First Build. Does everything look good?

[averydayer]

HI, I've done a quite a lot of research over the past few weeks and put together what I think is a good build for the price. i just wanted a sanity check to make sure everything looks good/if I should exchange some hardware. I know about the issue with bios on 3rd gen ryzen with these motherboards, and I'm planning on requesting a loaner chip from amd to flash a new bios. I went with a x470 board for the sli support for the future, and having another m.2 slot is important so I can install a second nvme drive in the future. I'm planning on using it for audio work in a home studio and gaming at 1080p ultrawide. I live in the us.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vQdvLJ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($198.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.92 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $885.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-15 21:25 EDT-0400

[PopsicleHustler]

Everything looks good except for the PSU. Its usually a good idea to pay more for high end PSU even if you're building a mid-range rig. 

Like this for example. Its much higher quality for a little more.

https://www.newegg.com/evga-supernova-550-g2-220-g2-0550-y1-550w/p/N82E16817438053?Description=EVGA G2&cm_re=EVGA_G2-_-17-438-053-_-Product

[zephyr_]

id honestly recommend a gold rater psu, psu and motherboards are the two things that you shouldn't cheap out on. like https://www.newegg.com/evga-supernova-g3-series-220-g3-0650-y1-650w/p/N82E16817438094?Description=evga gold&cm_re=evga_gold-_-17-438-094-_-Product

 

also id get a b350 or something like that since you're not getting a 3600X.

 

looks good though

[Herman Mcpootis]

SLI is nearly dead now, so just get a decent B450 board instead. a vega 56 would be a better option than the 1660ti. the M12ii is ancient, get a corsair CX instead.

[mariushm]

I wouldn't bother with SLI ... it's on its way out.... the newest cards no longer support SLI and I'm not even sure 166o supports SLI

I'd suggest spending 200$ on a gigabyte x570 aorus elite, or scaling down to around 100$ on  a b450 board;

yeah, 2nd the better psu ;;; go for some gold efficiency psu.

unless u really want sli, maybe check out 5700 / 5700 xt reviews

 

mb in build below supports bios flashback (update bios from usb without cpu installed)

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$198.90 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard	$104.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN500 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$64.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$359.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$85.88 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$984.63
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$934.63
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-15 22:03 EDT-0400

 

[m777y]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($198.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $885.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-15 21:48 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($198.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.43 @ Walmart) 
Total: $843.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-15 21:53 EDT-0400

[VEXICUS]

I'll recommend something like this instead...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($198.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) Supports zen2 on all of its BIOS revisions. So, no need of a BIOS update.
Memory: Team T-Force Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($399.89 @ OutletPC) Placeholder for the AIB varient.
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.43 @ Walmart) 
Total: $899.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-16 05:18 EDT-0400

[averydayer]

Thanks to everyone for the help. This is what I'm looking at after your feedback

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TsxNJ8

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.85 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team T-Force Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.43 @ Walmart) 
Total: $879.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-16 16:25 EDT-0400

[Praesi]

You realy need to buy a good PSU. I cant stress this enough, a good PSU is critical for your Hardware.

[averydayer]

Do you think that switching to this PSU is a better option?

EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 

 

Also besides that, is there anything else to consider?

[Praesi]

8 minutes ago, averydayer said:

Do you think that switching to this PSU is a better option?

EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 

 

Also besides that, is there anything else to consider?

If you are willing to spend that much, just get the PSU in my Sig.

The Rest looks fine so far. 

For my Taste, i dont like midttowers. I need space in my Rig

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 hours ago, Praesi said:

You realy need to buy a good PSU. I cant stress this enough, a good PSU is critical for your Hardware.

The masterwatt is a decent PSU, good enough for a 5700.

[LukeSavenije]

5 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

The masterwatt is a decent PSU, good enough for a 5700.

i mean... it's not the best psu in the world

 

but yeah, it's sufficient

[hello_there_123]

3 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

i mean... it's not the best psu in the world

 

but yeah, it's sufficient

It would buzz , though , wouldn,t it? And  voltage regulation on transient peaks are not gonna be so good...

 

9 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

The masterwatt is a decent PSU, good enough for a 5700.

There,s a bitfenix formula gold 550 for $5 more than the masterwatt on newegg... or a higher quality CX450 , cheaper by $15.

[LukeSavenije]

16 minutes ago, hello_there_123 said:

It would buzz , though , wouldn,t it?

not sure for a 5700 tbh, i think it does on a xt?