Building a new PC next month. R5 3600 + RX 5700XT

[lilotus.FRM]

Hello my name is Victor,

I am 14 years old and from germany.

 

I want to build a new PC for myself next month. My budget is about 1150€ ($1266,63).

The PC will be mainly for gaming and maybe some stream (but not a lot). The games that I play are Rainbow Six Siege, GTA V, Ark: Survival Evolved, CSGO and I want to be safe to play some games that may come out this year.

The parts list I have right now:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€200.80 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler	€89.90 @ Aquatuning
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	€115.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	€86.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€70.45 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	€407.99 @ Mindfactory
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	€102.18 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€90.58 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1164.88
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-27 17:23 CET+0100

 

Yes, I know that big cooler isn't needed but I think it looks very good. But I wonder if the RAM is going to fit under that bulky cooler. 

The case is expensive but looks good and has awesome airflow.

 

best regards

Victor aka. lilotus

[boggy77]

tweaked it a bit. you have a very solid system anyway, just made some changes I'd make to save some money.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€200.80 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler	Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler	€29.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	€82.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€89.80 @ Alza
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€79.94 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB THICC III Ultra Video Card	€419.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	€102.18 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	BitFenix Whisper M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€89.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 PWM PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	€6.89 @ Aquatuning
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 PWM PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	€6.89 @ Aquatuning
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1107.39
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-27 17:40 CET+0100

 

[VEXICUS]

I'll recommend something like this instead...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€200.80 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler  (€29.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) NH-D15 is complete overkill for Ryzen 5 3600. I'll recommend this instead.
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€82.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) Boards with same VRMs as tomahawk max. It's in the same tier as the tomahawk.
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (€89.80 @ Alza) Faster 16gb 3600mhz cl17 ram.
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€119.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) Bigger and Way faster SSD with a phison e12 controller.
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  (€405.99 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (€96.89 @ Alternate) Best sub €100 case.
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€69.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) Tier A PSU.
Total: €1095.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-27 17:38 CET+0100

 

[Statik]

For a 14 year old this build is better planned than most adults.

 

Looks good to me. Someone else might know, but you might need low profile ram to fit under that cooler. I would also recommend 3600Mhz RAM for Ryzen. So you could step your budget up for that, or just rock the stock cooler for your CPU and get faster RAM

 

Id also recommend the Red Devil 5700 XT over the Thicc

[lilotus.FRM]

2 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

tweaked it a bit. you have a very solid system anyway, just made some changes I'd make to save some money.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€200.80 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler	Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler	€29.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	€82.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€89.80 @ Alza
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€79.94 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB THICC III Ultra Video Card	€419.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	€102.18 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	BitFenix Whisper M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€89.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 PWM PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	€6.89 @ Aquatuning
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 PWM PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	€6.89 @ Aquatuning
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1107.39
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-27 17:40 CET+0100

 

I don't think the CPU Cooler looks that good. And I've heard a lot of people say that the Thicc III is one of the worst cooling custom designs for the RX5700XT. I don't know why you included that 2 case fans because this case comes with 3 preinstalled fans (2x 200mm in the front and 1x 120mm in the back). 

[lilotus.FRM]

3 minutes ago, Statik said:

For a 14 year old this build is better planned than most adults.

 

Looks good to me. Someone else might know, but you might need low profile ram to fit under that cooler. I would also recommend 3600Mhz RAM for Ryzen. So you could step your budget up for that, or just rock the stock cooler for your CPU and get faster ram

I've been planning a lot over the last year for this build and saving up all my money and luckily my birthday is next month and I've made a deal with my mom to get all my pocket money for the whole year at my birthday and buy a new pc for me. 

 

I know I could just use the stock cooler, but I want to overclock the CPU and I don't really want the component to get too hot. My biggest concern was the ram so thank you for pointing that out. I now have the Viper 4 Blackout 2x 8GB 3600mhz cl17 in my partslist and I may change the cooler to a one that is not so bulky.

[VEXICUS]

1 minute ago, lilotus.FRM said:

I've been planning a lot over the last year for this build and saving up all my money and luckily my birthday is next month and I've made a deal with my mom to get all my pocket money for the whole year at my birthday and buy a new pc for me. 

 

I know I could just use the stock cooler, but I want to overclock the CPU and I don't really want the component to get too hot. My biggest concern was the ram so thank you for pointing that out. I now have the Viper 4 Blackout 2x 8GB 3600mhz cl17 in my partslist and I may change the cooler to a one that is not so bulky.

The case and PSU that I recommended at on par with the ones that you have selected while being cheaper.

The case is slightly better than h500.

Also I have gone with a faster 1tb SSD.

9 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

I'll recommend something like this instead...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€200.80 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler  (€29.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) NH-D15 is complete overkill for Ryzen 5 3600. I'll recommend this instead.
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€82.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) Boards with same VRMs as tomahawk max. It's in the same tier as the tomahawk.
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (€89.80 @ Alza) Faster 16gb 3600mhz cl17 ram.
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€119.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) Bigger and Way faster SSD with a phison e12 controller.
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  (€405.99 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (€96.89 @ Alternate) Best sub €100 case.
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€69.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) Tier A PSU.
Total: €1095.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-27 17:38 CET+0100

 

 

[lilotus.FRM]

7 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

I'll recommend something like this instead...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€200.80 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler  (€29.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) NH-D15 is complete overkill for Ryzen 5 3600. I'll recommend this instead.
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€82.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) Boards with same VRMs as tomahawk max. It's in the same tier as the tomahawk.
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (€89.80 @ Alza) Faster 16gb 3600mhz cl17 ram.
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€119.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) Way faster SSD with a phison e12 controller.
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  (€405.99 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (€96.89 @ Alternate) Best sub €100 case.
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€69.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) Tier A PSU.
Total: €1095.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-27 17:38 CET+0100

 

I've never heard about that cooler brand but I was thinking of going with a bequiet dark rock pro 3 or 4 instead.

 

I don't want to buy only one drive that is why i only had the 500gb one in but I change the 500gb drive to the sabrent rocket drive. 

 

I don't really understand why I should change the gpu to a 2 cooler design instead.

 

well...I really want to use the H500 case

 

what was the corsair psu tier?

[VEXICUS]

6 minutes ago, lilotus.FRM said:

I don't think the CPU Cooler looks that good. And I've heard a lot of people say that the Thicc III is one of the worst cooling custom designs for the RX5700XT. I don't know why you included that 2 case fans because this case comes with 3 preinstalled fans (2x 200mm in the front and 1x 120mm in the back). 

Thicc II has cooling issues. But xfx has fixed all those flaws and made the THICC III. It is simply one of the best 5700xt out there.

 

Maybe you can refer some of our tier lists.

 

[lilotus.FRM]

3 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

Thicc II has cooling issues. But xfx has fixed all those flaws and made the THICC III. It is simply one of the best 5700xt out there.

 

 

 

But it doesn't have the look that I like.  

[VEXICUS]

12 minutes ago, lilotus.FRM said:

But it doesn't have the look that I like.  

Get the one that I recommended. It is in the same tier as the gigabyte one which you have got in your list while being cheaper.

 

18 minutes ago, lilotus.FRM said:

I've never heard about that cooler brand but I was thinking of going with a bequiet dark rock pro 3 or 4 instead.

 

I don't want to buy only one drive that is why i only had the 500gb one in but I change the 500gb drive to the sabrent rocket drive. 

 

I don't really understand why I should change the gpu to a 2 cooler design instead.

 

well...I really want to use the H500 case

 

what was the corsair psu tier?

Meshify C is hands down the best sub $100 case with excellent looks and cooling.

 

Gelid is a well known brand. They make coolers and thermal pastes. Also, DRP4 and nh d15 are complete overkill for a 3600. The money you spend in getting these behemoth coolers can be used to upgrade to a 3700x. Also that gelid phantom is an excellent cooler for the price.

 

 

[boggy77]

18 minutes ago, lilotus.FRM said:

I don't think the CPU Cooler looks that good. And I've heard a lot of people say that the Thicc III is one of the worst cooling custom designs for the RX5700XT. I don't know why you included that 2 case fans because this case comes with 3 preinstalled fans (2x 200mm in the front and 1x 120mm in the back). 

If you want to spend money based on look, sure. But the ram won't fit under the dh-15. Could try the dh-14 or dh-15s if you're set on noctua.

The thicc iii is pretty good actually.

Case comes with two front and q back fans, but there are two slots you can fit on the top which will help with cooling quite a lot for their price.

[lilotus.FRM]

8 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

Get the one that I recommended. It is in the same tier as the gigabyte one which you have got in your list while being cheaper.

 

Meshify C is hands down the best sub $100 case with excellent looks and cooling.

 

Gelid is a well known brand. They make coolers and thermal pastes. Also, DRP4 and nh d15 at complete overkill for a 3600. The money you spend in getting those behemoth coolers can be used to upgrade to a 3700x. Also that gelid phantom is a excellent cooler for the price.

 

 

Okay i am using a different cooler now and the Meshify C now in the parts list:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€200.80 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	€34.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	€115.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€89.80 @ Alza
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€119.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	€407.99 @ Mindfactory
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	€101.89 @ Alternate
Power Supply	BitFenix Whisper M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€89.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1161.35
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-27 18:15 CET+0100

 

I am now going for a black build and maybe someday I put a rgb strip in it.

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, lilotus.FRM said:

Okay i am using a different cooler now and the Meshify C now in the parts list:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€200.80 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	€34.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	€115.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€89.80 @ Alza
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€119.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	€407.99 @ Mindfactory
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	€101.89 @ Alternate
Power Supply	BitFenix Whisper M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€89.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1161.35
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-27 18:15 CET+0100

 

I am now going for a black build and maybe someday I put a rgb strip in it.

Looks good. You can save a bit on the motherboard by getting the a-pro. You can get the rgb version of that cooler, it performs a bit better and it has rgb. You could also get some case fans

[lilotus.FRM]

12 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

If you want to spend money based on look, sure. But the ram won't fit under the dh-15. Could try the dh-14 or dh-15s if you're set on noctua.

The thicc iii is pretty good actually.

Case comes with two front and q back fans, but there are two slots you can fit on the top which will help with cooling quite a lot for their price.

The Thicc III is actually more expensive than the gaming oc.

[lilotus.FRM]

Just now, boggy77 said:

Looks good. You can save a bit on the motherboard by getting the a-pro. You can get the rgb version of that cooler, it performs a bit better and it has rgb. You could also get some case fans

I know that there is a rgb version of the cooler but I dont want a lot of rgb on thr components. And what case fans do you recommend that are not super expensive and if possible black?

[boggy77]

2 minutes ago, lilotus.FRM said:

I know that there is a rgb version of the cooler but I dont want a lot of rgb on thr components. And what case fans do you recommend that are not super expensive and if possible black?

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

 

These are the 120mm version. Check what the case take, there is a 140mm version as well.

[boggy77]

5 minutes ago, lilotus.FRM said:

The Thicc III is actually more expensive than the gaming oc.

It's a bit better. But if you prefer the looks of the gaming oc, go for that as well. It's not a bad card.

[lilotus.FRM]

16 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

It's a bit better. But if you prefer the looks of the gaming oc, go for that as well. It's not a bad card.

Okay, I go for Gaming OC.

[lilotus.FRM]

18 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

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

 

These are the 120mm version. Check what the case take, there is a 140mm version as well.

woah they are expensive.

 

Edit: I didn't see its a 5 pack

[lilotus.FRM]

@boggy77

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€200.80 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	€34.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	€115.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€89.80 @ Alza
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€119.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	€407.99 @ Mindfactory
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	€101.89 @ Alternate
Power Supply	BitFenix Whisper M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€89.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 PWM PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	€6.89 @ Aquatuning
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 PWM PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	€6.89 @ Aquatuning
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1175.13
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-27 18:42 CET+0100

This is my parts lits now. I wouldn't want to get the prive any higher.

[boggy77]

2 minutes ago, lilotus.FRM said:

woah they are expensive.

 

Edit: I didn't see its a 5 pack

you can actually fit 5 more fans in addition to the pre-installed 2 fans in the meshify c. so this kit is perfect for that.

[lilotus.FRM]

Just now, boggy77 said:

you can actually fit 5 more fans in addition to the pre-installed 2 fans in the meshify c. so this kit is perfect for that.

ah okay

 

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, lilotus.FRM said:

@boggy77

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€200.80 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	€34.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	€115.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€89.80 @ Alza
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€119.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	€407.99 @ Mindfactory
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	€101.89 @ Alternate
Power Supply	BitFenix Whisper M 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€89.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 PWM PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	€6.89 @ Aquatuning
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 PWM PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	€6.89 @ Aquatuning
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1175.13
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-27 18:42 CET+0100

This is my parts lits now. I wouldn't want to get the prive any higher.

looks good. you can't really fit 140mm fans it that case, t's better suited to 120mm. you can go with the 5-pack if you drop to a b450 a-pro max board, which is essentially a tomahawk in a different colour. 

[lilotus.FRM]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

looks good. you can't really fit 140mm fans it that case, t's better suited to 120mm. you can go with the 5-pack if you drop to a b450 a-pro max board, which is essentially a tomahawk in a different colour. 

I looked on the Fractal Design website and it says:

I plan to put that 120 included front fan in the bottom and install 2x 140mm and 2x 140mm in the top.