First build help

[mojelb7r]

I need some opinions on my first build. The budget is $1500. It’s RGB themed, with black as a secondary color. I plan on ordering the build today.

Ram: I’d consider just plain black ram if it’s a lot faster for less money

GPU: Not sure if this is best for the build

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KjPWJb

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($533.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.88 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor  ($275.98 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($42.35 @ Walmart) 
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB ELITE Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1553.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-22 18:07 EST-0500

[Aaron_T]

19 minutes ago, mojelb7r said:

Memory: Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 

I'd try to get 3600 speed RAM for an AMD platform. You can get G.Skill Ripjaw V for a dollar less it seems, but if you still want the RGB then OLOy has the WarHawk kits with RGB for just a few dollars more.

[mojelb7r]

1 minute ago, AaronThomas said:

I'd try to get 3600 speed RAM for an AMD platform. You can get G.Skill Ripjaw V for a dollar less it seems, but if you still want the RGB then OLOy has the WarHawk kits with RGB for just a few dollars more.

Yeah I’ll check it out. Also is my PSU fine?

[Aaron_T]

1 minute ago, mojelb7r said:

Yeah I’ll check it out. Also is my PSU fine?

It's plenty powerful for what you're building now.

 

If you ever put a 12-16 core cpu and 2080ti in there, you'd definitely want to upgrade the PSU at that time.

[mojelb7r]

7 minutes ago, AaronThomas said:

It's plenty powerful for what you're building now.

 

If you ever put a 12-16 core cpu and 2080ti in there, you'd definitely want to upgrade the PSU at that time.

Last two questions!

is It worth swapping to this PSU 

https://www.newegg.com/corsair-vs-series-vs650-cp-9020172-na-650w/p/N82E16817139228

 

and worth swapping to this GPU?

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2070-super-gv-n207swf3oc-8gd/p/N82E16814932213

[inteli7.Ti]

47 minutes ago, mojelb7r said:

I need some opinions on my first build. The budget is $1500. It’s RGB themed, with black as a secondary color. I plan on ordering the build today.

Ram: I’d consider just plain black ram if it’s a lot faster for less money

GPU: Not sure if this is best for the build

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KjPWJb

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($533.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.88 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor  ($275.98 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($42.35 @ Walmart) 
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB ELITE Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1553.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-22 18:07 EST-0500

Are you going to stick with the stock cooler? You can get a decent one for around $30. Also, for the monitor, "If you want to use the 155hz refresh rate or G-Sync, you will need to purchase a DisplayPort 1.2 or better cable yourself." FYI.

 

Also, you can get 3600 MHz ram for the same price (but no RGB): https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jBZzK8/gskill-ripjaws-v-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-f4-3600c16d-16gvkc

[mojelb7r]

10 minutes ago, inteli7.Ti said:

Are you going to stick with the stock cooler? You can get a decent one for around $30. Also, for the monitor, "If you want to use the 155hz refresh rate or G-Sync, you will need to purchase a DisplayPort 1.2 or better cable yourself." FYI.

 

Also, you can get 3600 MHz ram for the same price (but no RGB): https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jBZzK8/gskill-ripjaws-v-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-f4-3600c16d-16gvkc

Yes stock cooler.

 

thanks for the FYI

 

Just switched to that ram. Only thing left is making sure of GPU and PSU as I mentioned to another user

[Aaron_T]

1 hour ago, mojelb7r said:

Last two questions!

is It worth swapping to this PSU 

https://www.newegg.com/corsair-vs-series-vs650-cp-9020172-na-650w/p/N82E16817139228

 

and worth swapping to this GPU?

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2070-super-gv-n207swf3oc-8gd/p/N82E16814932213

"White" certification is less efficient than "bronze", and personally I would never buy anything below a bronze rated 80+ PSU. 

 

The GPU switch seems reasonable though. I have used the Gigabyte "Gaming" and "Windforce" OC cards for two generations and have always been very happy with their price and performance. You can either pocket the savings, or get a more "future proof" PSU now with the extra $30.... for example: https://www.newegg.com/evga-supernova-750-g1-120-gp-0750-x1-750w/p/N82E16817438132

 

Edit:

The Gigabyte GPU doesn't have as much lighting as the EVGA card though, and you did mention RGB being important. Food for thought.

[mojelb7r]

1 hour ago, AaronThomas said:

"White" certification is less efficient than "bronze", and personally I would never buy anything below a bronze rated 80+ PSU. 

 

The GPU switch seems reasonable though. I have used the Gigabyte "Gaming" and "Windforce" OC cards for two generations and have always been very happy with their price and performance. You can either pocket the savings, or get a more "future proof" PSU now with the extra $30.... for example: https://www.newegg.com/evga-supernova-750-g1-120-gp-0750-x1-750w/p/N82E16817438132

 

Edit:

The Gigabyte GPU doesn't have as much lighting as the EVGA card though, and you did mention RGB being important. Food for thought.

I already ordered the parts before I saw your reply. No biggie it’s a good PSU regardless. Thanks for all your help, I appreciate you taking your time to help me!