First PC Build

[Bunn1ngsSn4gs]

G'day,

 

If you have the time please consider helping me this will be my first build, i stood from afar when my current build was being put together 

The primary use will be gaming, however some light CAD may need to be done once in a while idk possibly 1 time a month if that. 

I'm currently struggling with a decision, to go with a Ryzen 5 2600 with a rtx 2060 or a Ryzen 5 3600 with a 1660 super. I'm leaning towards the 2600 because Zen 3 is right around the corner and i'm expecting price cuts. 

 

Budget:                                $1000 ~ $1200 AUD - buying from a retailer MSY - my postcode is 4305

CPU:                                    Ryzen 5 2600 / Ryzen 5 3600 

Cooler:                                 Stock Standard Wraith cooler, however i am open to suggestions, AIO or Air cooling.                          

Motherboard:                       MSI B450-A Pro MAX - ATX

Memory:                              G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 

Storage:                               I have a 2TB Segate hdd and a 240GB SSD - HHD for games / file storage and SSD for operating system

Video Card:                          Rtx 2060 / Gtx 1660 Super

Power Supply:                     again open to suggestions i currently have a 500w 80+ bronze Antec PSU, i was considering this: PSU 

Case:                                   Open to suggestions but i am probably going for the Deepcool MATREXX 55

OS:                                       Win 10 - where do i buy cheap keys?            

I would really appreciate help, thanks in advance.

[SavageNeo]

ryzen 5 3600x has better stock cooler.

Get msi b450 tomahawk max, it has already bios fro third gen ryzen and you do not need to bios update it yourself. Buy the g.skill rippjaws 3600mhz cl16 kit with your third gen ryzen.1660 super would be nice, but if you could afford 5700 that would give you heck of a more performance.

Cheap windows keys at ali express.

Your psu is good enough, so save the money for 5700.

 

[flashiling]

you can buy cheap keys on places like kinguin/g2a but they might be china codes, i haven't gotten in trouble so far.

i'd suggest you build it yourself since most prebuilt systems are on the expensive side of things.

i'd definitly suggest upgrading the psu (unable to find the right words in english to explain sorry about that)

if you're just gaming the 1660S should keep you going for a good amount of time and the 3600 will keep up as well

[Juular]

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500w 80+ bronze Antec PSU

Depends on which one exactly but it's probably fine for low to mid-tier GPUs anyway.

[Meganter]

11 minutes ago, Bunn1ngsSn4gs said:

 

Hello,

 

If you reuse your actual storage, you could go with something like that :

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$305.00 @ Shopping Express
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$64.15 @ Amazon Australia
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$148.00 @ Shopping Express
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$92.40 @ Newegg Australia
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$395.00 @ JW Computers
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$76.00 @ JW Computers
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$89.00 @ Austin Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1169.55
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-29 19:46 AEDT+1100