Build for a friend

[Cr0w]

Hi! 

I'm helping a friend build his first pc, it will mainly be used for gaming. His budget is about 1100-1200 usd. This is what I l put together, any thoughts would be helpfull.

 

Cpu: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3,6 ghz

Gpu: Used gtx 1080

Pcu: Corsair CX650M 650w

Motherboard: msi B450 gaming plus

Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX black ddr4 3200 mhz 2x8 gb

Hdd: Seagate barracuda 7200.12 2tb

Cooling: Noctua nh-d15

Case: Corsair carbide 275r

 

[Stormseeker9]

11 minutes ago, Cr0w said:

Hi! 

I'm helping a friend build his first pc, it will mainly be used for gaming. His budget is about 1100-1200 usd. This is what I l put together, any thoughts would be helpfull.

 

Cpu: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3,6 ghz

Gpu: Used gtx 1080

Pcu: Corsair CX650M 650w

Motherboard: msi B450 gaming plus

Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX black ddr4 3200 mhz 2x8 gb

Hdd: Seagate barracuda 7200.12 2tb

Cooling: Noctua nh-d15

Case: Corsair carbide 275r

 

Here another idea.. (You must have ssd lol)

better psu, good airflow case. 5700xt is a good enough card for 1440p, also you have warranty, you never know.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$195.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U12S 55 CFM CPU Cooler	$57.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$79.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$64.99 @ Adorama
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.86 @ OutletPC
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card	$399.99 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1148.78
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-23 07:20 EDT-0400