First Pc Build, 1000€ budget

[Wamumu]

Hey, I'm planning on build my first tower after years of playing on laptops. I will be following the recommendations so it can be easier for everyone.

 

1. Budget & Location

1000€ in Portugal, so items can be a bit more expensive.

The budget is only for the tower.

 

2. Aim

Gaming and the usual use like watching streams, browsing the internet and likewise.

 

3. Monitors

One for now, two in the future. 1080p 144hz is enough for now.

 

4. Peripherals

None needed. Besides monitor but I can do that myself.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Honestly, the charger for my laptop died, so I'm using that as an excuse to update from my 3.5 year old laptop instead of buying a replacement.

 

This is what I think I will be building:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€218.90 @ Globaldata
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	€114.90 @ Globaldata
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	€87.20 @ Globaldata
Storage	Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€79.90 @ Globaldata
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€94.80 @ Globaldata
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€595.70
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-28 00:21 CEST+0200

Small Mistake on my part, the Gpu is the RX 5700, The non XT version

The Gpu costs 395€ so in total it is 990.70

Need help with the case and power supply because I have no idea.

And the CPU and GPU, is the Ryzen 5 3600 the best choice or is any Intel that is comparable? And is the Gpu really worth more 100€ than the 1660 Ti?

 

Finally, the shops that I will be using are https://www.pcdiga.com/

and

https://www.globaldata.pt/

 if you want to compare and see prices.

[thinwalrus]

5700xt is something like 6% slower than rtx 2070 super on multigame avg fps. benchmarks. So a lot faster than 1660ti (close to +50%).

 

I would maybe downgrade psu a bit and go for tx550m instead and buy a tower cooler for cpu. 

https://www.globaldata.pt/catalog/product/view/id/10430/s/cooler-cpu-arctic-freezer-34-acfre00052a/

https://www.globaldata.pt/fonte-bitfenix-formula-550w-80-gold-bp-fm550ulag-9r or https://www.globaldata.pt/fonte-semi-modular-corsair-tx-550m-80-gold-cp-9020133-eu

 

Also ssd swapped to sata model saves 20€ too. There is pretty much no difference in games.

https://www.globaldata.pt/componentes/discos/ssd/disco-ssd-blueray-ultra-m8s-480gb-3d-tlc-sata-iii-sdm8si480a

Nova Mesh looks like a nice case.

https://www.globaldata.pt/caixa-atx-bitfenix-nova-mesh-preta-bfc-nvm-300-kkxsk

And get one or two fans for intake. https://www.globaldata.pt/ventoinha-arctic-cooling-p14-pwm-pst-preto-acfan00125a

 

 

[SliceT]

The 5700 XT is way better than 1660 Ti for sure.
As said, you probably want to get a better PSU.

[Streetguru]

19 minutes ago, Wamumu said:

 

That power supply will be fine as long as you don't do any crazy CPU + GPU overclocking, just get any case that has airflow with a mesh front.

But I'd highly suggest just getting the Gaming X, X570 board for the VRM difference, and potential long term support. Can just run without a case if the budget is super tight. As you're going to want to overclock that CPU, and possibly your memory as well.

https://pt.pcpartpicker.com/product/LJxbt6/gigabyte-x570-gaming-x-atx-am4-motherboard-x570-gaming-x


There is a 700W non modular PSU at around the same price though.
https://pt.pcpartpicker.com/product/y4TPxr/be-quiet-pure-power-11-700-w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bn295

[Wamumu]

I got the wrong Gpu there, is the non XT version.

 

I have 0 experience with overclocking, but I'm willing to learn, is that too hard or dangerous?

 

I dont mind going like 100€ over budget, but a case is going to be necessary.

[SpookyCitrus]

25 minutes ago, SliceT said:

The 5700 XT is way better than 1660 Ti for sure.
As said, you probably want to get a better PSU.

A good quality 550w PSU can handle a 9900k 2080ti build as long as their is no overclocking so I'm sure it can handle a 3600 and 5700xt just fine.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, Wamumu said:

 

A better motherboard is the only thing you should shoot for.

Overclocking is really easy, just open Ryzen master and punch in a frequency/voltage.

Just don't go over like 1.325V for Ryzen 3000 looks like from google.

[VEXICUS]

I'll recommend these changes...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€218.90 @ Globaldata) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€94.90 @ Globaldata) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (€87.20 @ Globaldata) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€77.90 @ Globaldata) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card 
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€69.90 @ Globaldata) 
Total: €548.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-28 07:49 CEST+0200

[Epimetheus]

2 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

I'll recommend these changes...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€218.90 @ Globaldata) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€94.90 @ Globaldata) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (€87.20 @ Globaldata) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€77.90 @ Globaldata) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card 
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€69.90 @ Globaldata) 
Total: €548.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-28 07:49 CEST+0200

Please stop with the "I'll recommend this instead..." phrasing, i'm begging you :C