[Bruce]

For me Intel, but that is purely biased and personal and based on nothing more than the very early days of AMD being crap.
Yes, those days are long gone, but it left me only keeping up to date with Intel releases, not AMD.

Of course, you’ll get others who are in the AMD camp, and that’s the thing with brands, users have very subjective reasons for going down one particular path.

[xrobwx71]

The last time I had an AMD chip was at work in 2002 and I threw that thing in the trash(not relevant today). Been with Intel ever since so, I have zero experience with AMD therefore cannot accurately recommend.
All 15 PC’s at work including the server are Intel. All 3 PC’s at home are Intel.

Nothing against AMD I simply like to keep it the same.

[vitopc]

OK I get your points, both are OK probably. But can you make a parts list both for Ryzen and Intel?

[Bruce]

If I was building a PC, it would look something like this;

Seasonic 850w Focus 80+ Gold 7yr warranty- $229
Samsung 990 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 - $189
Seagate Barracuda 4TB - $145
Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR5 LGA 1700 ATX - $219
Gigabyte GeForce RTX3050 6G - $289
ADATA (1x16GB) 4800Mhz DDR5 - $69 + $69 for 32GB
Intel Core i7 13700K 16 Core LGA 1700 - $539
Inwin 303 Mid Tower Black Gaming Chassis - $114
Windows 11 Pro - $209

Comes to $2071.
Obviously you’d tweak that to suit your preferences/budget/requirements.

Miscellaneous - mouse, keyboard, speakers, DVD unit, webcam, headset, wireless adapter, extra case fans, water cooling, extra storage, UPS, monitor.
And those extras could easily exceed $1000.
All depends how ‘all out’ you are going from the get-go, and if you will Frankenstein any parts off a current rig, or parts you have lying around.

[vitopc]

@Bruce really? RTX 3050 for 2k$ budget? And why single channel RAM? Also for DDR5 is not recommended at least 6000MHz? Also 4TB disk is an overkill for me. I am reading PC forums for few days and I think this setup is… hm… ?