First time pc build thoughts.

[Ajkuhl]

First time building a pc. Their are too many brands and choose from it’s a bit overwhelming for any choice for every pc part. I currently have 

ryzen 5 3600 cpu.

b450 tomahawk max

1tb silicon power m.2 ssd

Corsair vengeance RGB (2 x 8) 26 gb ddr4 3200mhz ram

GPU - ideas

corsair cx series  550w 80+bronze

thermaltake v200 case.

also a little iffy about the silicon power m.2 ssd

Would appreciate some advise. I guess I would be using this for programming for college when I will be in those classes and gaming because pc master race.

[Jurrunio]

SP is not a bad brand, their A80 is good. The card choice depends on budget

[Ajkuhl]

4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

SP is not a bad brand, their A80 is good. The card choice depends on budget

I think  the 5700 xt is beating Nvidia 2060 super. Ray tracing would be nice but it also takes a toll on that FPS. Do 5700 XT’s overheat still? 

[thedangerine]

24 minutes ago, Ajkuhl said:

I think  the 5700 xt is beating Nvidia 2060 super. Ray tracing would be nice but it also takes a toll on that FPS. Do 5700 XT’s overheat still? 

If you get an aftermarket card the 5700XT won't have thermal problems. The 2060 super trades blows with the 5700XT since some games are better optimized for nvidia and vice versa. They both start around $380 at the moment, if it was my money I'd probably go for the 2060 super, or if you can scrape/save an extra $60 (I know that is a decent jump in price) you could get a 2070. I would keep my eye out for potential deals on any of these cards as a price drop or sale on any of them could make the choice a lot easier. As far as the rest of your build it seems you picked a lot of excellent components. Regardless of what you end up with it will be an awesome pc and smoke any game you want to play

[Ajkuhl]

56 minutes ago, thedangerine said:

If you get an aftermarket card the 5700XT won't have thermal problems. The 2060 super trades blows with the 5700XT since some games are better optimized for nvidia and vice versa. They both start around $380 at the moment, if it was my money I'd probably go for the 2060 super, or if you can scrape/save an extra $60 (I know that is a decent jump in price) you could get a 2070. I would keep my eye out for potential deals on any of these cards as a price drop or sale on any of them could make the choice a lot easier. As far as the rest of your build it seems you picked a lot of excellent components. Regardless of what you end up with it will be an awesome pc and smoke any game you want to play

i appreciate the input. now to practice that cable management on top of all of this. im trying to not have any cables cross but if feels pretty challenging for some reason.