What to build a PC for home or work from in 2020

If you are not satisfied with the capabilities of existing tablets and laptops and you decided to understand in more detail the components for desktop systems, then this selection is for you. Here you will find variants of the main parts excluding peripherals.

We have divided the list into configurations for four areas of use - from expensive gaming systems to simple office solutions. And for every detail we offer several possible options.

1. What to build a gaming computer from

Assembling a budget computer for gaming in 2020 is unlikely to work. Until now, the best option is the configuration for a comfortable game at maximum graphics settings with Full HD resolution or at high - in 4K.

Outside of this category, there is a small percentage of users who have the opportunity to purchase a powerful kit for ultra settings with a resolution of 4K and higher or for demanding VR games. People with a very limited budget should pay attention to game streaming services and put together a simpler configuration for home.

In the gaming segment, Intel processors and Nvidia video cards are still more popular, but this does not mean that AMD products should be bypassed.

In any case, you can assemble a powerful system, but the set on the Intel platform will come out more expensive and show peak performance in games, while the configuration on AMD will be more universal.

What to buy to build on the Intel platform

CPU

• Eight-core Intel Core i9 9900K, 38,490 rubles →
• Eight-core Intel Core i7 9700KF, 27 790 rubles →
• Eight-core Intel Core i7 9700K, 26 490 rubles →

Motherboard

• ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero, 20 450 rubles →
• MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro, 16 430 rubles →
• ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E, 16 490 rubles →
• GigabyteASUS Z390 Aorus Pro, 12 980 rubles →
• Gigabyte Z390 UD, 7 520 rubles →

What to buy to build on the AMD platform

CPU

• 12-core AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, 40,990 rubles →
• Eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 3800X, 24 590 rubles →
• Eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 22 590 rubles →
• Six-core AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, 16 770 rubles →

Motherboard

• Gigabyte X570 AORUS Ultra, 20 480 rubles →
• Gigabyte X570 AORUS Elite, 14 790 rubles →
• MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge, 13 570 rubles →
• ASUS Prime X570-P, 11 900 rubles →

Video card

• Palit Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070SUPER, 8 GB, GDDR6, 37,990 rubles →
• Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5700XT, 8 GB, GDDR6, 28 185 rubles →
• MSI AMD Radeon RX 5700XT, 8 GB, GDDR6, 28 890 rubles →
• MSI Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus XS, 6 GB, GDDR6, 23 790 rubles →

RAM

• Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4, 2 × 8 GB, 3600 MHz, 9 900 rubles →
• Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, 2 × 8 GB, 3000 MHz, 9 118 rubles →
• Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4, 2 × 8 GB, 3000 MHz, 5 590 rubles →

Storage device

• Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 1 TB, M.2 2280, PCI-E x4, NVMe, 16,990 rubles →
• WD Black WDS100T3X0C, 1 TB, M.2 2280, PCI-E x4, NVMe, 13,990 rubles →
• Samsung 860 EVO, 1 TB, 2.5 inches, SATA 3, 10 490 rubles →

Power Supply

• Seasonic Prime Platinum SSR-650PD, 650 W, 14 699 rubles →
• Corsair HX850i, 850 W, 12 980 rubles →
• EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2, 550 W, 7 870 rubles →
• Corsair CX750M, 750 W, 6 609 rubles →

Housing

• ATX Thermaltake Core X71 TG, Full-Tower, 9 490 rubles →
• ATX Fractal Design Define S, Midi-Tower, 5 900 rubles →
• ATX Fractal Design Meshify C Blackout TG, Midi-Tower, 6 590 rubles →
• ATX Thermaltake Commander C36 TG, Midi-Tower, 6 480 rubles →

Cooling

• Cooler for processor with water system Kraken Water Cooler X42, 8 590 rubles →
• Cooler for the processor with the MasterLiquid ML120R RGB water system, 7 932 rubles →
• Cooler for the Corsair Hydro Series H80i v2 processor, 7 490 rubles →
• Cooler for the Cooler Master G100M processor, 2,990 rubles →
• Cooler for the Deepcool Gammaxx 300 Fury processor, 1,040 rubles →

2. What to assemble a system for working with multimedia

This category contains recommendations for users who need a system for working with images, 3D graphics, video editing and other multimedia operations at the amateur or semi-professional level.

First of all, you should focus on AMD processors, rely on a large amount of RAM and video memory, and prepare a fast and voluminous drive.

What to buy to build on the Intel platform

CPU

• Eight-core Intel Core i9 9900K, 38,490 rubles →
• Eight-core Intel Core i7 9700KF, 27 790 rubles →
• Eight-core Intel Core i7 9700K, 26 490 rubles →

Motherboard

• ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E, 16 490 rubles →
• ASUS Prime Z390-A, 12,990 rubles →
• Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro, 12 980 rubles →

What to buy to build on the AMD platform

CPU

• 12-core AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, 40,990 rubles →
• Eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 3800X, 24 590 rubles →
• Eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 22 590 rubles →

Motherboard

• Gigabyte X570 AORUS Ultra, 20 480 rubles →
• Gigabyte X570 AORUS Elite, 14 790 rubles →
• MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge, 13 570 rubles →
• ASUS Prime X570-P, 11 900 rubles →

Video card

• Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, 8 GB, GDDR6, 29,990 rubles →
• Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5700XT, 8 GB, GDDR6, 28 185 rubles →
• MSI AMD Radeon RX 5700XT, 8 GB, GDDR6, 28 890 rubles →
• MSI Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus XS, 6 GB, GDDR6, 23 790 rubles →

RAM

• Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4, 2 × 16 GB, 3600 MHz, 19 290 rubles →
• Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4, 4 × 8 GB, 3000 MHz, 10 590 rubles →
• Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4, 2 × 8 GB, 3000 MHz, 5 590 rubles →

Storage device

• Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 1 TB, M.2 2280, PCI-E x4, NVMe, 16,990 rubles →
• WD Black WDS100T3X0C, 1 TB, M.2 2280, PCI-E x4, NVMe, 13,990 rubles →
• Samsung 860 EVO, 1 TB, 2.5 inches, SATA 3, 10 490 rubles →
• HDD Seagate Skyhawk ST6000VX001, 6 TB, 3.5 inches, SATA 3, 12 590 rubles →

Power Supply

• Seasonic Prime Platinum SSR-650PD, 650 W, 14 699 rubles →
• Corsair HX850i, 850 W, 12 980 rubles →
• EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2, 550 W, 7 870 rubles →
• Corsair CX750M, 750 W, 6 609 rubles →

Housing

• ATX Thermaltake Core X71 TG, Full-Tower, 9 490 rubles →
• ATX Fractal Design Meshify C Blackout TG, Midi-Tower, 6 590 rubles →
• ATX Thermaltake Commander C36 TG, Midi-Tower, 6 480 rubles →
• ATX Fractal Design Define S, Midi-Tower, 5 900 rubles →

Cooling

• Cooler for processor with water system Kraken Water Cooler X42, 8 590 rubles →
• Cooler for the processor with the MasterLiquid ML120R RGB water system, 7 932 rubles →
• Cooler for the Corsair Hydro Series H80i v2 processor, 7 490 rubles →
• Cooler for the Cooler Master G100M processor, 2,990 rubles →
• Cooler for the Deepcool Gammaxx 300 Fury processor, 1,040 rubles →

3. What to assemble a home computer from

This group includes systems suitable for everyday tasks: watching videos, editing texts and presentations, simple operations in graphic editors. All this can be done on a smartphone, tablet or laptop.

A desktop computer, of course, can be supplemented or updated by purchasing individual components, to achieve higher performance than from a budget laptop. If you want to play, add a discrete graphics card or use one of the streaming services.

There is still a shortage of Intel processors in the budget and mid-price segments, so it is better to use AMD components. If you don't want to rely solely on cloud services for storing large numbers of files, then supplement your SSD with a slow but roomy HDD.

The system can be assembled in a medium-sized Middle Tower case with an ATX motherboard, as well as a more compact Mini Tower with a mATX motherboard.

A Slim Tower (Slim Desktop) case, which requires an SFX power supply and a mATX or miniITX board, will also help save space.

What to buy:

CPU

• Quad-core AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, 8 690 rubles →
• Quad-core AMD Ryzen 3 3200G, 5 750 rubles →
• Quad-core AMD Ryzen 3 2200G, 5 550 rubles →

Motherboard

• ASROCK B450M PRO4, 5 050 rubles →
• ASUS Prime B450M-A, 4 560 rubles →
• MSI B450M PRO-M2 Max, 4 040 rubles →

RAM

• Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4, 2 × 8 GB, 3000 MHz, 5 590 rubles →
• Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4, 8 GB, 3000 MHz, 3 390 rubles →
• Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, 8 GB, 2400 MHz, 2 540 rubles →
• Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4, 8 GB, 2400 MHz, 2,390 rubles →

Storage device

• Samsung 860 EVO, 500 GB, 2.5 inches, SATA 3, 6 390 rubles →
• WD Original WDS500G2B0A, 500 GB, 2.5 inches, SATA 3, 4 450 rubles →
• Samsung 860 EVO, 250 GB, 2.5 inches, SATA 3, 3 450 rubles →
• HDD Toshiba V300, 3 TB, 3.5 inches, SATA 3, 5,990 rubles →
• HDD Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM005, 2 TB, 3.5 inches, SATA 3, 4 090 rubles →

Power Supply

• Corsair CX450, 450 W, 4 770 rubles →
• SFX Seasonic SSP-300SFG, 300 W, 3 940 rubles →
• Aerocool KCAS Plus 500, 500 W, 3 150 rubles →
• Thermaltake Litepower RGB 450, 450 W, 2 470 rubles →
• Thermaltake LT-550P, 550 W, 2,470 rubles →

Housing

• mATX Fractal Design Meshify Mini C TG, Mini-Tower, 6 580 rubles →
• mATX Exegate MI-207 with 350 W PSU, Slim Desktop, 2 696 rubles →
• mATX Aerocool Playa Slim, Slim-Tower, 2 250 rubles →
• mATX Exegate QA-410, Mini-Tower, 2 122 rubles →

Cooling

• Cooler for the Cooler Master G100M processor, 2,990 rubles →
• Cooler for the Cooler Master Hyper T20 processor, 790 rubles →
• Cooler for Zalman ZM-RFD120 case, 590 rubles →

Video card

• MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, 6 GB, GDDR5, 14,990 rubles →
• Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 580, 8 GB, GDDR5, 13,090 rubles →

4. What to assemble an office computer

The requirements for simple office systems are similar to the tasks of home PCs - to cope with the load when working with texts, presentations, video playback, and not to fall under the onslaught of gluttonous browsers.

In this case, a discrete video card is unlikely to be needed, and important documents are often placed on a server or in a cloud storage. As in the case of a budget computer for the home, it is more profitable to build an office configuration based on the AMD platform today.

What to buy:

CPU

• Quad-core AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, 8 690 rubles →
• Quad-core AMD Ryzen 3 3200G, 5 750 rubles →
• Quad-core AMD Ryzen 3 2200G, 5 550 rubles →

Motherboard

• ASROCK B450M PRO4, 5 050 rubles →
• ASUS Prime B450M-A, 4 560 rubles →
• MSI B450M PRO-M2 Max, 4 040 rubles →

RAM

• Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4, 8 GB, 3000 MHz, 3 390 rubles →
• Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, 8 GB, 2400 MHz, 2 540 rubles →
• Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4, 8 GB, 2400 MHz, 2,390 rubles →

Storage device

• WD Original WDS500G2B0A, 500 GB, 2.5 inches, SATA 3, 4 450 rubles →
• Samsung 860 EVO, 250 GB, 2.5 inches, SATA 3, 3 450 rubles →
• HDD Seagate Original ST2000DM008, 2 TB, 3.5 inches, SATA 3, 4 026 rubles →

Power Supply

• Corsair CX450, 450 W, 4 770 rubles →
• SFX Seasonic SSP-300SFG, 300 W, 3 940 rubles →
• Aerocool KCAS Plus 500, 500 W, 3 150 rubles →
• Thermaltake Litepower RGB 450, 450 W, 2 470 rubles →
• Thermaltake LT-550P, 550 W, 2,470 rubles →

Housing

• ATX Thermaltake Versa J21 TG, Midi-Tower, 3 470 rubles →
• mATX Thermaltake Versa H18 Window, Micro-Tower, 2 250 rubles →
• mATX Exegate MI-207 with PSU 350 W, Slim Desktop, 2 696 rubles →
• mATX Aerocool Playa Slim, Slim-Tower, 2 250 rubles →
• mATX Exegate QA-410, Mini-Tower, 2 122 rubles →

Cooling

• Cooler for the Deepcool Gammaxx 300 Fury processor, 1,040 rubles →
• Cooler for the Cooler Master Hyper T20 processor, 790 rubles →
• Cooler for Zalman ZM-RFD120 case, 590 rubles →

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