First time PC Build

[Amazinga33]

Looking for help with this build, just wanting to know if everything will run fine, any recommendations on parts that I could swap out for better price / performance & if there is anything I forgot.

Wanting to stay around the same price, not going to be overclocking anything, also not quite sure on good Cases or Case Fans that I should look for.

 

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mRH8HB)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/J8drxr/amd-ryzen-3-3200g-36-ghz-quad-core-processor-yd3200c5fhbox) | $92.49 @ Amazon 
**Motherboard** | [MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BHBhP6/msi-b450-gaming-plus-max-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-gaming-plus-max) | $108.98 @ Newegg 
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Cf98TW/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvkb) | $68.99 @ Newegg 
**Storage** | [Corsair MP510 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fmhKHx/corsair-mp510-240gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-cssd-f240gbmp510) | $43.99 @ Amazon 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $44.99 @ Adorama 
**Video Card** | [Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GAMING Twin Fan Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/86QfrH/zotac-geforce-gtx-1660-6-gb-gaming-twin-fan-video-card-zt-t16600k-10m) | $207.99 @ Newegg 
**Case** | [Corsair SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qP8j4D/corsair-spec-05-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011138-ww) | $64.97 @ Amazon 
**Power Supply** | [Thermaltake Smart BX1 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZNfhP6/thermaltake-smart-bx1-550-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ps-spd-0550nnfabu-1) | $46.98 @ Newegg 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $694.38
 | Mail-in rebates | -$15.00
 | **Total** | **$679.38**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-01-06 09:42 EST-0500 |

[Herman Mcpootis]

get this instead:

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 CS3030 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar MX340 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Custom: AMD CPU RYZEN 5 1600 AM4  ($85.00) the newer AF models, $85 on amazon.    
Total: $660.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 10:06 EST-0500

[Fraya]

for your main drive look into SSHD (solid state hybrid drive) it will give a little more performance.  also the person above (Herman) recommend a gen one AMD Ryzen 5 CPU, don't know why when Gen 3 AMD Ryzen cpu's are out there. 

for a one GPU setup i would look at M-ATX format case and m/board. 

 

what's your budget / location and colour scheme etc? 

CPU cooler ? look at Noctua coolers are decent, but something you can always upgrade later if the CPU comes with a stock cooler. 

once you say what you need it for and budget its hard to compile a list. but yours is pretty good. all depends if your 1080p or 1440p gaming? 

 

 

 

[Amazinga33]

2 minutes ago, Frayia said:

for your main drive look into SSHD (solid state hybrid drive) it will give a little more performance.  also the person above (Herman) recommend a gen one AMD Ryzen 5 CPU, don't know why when Gen 3 AMD Ryzen cpu's are out there. 

for a one GPU setup i would look at M-ATX format case and m/board. 

 

what's your budget / location and colour scheme etc? 

CPU cooler ? look at Noctua coolers are decent, but something you can always upgrade later if the CPU comes with a stock cooler. 

once you say what you need it for and budget its hard to compile a list. but yours is pretty good. all depends if your 1080p or 1440p gaming? 

 

 

 

Yeah I was a little confused looking at that CPU, and was unable to find any from my local retailers anyway. My budget is about under $1100 AUD ( Australian ). Colour scheme I don't care, whatever works.

I looked at them but I thought the stock cooler would be fine for normal use and no overclocking, only going to be doing 1080p Gaming.

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$193.60 @ Newegg Australia
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$115.00 @ Austin Computers
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$96.80 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$84.00 @ Shopping Express
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$48.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB OC Video Card	$372.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$44.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$99.00 @ PCCaseGear
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1052.40
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-07 04:04 AEDT+1100

 

[Intergalacticbits]

Cases are so individual taste and budget. I just bought a bequiet 600 for my new rig I'm making. It looks good to me and went for about $119.00 US on amazon. I don't know if that's something you'd like or not but for me I thought it was good for the price range.

 

You know I'm in a similar situation motherboard wise but I want to go intel instead of amd.

I read Herman's and boggy77 replies and was wondering what you two would recommend motherboard for locked 8th or 9th gen cpu. I'm not doing any overclocking either.

 

I got my mind set on pretty much everything except the motherboard.

 

[Intergalacticbits]

5 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

get this instead:

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 CS3030 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar MX340 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Custom: AMD CPU RYZEN 5 1600 AM4  ($85.00) the newer AF models, $85 on amazon.    
Total: $660.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-06 10:06 EST-0500

You know I'm in a similar situation motherboard wise but I want to go intel instead of amd.

I read Herman's and boggy77 replies and was wondering what you two would recommend motherboard for locked 8th or 9th gen cpu. I'm not doing any overclocking either.

 

I got my mind set on pretty much everything except the motherboard.

[Intergalacticbits]

3 hours ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$193.60 @ Newegg Australia
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$115.00 @ Austin Computers
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$96.80 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$84.00 @ Shopping Express
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$48.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB OC Video Card	$372.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$44.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$99.00 @ PCCaseGear
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1052.40
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-07 04:04 AEDT+1100

 

You know I'm in a similar situation motherboard wise but I want to go intel instead of amd.

I read Herman's and boggy77 replies and was wondering what you two would recommend motherboard for locked 8th or 9th gen cpu. I'm not doing any overclocking either.

 

I got my mind set on pretty much everything except the motherboard.

[boggy77]

24 minutes ago, Intergalacticbits said:

You know I'm in a similar situation motherboard wise but I want to go intel instead of amd.

I read Herman's and boggy77 replies and was wondering what you two would recommend motherboard for locked 8th or 9th gen cpu. I'm not doing any overclocking either.

 

I got my mind set on pretty much everything except the motherboard.

At the moment, amd offers the better value. Any particular reason you want to go with intel?

[Herman Mcpootis]

8 hours ago, Frayia said:

for your main drive look into SSHD (solid state hybrid drive) it will give a little more performance.  also the person above (Herman) recommend a gen one AMD Ryzen 5 CPU, don't know why when Gen 3 AMD Ryzen cpu's are out there. 

for a one GPU setup i would look at M-ATX format case and m/board. 

Maybe because that's not a first gen ryzen CPU? I pointed out that it was the AF units that used zen+, effectively a cheaper 2600 to save money for a better CPU. Also, hybrids just make 1-2 programs load faster, it doesn't make anything perform better.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.60 @ Newegg 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  ($91.30 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($60.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Video Card  ($435.60 @ Newegg Australia) 
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($66.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $1097.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-07 12:16 AEDT+1100

[Amazinga33]

1 hour ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.60 @ Newegg 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  ($91.30 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($60.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Video Card  ($435.60 @ Newegg Australia) 
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($66.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $1097.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-07 12:16 AEDT+1100

Thanks for this list, I was just wondering though, on PCpartpicker there is 2 errors I'm not sure of, can you explain these and If I need to do something to fix them?

[VEXICUS]

There you go mate..

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.60 @ Newegg Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($107.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($91.30 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($60.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Video Card  ($435.60 @ Newegg Australia) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H18 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.00 @ BudgetPC) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Total: $1073.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-07 13:58 AEDT+1100

[Herman Mcpootis]

38 minutes ago, Amazinga33 said:

Thanks for this list, I was just wondering though, on PCpartpicker there is 2 errors I'm not sure of, can you explain these and If I need to do something to fix them?

 

forgot to change the PSU, get a 550w CX instead.

[Intergalacticbits]

On 1/6/2020 at 3:54 PM, boggy77 said:

At the moment, amd offers the better value. Any particular reason you want to go with intel?

I hold on to my desktops for a long time.  So within reason I want to go with what I like regardless of value per dollar.  If you know what I mean.  I just read you and Herman Mcpootis's amd recommendations and I thought that they probably have built some intel systems in the past too.  So they might know good intel boards from not so good motherboards.

 

I'm just held up on what board to get and need some advice.