Is this hardware spec okey?

[magix]

Asus Z390 Maximus XI Hero + i7-8700
Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200 CL16 D 16GB
Asus GTX1660 TUF 3 (Triple Fan) 6GB GDDR5
SSD - use back old one
Corsair HX850i 80+ Platinum Modular
Corsair Carbide Clear 600C Inverse


I planning upgrade my old machine to this spec above.

Not sure if the GPU GTX1660 at $469 is outdated and with that price i can go for a better one. Any suggestion?

I am co-sharing this PC with my bro. He playing title like this

Apex Legends
Teamfight Tactics
Dota Underlords
Amid Evil

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Budget?

What's your monitor resolution and refresh rate?

And what's your current SSD capacity?

Need Wifi & Bluetooth?

Any preference for PC colour theme? Like RGB??

 

[magix]

Budget?

What's your monitor resolution and refresh rate?

And what's your current SSD capacity?

Need Wifi & Bluetooth?

2.4k and below.

Current Samsung (forget model) 512GB SSD. Will update SSD to M.2 NVME at later stage..

No need wifi and bluetooth.

S2715H -

Optimal resolution:
1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz

Contrast Ratio:
1000:1 (typical)
8 Million:1 (Max) (Dynamic Contrast Ratio)

Response Time:
6 ms (gray to gray)


Any preference for PC colour theme? Like RGB??
Not required. Just like business PC, black colour with power and hdd LED will do.

 

[MrMundy]

Get a 144hz monitor. He will enjoy apex legends more
I think theres some sale going on with msi monitors, if not get a zowie monitor

 

[magix]

Get a 144hz monitor. He will enjoy apex legends more
I think theres some sale going on with msi monitors, if not get a zowie monitor

Okey, monitor update will be done when we have spare $$. This monitor 2 year old only..

Should I go for

Asus RTX2060 TUF Gaming $579

or stick with Asus GTX1660 TUF 3 (Triple Fan) 6GB GDDR5

 

[你為什麼要放棄治療]

Okey, monitor update will be done when we have spare $$. This monitor 2 year old only..

Should I go for

Asus RTX2060 TUF Gaming $579

or stick with Asus GTX1660 TUF 3 (Triple Fan) 6GB GDDR5

unless you have immediate plans to upgrade monitor, the 1660 is pretty sufficient for the games specified

 

[magix]

unless you have immediate plans to upgrade monitor, the 1660 is pretty sufficient for the games specified

sure thanks

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Thankfully your budget is enough for an overkill rig, plus a brand new high end spec monitor.

CPU+MB: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX @ $470 (Fuwell)
Latest AMD Ryzen 3000 series has caught up neck in neck with Intel in most metrics yet being much more affordable.
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2933 CL16 16GB Dual Channel Kit [Black] (Ryzen Compatible) @ $117 (Fuwell)
GPU: Zotac RTX 2070 Super 8GB GDDR6 AMP Extreme @ $799
One of the better performing, 3 fans, subtle-looking, low noise, great temp non-reference RTX 2070 Super graphics card.
Backed by 5 years long warranty too.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/zotac-geforce-rtx-2070-super-amp-extreme/31.html
PSU: Seasonic FOCUS PLUS Gold 750W [80 Plus Gold] @ $164
Fully modular and backed by 10 years long warranty for a fraction of much pricier Corsair PSUs.
CASE: Corsair Carbide Clear 600C [Black] @ $235
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Product Key @ $3 (Taobao)

GRAND TOTAL: $1743*^°"

Recommended:
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And you can expect 40-60 fps on 4K or 70-100 fps on QHD on High settings.
https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3443-apex-legends-gpu-benchmark-1080p-1440p-4k

 

[SkyShroud]

That's a big budget, too big for that monitor. Advise to change your monitor.

 

[zellas]

2.4k is a big budget.

Not sure if the parts are chosen on preference or you welcome other options, but i think you can re-allocate your budget and fit in a good monitor. I'm just looking at the prices from 1 source for pricing example.

MB + Processor
If you are looking at Asus Z390 series MB + i7-8700 Gen processor ($895), i suggest you consider looking at MSI Z390 series MB +i7-9700K ($860) or for a cheaper option, Asus Prime X470-Pro + Ryzen7 3700X ($753).

RAM
Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200 CL16 16GB($141) <- Good enough

GPU
Asus RTX2060 TUF Gaming($542) or Zotac Gaming RTX2060($480)

PSU
Corsair HX850i 80+ Platinum Modular ($278)

You will roughly have around $500+ to $600+ left to play around for casing and monitor.

 

[Taunee]

Top up abit more. get 2 PC instead. so no co-sharing with brother and fighting too.

haha

 

[Nelia8686]

Top up abit more. get 2 PC instead. so no co-sharing with brother and fighting too.

haha

Agreed. Shared pc in the past with bro too didn't like it. Everytime he's using at I can't use. The feeling really sxxx lol. Can only watch him use. That was in the past. Now have my personal gaming pc. Can use anytime anyday I want.

Anyway 2.4k is a huge budget. If only going build one pc. Can easily build a 1440p 144hz gaming pc that includes a good monitor that is capable of 144hz/1440p and rig already. Maybe even a ultra wide monitor.

For your usage 1k build good enough already.

 

[deepblue_82]

I think if go for amd can build for 2 pc. At the price point now

 

[firezero10]

I think if go for amd can build for 2 pc. At the price point now

If space is not an issue I guess. Looking at the titles his bro is playing, doesn't seem very demanding so splitting the budget for 2 pc should be okay.

 

[grimfan]

Ryzen 3600 on AM4 platform will allow for easy CPU swap/upgrade (maybe a 2nd second 3700x/3800x/3900x or newer CPU in future).

850W PSU is super overkill, get a 750W Gold (already overkill) and use the extra money saved for other components especially the GFX with preferably 8GB of memory.

 

[haylui]

Get 2 AMD Ryzen 2 build and upgrade later.