Good first build?

[Juusy]

Hey, been researching past couple months and this is my first PC build, I'm just after some feedback. Was originally gonna spend around $2000 AUD but with Zen 2 and Radeon 7 out soon don't wanna spend too much on the CPU/GPU, this PC costs about $1400. Cheers.

 

PCPartPicker part list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$255.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard	MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$185.00 @ Austin Computers
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$198.00 @ Shopping Express
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$109.00 @ Austin Computers
Storage	Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card	$345.71 @ Amazon Australia
Case	Silverstone - Primera RGB (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$159.00 @ Umart
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$138.00 @ Umart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1444.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-27 01:08 AEDT+1100

 

[updlester]

what are u gonna use it for 

[Juusy]

Oops thought I put that in there. Gaming, general use and light workloads

[Jurrunio]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$255.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard	ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.00 @ Umart
Memory	Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$157.13 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$109.00 @ Austin Computers
Storage	Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 4 GB PULSE Video Card	$249.00 @ Umart
Case	Silverstone - Primera RGB (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$159.00 @ Umart
Power Supply	Silverstone - Strider Platinum 550 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$139.00 @ Umart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1272.13
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-27 02:15 AEDT+1100

change the board for better overclocking potential and lower price. I expect a X370 board to have BIOS that supports the 2600, but even if it doesnt AMD offers update kits for free (or just shipping cost, I'm not certain).

 

changed memory kit because it's cheaper and performance is identical

 

changed the graphics card because why spend so much on a card you're only gonna use for a year if not less

 

Changed PSU here because I heard electricity cost a lot more than in the US, I don't know. They are both good quality anyway (RMx is better, but Strider Plat is also on the top)