New Pc Build help

[iamblaine]

Hi everyone

 

Looking to do a first time PC Build with me and my son, and hoping you can all give me some pointers

 

For me it will be for largely gaming, No streaming (but i might look into that  at a later date).

My son however is getting into art and it's looking like he will be getting a low end drawing tablet for Christmas, (as well as occasional gaming, unfortunately he is well into fortnite).

 

I've done some research and specd a build, with hopefully room to grow should i choose to upgrade at a later date, and before i pull the trigger and start buying the parts.

 

This is what i've come up with

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/9HkVMZ

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£127.50 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£146.95 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£73.98 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£55.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£58.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  (£264.98 @ Box Limited) 
Case: NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ AWD-IT) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£52.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £850.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-24 20:43 BST+0100

 

the plan is to have a rig that i have room for upgrades later (CPU, GPU, RAM)

Akready have monitors, as i work from home and bought a couple of half decent ones that i could connect my work laptop to.

also have keyboard and mouse, but these are your basic "office" types, so reccomendations on these as well would be great.

 

Am i missing anything?

 

[Guest]

Hi

 

Can you wait until the 7th July ? There are new Ryzen cpu's due out then. Also you can save a bit of money by going with a B450 board such as the MSI Tomahawk.

[iamblaine]

Hi Lee

 

I've been keeping an eye on the Ryzen CPUs, it's gonna be a few months before i have all the money together so yeah i could probably wait.

I could also downgrade the motherboard as well, I'll be honest i went for that board because i liked the look of it over anything else

[Guest]

Alternative spec with an RTX 2060. See what the R5 3600/X are priced like when it releases.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£127.50 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£89.84 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£73.13 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Gigabyte - UD PRO 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£58.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card  (£319.97 @ Box Limited) 
Case: NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ AWD-IT) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£54.71 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £850.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-24 20:54 BST+0100

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, iamblaine said:

Hi Lee

 

I've been keeping an eye on the Ryzen CPUs, it's gonna be a few months before i have all the money together so yeah i could probably wait.

I could also downgrade the motherboard as well, I'll be honest i went for that board because i liked the look of it over anything else

The Tomahawk is a solid board for the money. It will easily handle a 6 core cpu. Also it has a bios flashback button so you can update without a cpu installed. The next step up would be the B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC if you want wifi and a slightly better VRM.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
Motherboard	MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	£115.76 @ CCL Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£115.76
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-24 20:58 BST+0100

 

[iamblaine]

4 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

The Tomahawk is a solid board for the money. It will easily handle a 6 core cpu. Also it has a bios flashback button so you can update without a cpu installed. The next step up would be the B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC if you want wifi and a slightly better VRM.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
Motherboard	MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	£115.76 @ CCL Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£115.76
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-24 20:58 BST+0100

 

Thanks!

 

Out of interest as i still don't completley get it, what is the difference between the chipsets?

[Guest]

Just now, iamblaine said:

Thanks!

 

Out of interest as i still don't completley get it, what is the difference between the chipsets?

Not much difference really. Both allow overclocking. The X470 chipset has a few more features like SLI support and obviously it has higher end boards like the Asus Crosshair and ASRock Taichi etc. You might also have more SATA and USB ports etc. 

 

https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/leo-waldock/amd-b450-chipset-preview-x470-features-at-a-lower-price/

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£89.84 @ AWD-IT) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£68.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Gigabyte - UD PRO 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£54.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card  (£265.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  (£47.92 @ More Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Custom: R5 3600 (£200.00)
Total: £846.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-24 21:10 BST+0100

 

 

This is better in every way.

 

Pick up an R5 3600 and use the Bios flashback to udate the bord to support third gen. 

[VEXICUS]

7 hours ago, iamblaine said:

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Build something like this....managed to get down the cost without affecting the performance....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£127.50 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£78.13 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£68.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£48.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£58.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card  (£273.47 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.00 @ AWD-IT) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £777.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-25 04:16 BST+0100

[Guest]

7 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

Build something like this....managed to get down the cost without affecting the performance....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£127.50 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£78.13 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£68.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£48.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£58.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card  (£273.47 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.00 @ AWD-IT) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £777.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-25 04:16 BST+0100

The MSI Tomahawk is a better board for an extra £10. Also the MSI board has bios flashback so it can be updated without a cpu. Not sure if ASRock have anything similar but if not you would need a board with an up to date bios if going with an R5 3600/X. 

 

That SSD is bad as it has no DRAM cache. Stick with the MX500 if going with Crucial.

 

The Asus Vega cards have VRM thermal issues. It can be fixed but it means replacing the thermal pad, which means taking the thing apart. The Powercolor one above would be a better option if going with a Vega.