Thoughts on a first time PC build.

[AussieBuilder]

Hey guys,

 

My old gaming laptop's GPU fried so I'm making a new rig. I have researched a bit and have concluded the following parts . Additionally, am i missing any parts or accessories like screws and bolts.? If you can give me some tips or recommendations on what i should invest more money into that would be great. ALL PRICES ARE IN AUD. 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$244.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard	MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$144.00 @ Shopping Express
Memory	Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$163.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$379.00 @ Shopping Express
Case	Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$55.00 @ BudgetPC
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$165.00 @ IJK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1150.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 19:04 AEDT+1100

I ALREADY HAVE A 500GB "CRUCIAL" SSD

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

everything looks a-ok, but which PSU are you getting? screws will come with the case.

[AussieBuilder]

4 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

everything looks a-ok, but which PSU are you getting? screws will come with the case.

oh my mate has a corsair 750w gold, fully modular PSU he aint using so he's gonna give it to me 

 

[Oalei]

get a better USED GPU probably going to help. 

[AussieBuilder]

1 hour ago, Oalei said:

get a better USED GPU probably going to help. 

hmmmm. good consideration. thanks

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($244.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler  ($63.05 @ Amazon Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($178.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($163.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ PC Byte) 
Total: $1155.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-04 21:58 AEDT+1100

[xKyric]

This is a pretty decent build: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/FfxXcY
If your just gaming, and not streaming or video editing, then I would replace the Ryzen 5 with a Ryzen 3, and get a better graphics card. 

[Guest]

10 hours ago, xKyric said:

This is a pretty decent build: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/FfxXcY
If your just gaming, and not streaming or video editing, then I would replace the Ryzen 5 with a Ryzen 3, and get a better graphics card. 

That board is absolute crap though, and you don't need a 750W psu. Plus the psu is missing the price anyway. The op has it listed as $165 in his spec.

[xKyric]

11 hours ago, lee32uk said:

That board is absolute crap though, and you don't need a 750W psu. Plus the psu is missing the price anyway. The op has it listed as $165 in his spec.

@AussieBuilder said that a friend is giving him/her the PSU. 

What motherboard do you suggest?

 

[Guest]

25 minutes ago, xKyric said:

@AussieBuilder said that a friend is giving him/her the PSU. 

What motherboard do you suggest?

 

Ah right didn't see that his friend was giving him the psu. 

 

The B450 Tomahawk is a solid option or the cheaper Gaming Plus. The one in the op's spec would be fine for a 6 core R5 2600 though.