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This is going to be a new PC for my brother. Just wanted some opinions on it. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YK4xx6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($136.46 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.27 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($85.08 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Green 480 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB THICC III Pro Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply 
Total: $749.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-25 04:49 EST-0500

 

The case I was looking it at doesn't seem to be on PC part picker. It is the Corsair NR400.

 

I welcome any and all opinions!

 

Thanks in advance!

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $29.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $77.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Green 480 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $72.98 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Adorama
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Adorama
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB THICC III Pro Video Card $319.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $795.91
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $785.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-25 04:49 EST-0500  

 

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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Just now, TrigrH said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $29.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $77.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Green 480 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $72.98 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Adorama
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Adorama
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB THICC III Pro Video Card $319.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $795.91
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $785.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-25 04:49   

 

Thank you! I couldn't figure out how to post it properly.

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2 minutes ago, TrigrH said:

WD green is dramless SSD get a blue instead.

Thank you! I totally missed that.

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Hello,

 

Same build but for less :

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.99 @ B&H
Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $53.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card $299.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $51.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $765.91
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $745.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-25 05:01 EST-0500  

 

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6 minutes ago, Plouffe said:

Hello,

 

Same build but for less :

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.99 @ B&H
Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $53.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card $299.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $51.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $765.91
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $745.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-25 05:01 EST-0500  

 

Is the Seagate reliable?

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1 minute ago, GlitzyRuby said:

Is the Seagate reliable?

Not more, not less than WD. So far 3 WD died on me and 0 Seagate.

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5 hours ago, TrigrH said:

WD green is dramless SSD get a blue instead.

I don't know if that matters unless they are moving large amounts of data all the time. 

 

4 hours ago, GlitzyRuby said:

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor

I'd spend $80 and get the 3600 instead, though you'd need to make sure you could update the BIOS either with a spare CPU or a motherboard that lets you do it without a CPU in it. 

 

I'd make sure the 5600XT you picked was built well enough to handle the upgraded firmware. 

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32 minutes ago, BobbyPdue said:

I don't know if that matters unless they are moving large amounts of data all the time. 

that's exactly the other way around. the dram helps with small random reads/writes. once the dram is full, you start using the rest of the drive at the lower speed. so drives with dram are ideal for the casula user that wants to boots faster and get faster loading in games, but will not help someone transferring 200gb at a time.

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I mean....this can always be an option....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TCSunBow X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Evoke OC Video Card  ($294.99 @ Newegg) Not the best cooled 5700. But after the fix, it works pretty well. Also, it is available for under $300 now.
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($78.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $803.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-25 11:41 EST-0500

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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6 hours ago, Plouffe said:

Hello,

 

Same build but for less :

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.99 @ B&H
Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $53.98 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card $299.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $51.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $765.91
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $745.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-25 05:01 EST-0500  

 

3600mhz ram with a 2600? 2600 has a not a great IMC. 3200mhz memory should be a better buy if you are going the 2600 route.

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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1 hour ago, VEXICUS said:

3600mhz ram with a 2600? 2600 has a not a great IMC. 3200mhz memory should be a better buy if you are going the 2600 route.

Oh yes my mistake, I've been saying that the whole day even -_-

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5 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

3600mhz ram with a 2600? 2600 has a not a great IMC. 3200mhz memory should be a better buy if you are going the 2600 route.

 

4 hours ago, Plouffe said:

Oh yes my mistake, I've been saying that the whole day even -_-

still better to get the 3600mhz load the DOCP profile then set it to 3200mhz.

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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4 hours ago, TrigrH said:

 

still better to get the 3600mhz load the DOCP profile then set it to 3200mhz.

That totally depends. Why to waste money on a tech that you aren't even going to use right now.

 

Also, you might counter argue by saying that it's for future proofing. There is nothing future proof anyways. Also, who knows that 3600mhz would be relevant in future. As 5000mhz modules are popping up right now.

 

OP can build something like this instead...

9 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

I mean....this can always be an option....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TCSunBow X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Evoke OC Video Card  ($294.99 @ Newegg) Not the best cooled 5700. But after the fix, it works pretty well. Also, it is available for under $300 now.
Power Supply: BitFenix Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($78.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $803.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-25 11:41 EST-0500

 

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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1 hour ago, VEXICUS said:

That totally depends. Why to waste money on a tech that you aren't even going to use right now.

 

Also, you might counter argue by saying that it's for future proofing. There is nothing future proof anyways. Also, who knows that 3600mhz would be relevant in future. As 5000mhz modules are popping up right now.

 

OP can build something like this instead...

 

3600mhz is what you want atleast for ryzen 3000, hence the recomendation 

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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5 hours ago, TrigrH said:

3600mhz is what you want atleast for ryzen 3000, hence the recomendation 

That's what I was thinking. 

 

Also thanks for explaining the whole DRAM thing. 

 

Does anyone have any ideas about the Mobo?

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23 hours ago, GlitzyRuby said:

This is going to be a new PC for my brother. Just wanted some opinions on it. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YK4xx6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($136.46 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.27 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($85.08 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Green 480 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB THICC III Pro Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply 
Total: $749.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-25 04:49 EST-0500

 

The case I was looking it at doesn't seem to be on PC part picker. It is the Corsair NR400.

 

I welcome any and all opinions!

 

Thanks in advance!

push proc to 8 core first, prepare for 3 years.

gpu to easy for new tech update (monkey business)

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9 hours ago, TrigrH said:

3600mhz is what you want atleast for ryzen 3000, hence the recomendation 

You literally recommended him a 3600mhz ram fr zen+ CPU. R5 2600 isn't a zen2 part.

On 2/25/2020 at 3:19 PM, TrigrH said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $29.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $77.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Green 480 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $72.98 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Adorama
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Adorama
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB THICC III Pro Video Card $319.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Bronze V2 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $795.91
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $785.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-25 04:49 EST-0500  

 

 

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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