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Hey all, first time posting on this forum, literally signed up to get some advice.

I've had a couple of friends run through a build with me and give me advice, this is what ive come up with.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £280.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard £170.00 @ Currys PC World
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £97.35 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £101.18 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card £382.64 @ Box Limited
Power Supply Corsair VS 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply £58.99 @ AWD-IT
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1090.16
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 11:12 BST+0100  

What do you think? Any criticism is constructive for me.

Thanks all!

Adam

 

EDIT: I have also bought a case, and I have a 1TB HDD in my current PC I can use also.

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3 minutes ago, OfficialAdz101 said:

Hello,

 

Better for less :

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £280.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £94.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £92.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Sabrent Rocket Q 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £109.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card £379.96 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £88.93 @ Aria PC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1046.86
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 11:15 BST+0100  

 

If you just game (no work, no streaming) you can go with a 3600 instead and perhaps a 2080S

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for a gaming rig i'd go for this instead. more power to the gpu (where it's needed), faster ram (c16 vs c18, also cheaper), much better psu

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor £163.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £89.99 @ Box Limited
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £92.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £101.18 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card £499.98 @ Technextday
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £64.99 @ Box Limited
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1013.11
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 11:16 BST+0100  

 

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MSI MAX boards are a cheaper option and work out of the box.

 

Cheaper RGB Ram and better PSU. The 5700XT is faster than the 2060S, and not that far behind the 2070S.

 

The Crucial P1 is fine for a gaming pc, but I would rather have the Sabrent SSD.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£280.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£82.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£132.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  (£379.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£91.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1067.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 11:20 BST+0100

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6 minutes ago, Meganter said:

Hello,

 

Better for less :

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £280.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £94.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £92.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Sabrent Rocket Q 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £109.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card £379.96 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £88.93 @ Aria PC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1046.86
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 11:15 BST+0100  

 

If you just game (no work, no streaming) you can go with a 3600 instead and perhaps a 2080S

 

6 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

for a gaming rig i'd go for this instead. more power to the gpu (where it's needed), faster ram (c16 vs c18, also cheaper), much better psu

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor £163.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £89.99 @ Box Limited
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £92.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £101.18 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card £499.98 @ Technextday
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £64.99 @ Box Limited
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1013.11
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 11:16 BST+0100  

 

 

Wow two vastly different builds haha, its all figures and numbers to me haha. I am wanting to stream as well btw, I should of mentioned that.

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20 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

MSI MAX boards are a cheaper option and work out of the box.

 

Cheaper RGB Ram and better PSU. The 5700XT is faster than the 2060S, and not that far behind the 2070S.

 

The Crucial P1 is fine for a gaming pc, but I would rather have the Sabrent SSD.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£280.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£82.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£132.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  (£379.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£91.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1067.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 11:20 BST+0100

I swapped out the GPU and MB, however it says there is an incompatibility issue?

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2 minutes ago, OfficialAdz101 said:

Hey all, can you talk me through the benefits of saving £100 on the Motherboard I was going to buy? :)

well, main benefit is you save 100. the x570 has pcie 4, that's the only advantage and at the moment, you can't do much with it.

as for the rest of the build, the 5700xt is between 2060s and 2070s in terms of performance. 

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1 minute ago, OfficialAdz101 said:

Hey all, can you talk me through the benefits of saving £100 on the Motherboard I was going to buy? :)

you save 100£ that can be spent elsewhere. 

 

do you need a case btw?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£280.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£89.99 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (£92.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£101.18 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  (£379.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £1009.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 11:45 BST+0100

 

updated one of the builds, can swap GPU for some gains

1 minute ago, OfficialAdz101 said:

I swapped out the GPU and MB, however it says there is an incompatibility issue?

ignore, bios is updated. however PCPP doesnt exactly distinguish between b450 boards in that manner

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1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

you save 100£ that can be spent elsewhere. 

 

do you need a case btw?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (£280.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£89.99 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (£92.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£101.18 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  (£379.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £1009.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 11:45 BST+0100

 

updated one of the builds, can swap GPU for some gains

ignore, bios is updated. however PCPP doesnt exactly distinguish between b450 boards in that manner

 

Yeah ive already got the case and peripherals, so I can go for the micro board to just save money?

I can get Corsair Vengeance RGB ram for £5 more? Gotta have that right haha, I think its the same spec?

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4 minutes ago, OfficialAdz101 said:

I can get Corsair Vengeance RGB ram for £5 more? Gotta have that right haha, I think its the same spec?

i mean if you want to. i dont see a reason why you would. 

 

you can also save 20£ on cheaper memmory. 

 

5 minutes ago, OfficialAdz101 said:

so I can go for the micro board to just save money?

yup. 

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2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

i mean if you want to. i dont see a reason why you would. 

 

you can also save 20£ on cheaper memmory. 

 

yup. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £280.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £99.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £97.35 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £101.18 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card £379.96 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £91.20 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1049.68
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Bigger PSU for future proofing? Is there a benefit to spending the extra £10 on the bigger board?

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Bigger PSU for future proofing?

kinda pointless to do so. 

 

besides you are better of getting a whisper M at that price. 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/DQx9TW/bitfenix-whisper-m-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bp-wg650umag-7fm

that or stick with the TXM

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26 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

kinda pointless to do so. 

 

besides you are better of getting a whisper M at that price. 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/DQx9TW/bitfenix-whisper-m-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bp-wg650umag-7fm

that or stick with the TXM

Gone for the Whisper!
Final Build!

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £280.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £99.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £97.35 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £101.18 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card £379.96 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply BitFenix Whisper M 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £98.64 @ CCL Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1057.12
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 12:31 BST+0100  

Thanks everyone!

 

If theres any "free"/"cheaper" improvements let me know :)

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2 minutes ago, OfficialAdz101 said:

If theres any "free"/"cheaper" improvements let me know :)

i mean there is about 70£ worth of savings that wont impact much performance, but it invlves reverting to the TXM and the memmory. and some other bits

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor £280.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £99.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £97.35 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £101.18 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card £379.96 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £91.20 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1049.68
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-15 12:00 BST+0100  

Bigger PSU for future proofing? Is there a benefit to spending the extra £10 on the bigger board?

This Crucial RGB kit is cheaper than the one I originally suggested. It is 3000MHz CL15 so you can easily overclock it with the ryzen dram calc tool. Should look nice with the Tomahawk.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ballistix-Tactical-BLT8G4D30BET4K-PC4-24000-288-Pin/dp/B07WQ3B21G?th=1

 

The Bitfenix Whisper is a good unit, but it has a really ugly 24 pin cable. See the pics in the review below.

 

https://www.jonnyguru.com/blog/2017/01/23/bitfenix-whisper-m-750w-power-supply/2/

 

The Thermaltake unit is solid already and has a 10 year warranty. You also have the Corsair RMx which has a 10 year warranty, and also UK RMA. Another good unit is the SuperFlower Leadex III Gold. Only a 7 year warranty, but it is very quiet (Even quieter than the RMx). If you don't mind Semi modular then the Corsair TXM as mentioned is also a good unit. As for wattage you don't need any more than 650W. 

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