How does this upgraded build look? Part picker list

[MarleysBeard]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.79 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$29.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.89 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	Team Dark Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$119.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4 GB G1 Gaming Video Card	$460.00 @ Amazon
Case	Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$149.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor	Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$259.77 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1479.11
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1449.11
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-22 15:49 EDT-0400

The new items are the CPU, MOBO and RAM. Those are upgraded from i5 4690K, Z97-A and Corsair Vengeance 2x4 GB 1600mhz.

GPU will be upgraded in the future and I'll be adding an SSD. This is for 1080p 144hz gaming.

 

Appreciate any insight, thanks

[Derrk]

looks good. i love the dark pro memory. really nice heat-spreader and easy overclock. I'd recommend adding the ssd from the start though, even just a small one for your OS

[MarleysBeard]

Just now, Derrk said:

looks good. i love the dark pro memory. really nice heat-spreader and easy overclock. I'd recommend adding the ssd from the start though, even just a small one for your OS

I'm thinking once I get the new stuff installed I can sell my old parts for enough to buy an SSD.

[Zando_]

FYI you can tap the settings icon next to prices on PCPP and check "manually enter price" and then "mark as purchased", will simplify the list: 

 

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.79 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4 GB G1 Gaming Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $504.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-22 16:07 EDT-0400

Also for the list itself, looks solid. Just:

2 minutes ago, Derrk said:

I'd recommend adding the ssd from the start though, even just a small one for your OS

^ an SSD is an excellent choice and they're not that expensive now, prices have come down massively. 

As for possible tweaks, is there a specific reason you need X570? 3000 series works fine in B450 boards, and the good ones can even handle up to a stock 3950X. 

 

If I were to tweak it slightly, I'd go for something like this:
 

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.79 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team Dark Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4 GB G1 Gaming Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $489.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-22 16:10 EDT-0400
 

B450 board and added an SSD, comes out cheaper than with the X570 board and no SSD. PCPP still throws a warning that the BIOS might need to be updated, but for this specific B450 it won't. The MAX series ships with a Zen 2 compatible BIOS - and has a couple slight tweaks to the BIOS storage - other than that it's a standard B450 Tomahawk (and the Tomahawk was already one of the best B450 boards). 

 

[MarleysBeard]

I really only went with the X570 because its the latest gen and I wanted to future proof but I've actually considered going down to a B450 to save money. I like the idea of saving money on the mobo and adding the SSD so thanks for that.

[Zando_]

5 minutes ago, MarleysBeard said:

I really only went with the X570 because its the latest gen and I wanted to future proof but I've actually considered going down to a B450 to save money. I like the idea of saving money on the mobo and adding the SSD so thanks for that.

Unless you're planning on doing one of these 3 things: 

1. getting a single GPU that's more powerful than the 2080 Ti by a decent bit (the 2080 Ti/Titan RTX are the only cards to even push the bandwidth limit of PCIe 3.0 x16 AFAIK, even then I don't know if they quite max it out)
2. doing a lot of heavy video editing with a workflow that will benefit from PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
3. Slapping the heaviest OC possible on a 3900X or 3950X

then the X570 isn't any more future proof. X570 is an additional tier on top of the old stuff, so the order now goes X570 > X470 (the replacement for X370) > B450 (the replacement for B350). It didn't replace anything, it just offers PCIe 4.0 and I think a couple minor things. On average X570 mobos will have better VRMs, but that's about it (and good B450 boards can already handle any CPU in the lineup at stock, or OCed if you're running a 3600 or 3700X). 

As far as bang for your buck goes you're better off with the B450 boards (X470 is just B450 with SLI support, and on some boards better VRMs). Unless you were going with a 3900X or higher, or have a looser budget, X570 isn't really worth the money. Plus you'll definitely notice the benefit of a good SSD long before the B450 board starts slowing you down.