Second Ever Build

[Bushpig2dope]

Hey everyone! Decided to build a new pc as my first is getting fairly dated and I've been working enough to get some cash for a decent PC. I am from Australia if thats an relevancy, we get shafted in the pc market here which is fun! Heres what I am thinking -

• GPU: ASUS GeForce RTX 2070 Turbo EVO 8GB
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with Wraith Prism
• Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4
• Ram: G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C16D-16GTZR 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4
• SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 1TB
• PSU: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W Power Supply
• CASE: Fractal Design Core 1100 Micro ATX Case

Also a side note - I don't think I plan on over-clocking my GPU or CPU

Thanks in advance for your help and time!

[GoldenLag]

what is your previous PC?

 

id suggest waiting a 1-1,5 months for Zen 2 to launch. 

 

if you cant wait, drop CPU to a r5 2600 and get a RTX 2080 instead. 

 

also get yourself a TXM 550 watt PSU instead

[LukeSavenije]

8 minutes ago, Bushpig2dope said:

GPU: ASUS GeForce RTX 2070 Turbo EVO 8GB

i mean, it's not the worst blower, but it's quite loud on load

 

5 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

also get yourself a TXM 550 watt PSU instead

I'm curious on your explanation for that...

[GoldenLag]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

I'm curious on your explanation for that...

you save 5$. thats why. also you really dont need more power than a 550watt. 

 

could also grab the 550 watt variant of the MWE for the same ammount

[Bushpig2dope]

7 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

what is your previous PC?

 

id suggest waiting a 1-1,5 months for Zen 2 to launch. 

 

if you cant wait, drop CPU to a r5 2600 and get a RTX 2080 instead. 

 

also get yourself a TXM 550 watt PSU instead

Hey

My previous PC has a i5-3570 in it with a gtx 960 2gb

And why would you suggest waiting for zen 2? For the price drop of previous gen or to get a brand spanking new bit of hardware?

I don't think I'd drop the 2700x even if I upgraded to the 2080

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

you save 5$. thats why. also you really dont need more power than a 550watt. 

 

could also grab the 550 watt variant of the MWE for the same ammount

ah, makes sense then. both are pretty decent

[Bushpig2dope]

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

i mean, it's not the worst blower, but it's quite loud on load

Yeah see I thought maybe the same thing. Would the dual fan version be any better though?

[GoldenLag]

Just now, Bushpig2dope said:

And why would you suggest waiting for zen 2? For the price drop of previous gen or to get a brand spanking new bit of hardware?

the performance increase over 2nd gen. thats why. 

 

1 minute ago, Bushpig2dope said:

My previous PC has a i5-3570 in it with a gtx 960 2gb

id look at getting everything CPU and mobo. you can then hold off untill Zen 2 drops. 

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Bushpig2dope said:

And why would you suggest waiting for zen 2? For the price drop of previous gen or to get a brand spanking new bit of hardware?

both, tho msi already confirmed some of their boards to support zen2, so it'll probably happen soon for asrock too

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Bushpig2dope said:

Yeah see I thought maybe the same thing. Would the dual fan version be any better though?

dual is better, but still not THAT good. any reason you're focussed on Asus?

[Bushpig2dope]

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

dual is better, but still not THAT good. any reason you're focussed on Asus?

Well I've just had a good history would previous ASUS products and my MSI card let me down a bit I feel, but no I would be probably easily convinced otherwise lol

And also waiting for new gen stuff is good in theory but I'm not sure I really want to spend the extra bucks on brand new hardware. I need to put some research into Zen 2 because honestly I knew verrryyy little of it

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Bushpig2dope said:

Well I've just had a good history would previous ASUS products and my MSI card let me down a bit I feel, but no I would be probably easily convinced otherwise lol

boy do i have something for you

 

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, Bushpig2dope said:

Well I've just had a good history would previous ASUS products and my MSI card let me down a bit I feel, but no I would be probably easily convinced otherwise lol

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MssmP6/sapphire-radeon-rx-vega-64-8gb-nitro-video-card-11275-03-40g

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Vw448d/evga-geforce-rtx-2070-8-gb-xc-black-edition-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-1171-kr

 

here are 2 GPUs that have really good warranty records and perform roughly the same. 

[Bushpig2dope]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MssmP6/sapphire-radeon-rx-vega-64-8gb-nitro-video-card-11275-03-40g

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Vw448d/evga-geforce-rtx-2070-8-gb-xc-black-edition-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-1171-kr

 

here are 2 GPUs that have really good warranty records and perform roughly the same. 

Hey thanks for the cards man I'll check them out. Though I am reluctant to go AMD!

Also thanks @LukeSavenije I'll peep this out!

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Bushpig2dope said:

Hey thanks for the cards man I'll check them out. Though I am reluctant to go AMD!

Also thanks @LukeSavenije I'll peep this out!

yeah, v64 needs a good psu tho. txm and mwe gold should be fine

[GoldenLag]

13 minutes ago, Bushpig2dope said:

Hey thanks for the cards man I'll check them out. Though I am reluctant to go AMD!

that there is the best Vega 64 on the market. its a really good GPU. its also really cheap these days. 

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

that there is the best Vega 64 on the market. its a really good GPU. its also really cheap these days. 

together with the strix I'd say, but that one normally isn't cheap

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

together with the strix I'd say, but that one normally isn't cheap

is the strix that good? ive heard mixed things about it. 

 

though id trust Sapphire a whole lot more when it comes to quality and warranty. they are known as the EVGA of AMD. or vise versa. 

[LukeSavenije]

18 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

is the strix that good? ive heard mixed things about it. 

 

though id trust Sapphire a whole lot more when it comes to quality and warranty. they are known as the EVGA of AMD. or vise versa. 

in cooling I'd say yes, but asus has worse support than sapphire

 

tho as always sapphire<evga in support

[GoldenLag]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

in cooling I'd say yes, but asus has worse support than sapphire

you sure? the sapphire nitro+ is damn thicc

 

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

tho as always sapphire<evga in support

yup, EVGA has excellent support. 

[LukeSavenije]

7 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

you sure? the sapphire nitro+ is damn thiccc

the strix is thicc too

[GoldenLag]

11 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

the strix is thicc too

Nitro+ has 3 powerconnectors.......... the strix has 2.......

[LukeSavenije]

53 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Nitro+ has 3 powerconnectors.......... the strix has 2.......

so? 3 powerconnectors aren't even needed for a v64

[GoldenLag]

6 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

so? 3 powerconnectors aren't even needed for a v64

i know, but you know. why not. 

[LukeSavenije]

5 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

i know, but you know. why not. 

because a single 8 pin cable can technically handle 324w of power?