Gaming PC build around $2,200 budget

Hey everyone!
My son is looking to put together a pretty beefy gaming rig for some newer titles, so I’m hunting for some advice on a full setup—you know, everything including the monitor and all the peripherals. Any suggestions would be amazing, thanks in advance !

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What’s the resolution and refresh rate? Also, how do I pay?

Dell UltraSharp 27, maybe something with a higher resolution, and definitely 144 Hz refresh rate

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Is this urgent?
An Intel Core i5-12600K and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 would be a killer combo here, but availability is a total nightmare.

It’d be cool to build something like this, but on a tighter budget—and you’d actually know what’s inside, specifically the power supply and motherboard. Honestly, finding an Intel Core i5-12600K and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 at decent prices right now is a nightmare, especially if you want them from the same store.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/desktop-computers/example-link...m_medium=click

Anyway, do you usually put these together yourself or just trust the shop to do it?
For a monitor, I’d set aside maybe $250-$$1000 for a 144Hz 1440p
setup.

wiredotter14 said:It’d be cool to build something like this, but on a tighter budget—and you’d actually know what’s inside, specifically the power supply and motherboard. Honestly, finding an Intel Core i5-12600K and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 at decent prices right now is a nightmare, especially if you want them from the same store.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/desktop-computers/example-link...m_medium=click

Anyway, do you usually put these together yourself or just trust the shop to do it?
For a monitor, I’d set aside maybe $250-$$1000 for a 144Hz 1440p
setup.

I just don't get why they paired a $88 case with this $4.50 PC.

It would be absolutely perfect if everything was just right there in one spot so I could get it all put together at once... though, I guess if there's a big price jump depending on which parts you pick, I might have to hunt around for someone to help me get it all sorted out.
Anyway, what do you think? Is this build actually any good? Like, do you think it'll handle the newest games smoothly enough?
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Just my two cents here, but pairing an AMD Ryzen with a B550 board and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 should work fine.

Do you know how to build a PC yourself?

The real issue right now is the supply chain for the AMD Ryzen 5000 series and the latest GPUs (NVIDIA's 3000 series and AMD's 6000 series). Your first mission should be trying to snag an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. Option two would be the RX 6800. Keep an eye on Best Buy or Newegg for local shops, and check Amazon for better deals. If you manage to grab something, let me know, and then we can figure out the rest of the build. There’s no point in planning the specs right now since GPUs are impossible to find. They pop up and vanish instantly.

Otherwise, you might just have to wait until next month or so when things finally stabilize.

Guys, what do you think? Can I build something comparable to that rig on gov.us for the same price without jumping to the next generation, or maybe just by swapping one part (either the GPU OR the CPU)?

If you can't afford to wait, I think that setup is solid—it's just cutting it a little close on the budget. Honestly, with how prices are looking right now, you aren't going to find anything significantly cheaper than that combo of an Intel Core i5-12600K and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (around $3000 or $1667) than that pre-built

Alexander Moore67 said:Just my two cents here, but pairing an AMD Ryzen with a B550 board and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 should work fine.

Pairing a 2600 with a B550 makes zero sense. If you aren't stepping up to an Intel Core i5-12600K, just grab an Intel Core i5-10600K with a B450 or B550 motherboard. Use the B550 if you can afford it, otherwise, there's no point.

wiredotter14 said:Pairing a 2600 with a B550 makes zero sense. If you aren't stepping up to an Intel Core i5-12600K, just grab an Intel Core i5-10600K with a B450 or B550 motherboard. Use the B550 if you can afford it, otherwise, there's no point.

It actually makes sense to grab a better CPU once prices drop and they're easier to find. With the 2700x being on sale for Black Friday$392 I'll be perfectly happy with it, and there won't be any bottlenecking with my NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.
The 5600x isn't 2.5 times faster than the 2700x, the price is way too high, and the 3600 is $567....

I was actually thinking about Black Fridayand all those big sales. I'd love to snag some PC parts at a decent discount if I can, though I guess it might not be such a bad idea to just wait for the next generation of GPUs if they really are that much better

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coastalsurfer51 said:I was actually thinking about Black Fridayand all those big sales. I'd love to snag some PC parts at a decent discount if I can, though I guess it might not be such a bad idea to just wait for the next generation of GPUs if they really are that much better

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https://www.bestbuy.com/gr...m_medium=click
$333Grab a deal on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and pair it with an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X for $392 and you've basically got your Black Friday setup.

Alexander Moore67 said:https://www.bestbuy.com/gr...m_medium=click
$333Grab a deal on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and pair it with an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X for $392 and you've basically got your Black Friday setup.

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1)
$333 It's just a discount compared to some fake price. They could have just said "on sale from $6.75" and it would be the same thing. An NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 at MSRP plus sales tax should be around $1333. Obviously, that’s not realistic now—you're looking at closer to $5,000 range—but $2.00 isn't actually a deal.

2) The 2700X is worth it because it's a solid deal for the money. The 2600? Not worth it in a build like this. The 1600AF has been around forever; it's basically the same thing and won't keep up with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.
An Intel Core i5-10600K is better than the 2700X in most games, but you'll still run into a bit of a bottleneck with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

coastalsurfer51 said:I was actually thinking about Black Fridayand all those big sales. I'd love to snag some PC parts at a decent discount if I can, though I guess it might not be such a bad idea to just wait for the next generation of GPUs if they really are that much better

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The thing is, a new AMD Ryzen just dropped—it’s a high-end CPU at a mid-range price point—but right now, prices are way too $167 inflated.
Ideally, you'd buy things piece by piece and have a full build ready around January, but I'm not sure how realistic that actually is.

Personally, I think you should hold off on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 until it drops to $1667 or lower. That said, right now, you can't find anything else this powerful for less money.

Look, on one hand, this is an amazing time to build because the new series is finally here. Just a few months ago, that same budget would have gotten you much weaker parts.
On the other hand, nothing is actually in stock...
It depends on your timeline. To me, that build I linked above looks solid—it’s great because you’re getting both next-gen components. The real question is how much extra margin they added to cover the current market mess and whether it fits your budget. By my math, you could afford the rig and the Dell UltraSharp 27, but you wouldn't have enough left for the rest of the peripherals.

It would be good if someone else could weigh in on that build from gov.us.

That NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 from Gigabyte $2267 is actually on sale $1933 and features three fans from their gaming line. I wouldn't trust a build from a site like gov.us with an i7-13700 if they don't even specify which NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is inside; they didn't even list the other components properly. I'd never pull the trigger on a PC without doing a deep dive into what's actually under the hood!

The ASUS RTX 3070 gaming OC will retail for $ 570.
Excellent price/performance ratio
Faster Than RTX 2080 ti Perfect for 1440 P with raytracing Capable of 4 k in many Games Idle fan-stop Overclocked out of The box Large Power limit increase Energy efficiency
Perfect for 1440p with raytracing
Capable of 4K in many games
Idle fan-stop
Overclocked out of the box
Large power limit increase
Energy efficiency improved over RTX 3080/3090 dual BIOS
Dual BIOS
Adjustable RGB lighting
2nd generation hardware-accelerated raytracing
Support for HDMI 2.1, AV1 decode
DLSS improved
PCI-Express 4.0
PCI-Express 4.0 New GeForce Features : Reflex, Twitch, G-SYNC 360, and RTX-IO
8 nanometer production process

This card beats the 2080 Ti, which costs way more.$
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/g...ing-oc/27.html

coastalsurfer51 said:I was actually thinking about Black Fridayand all those big sales. I'd love to snag some PC parts at a decent discount if I can, though I guess it might not be such a bad idea to just wait for the next generation of GPUs if they really are that much better

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Well, if you're planning to build this piece by piece, look at this post—if you see these two drives on Amazon, grab them immediately.



Basically, get a 970 EVO NVMe for your system drive and a 2TB SATA drive for storage.😁

If you think you'll need them, just pick up at least one of those.

Grab a mouse too if you need one (unless you have tiny hands). If you don't have an Amazon account, it's easy to set one up; they just ask for card info, and you don't even need that verification device right away. You won't see the final price until the very last step.

wiredotter14 said:🤣🤣🤣

1)
$333 It's just a discount compared to some fake price. They could have just said "on sale from $6.75" and it would be the same thing. An NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 at MSRP plus sales tax should be around $1333. Obviously, that’s not realistic now—you're looking at closer to $5,000 range—but $2.00 isn't actually a deal.

2) The 2700X is worth it because it's a solid deal for the money. The 2600? Not worth it in a build like this. The 1600AF has been around forever; it's basically the same thing and won't keep up with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.
An Intel Core i5-10600K is better than the 2700X in most games, but you'll still run into a bit of a bottleneck with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

I agree regarding the fake discounts—you have to watch out—but $1333 is unrealistic. The actual market price for that GPU is closer to $1667. The issue is that they probably can't even source it for $1933; that's just what the website claims.

Kimberly Gomez34 said:Well, if you're planning to build this piece by piece, look at this post—if you see these two drives on Amazon, grab them immediately.

Basically, get a 970 EVO NVMe for your system drive and a 2TB SATA drive for storage.😁

If you think you'll need them, just pick up at least one of those.

Grab a mouse too if you need one (unless you have tiny hands). If you don't have an Amazon account, it's easy to set one up; they just ask for card info, and you don't even need that verification device right away. You won't see the final price until the very last step.

I agree regarding the fake discounts—you have to watch out—but $1333 is unrealistic. The actual market price for that GPU is closer to $1667. The issue is that they probably can't even source it for $1933; that's just what the website claims.

Those launch day deals are a complete scam. They never actually sold anything at the "base" price they advertised.
Yeah, 5000 is a fair target, though it’d be a miracle if it hit that mark in the next month or two.

Anyway, what's your take on that AMD build? If he's counting on an RTX 3070 from Best Buy for $1833 and a 5600X from Amazon for $1000, can he actually pull off a rig like that by buying parts individually?