Did I do okay for my first step into pc gaming?

[Chris.G]

ASRock B450M Pro 4 mb

Amd A6-3500 cpu 

G.Skill Ripjaws V-series 2X8 G ram

EVGA 500W 80+ White power supply

Seagate barracuda 1tb hard drive

Thermaltake versa h21 case

A couple kingwin 120mm case fans

Arctic silver thermal paste

 

For now, I want mostly just want to play modded Fallout and Elder Scrolls games, classic Doom with mods, maybe various retro rpg like Diablo and balders gate style games and some emulating. A stable 30fps-1080 is fine for now. I'm not going to be too picky if I'm only playing single player and retro games.

 

I know, I should have asked before pulling the trigger if everything would work together and provide decent performance. But its too late now. So how did I do?

[Herman Mcpootis]

you didn't even get a compatible CPU...

[BulletSponge]

if you want that cpu your going to need a motherboard with a fm1 socket.

[Bombastinator]

14 minutes ago, Dancam38 said:

if you want that cpu your going to need a motherboard with a fm1 socket.

While true I suggest getting an am4 cpu rather than an fm1 socket motherboard.

[Fasauceome]

Do yourself a favor and buy an Athlon 200GE, unless your motherboard has a "Ryzen 3rd gen" compatible sticker on it, then get a 3000G

[Chris.G]

Edit: athlon 3000g it is

Thanks for the heads up, guys. I'm still learning.

Edited February 28, 2020 by Chris.G
Already answered.

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, Chris.G said:

Fixing it now. Is the athlon 3000k compatible? Sorry for the noobie cringe mistakes. I'm learning.

have you bought any of these yet?

[Chris.G]

6 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

have you bought any of these yet?

I got everything on the op, but just canceled the cpu and got the 3000g. The mb is compatible with ryzen according to the newegg info on it.

[m777y]

how much dollars to spend?

maybe i can help

[Chris.G]

8 hours ago, m777y said:

how much dollars to spend?

maybe i can help

ASRock B450M Pro 4 mb

Athlon 3000g cpu/cooler combo

G.Skill Ripjaws V-series 2X8 G ram

EVGA 500W 80+ White power supply

Seagate barracuda 1tb hard drive

Thermaltake versa h21 case

120mm case fans

Arctic silver thermal paste

 

These are parts I've already bought. I hit my goal of staying under $450. Is there anything I'm missing?

[Fasauceome]

10 hours ago, Chris.G said:

I got everything on the op, but just canceled the cpu and got the 3000g. The mb is compatible with ryzen according to the newegg info on it.

It has to be compatible with Ryzen, but is it compatible with third gen ryzen?

[m777y]

2 hours ago, Chris.G said:

ASRock B450M Pro 4 mb

Athlon 3000g cpu/cooler combo

G.Skill Ripjaws V-series 2X8 G ram

EVGA 500W 80+ White power supply

Seagate barracuda 1tb hard drive

Thermaltake versa h21 case

120mm case fans

Arctic silver thermal paste

 

These are parts I've already bought. I hit my goal of staying under $450. Is there anything I'm missing?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-9100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($81.95 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-E R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.07 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($56.20 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.15 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE Video Card  ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.31 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $455.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-28 10:50 EST-0500

[Guest]

Just now, m777y said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-9100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($81.95 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-E R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.07 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($56.20 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.15 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE Video Card  ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.31 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $455.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-28 10:50 EST-0500

That is a terrible way to spend $455. Bit late anyway as the op has already bought the parts he listed.

[ShinRamen]

8 minutes ago, m777y said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-9100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($81.95 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-E R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.07 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($56.20 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.15 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE Video Card  ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.31 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $455.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-28 10:50 EST-0500

So you suggest that he should spend another $455 and get rid of everything he already bought instead of using it? At least read through the comments and try to answer the question or problem at hand.

This build isn't the greatest anyways.

[Chris.G]

I ended up at 360 and change for everything I bought. I saved a few more dollars after returning the hdd for a lower capacity, slightly cheaper ssd.  The 3000g was also a little cheaper than the incompatible one I originally got.

Its almost done. Just need my ssd. If anybody has some cable management tips lmk. That 4+4 power cable and the front intake fan wires are bugging me.

[Bombastinator]

Cable management looks fine to me.  They make a big deal about it on videos but it’s really mostly about making sure it doesn’t impede airflow.