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Thoughts on first build

Lucas_S13
By Lucas_S13
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So I will start off with the parts I was thinking about using.

Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB311L ARGB

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Motherboard: Asus TUF B450M-Plus Gaming

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3200 MHz DDR4 16GB (8GBx2)

GPU: PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB

SSD: Inland Premium 512GB M.2

Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart BX1 550W 80+ Bronze

 

Budget & Location

I am planning on spending $700-$800 US dollars I would be willing to go a little above that budget for more perfomance.

 

Aim

My PC would mainly be used for playing VR including more demanding VR games such as Half-Life: Alyx. I would also use it for playing games such as Minecraft, Fortnite, COD Modern Warfare, etc.

 

Monitors

I plan on starting out on one monitor and maybe moving to more than one in the future. I haven't looked into any monitors yet so I will still have to do that.

 

Peripherals

I will have to purchase a keyboard and mouse as well as a monitor like I was talking about. I already have Windows downloaded on a USB flash drive but I will need to purchase a licence.

 

Why are you upgrading?

I am upgrading to a PC because I've wanted to do VR for a while now, and also because I currently only have a laptop that isn't even capable of running Minecraft.

 

Please leave your thoughts and let me know if the parts I choose would actually be able to run VR.

Thanks!

 

 

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Are the monitor, mouse and keyboard included in the 7-800$?

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Hey use the ryzen 5 1600 af instead of ryzen 1600. Its about the same price but much better performance. Msi b450 -boards are better in general than asus and gigabyte. Asus and gigabyte has very good x570 boards tho. I would change your motherboard to some msi b450 one. like msi b460 pro max

Corsair cx 550w is better than that thermaltake one

 

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1 minute ago, SavageNeo said:

Hey use the ryzen 5 1600 af instead of ryzen 1600. Its about the same price but much better performance. Msi b450 -boards are better in general than asus and gigabyte. Asus and gigabyte has very good x570 boards tho. I would change your motherboard to some msi b450 one. like msi b460 pro max

Corsair cx 550w is better than that thermaltake one

 

Okay thank you I will look into those.

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3 minutes ago, Lucas_S13 said:

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Evoke OC Video Card  ($302.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Metallic Gear Neo Silent ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.29 @ Newegg) 
Total: $810.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-31 12:17 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $99.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB THICC II Pro Video Card $279.99 @ B&H
Case Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case $45.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fan ARCTIC BioniX P120 67.56 CFM 120 mm Fan $13.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan ARCTIC BioniX P120 67.56 CFM 120 mm Fan $13.99 @ Newegg
Custom ryzen 5 1600 AF $85.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $823.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-31 12:21 EDT-0400  

Cheaper ssd and ram. Added 2tb hdd for larger files.

added cheap and decent pc case with 2x more fans. (mount the fans in the front for intake (be sure to mount them right way))

 

This build has worse cpu and gpu as the post over me. But this has 2tb hdd, cheaoer ssd and better psu

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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5 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Evoke OC Video Card  ($302.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Metallic Gear Neo Silent ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.29 @ Newegg) 
Total: $810.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-31 12:17 EDT-0400

What is all of this for? Just better parts for around the same price?

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1 minute ago, Lucas_S13 said:

What is all of this for? Just better parts for around the same price?

it has better cpu and gpu. than mine. I added 2tb hdd and better psu instead. I would choose the one with ryzen 5 3600

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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10 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Evoke OC Video Card  ($302.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Metallic Gear Neo Silent ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.29 @ Newegg) 
Total: $810.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-31 12:17 EDT-0400

Do you know if with these parts it will be able to run VR content?

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9 minutes ago, Lucas_S13 said:

Do you know if with these parts it will be able to run VR content?

Sure, it's more than good enough for VR.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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1 hour ago, Lucas_S13 said:

Thanks so much for helping me but one last thing, do you have any recommendations for a good monitor that doesn't cost too much?

Some decent options:

24" 1080-144: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Hh648d/msi-optix-g24c-240-1920x1080-144hz-monitor-optix-g24c

27" 1080-144: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VPBTwP/msi-optix-mag27c-270-1920x1080-144-hz-monitor-optix-mag27c

27" 1440-165: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wXYQzy/msi-optix-mag272qr-270-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-optix-mag272qr

 

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