New Hardware Budget Gaming Rig (if even possible)

[Maserati]

For the PC, i can confirm that ibuypower and cyberpower use off brand / lesser known power supplies. I've also learned that the parts are generally what they advertise but one build could have asrock parts another can have asus parts. My brother recently bought his first pc and we tried to build it ourselves under $700 with everything he wanted and lol we kinda failed, then we saw the best buy sales. That's the only reason I'd advise going there, if you're on a Budget. He's planning on upgrading the PSU and graphics card down the line when the RTX cards aren't selling out every 2 minutes.

As for windows keys and giving out credit card info, I've personally used sites like Kinguin and cdkeys. My general rule is make sure they have a money back guarantee and try to use PayPal cause then paypal can step in for you if something nefarious were to happen, also they don't give out your credit card info. So far (knocks on wood) I've been using those sites since 2013 and been fine. eGO actually got me into those markets since we had something with G2A back then (i don't use them anymore, they have fees) there's one I've been using lately called Eneba. I got a deal on xbox live there a month ago. definitely recommend using PayPal when possible. I can vouch for Cdkeys, Kinguin and Eneba. I don't recommend G2A just because of the fees, there's some membership thing they try to sell you, so I don't use it anymore

 

[owen]

You can't run a 3rd gen Ryzen on the B450 chipset. The only chipset that can run the Ryzen 3 is a x570 at the moment. The B550 chipset isn't out yet.

I have a ryzen 5 3600 and a B450 motherboard, didn't have to update anything and it's been running fine.

 

[Buster]

I’m not going to say too much, but there’s a command to put in the cmd running in admin mode that activates it for free.

 

[MacArther]

:: cue Dad from absolutely no-where ::
"Have you looked at MSI?"
me: ".......you actually know that MSI is a brand?!" :: runs to look for flying pigs ::

With the above humor out of the way...and at the behest of my frugality inclined Dad, I thought I'd post the following comparison sheet and get your expert opinions.

MSI GL75 Leopard 10SFK-029 - 17.3" 144 Hz - Intel Core i7-10750H - GeForce RTX 2070 - 16 GB DDR4 - 1 TB HDD + 512 GB SSD - Windows 10 Home - Gaming Laptop
VS
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2020) - 15.6" 240 Hz - GeForce RTX 2070 - Intel Core i7-10750H - 16 GB DDR4 - 1 TB PCIe SSD - Windows 10 Home - Black - Gaming Laptop (G512LW-ES76)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare?CompareItemList=34-235-464,34-155-401

Thanks for humoring my "kind of out of touch with modern gaming laptops" questions!

 

[baloo]

is this actually legit??
windows 10 pro copies are 100 fkn dollars and you can get 1 for 2$?!?!?!?!

It's a reseller abusing OEM licensing. So it's legit, but should someone get problem it's the reseller (you have a proper invoice).

I've used a couple for family/friends or VMs (from windows 7). Never had any issues.