$900 Ryzen Gaming Build Guide

[Musty]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

for building the build this tutorial is fine. 

 

when it comes to part selection i suggest creating your own thread with budget + location + usecase. 

 

tag me if you want, tho im not super avavible. 

Will do once I have a better idea of what kind of budget I'm playing with  

[pumas]

The rx 5700 would have felt more belonged in this build imho

[LogicWeasel]

43 minutes ago, Pumas_committed_bottleneck said:

The rx 5700 would have felt more belonged in this build imho

welcome to the discussion already had on page 1, others and myself posted about this

[SolidSonicTH]

15 hours ago, amdorintel said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$149.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$110.00 @ Amazon
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3733 Memory	$74.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$63.99 @ Dell
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	ASRock Radeon RX 580 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card	$166.98 @ Newegg
Case	HEC HX300 ATX Mid Tower Case	$36.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
Monitor	HP V270 27.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor	$143.22 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard	$8.99 @ Target
Mouse	Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse	$7.99 @ Amazon
Speakers	Logitech S-150 1.2 W 2.0 Channel Speakers	$11.95 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$884.05
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-11 22:07 EST-0500

 

Really if that's the total cost you might as well splurge and buy a modular PSU. It still fits within the budget threshold.

 

Wait, I didn't realize you weren't building his PC. Never mind.

[SolidSonicTH]

15 hours ago, ageekhere said:

One thing to add, windows will by default use a mbr partition when installing windows if there is no partition on the drive. If you want to use the new uefi bios you need to format the OS drive to a gpt partition before installing windows onto it.

 

The Windows install does not give you an option to choose either an mbr or gpt partition.

 

You can use a linux boot usb to boot in an create the gpt partition.

 

A whole video could be made on this topic.

 

Also remember to set xmp ram profile in bios

I thought if you wanted to use an M.2 SSD you have to use UEFI booting for Windows, though.

[ageekhere]

4 hours ago, SolidSonicTH said:

I thought if you wanted to use an M.2 SSD you have to use UEFI booting for Windows, though.

if you use a mbr partition (which is default in the windows install) the BIOS mode in windows will be legacy. You can check this in System information under BIOS Mode.

UEFI does support the mbr partition so even though you are booting with UEFI windows/os will be in legacy mode.

 

After you realised this mistake you basically have to reformat again (or try and change the partition to gpt).

[SolidSonicTH]

Yeah, I know MBR is supported via UEFI since it does legacy emulation.

 

I guess I’ve just gotten too comfy doing UEFI booting. Although if you’re just booting a 1TB device it won’t really influence that anyway since you can declare secondary devices as GPT within the OS should they go beyond 2TB.

[ageekhere]

It is better for windows to not run in BIOS legacy mode

[LogicWeasel]

43 minutes ago, ageekhere said:

It is better for windows to not run in BIOS legacy mode

UEFI may be a little faster, but you make it sound like Windows will do something bad in legacy mode.  Praytell, what bad thing will windows do if you run Legacy bios mode and your boot SSD is 500GB or less?

[amdorintel]

6 hours ago, SolidSonicTH said:

splurge and buy a modular PSU.

yeah i am sure there is a modular psu for the same price range.

 

that is just a comparable pc for the same $900usd

[ageekhere]

9 hours ago, LogicWeasel said:

UEFI may be a little faster, but you make it sound like Windows will do something bad in legacy mode.  Praytell, what bad thing will windows do if you run Legacy bios mode and your boot SSD is 500GB or less?

Here is a video that i found that lists some of the issues with using a legacy BIOS  

 

[Zberg]

Wouldn't get a non super anything at this point myself unless it was on a great deal.  I got my 2070 FE when the supers launched for an amazing deal, otherwise I would have either gotten the 2060/2070 S version.

 

Unfortunately a lot of places dont make it worth your while to get the non super, so its going to sit on their shelves until they drop the price appropriately

[amdorintel]

7 hours ago, Zberg said:

2060/2070 S version.

is the S mean Super?

[Zberg]

24 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

is the S mean Super?

Yes that's what I meant, im not sure if it is an official denotation though  

[Gay_fae]

Im completely new to building PCs, and could use some advice. This seems very close to what i want to build, but I'd like a different RAM and Graphics card for sure, maybe a different power supply? 

 

My question is, with this CPU and motherboard, could I use a Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3600 16GB for RAM, and Nvidia GTX 1660 Super for Graphics? And if this isnt a good PSU, what should i look for instead? 

[RichPiano]

3 hours ago, Gay_fae said:

Im completely new to building PCs, and could use some advice. This seems very close to what i want to build, but I'd like a different RAM and Graphics card for sure, maybe a different power supply? 

 

My question is, with this CPU and motherboard, could I use a Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3600 16GB for RAM, and Nvidia GTX 1660 Super for Graphics? And if this isnt a good PSU, what should i look for instead? 

 

You could absolutely swap out the RAM and Graphics Card, as well as the PSU. Honestly, the suggested build is pretty solid, however as a few people have alluded too, the RX 5700 might be a better fit as far as graphics go.

[shoegod4935]

I have this same board with the same CPU and have 16gb of ddr4 3000, I am planning on upgrading my RAM to 3600mhz but MSI's website is unclear on if its compatible, does anyone know if it will be compatible? I'm planning on getting 16gb of Corsair Vengeance LPX ddr4 3600.

[JR_12]

Hi Everyone,

 

I like this build & considering  it as a home gaming/personal set up. I don't need any peripherals and it's been a long time since I've done my own build. Wondering which parts would be good upgrade consdierations (aside from the GPU that's already been called out) around the same budget.

 

I.e. Are there better options within the same general budget (I'd be willing to spend another $100 USD) for parts?  

[Djsince97]

On 12/11/2019 at 1:59 PM, NickHeavy said:

This value focused build will get you the bells and whistles to enjoy great looking gaming within a tight budget. With a Ryzen 3600 and a Geforce RTX 2060 powering this build, you wont have all the frames, just most of them.

 

 

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Hi im trying to make this my first build.when i told a friend about it he was worried about hte ssd since its intel and this is a amd build? i didnt know that was a problem but would i also be able to put in another ssd? any help is thankful.

[Mikhail Nehro]

On 12/11/2019 at 11:19 PM, GoldenLag said:

Just for reference next time.

 

Wouldnt label something as "value" when having sponsored. Its a good buildguide, but in terms of value there seems to be a few misses due to sponsorships. 

 

GPU choice was a bit odd considering there was no mention of streaming. And since other components cover that market segments fairly nicely with better performance at a small cost increase. 

 

For the price of the PSU you could have dropped on the wattage to 550w. Have room for future upgrades. And clean up the case a bit. 

 

Also why the mention of dies from different manufacturers. Branding samsung dies as being better, but in the end its about the induvidual dies themselves. Especially in this more beginner friendly video where you want to talk about the essentials, not the stuff you look at for overclocking past XMP. 

 

Also labeling dualstick configs in dualchannel as more "stable" is odd as that is a bit missleading. Tho i guess the only word to use when spending 5 sek. 

 

Ramchoice was good. 3000mhz right now is about as value as it gets. Just dont say you chose that specifically for samsung dies. 

 

Keep in mind "ryzen ready" memmory at 3600mhz is usually found using hynix memmory. And at high capacity, E-die from micron is usually the choice due to less stress on the IMC. 

So I want a build for gaming and streaming with enough room for me to later uograde it further and I'm trying to learn programming so might want to use it for that later but by that point I could a lot of upgrades so what parts do you recommend me to change in this build? 

[GoldenLag]

4 minutes ago, Mikhail Nehro said:

So I want a build for gaming and streaming with enough room for me to later uograde it further and I'm trying to learn programming so might want to use it for that later but by that point I could a lot of upgrades so what parts do you recommend me to change in this build? 

do suggest making your own post instead of hijacking this one. 

 

also what build?

[GoldenLag]

2 hours ago, redsock3743 said:

Does a X470 GAMING PLUS MAX work with this design?

 

 

i do suggest making your own post when it comes to build advice. 

 

id also advice ignoring part selections in this thread, given the thread is over a year old.