New budget build

[mbc]

I'm planning to build a computer that will be mainly used for office stuff and for designing on 3D cad software (Fusion 360) and for other software related to electronic engineering (I'm not going specific since those programs are not very demanding).

I do not plan to game at the moment, but it's a future posibility

Just FYI now I have a DELL XPS 15 9550 (8GB RAM, i7-6700HQ, GTX950M). I will still have this computer but I will leave it for when I need to work away (university mainly). The reason for this change is that I have destroyed the battery due to it being continuosly charging (I really need the laptop once a week, the rest of the day it is connected to a monitor at home).

Take into account:

• The CPU is really the Ryzen 5 1600AF. But I haven't found that specific model on PCPartPicker
• The case is the Sharkoon QB ONE (again, not on PCPartPicker)
• The graphics card will be bought second hand at 75€

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2KRP8M)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (14nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mV98TW/amd-ryzen-5-1600-32ghz-6-core-processor-yd1600bbaebox) | $120.59 @ Amazon 
**Motherboard** | [ASRock AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nG98TW/asrock-ab350-gaming-itxac-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-ab350-gaming-itxac) | $127.23 @ Amazon 
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fjWfrH/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16gb-1-x-16gb-ddr4-3000-memory-cmk16gx4m1d3000c16) | $69.99 @ Corsair 
**Storage** | [Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KTQG3C/western-digital-sn750-500-gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-wds500g3x0c) | $79.99 @ Newegg 
**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon RX 580 4 GB Dual Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XYDzK8/asus-radeon-rx-580-4gb-dual-video-card-dual-rx580-o4g) | $209.83 @ Amazon 
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FdRFf7/corsair-cx-2017-550w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020121-na) | $51.98 @ Newegg 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $679.61
 | Mail-in rebates | -$20.00
 | **Total** | **$659.61**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-02-23 15:44 EST-0500 |

 

The real prices (Living in Spain):

CPU: 99€

Graphics card (second hand): 75€

Memory: 63€

Case: 47€

Motherboard: 109€

Storage: 105€

PSU: 67€

 

Total 565€

 

 

What do you think of changing the PSU for the Corsair VS550? 

Any opinion on the build?

[Spotty]

9 minutes ago, mbc said:

What do you think of changing the PSU for the Corsair VS550? 

The CX550 you have picked is much better. Don't change it.

 

9 minutes ago, mbc said:

Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory]

Go with dual channel 2x8gb kit instead

Swap in a b450 board

[mbc]

 

4 minutes ago, Spotty said:

The CX550 you have picked is much better. Don't change it.

That I know. The question wasn't formulated correctly. Is the 10-15€ difference worth it?

 

5 minutes ago, Spotty said:

Go with dual channel 2x8gb kit instead

That was the plan. I screwed up when configuring on PCPartPicker

 

6 minutes ago, Spotty said:

Swap in a b450 board

It's nearly 30€ more expensive. What do I get that the ASRock doesn't have?

[Spotty]

Just now, mbc said:

That I know. The question wasn't formulated correctly. Is the 10-15€ difference worth it?

Yes, definitely worth it. 

 

10 minutes ago, mbc said:

It's nearly 30€ more expensive. What do I get that the ASRock doesn't have?

Not a lot really... 

I didn't expect such a big difference in price.