first build First Build Help

[Barnabas_Juhasz]

I am looking to build my first pc. I have done quite a bit of research in the last month or so but I have quite limited experience. My budget is around $1500-$1700 (AUD) and it would be used primarily for gaming, school work, and general web browsing. 

 

The part list is:

• AMD Ryzen 5 2600

• EITHER a GTX 2070 or RTX 2060 (which one would you recommend)

• MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC motherboard

• 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) of DDR4-3000 RAM

• Silverstone 600 W, 80+ Bronze PSU

• Seagate Barracuda 2 TB HDD

• Either a 250 GB or 500 GB SSD (SSD will hold windows 10, and my most played games, what size would you recommend?)

• Thermaltake Versa J25 Case

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$235.84 @ Amazon Australia
Motherboard	MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$229.00 @ PLE Computers
Memory	ADATA - XPG Spectrix D40 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$384.00 @ Mighty Ape
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda Compute 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$52.00 @ Umart
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$85.00 @ PC Byte
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS OC Video Card	$613.00 @ Shopping Express
Case	Thermaltake - Versa J25 Tempered Glass RGB Edition ATX Mid Tower Case	$98.00 @ Shopping Express
Power Supply	Silverstone - Strider Plus 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.00 @ PCCaseGear
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1795.84
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-15 23:13 AEDT+1100

 

What do you think of my build? Should I get the GTX 1070 or RTX 2060? 250 GB or 500 GB SSD? Any other feedback or help on the build? 

Any and all help is appreciated,

Thanks

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

you're spending stupid amounts of money on the ram, you can get a similar kit for less than half that price.

[Barnabas_Juhasz]

1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

you're spending stupid amounts of money on the ram, you can get a similar kit for less than half that price.

I just realised the price went up since I added it to the list, it was on sale for $175. Is the G. Skill Ripjaw V a good choice?

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($235.84 @ Amazon Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($134.00 @ PC Byte) get a pci-e wifi adapter if you need wifi.
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($175.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Byte) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card  ($769.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa J25 Tempered Glass RGB Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Power Supply: Antec - Earthwatts Gold Pro 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ IJK) 
Total: $1700.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-15 23:26 AEDT+1100

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Barnabas_Juhasz said:

I just realised the price went up since I added it to the list, it was on sale for $175. Is the G. Skill Ripjaw V a good choice?

yea it's fine.

[Barnabas_Juhasz]

Just now, Herman Mcpootis said:

yea it's fine.

What would you say about the Graphics Card (gtx 1070 or rtx 2060?)

[Barnabas_Juhasz]

5 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($235.84 @ Amazon Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($134.00 @ PC Byte) get a pci-e wifi adapter if you need wifi.
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($175.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Byte) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card  ($769.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa J25 Tempered Glass RGB Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Power Supply: Antec - Earthwatts Gold Pro 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ IJK) 
Total: $1700.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-15 23:26 AEDT+1100

I just saw your reply, I’ll give this a look.

[Barnabas_Juhasz]

3 minutes ago, Barnabas_Juhasz said:

I just saw your reply, I’ll give this a look.

Is an RTX 2070 a bit overkill for 1080p gaming on a 144hz monitor?

[Barnabas_Juhasz]

10 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($235.84 @ Amazon Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($134.00 @ PC Byte) get a pci-e wifi adapter if you need wifi.
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($175.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Byte) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card  ($769.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa J25 Tempered Glass RGB Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Power Supply: Antec - Earthwatts Gold Pro 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ IJK) 
Total: $1700.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-15 23:26 AEDT+1100

Is an RTX 2070 overkill for 1080p gaming on a 144hz monitor?

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, Barnabas_Juhasz said:

Is an RTX 2070 overkill for 1080p gaming on a 144hz monitor?

it'll last longer before needing an upgrade, you can keep it unless you need the money for something else.