Rate My Build Please

[Nanook]

Hovering around $1450.00 US, this is the most value I could possible squeeze out with high frame rates for 1440p gaming on a 120Hz monitor and respectable frame rates in 4k all settings maxed out.

 

Case: Cooler Master H500: One of the highest airflow new cases out there. Lots of clearance for a GPU and large air CPU cooler.........$119.00

 

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600X: Arguably the best bang for buck gaming CPU at the moment........$249.99 ($389 combo with mobo)

 

RAM: G.Skill TridentZ 3200: Could have went cheaper here, but they are XMP 2.0 supported for easy overclocking and the heatsinks are low profile for CPU cooler clearance......$84.00

 

Mobo: MSI X570 A-PRO: Combo savings deal on Newegg with the 3600X for the cheapest M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0x4 I could find.......$159.99 ($389 combo with mobo)

 

SSD: Corsair Force MP600: Cheapest M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0x4 I could find.........$259.99

 

PSU: Seasonic Focus Series 750W 80+ gold: Under $100 for 750W gold efficiency.......$96.00

 

GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Duke OC: The one thing in the build I may change is if 2070 supers come down in price.....$459.00 ($439.99 w/rebate)

 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212: The king of cheap air cooling value.....$34.99

 

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[Mister Woof]

Skip the 3600x and go with the 3600, especially since you have your own cooler.

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

4 minutes ago, Nanook said:

Ryzen 5 3600X: Arguably the best bang for buck gaming CPU at the moment.

we could argue that 3600 non X has best bang for buck lol

but thats just $50 diff, no big deal

 

that nvme ssd is quite high end, are you sure your workload can utilize it? 

 

[TheSLSAMG]

25 minutes ago, Nanook said:

Hovering around $1450.00 US, this is the most value I could possible squeeze out with high frame rates for 1440p gaming on a 120Hz monitor and respectable frame rates in 4k all settings maxed out.

Ditch the 3600X for a 3600 since the difference in gaming performance is negligible, ditch the TridentZ for some Ripjaws V or T-Force Vulcan Z unless you're really attached to the aesthetic of the TridentZ memory, ditch the MP600 for a more reasonably priced drive like an Intel 660p or Crucial P1 since in all likelihood you'd never notice the difference and use the money saved to go for an RTX 2070 Super or used RTX 2080 instead of an RTX 2070. Pocket the rest of the money saved (if there is money left) or use it and the cooler budget towards a better cooler.

 

Honestly, PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives are useless unless you're really doing something that can leverage the speed. Games will absolutely not leverage the speed to improve performance, and the difference in loading times isn't worth 2-2.5x the price.

[Nanook]

20 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

we could argue that 3600 non X has best bang for buck lol

but thats just $50 diff, no big deal

 

that nvme ssd is quite high end, are you sure your workload can utilize it? 

 

Why is the TDP 95W for the 3600X and only 65Wfor the 3600? Also, nope, my work load will not leverage that SSD. But I had PCIe 4.0x4 on the mobo and I didn't want to waste it.

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

5 minutes ago, Nanook said:

Why is the TDP 95W for the 3600X and only 65Wfor the 3600? Also, nope, my work load will not leverage that SSD. But I had PCIe 4.0x4 on the mobo and I didn't want to waste it.

you could ignore the tdp and treat it just like an ad to make 3600x powerful, but in fact its not since overclocking is not worth it  in the 3rd gen.

 

for SSD, actually most of us couldnt maximize the speed of ssd (aside from content creators ) and even the sata ssd.

that said I grabbed a nvme ssd just for OS and a few games and this is one kind of a waste over your satisfaction

[Nanook]

2 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

you could ignore the tdp and treat it just like an ad to make 3600x powerful, but in fact its not since overclocking is not worth it  in the 3rd gen.

 

for SSD, actually most of us couldnt maximize the speed of ssd (aside from content creators ) and even the sata ssd.

that said I grabbed a nvme ssd just for OS and a few games and this is one kind of a waste over your satisfaction

Does TDP relate to the ihs? Is the ihs on the 3600x bigger and more robust to handle 95W? Maybe the thermal paste application on the die itself is different too?

[Mister Woof]

Just now, Nanook said:

Does TDP relate to the ihs? Is the ihs on the 3600x bigger and more robust to handle 95W? Maybe the thermal paste application on the die itself is different too?

It's the same chip, just different firmware and cooler.

 

 

The way the boost clock works, it will perform about the exact same with the same cooler.

 

Save the $50 and get the 3600, or go up a tiny bit for the 3700x (not 3800x no point)

 

There are videos on this and consensus is get the 3600 it will perform the same.

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

7 minutes ago, Nanook said:

Is the ihs on the 3600x bigger and more robust to handle 95W?

they had to claim 3600x is 95w in order to "give" you the better wraith spire and slight clock boost (on numbers only)

[Nanook]

1 minute ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

they had to claim 3600x is 95w in order to "give" you the better wraith spire and slight clock boost

I understand. I missed the different included coolers. The 3600 is unlocked, is it worth overclocking to 3600X 3.8 and 4.4 turbo?