Need advice on first build

Houseboat · February 8, 2020

Could someone please take a look over this and tell me if I am on the right track, or will I need to update BIOS or just generally have a tough time for my first build?

Looking to do my first PC build with $1750 AUD. (Generally looking at www.mwave.com.au as they are close to home and can save on shipping costs)

I want to use the PC for gaming/streaming from console. Planning on playing COD MW, Rust and potentially use VR if the system is up to it.

At the moment I am running a 1080 24.5" 144Hz TN monitor.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$259.00 @ Shopping Express
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.14 CFM CPU Cooler	$39.00 @ PCCaseGear
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$169.00 @ JW Computers
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$118.38 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$94.50 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$639.00 @ Shopping Express
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$115.92 @ Amazon Australia
Power Supply	Silverstone Essential 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$109.00 @ JW Computers
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$117.00 @ Amazon Australia
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1660.80
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-08 16:55 AEDT+1100

Any advice or suggestions are welcome,

Thanks Guys!

Schrodingers Kat · February 8, 2020

Overall doesnt look bad, try emailing mwave to see if they'll ensure the bios has been updated to ensure compatibility with the 3600. And their storefront might have the ability to do it for you too. For the build you could push for faster ram (3200mz) and you could try for nvme for the system drive, with either a hdd or a cheap ssd for the mass storage. Neither are required but could be a good way to spend the rest of the budget.

Houseboat · February 8, 2020

22 minutes ago, Schrodingers Kat said:

Overall doesnt look bad, try emailing mwave to see if they'll ensure the bios has been updated to ensure compatibility with the 3600. And their storefront might have the ability to do it for you too. For the build you could push for faster ram (3200mz) and you could try for nvme for the system drive, with either a hdd or a cheap ssd for the mass storage. Neither are required but could be a good way to spend the rest of the budget.

Thank you!, Never thought to email ahead and will look into faster ram and more storage