Need opinions!! Planning on building my first pc

[Squado]

NEED HELP.

I'm planning on building my first pc (for gaming) by April 2019. Are the components alright or is there anything I should replace?

I went with Vega 56 because of the monitor which supports freesync instead of RTX 2060.

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor                                                                 ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler                 ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Crosshair VII Hero (Wi-Fi) ATX AM4 Motherboard                                ($274.01 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory                                       ($140.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Black NVMe 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive                                  ($104.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card                                      ($497.87 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Blackout TG ATX Mid Tower Case                                            ($150.13 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *EVGA - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply                     ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Monitor: MSI - Optix MAG27CQ 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor                                                 ($398.95 @ B&H) 
                                                                                                                                               Total: $1886.80

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ph74WD

[ekison]

To me, that seems good although in the future you might want to get 2 more 8 gig ram sticks but its not necessary.

You did good picking out some good parts! 

[SliceT]

So many things you could improve over that config.

CPU, for about the same money you can get a Ryzen 7 with 8 cores.

250+$ for a motherboard using a mid range CPU? spend max 200$ and that would already give you amazing mobo, X470 Taichi is one of the best AM4 motherboards out there.

No HDD? Have one for heavier files.

Vega 56 for 450$? Get a 2070.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dHQdQZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dHQdQZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($191.90 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Black NVMe 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($104.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB VENTUS Video Card  ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Blackout TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($150.13 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *EVGA - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: MSI - Optix MAG27CQ 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($398.51 @ PCM)
Total: $1823.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-21 00:36 EST-0500

[Squado]

38 minutes ago, SliceT said:

So many things you could improve over that config.

CPU, for about the same money you can get a Ryzen 7 with 8 cores.

250+$ for a motherboard using a mid range CPU? spend max 200$ and that would already give you amazing mobo, X470 Taichi is one of the best AM4 motherboards out there.

 No HDD? Have one for heavier files.

Vega 56 for 450$? Get a 2070.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dHQdQZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dHQdQZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($191.90 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Black NVMe 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($104.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB VENTUS Video Card  ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Blackout TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($150.13 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *EVGA - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: MSI - Optix MAG27CQ 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($398.51 @ PCM)
Total: $1823.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-21 00:36 EST-0500

Thanks! 

[Manderis]

1 hour ago, SliceT said:

So many things you could improve over that config.

CPU, for about the same money you can get a Ryzen 7 with 8 cores.

250+$ for a motherboard using a mid range CPU? spend max 200$ and that would already give you amazing mobo, X470 Taichi is one of the best AM4 motherboards out there.

No HDD? Have one for heavier files.

Vega 56 for 450$? Get a 2070.

I cannot agree with you on all points. The 2600X is faster in games compared to first Gen 1700X. If your workload is just gaming don't get a 1700X. Also you could save some money and get the 2600 (non X) and make a light over clock to reach or exceed the 2600X performance. 

 

You could get away with a way cheaper motherboard. Get a b450 chipset if you don't want to go for extreme over clock and don't need SLI. Something like the gigabyte b450 pro would be enough. 

 

I agree on the 2070 for the same price as a Vega 54. The 10series and 20series cards support free sync monitors so you should be good. In my country the price of a Vega 54 dropped as low as 269 € that would be a great deal compared to the 2070.

[Squado]

45 minutes ago, Manderis said:

I cannot agree with you on all points. The 2600X is faster in games compared to first Gen 1700X. If your workload is just gaming don't get a 1700X. Also you could save some money and get the 2600 (non X) and make a light over clock to reach or exceed the 2600X performance. 

 

You could get away with a way cheaper motherboard. Get a b450 chipset if you don't want to go for extreme over clock and don't need SLI. Something like the gigabyte b450 pro would be enough. 

 

I agree on the 2070 for the same price as a Vega 54. The 10series and 20series cards support free sync monitors so you should be good. In my country the price of a Vega 54 dropped as low as 269 € that would be a great deal compared to the 2070.

I see... For future proofing, does the ryzen 7 2700x makes sense? Thanks! 

[Manderis]

I would just go with the 2600. You don't really gain anything for gaming with more than 6 cores. IPC and clockspeed is what you want. And with Zen 2 (ryzen 3rd Gen) around the corner (July 2019 is rumored) and with the am4 platform supported until 4th Gen you are future proofed in the sence of just buying a new cpu 2 or 3 years from now without a new motherboard.