My First Build

[AaronS6789]

I'm planning my first build that I can take with me to college, I've got most of the parts picked out, but I'm having trouble fitting everything to my color scheme. I have a white color scheme, and I am planning to paint some of my components so they match it, but I've never done it before, I've never even built a machine before, and so I need some help. I also plan to vertically mount the GPU, but after looking online I've found that people have been having issues doing so. Here's my current list: 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$328.90 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM SE 63 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$155.99 @ Best Buy
Thermal Compound	Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste	$5.98 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock X570 PHANTOM GAMING 4 WIFI ax ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$128.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel 660p Series 2.048 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$199.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Asus Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB TUF Gaming X3 OC Video Card	$419.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify S2 ATX Mid Tower Case	$152.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA BQ 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$87.88 @ OutletPC
Monitor	Asus MG279Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$439.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus MG279Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$439.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB ELITE Wired Optical Mouse	$49.99 @ Corsair
Speakers	Razer Leviathan 60 W 5.1 Channel Speakers	$199.99 @ Best Buy
Custom	VIVO Dual LCD Monitor Desk Mount Stand Heavy Duty Fully Adjustable fits 2 /Two Screens upto 27" (STAND-V002)	$31.99 @ Amazon
Custom	Mechanical Keyboard - KBC Poker 3 - White Case - PBT Keycaps - Cherry Mx-Brown [Metal Casing]	$139.99 @ Amazon
Custom	Ikea MALM White	$179.99
Custom	Ikea JARFJALLET White	$259.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$3392.51
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$3372.51
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-11 08:35 EDT-0400

 

[AaronS6789]

I've thought of other components to put in, especially used 10 series cards or vegas, but I'm not sure of their thermal performance as they're basically all blower cooled. I found a 1080ti from PNY, but it's a blower style card, and knowing the power of the 1080ti, I don't think that it will last too long without a new cooler, and I'm not about to put in a watercooling loop on my first build. Some of the parts need to be updated since I didn't decide on the white color scheme until after I picked them, and some just need a fresh coat of paint. I was considering a threadripper system because the first generation chips are coming in below 250 now, and that's really good considering their performance, but their motherboards are still really expensive. I do need this much power for this PC because I'm going to be using it for writing, compiling, testing, and correcting code, and I plan on gaming on it when I get time. The dual monitors are for the ability to multitask and get a better view, I didn't realize the importance of having so much space until I took dual credit classes in Java, and now I'm hooked.

 

I am sorry if I don't respond sooner, but class will be starting in 14 minutes, so if replying after that, don't expect a super quick response.

[Dedayog]

I'd lose the CPU cooler, Ryzen doesn't overclock well and at stock you don't need an expensive AIO.  Unless you just want one.

 

Lose that PSU, get a better one.  550w is plenty for that build.  Check the PSU Tier List.

 

GPU... do your needs require the GPU to render/encode?   I'd go with a better one if gaming, as well.

 

My suggestions without knowing exactly what software you're going use or how.

[AaronS6789]

Reasons for selections:

R7 3700X - Great single core performance for gaming, with the cores I need for everything I may ever need to do

CM H100I White - It's white, it has good reviews, and it's apparently good for cooling even the 9900k, open to other suggestions though

ASROCK X570 Phantom Gaming WiFi - It's a motherboard with WiFi, I don't really know which of the new X570 mobos are good, so as long as this one gets the job done I'm good

RAM has been updated - Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32 GB DDR4 3000 White - It's white, it's ram, and it's fast ram, all good for me

Intel 660P 2TB M.2 SSD - It's a fat ssd, and it's fast, I'm gonna need that storage, and I want it fast

ASUS 5700 XT TUF Gaming X3 OC - It's a 5700 XT, pretty good for 1440p and I like the design of the card, just want to paint it white

Fractal Design Meshify S2 White - White case, good airflow, side panel, I like it, but I don't know how much I like it

EVGA BQ 750W - it's a powerful power supply

2X Asus MG279Q 144Hz 1440p Monitors - 1440p, a new resolution for me, kinda big, and they have freesync and vesa mounting

Corsair M65 RGB Elite White - Good looking white mouse, RGB shall be disabled

Razer Leviathan - I don't really care about the sound, I'm no audiophile, but I chose it because the reviews were good and it's not too expensive

Vivo Dual Monitor Stand - it's a dual monitor stand that'll remove those ugly monitor feet from my desk, I like my space

KBC Pok3r 3 White Case MX Brown - Good mix for typing and gaming, and I'd like to have a mechanical keyboard

Ikea MALM White - I like the design of the desk, and I like the color

Ikea JARFJALLET white - I've sat in chairs like this one before, they're great, and it comes in white

 

On 10/11/2019 at 8:03 AM, jstudrawa said:

I'd lose the CPU cooler, Ryzen doesn't overclock well and at stock you don't need an expensive AIO.  Unless you just want one.

 

Lose that PSU, get a better one.  550w is plenty for that build.  Check the PSU Tier List.

 

GPU... do your needs require the GPU to render/encode?   I'd go with a better one if gaming, as well.

 

My suggestions without knowing exactly what software you're going use or how.

Well, I don't really care about overclocking the chip, I just want silence, I hate whirring noises, they give me really bad headaches

 

If a smaller PSU can handle this system then I'll put a different one in as long as I can still keep the system quiet and stable

 

I'm not entirely sure what I'd be doing in my courses, but I really like the 5700 XT, it's got pretty good value over other cards and that's why I chose it

 

If I knew what exactly I'd be using I would've included it, as of now the only platform I've ever developed anything on is on Eclipse, but hearing from a company here in Lincoln, that's not the "professional" platform. I also use VirtualBox, I like testing Bash/Batch on virtual machines and that's why I want so much ram, and I like having google in one monitor so I can look up error corrections and such on StackOverflow, and I don't like having my ram eaten by the monster that is Chrome, I found that in my courses last year where they still had 4th gen i5's in their systems.

[VIVO-US]

The Ryzen 7 3700X is only 65W at stock speed, so if you want a decent white cooler that will also be very quiet, I'd suggest the Deepcool Gammaxx 400WH.  The heatsink is more than enough to keep a 65W CPU cool even with the fan at low speed, and if you don't like the stock fan, it's easy to swap out for a really nice one.  I use a Gammaxx 300 with an alternate 1,000RPM 120mm fan on my Core i5 at home, and it's so efficient that I don't even turn it up past a basically silent 500RPM unless it's under heavy load.

 

Nice choice on the monitor mount, by the way.  

[AaronS6789]

1 hour ago, VIVO-US said:

Nice choice on the monitor mount, by the way.  

I only just noticed that your name is VIVO-US. 

[TheVillageIdiot]

Small world around here

 

I have a few Vivo stands myself. It use to be Mount this but they are a little basic. Vivo stepped their feature set. Which is much appreciated.

[AaronS6789]

1 hour ago, TheVillageIdiot said:

Small world around here

 

I have a few Vivo stands myself. It use to be Mount this but they are a little basic. Vivo stepped their feature set. Which is much appreciated.

How well does this one work?

[TheVillageIdiot]

9 hours ago, AaronS6789 said:

How well does this one work?

I have a pair of 27's on.......works fine and a bit more options than mount it stands.