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Howdy! Hope this is the right place for this.

I'm a 45 year old punk rock nerd who has never, ever built his own computer. Never really wanted to...until...one day a few months ago, I was watching YouTube videos and accidentally stumbled on all of the reaction videos to the Verge video. After watching the myriad takes on it, I decided building a PC is something I should do for myself. I've been watching most of the popular tech tubers non stop and have finally(I think) decided on what I want to do. I definitely want to do a white and black themed build, and I absolutely have to stay under $900. I am not even a big time gamer. I play things like WoW, Hearthstone, cheesy adventure games, etc. I may want to stream a tiny bit, and do some video editing. Here's what I have decided on right now. How does it look? Good? Bad? Ugly? Let me have it. TIA!

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yZ7QHh

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - NEPTWIN WHITE 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix B450-I Gaming Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.71 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Team - T-FORCE DELTA RGB 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB Dual Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $918.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - NEPTWIN WHITE 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix B450-I Gaming Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.71 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Team - T-FORCE DELTA RGB 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB Dual Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $918.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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How did you do this? Love learning new stuff.

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Just now, Gas Station Sushi said:

Weird. I just copied it from my post and pasted in a different browser and it worked. hmm....

It works now, strangely.

Anyway, you don't really need another cooler for Ryzen unless you plan to overclock. Two 250 GB SSDs won't hold much, better off getting one and a 1 TB HDD, I also recommend against the 1060 3 GB, as you can get a Gigabyte RX 580 8 GB for the same price.

A girl who loves to love.

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Just now, Gas Station Sushi said:

How did you do this? Love learning new stuff.

Changed a lot of stuff to white theme (your PSU was pretty bad fyi)

Also, I forgot to change the motherboard:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - NEPTWIN WHITE 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Team - T-FORCE DELTA RGB 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB Dual Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $862.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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1 minute ago, Aimi said:

It works now, strangely.

Anyway, you don't really need another cooler for Ryzen unless you plan to overclock. Two 250 GB SSDs won't hold much, better off getting one and a 1 TB HDD, I also recommend against the 1060 3 GB, as you can get a Gigabyte RX 580 8 GB for the same price.

it's because the stock cooler isn't white

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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Just now, Aimi said:

It works now, strangely.

Anyway, you don't really need another cooler for Ryzen unless you plan to overclock. Two 250 GB SSDs won't hold much, better off getting one and a 1 TB HDD, I also recommend against the 1060 3 GB, as you can get a Gigabyte RX 580 8 GB for the same price.

Definitely things I have thought about. I picked the two SSD's when I was looking at the NZXT H500 case. Now I see there's a 500GB of the same look. 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler  ($45.86 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Night Hawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team - T-FORCE DELTA RGB 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team - T-FORCE DELTA RGB 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB OC Video Card  ($274.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $918.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel i7 3930k w/OC & EK Supremacy EVO Block | Motherboard: Asus P9x79 Pro  | RAM: G.Skill 4x4 1866 CL9 | PSU: Seasonic Platinum 1000w Corsair RM 750w Gold (2021)|

VDU: Panasonic 42" Plasma | GPU: Gigabyte 1080ti Gaming OC & Barrow Block (RIP)...GTX 980ti | Sound: Asus Xonar D2X - Z5500 -FiiO X3K DAP/DAC - ATH-M50S | Case: Phantek Enthoo Primo White |

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD + WD Blue 1TB SSD | Cooling: XSPC D5 Photon 270 Res & Pump | 2x XSPC AX240 White Rads | NexXxos Monsta 80x240 Rad P/P | NF-A12x25 fans |

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $219.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - B450 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard $103.98 @ Newegg
Memory Team - Night Hawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $119.99 @ Newegg
Storage HP - EX900 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $46.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.84 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $229.99 @ Newegg
Case DIYPC - D480-W-RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $56.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $54.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $907.66
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $877.66
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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2 hours ago, NunoLava1998 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - NEPTWIN WHITE 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix B450-I Gaming Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.71 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Team - T-FORCE DELTA RGB 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB Dual Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $918.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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A GTX 1060 3GB Seriously ? Also why an 850W psu ? An itx board in an ATX case ? Your build makes no sense at all.

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4 hours ago, Gas Station Sushi said:

I know you weren't quoting me, but the reason I picked that card was it was the only white one in that price range that I found; and I don't really do any serious gaming at all.

at that price you can get an RX 580 8gb, it's not white but it's still much better than the 1060 3gb.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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