First ever build.

[LazerFangz]

New to this. Some help would be nice to part this together. 

Ultimately just want to play fortnite and rocket league with my kid at high fps, also some modern warfare. Budget I would like to max at about $1000-1200. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($165.98 @ Walmart) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($64.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Monoprice) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($106.99 @ Other World Computing) 
Monitor: AOC G2590FX 24.5" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1296.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 07:24 EST-0500

[DoctorNick]

Here ya go:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard	$165.98 @ Walmart
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$64.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$62.99 @ B&H
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card	$389.99 @ Newegg
Case	Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case	$45.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.99 @ Monoprice
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$106.99 @ Other World Computing
Monitor	AOC G2590FX 24.5" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$159.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1296.88
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 07:17 EST-0500

 

[minibois]

I would change the PSU for a TX550M and change the GPU for either:

- a 2060 Super for a bit more, if you want to stay Nvidia

or

- a 5700XT

 

Looks good to me otherwise.

[boggy77]

Welcome to the forum.

 

slightly better build:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$74.98 @ Amazon
Storage	ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$32.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB GAMING AMP Extreme Video Card	$399.99 @ Amazon
Case	Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case	$45.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Corsair
Monitor	MSI Optix G24C 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$139.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1183.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 07:23 EST-0500

 

[DoctorNick]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$110.00 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$64.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$62.99 @ B&H
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$399.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$52.00 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	ARCTIC Arctic F12 74 CFM 120 mm Fan	$6.89 @ SuperBiiz
Monitor	AOC G2590FX 24.5" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$159.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1156.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 07:26 EST-0500

 

 

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer VG271 Pbmiipx 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1174.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 07:39 EST-0500

 

pick up a windows liscence as a grey key or just from your prefered vendor. this will be just about as good as it gets. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LmCFf7/arctic-p12-pwm-pst5-pack-563-cfm-120-mm-fans-acfan00137a

 

here are a bunch of extra fans to utilize the airflow oppertunity. 

 

 

[DoctorNick]

This is better and is a hybrid between @boggy77 and my above build, you might not need 1TB normal storage if you use 1TB SSD:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$64.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive	$38.88 @ Amazon
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$399.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$52.00 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	ARCTIC Arctic F12 74 CFM 120 mm Fan	$6.89 @ SuperBiiz
Monitor	MSI Optix G24C 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$139.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1162.69
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 07:44 EST-0500

 

[DoctorNick]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

-Build-

Nice one

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $69.98 @ Amazon

CXM is worse than CX. due to coil wine reasons id avoid it. 

 

also its fairly costly compared to like PP10 or PP11 options or just the cx550. 

 

2 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

Storage ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $99.99 @ Amazon

10$ more you get the excellent Phison E12 drives. 

 

edit: for future reference, the drives are the A80, inland premium, Sabrent rocket (assumign they didnt switcharoo), MP34 and some more i dont recall atm. 

[DoctorNick]

22 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

CXM is worse than CX. due to coil wine reasons id avoid it. 

 

also its fairly costly compared to like PP10 or PP11 options or just the cx550. 

 

10$ more you get the excellent Phison E12 drives. 

 

 

Nice information! Actually thought it was also a Phison E12, but I totally agree, then your suggestion is the best.

[GoldenLag]

Just now, DoctorNick said:

Nice information! Actually thought it was also a Phison E12, but I totally agree, then your suggestion is the best.

it could be a phison E12. i havent doublechecked that

 

i can only remember X many drives. 

 

doublechecking.........

 

Dramless, Realtek controller: "Realtek RTS5763DL" 

 

so not a Phison E12. those ones have a Dram cache to write to. 

[LazerFangz]

26 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

This is better and is a hybrid between @boggy77 and my above build, you might not need 1TB normal storage if you use 1TB SSD:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$64.99 @ Best Buy
Storage	ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive	$38.88 @ Amazon
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$399.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$52.00 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	ARCTIC Arctic F12 74 CFM 120 mm Fan	$6.89 @ SuperBiiz
Monitor	MSI Optix G24C 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$139.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1162.69
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 07:44 EST-0500

 

This looks great, Thanks to everyone who replied with help super quick. Only question is with the B450, will I need to update the bios for the r5? Only been researching a few days and I've noticed a ton of people recommending the tomahawk max due to not needing to flash the bios? 

 

I'm a noob, so chances are I'm 10% correct haha. 

24 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

CXM is worse than CX. due to coil wine reasons id avoid it. 

 

also its fairly costly compared to like PP10 or PP11 options or just the cx550. 

 

10$ more you get the excellent Phison E12 drives. 

 

edit: for future reference, the drives are the A80, inland premium, Sabrent rocket (assumign they didnt switcharoo), MP34 and some more i dont recall atm. 

I believe I read about the cxm being bad on the forum in someone else's build.

 

Not sure what E12 is  or which power supply would be better to replace the cxm with. Just a standard 550-600W bronze 80+?

 

I have no preference over gpu's. Just kind of Frankenstein'd parts from different peoples builds/videos with my very limited knowledge. 

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, LazerFangz said:

Not sure what E12 is  or which power supply would be better to replace the cxm with. Just a standard 550-600W bronze 80+?

CX550. the non-m which is different than the CXM because Corsair is just yes. i dont know why, they just did. 

 

2 minutes ago, LazerFangz said:

Only been researching a few days and I've noticed a ton of people recommending the tomahawk max due to not needing to flash the bios?

B450m AC from ASrock and MAX boards from MSI do not need a Bios update. 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer VG271 Pbmiipx 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1174.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 08:20 EST-0500

 

this is more or less complete with the fans i linked earlier as a optional adition that will help with airflow. 

 

the monitor is also really good as an IPS panel for good colors and decent speed. and good 350 nit brightness to make the colors it make more vibrant. 

[DoctorNick]

3 minutes ago, LazerFangz said:

This looks great, Thanks to everyone who replied with help super quick. Only question is with the B450, will I need to update the bios for the r5? Only been researching a few days and I've noticed a ton of people recommending the tomahawk max due to not needing to flash the bios? 

 

I'm a noob, so chances are I'm 10% correct haha. 

I believe I read about the cxm being bad on the forum in someone else's build.

 

Not sure what E12 is  or which power supply would be better to replace the cxm with. Just a standard 550-600W bronze 80+?

 

I have no preference over gpu's. Just kind of Frankenstein'd parts from different peoples builds/videos with my very limited knowledge. 

Yea that's correct. @GoldenLag is the PSU king of LTT forums - E12 is the SSD controller - Buy this instead as golden suggested - Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

Actually consider buying GoldenLags build as it's pretty solid!

 

[LazerFangz]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

CX550. the non-m which is different than the CXM because Corsair is just yes. i dont know why, they just did. 

 

B450m AC from ASrock and MAX boards from MSI do not need a Bios update. 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer VG271 Pbmiipx 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1174.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 08:20 EST-0500

 

this is more or less complete with the fans i linked earlier as a optional adition that will help with airflow. 

 

the monitor is also really good as an IPS panel for good colors and decent speed. and good 350 nit brightness to make the colors it make more vibrant. 

Awesome, thank you! 

2 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

Yea that's correct. @GoldenLag is the PSU king of LTT forums - E12 is the SSD controller - Buy this instead as golden suggested - Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

Actually consider buying GoldenLags build as it's pretty solid!

 

Thanks to you both, is there anything I could possibly need? Or would I be able to just buy all the parts, build it and be on my way, take for granted I don't yardsale anything along the build lol 

[boggy77]

10 minutes ago, LazerFangz said:

Thanks to you both, is there anything I could possibly need? Or would I be able to just buy all the parts, build it and be on my way, take for granted I don't yardsale anything along the build lol 

i'd buy a 5 pack of arctic 120mm pwm fan to go with the fan already included with the case. fit 3 on the front as intake, and the one at the back and 2 on top as exhaust. 

ARCTIC F12 PWM PST - Value Pack

 

10 minutes ago, LazerFangz said:

Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

 

1 hour ago, boggy77 said:

Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.98 @ Amazon

I'd go with the ram I suggested. for $25 more, which is 2% of the cost of the build, you might get 5% more fps.

If you want to overclock in the future, or want a more silent system, you might want to go for a cpu cooler such as the bequiet dark rock pro 4.

[LazerFangz]

" motherboard M.2 slot #1 shares bandwidth with SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports. When the M.2 slot is populated, two SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports are disabled"

is this something I need to worry about? I have absolutely no clue what this means aside from what m.2 and sata generally are. 

[LazerFangz]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

i'd buy a 5 pack of arctic 120mm pwm fan to go with the fan already included with the case. fit 3 on the front as intake, and the one at the back and 2 on top as exhaust. 

 

 

I'd go with the ram I suggested. for $25 more, which is 2% of the cost of the build, you might get 5% more fps.

If you want to overclock in the future, or want a more silent system, you might want to go for a cpu cooler such as the bequiet dark rock pro 4.

I was planning on going with the ripjaw ram that was suggested, as this is my first build and I know very little about what I'm doing. 

[LukeSavenije]

16 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

@GoldenLag is the PSU king of LTT forums

press X to doubt

 

but i agree with him nonetheless here, as usual

 

and the cx is better because it uses a Half Bridge Resonant LLC, compared to CXM's double forward

 

which is for what you should know just better and less likely to whine

[GoldenLag]

9 minutes ago, LazerFangz said:

Thanks to you both, is there anything I could possibly need? Or would I be able to just buy all the parts, build it and be on my way, take for granted I don't yardsale anything along the build lol 

Grab the fanpack and maybe get a fanhub. Tho iirc it should have enough fanheaders to cover most. 

 

Maybe an HDD down the lines, tho 1TB lasts quite some time. 

1 minute ago, LazerFangz said:

" motherboard M.2 slot #1 shares bandwidth with SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports. When the M.2 slot is populated, two SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports are disabled"

is this something I need to worry about? I have absolutely no clue what this means aside from what m.2 and sata generally are. 

Not something to worry about. 

 

That goes for the chipset M.2 iirc. Not the CPU lanes. 

 

If im wrong its such a minor change anyways. There is plenty of Sata even without the 2 Sata ports. 

[GoldenLag]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

press X to doubt

 

but i agree with him nonetheless here, as usual

Yeh im not the king. I get my info from Luke and a few others. And occacionally other sources. 

[boggy77]

2 minutes ago, LazerFangz said:

" motherboard M.2 slot #1 shares bandwidth with SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports. When the M.2 slot is populated, two SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports are disabled"

is this something I need to worry about? I have absolutely no clue what this means aside from what m.2 and sata generally are. 

unless you're planning on having 5 HDDs, you're fine.

the 5 arctic fans i recommended can be daisy chained, so no need for a fanhub.

[LazerFangz]

1 hour ago, GoldenLag said:

CX550. the non-m which is different than the CXM because Corsair is just yes. i dont know why, they just did. 

 

B450m AC from ASrock and MAX boards from MSI do not need a Bios update. 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer VG271 Pbmiipx 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1174.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-12 08:20 EST-0500

 

this is more or less complete with the fans i linked earlier as a optional adition that will help with airflow. 

 

the monitor is also really good as an IPS panel for good colors and decent speed. and good 350 nit brightness to make the colors it make more vibrant. 

Alright, going with this. Just switching out the ram for the suggested ripjaw 3600, and got the extra 5 fans. Is there anything else that I'll need before I checkout? 

[boggy77]

8 minutes ago, LazerFangz said:

Alright, going with this. Just switching out the ram for the suggested ripjaw 3600, and got the extra 5 fans. Is there anything else that I'll need before I checkout? 

at 27in, 1080p is not very crisp. I'd go with a 24in monitor at 1080p or 27in at 1440p