Is this a good build?

[suraj ranjan]

i5 9400F

gigabyte B360m

corsair vengeeance LPX 8gb DDR4 3000MHz

seagate barracuda 2tb HDD

samsung 860 EVO 250gb SSD

GTX 1660 SUPER 

cooler master MWE 550W

cooler master K501L RGB cabinet

 

how is this build for gaming? Should I change anything?

[minibois]

There are some parts I am not sure what you exactly are getting.

Which Coolermaster MWE? What Corsair 8GB Set (is it 2x4GB)? What exact motherboard? What exact 1660 Super? etc.

 

Please, if possible, create a PCPartPicker.com list for what you are getting, that makes it a ton easier to see what you are getting and to recommend changes.

I assume this is a gaming machine?

 

You could go for something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Walmart) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($239.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q500L ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $832.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-25 06:30 EST-0500

 

Keep in mind I chose a different case, because I couldn't find the one you mentioned.

 

[Malick Barr]

I would say if you wait a little bit more for new upcoming RX5600 XT it could be better than 1660 super with less price.

[suraj ranjan]

Just now, Malick Barr said:

I would say if you wait a little bit more for new upcoming RX5600 XT it could be better than 1660 super with less price.

okay, other than that?

[suraj ranjan]

1 hour ago, minibois said:

There are some parts I am not sure what you exactly are getting.

Which Coolermaster MWE? What Corsair 8GB Set (is it 2x4GB)? What exact motherboard? What exact 1660 Super? etc.

 

Please, if possible, create a PCPartPicker.com list for what you are getting, that makes it a ton easier to see what you are getting and to recommend changes.

I assume this is a gaming machine?

 

You could go for something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Walmart) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($239.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q500L ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $832.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-25 06:30 EST-0500

 

Keep in mind I chose a different case, because I couldn't find the one you mentioned.

 

I didn't ask for a complete new build, just asked for the opinion about the build I mentioned there

[suraj ranjan]

32 minutes ago, Malick Barr said:

I would say if you wait a little bit more for new upcoming RX5600 XT it could be better than 1660 super with less price.

less price? I see it around 400$, whereas 1660 super is around 200$

[nox_]

7 minutes ago, suraj ranjan said:

less price? I see it around 400$

RX 5600 XT is not released yet, you mixed it up with some other card.

Your build is not great, would not recommend buying it. @minibois put a nice build for you, if you can, buy that instead.

[minibois]

1 minute ago, suraj ranjan said:

I didn't ask for a complete new build, just asked for the opinion about the build I mentioned there

My opinion is that I don't know what you exact build is and thus just recommended something else which I do know what parts are in.

Your build as-is is unknown in terms of quality to me, because you didn't mention vital parts to the build, like:

- What RAM set

- What PSU

- What motherboard

 

Also, you didn't just as for an opinion, you literally asked:

1 hour ago, suraj ranjan said:

Should I change anything?

Which I did change some stuff.

 

- I recommended a change in CPU to a much better one (which is more expensive, but I literally don't know your budget).

- Chose another case, because I couldn't find your case on PCPartPicker (which I mentioned in my previous post)

- Chose a specific 1660 Super (because I think it's a pretty good GPU for its price)

- Chose a different PSU (because you didn't mention a specific model, but the TX PSU's are really good for a build like this)

- Chose a similarly priced, but faster and larger SSD

- Kept the same HDD

 

My opinion on your original build is that the 9400f just doesn't make much sense, with the 3600 existing at the same time. That is why I suggested a different CPU and board.

I also filled in some blanks that I had with the build you posted.

[suraj ranjan]

6 minutes ago, minibois said:

My opinion is that I don't know what you exact build is and thus just recommended something else which I do know what parts are in.

Your build as-is is unknown in terms of quality to me, because you didn't mention vital parts to the build, like:

- What RAM set

- What PSU

- What motherboard

 

Also, you didn't just as for an opinion, you literally asked:

Which I did change some stuff.

 

- I recommended a change in CPU to a much better one (which is more expensive, but I literally don't know your budget).

- Chose another case, because I couldn't find your case on PCPartPicker (which I mentioned in my previous post)

- Chose a specific 1660 Super (because I think it's a pretty good GPU for its price)

- Chose a different PSU (because you didn't mention a specific model, but the TX PSU's are really good for a build like this)

- Chose a similarly priced, but faster and larger SSD

- Kept the same HDD

 

My opinion on your original build is that the 9400f just doesn't make much sense, with the 3600 existing at the same time. That is why I suggested a different CPU and board.

I also filled in some blanks that I had with the build you posted.

Thank you so much for the detailed post, but sir my budget is tight, it's 58000 INR which is approx around 813$ and in india the cost of some components are a bit high

[minibois]

4 minutes ago, suraj ranjan said:

Thank you so much for the detailed post, but sir my budget is tight, it's 58000 INR which is approx around 813$ and in india the cost of some components are a bit high

I moved some stuff around in the build and without any compromise with fps, you could go for this:

Spoiler

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Walmart) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($239.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($50.01 @ Walmart) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $785.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-25 08:37 EST-0500

 

But that will save a minimal amount of money.. If you truly want to go a bit lower, it might be worth it to go for a 250GB SSD, 8GB RAM (2x4GB) and maybe previous gen Ryzen.. Doesn't make much of a difference in games, but it is considerably cheaper but less powerful in pure CPU workloads.

Spoiler

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($49.95 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Walmart) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($239.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($50.01 @ Walmart) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $694.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-25 08:41 EST-0500

Of course it's possible to kind of mix these two builds, depending on what you find most important in your PC. 

But things like RAM are easy to expand later, the 2600 can still game really well, etc.

 

Although I am not sure what the market in India is like. Does either build kind of match the price range you're looking for?

[suraj ranjan]

2 hours ago, minibois said:

I moved some stuff around in the build and without any compromise with fps, you could go for this:

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Walmart) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($239.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($50.01 @ Walmart) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $785.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-25 08:37 EST-0500

 

But that will save a minimal amount of money.. If you truly want to go a bit lower, it might be worth it to go for a 250GB SSD, 8GB RAM (2x4GB) and maybe previous gen Ryzen.. Doesn't make much of a difference in games, but it is considerably cheaper but less powerful in pure CPU workloads.

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($49.95 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Walmart) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($239.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($50.01 @ Walmart) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $694.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-25 08:41 EST-0500

Of course it's possible to kind of mix these two builds, depending on what you find most important in your PC. 

But things like RAM are easy to expand later, the 2600 can still game really well, etc.

 

Although I am not sure what the market in India is like. Does either build kind of match the price range you're looking for?

the above build is really great in the price range sir but unfortunately in India they cost more

Here is the price in India,

ryzen 5 3600 - $245

msi B450m gaming plus - $159

Gskill AEGIS 16gb - $142

crucial MX500 500gb - $69

Seagate barracuda 2tb 7200rpm - $105

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER - $280

Fractal cabinet - $173

 

Total - $1173

[minibois]

2 hours ago, suraj ranjan said:

the above build is really great in the price range sir but unfortunately in India they cost more

Here is the price in India,

ryzen 5 3600 - $245

msi B450m gaming plus - $159

Gskill AEGIS 16gb - $142

crucial MX500 500gb - $69

Seagate barracuda 2tb 7200rpm - $105

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER - $280

Fractal cabinet - $173

 

Total - $1173

Don't forget the PSU too.

It may be that certain components in the build are more expensive where you live, as compared to other places.

The case, RAM and SSD was kind of in the build as 'placeholders' and can be replaced with other stuff that possibly is better priced where you live.

 

For example RAM, just get a 2x4GB or 2x8GB set of 3000+ Mhz RAM, don't worry too much about brand.

Same for the case, get something that fits the components (but maybe does have a bit of airlofw).

Perhaps do change to a Ryzen 5 2600.

[trevb0t]

7 hours ago, suraj ranjan said:

i5 9400F

gigabyte B360m

corsair vengeeance LPX 8gb DDR4 3000MHz

seagate barracuda 2tb HDD

samsung 860 EVO 250gb SSD

GTX 1660 SUPER 

cooler master MWE 550W

cooler master K501L RGB cabinet

 

how is this build for gaming? Should I change anything?

"Good" would depend on what you're spending on it and what you're using it for.

[suraj ranjan]

9 hours ago, trevb0t said:

"Good" would depend on what you're spending on it and what you're using it for.

It will be mostly for gaming, I don't do any video editing but some times I use handbrake app and all other regular use.

[trevb0t]

45 minutes ago, suraj ranjan said:

It will be mostly for gaming, I don't do any video editing but some times I use handbrake app and all other regular use.

Again it's hard to say without a look at your budget. 

The 9400f is a pretty limited market. 

[suraj ranjan]

Just now, trevb0t said:

Again it's hard to say without a look at your budget. 

The 9400f is a pretty limited market. 

It costs 56600 INR which is $794

[trevb0t]

8 hours ago, suraj ranjan said:

It costs 56600 INR which is $794

Not a bad option from what I see on the Indian market.

The R5 3600 is a decided improvement to the 9400F, and a MAX series board can be had fairly inexpensively. Might be an option to explore. (PCPartpicker doesn't have a ton of data for Indian dealers.)