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[Koeshi]

So I am planning the build below for my partner to replace her laptop.  I am pretty happy with the choices I have made for the most part but I would just like to see if people think I have missed anything obvious or where there might be room for improvement without raising the price.  Its main purpose will be gaming, though on occasion may be called upon for other tasks depending on her mood.

 

One last consideration is that a white theme is something that she is quite keen on so at the moment I am leaning towards replacing the mobo with this one, unless someone can point out a flaw with it: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/3wKcCJ/msi-b450m-mortar-titanium-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-mortar-titanium

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£166.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	£122.44 @ Ebuyer
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£98.92 @ Ebuyer
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£113.16 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card	£359.98 @ Amazon UK
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	£79.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£64.31 @ More Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1005.77
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-18 12:46 GMT+0000

 

[paddy-stone]

RAM can be higher for less money, hold a second I will fix

[paddy-stone]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£166.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR TITANIUM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£105.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	£88.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Corsair MP510 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£124.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card	£359.98 @ Amazon UK
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	£79.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£88.98 @ AWD-IT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1015.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-18 13:13 GMT+0000

 

 

I know the RAM is black, but the difference in price is pretty big to get the white. If you go with black/white build it should look OK I think.Also  better SSD being NVME at almost the same price as the 860 you had.... and better PSU.

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£166.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR TITANIUM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£105.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	£78.91 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£94.98 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card	£359.98 @ Amazon UK
Case	Silverstone PS15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	£66.90 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£64.31 @ More Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£938.05
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-18 15:45 GMT+0000

 

[Koeshi]

3 hours ago, paddy-stone said:

I know the RAM is black, but the difference in price is pretty big to get the white. If you go with black/white build it should look OK I think.Also  better SSD being NVME at almost the same price as the 860 you had.... and better PSU.

The RAM should be fine thanks, I just went with the G.Skill because I had heard it plays really well with Ryzen.  Do you think the increased PSU wattage is necessary?  I thought the one I had selected would give a fair bit of headroom for the build.

 

@boggy77 nice find with the Intel SSD, will definitely have to consider it at the lower price.

[Guest]

For an extra £10 I would go with the Gigabyte Gaming OC.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  (£369.00 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £369.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-18 18:17 GMT+0000

[VEXICUS]

2 hours ago, Koeshi said:

The RAM should be fine thanks, I just went with the G.Skill because I had heard it plays really well with Ryzen.  Do you think the increased PSU wattage is necessary?  I thought the one I had selected would give a fair bit of headroom for the build.

 

@boggy77 nice find with the Intel SSD, will definitely have to consider it at the lower price.

Improvised @boggy77's build...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£170.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£84.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (£87.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£119.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card  (£359.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£35.82 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £924.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-18 19:24 GMT+0000

[VEXICUS]

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

For an extra £10 I would go with the Gigabyte Gaming OC.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  (£369.00 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £369.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-18 18:17 GMT+0000

Red dragon and gaming OC are pretty much similar in terms of cooling. 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

Red dragon and gaming OC are pretty much similar in terms of cooling. 

Worth it for the UK RMA. Not sure what the process is with Powercolor. If the op is a member on OCUK there is also a Gigabyte rep on there.

[Koeshi]

17 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Worth it for the UK RMA.

What is special about the Gigabyte UK RMA process?

[paddy-stone]

22 hours ago, Koeshi said:

The RAM should be fine thanks, I just went with the G.Skill because I had heard it plays really well with Ryzen.  Do you think the increased PSU wattage is necessary?  I thought the one I had selected would give a fair bit of headroom for the build.

 

@boggy77 nice find with the Intel SSD, will definitely have to consider it at the lower price.

Actually, looking again the model you had chosen is perfectly fine, it's in the same tier A bracket on the PSU tier list, so should be of decent enough quality.

I would go fully modular personally, but that's a personal preference as I don't like non/semi-modular cables on PSUs. If you're doing a build where you won't see the cabling and/or the cabling is hidden behind the back then it shouldn't matter.

Glad I helped with the RAM choice though, I love the Corsair RGB RAM modules, think it gives a nice accompaniment to most builds.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Koeshi said:

What is special about the Gigabyte UK RMA process?

It is UK returns based rather than having to send the card back to Europe/Asia etc. So it should be a quicker turnaround. I know Overclockers used to deal with Powercolor returns in the past, but not sure if it is still the case. It would still need to be shipped to the RMA centre though. Also if you are on Overclockers then the Gigabyte rep on there is helpful i.e They can look into the RMA for you etc if you are having any issues.

 

If you are fine with going with Powercolor then you could save a bit more with the Dual version.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/QjpmP6/powercolor-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-video-card-axrx-5700xt-8gbd6-3dh

[Koeshi]

2 hours ago, paddy-stone said:

Actually, looking again the model you had chosen is perfectly fine, it's in the same tier A bracket on the PSU tier list, so should be of decent enough quality.

I would go fully modular personally, but that's a personal preference as I don't like non/semi-modular cables on PSUs. If you're doing a build where you won't see the cabling and/or the cabling is hidden behind the back then it shouldn't matter.

I do prefer fully modular personally, it is just a bit of a large price jump in my opinion for the little extra simplicity.

 

However the wise one looking over my shoulder has declared that she wants it to look as clean as possible and therefore wants fully modular.  So I guess I will be going with what you suggested unless there is a similar quality one for less

 

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

It is UK returns based rather than having to send the card back to Europe/Asia etc. So it should be a quicker turnaround. I know Overclockers used to deal with Powercolor returns in the past, but not sure if it is still the case. It would still need to be shipped to the RMA centre though. Also if you are on Overclockers then the Gigabyte rep on there is helpful i.e They can look into the RMA for you etc if you are having any issues.

I see, thanks for the info, I'll keep that in mind when it comes to purchasing.