New Gaming PC

Doc Mitchell · March 16, 2020

Hi all, I was wondering if you could look over the parts I've picked out to build my first gaming pc. I tried to go for quality components yet affordable. I just want to know if what I have it the most optimal. Thanks for any feed back.

I am also confused on the storage and if i need to buy two types? Or if one is needed and would it be best to buy an external storage?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($145.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Adorama)
Se: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card ($264.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($91.99 @ B&H)
External Storage: Samsung T5 500 GB External SSD ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $1107.87

dizmo · March 16, 2020

I'd get a cheaper cooler and spend the money saved on a 3600.

I'd also just get a 2TB SSD instead of two drives.

AndreiArgeanu · March 16, 2020

The system is good but you don't need to buy 2 SSD's and an external SSD. The idea is that you buy one ssd where you install the OS and programs plus games that you play most often because the SSD helps improve snappiness in programs and loading times in games. And then you buy one hard drive usually 2-3TB where you store the rest of your things like games. The reason you do this is because hard drives are far cheaper. For example a 2TB 7200RPM hard drive costs around 50$ to 60$ which as you can see it's even cheaper than the Crucial MX500 500gb solid state drive.