First PC build complete, finally a PC MR member

[Kyatto]

Hi-ya, so, just finished my first ever pc build which i had to save money for quite a long time for and wanted to share it with you guys, i wanted a totally different case for this one but ended up falling in love with the Corsair 280x non RGB since i saw it in this LTT vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoKPCCYvByo&t=2s  I found it very appealing to have a separate space for my cable mess as well as very original aesthetics; i've been a huge fan of Corsair for a long time despite never actually having used any of their products until now, specwise it's not an impressive build and even a little underwhelming from the RAM and GPU standpoint but in fact, i knowingly   sacrificed some performance in exchange for looks (which i may fix later on) in order to have some sort of base build for later upgrading. I might as well have gone for a much better gaming performance by getting an RTX 2060 Super or RX 5700 XT but ultimately went for RGB fans, white memory sticks, 1tb NVME and a pretty case, but for that money (1,100~ish USD) a better GPU would have been pretty much a no brainer for most people.

 

I'll leave you with specs and a little comment on why i picked it and some pics, i apologize for the shit camera but that's all i have  thnx for reading, any suggestions are welcome.

(also keep in mind i'm from Mexico so the prices are all over the place, usually 30-40% more expensive)

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 2700 - Basically $25 more expensive than 2600 but about $25-$50 less than 2700x i got it just because i may have to edit videos in the future.

MoBo: AsRock B450 Steel Legend matx - prettier than others, also cheaper

RAM: 16 Gb 2666 Corsair vengeance RGB pro - the only thing i might swap out in the near future, there were no 3000 or 3200 kits in white color available and buying from newegg was like 100 USD more :c 

SSD: 1 Tb NVME Adata XPG gammix s5 - kinda overkill but was just 20 usd more than a SATA or SATA m.2 drive and 500Gb didn't make it for me

HDD: Good ol' 2Tb video vigilance intended Seagate hdd which contains all of my filthy memes and stuff

GPU: Gigabyte RX590 - unimpressive but still capable GPU, it's been crashing a bit but only when pushed to the limit, maybe the factory OC was too much for this RX580 rebrand idk, usually under 70°C despite it's reputation

PSU: Cooler Master 600w 80 white cert.

Corsair goodies: Basic gaming peripherals kit from which the headset is the crown jewel, 280x case in white, 2x 140mm LL rgb fans on top, 2x 120 LL rgb white fans on the front 'cause i thought they would "reflect" more light and look slightly better all managed by the included Lighting node pro and fan hub that came with the 140mm fans.

 

And a nice Xbox one controller PUBG themed which was actually cheaper than the basic Xbox controllers for some reason.

 

EDIT: As i bought my CPU and GPU from different stores and both are AMD i was able to claim double rewards so i got Borderlands 3 with the in-game AMD themed thingy and Outer worlds along with 2 Xbox 3-month codes for free. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Fasauceome]

I see you went with a "red ring of death" there on the CPU cooler to evoke a bit of console ancestry

[Noah0302]

9 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

I see you went with a "red ring of death" there on the CPU cooler to evoke a bit of console ancestry

 

Or maybe just no RGB header connected?

[Kyatto]

26 minutes ago, Noah0302 said:

 

Or maybe just no RGB header connected?

 

It is connected, it's just that red matches AMD theme pretty well and for some reason looks amazing in person, photos don't display it that well.

[Noah0302]

30 minutes ago, Kyatto said:

 

It is connected, it's just that red matches AMD theme pretty well and for some reason looks amazing in person, photos don't display it that well.

Oh I see.

 

Yeah that makes sense, I hope youll be having a ton of fun with your new build

[Zer0Chill]

beautiful build!