First (Official) PC Build

[vexilio]

So, I'm on my quest to finally official build my own PC. I've been using a pre-built for awhile now and decided to use my allocated funds to finally make a computer that I can really call my own. Below is the PCPartPicker list I made to show off my plan. I already have the case and the fans, just need to buy everything else.

 

I've been planning on posting here for awhile, but now I'm finally getting around to it to ask for some guidance. Tell me ANY comments you have regarding my list, all criticism, concerns, and comments are appreciated!

 

P.S.: I plan to use this for gaming and occasionally school work, and I want to be able to play new AAA titles (and HOI4 which I have around 1,100 hours in) so I thought this setup would be adequate for anything I wanna play and then some.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$218.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler	$39.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$189.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$55.49 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus Radeon RX 580 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card	$169.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT H500 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	Thermaltake Smart RGB 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	$49.98 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$139.99 @ Other World Computing
Case Fan	Corsair SP120 57.24 CFM 120 mm Fan	$14.53 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair SP120 57.24 CFM 120 mm Fan	$14.53 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair SP120 57.24 CFM 120 mm Fan	$14.53 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$973.00
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$958.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-12 22:02 EST-0500

 

[VEXICUS]

You can build yourself a WAAYYYY better system in that kind of a budget.

Windows keys can be had fr pretty cheap from sites like eBay, kinguin, scdkeys, etc.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($103.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($66.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($35.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $986.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-12 22:23 EST-0500

[PopsicleHustler]

3 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

You can build yourself a WAAYYYY better system in that kind of a budget.

Windows keys can be had fr pretty cheap from sites like eBay, kinguin, scdkeys, etc.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($103.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($66.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($35.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $986.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-12 22:23 EST-0500

God dammit, you beat me with the exact same setup by 15 seconds.

[Daniel Z.]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$70.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Patriot Burst 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$55.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$35.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card	$379.99 @ Newegg
Case	Corsair SPEC-06 ATX Mid Tower Case	$64.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$78.36 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1006.24
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$991.24
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-12 22:38 EST-0500

 

[Statik]

Literally any  of these please. ^^^^

[vexilio]

9 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

You can build yourself a WAAYYYY better system in that kind of a budget.

Windows keys can be had fr pretty cheap from sites like eBay, kinguin, scdkeys, etc.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($103.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($66.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($35.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $986.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-12 22:23 EST-0500

 

9 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$70.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Patriot Burst 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$55.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$35.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card	$379.99 @ Newegg
Case	Corsair SPEC-06 ATX Mid Tower Case	$64.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$78.36 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1006.24
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$991.24
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-12 22:38 EST-0500

 

So I've opened both of these lists, and for both this first issue popped up.

 

Not really sure if that's anything to worry about or not just because I know PCPartPicker can be kind of wack when it comes to determining issues and incompatibilities. 

[VEXICUS]

23 minutes ago, vexilio said:

 

So I've opened both of these lists, and for both this first issue popped up.

 

Not really sure if that's anything to worry about or not just because I know PCPartPicker can be kind of wack when it comes to determining issues and incompatibilities. 

Don't worry, either of those boards will support zen2 CPUs out of the box.

Usually most b450 boards don't support zen2 CPUs out of the box. But the new b450 max series boards from MSI comes with out of the box zen2 support.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX

[vexilio]

10 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

Don't worry, either of those boards will support zen2 CPUs out of the box.

Usually most b450 boards don't support zen2 CPUs out of the box. But the new b450 max series boards from MSI comes with out of the box zen2 support.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX

So what's your final say? Do you think your build is the best bang for my buck? Is there any alternatives that may be better?