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I'm new to building pcs but I know some basics, I started out a project of making a VR capable PC. 

 

And wanted to show what I'm looking at so far, it's not perfect, and I had a friend help me with the design, I only have the Motherboard so far, I'm saving for the other parts, I plan to upgrade as I go along. 

 

What does everyone think? 

(I'm open to opinions! I'm mainly sticking with Ryzen 7, again bare with me cause I'm still new and have some small learning difficulties 😅) 

 

Budget: about £1500ish, I'm working as I go along. And saving for more expensive parts if I can. 

 

Also non of whats on the list is final, just a small mock up, like the fans and case. I plan to switch them out possibly. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor £174.97 @ Laptops Direct
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard £109.97 @ Box Limited
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory £92.96 @ Amazon UK
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £66.95 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £53.70 @ CCL Computers
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card £372.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £69.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower GOLD 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £159.91 @ Newegg UK
Case Fan Cooler Master MF120R ARGB 3in1 59 CFM 120 mm Fans £50.47 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1151.86
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 03:06 BST+0100  

 

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Make some small changes to save money and get better parts:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor £163.98 @ Aria PC
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £99.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £107.11 @ Newegg UK
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £66.95 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £53.70 @ CCL Computers
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card £494.71 @ CCL Computers
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case £69.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £101.94 @ Aria PC
Case Fan Cooler Master MF120R ARGB 3in1 59 CFM 120 mm Fans £50.47 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1208.83
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 03:13 BST+0100  

 

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pc specs:
CPU: Intel i7 8700K MOBO: ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming RAM: 16GB (2x8) DDR4 G Skill TridentZ 3000 MHz GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GAMING OC CASE: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv STORAGE: Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB M.2 NVME SSD,
T-Force Delta RGB 250GB SSD, 4TB Seagate Barracuda HDD PSU: 750 Watt EVGA SuperNova G3 MONITER: Dell S2716DGR 1440p 144hz G-Sync, BenQ PD2700U 4K 60hz CPU COOLER: Corsair H115i RGB Platinum OS: Windows 10

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@Shrekpad build is much better. This will perform well both with VR and non VR games.

R5 3600 is flatout better than 2700X in games.

Nvidia support to game developers including VR development is much wider and RTX 2070 super is a much better card.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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7 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

@Shrekpad build is much better. This will perform well both with VR and non VR games.

So... Does that mean my build will work better then the suggested and I should stick with it..? Sorry I get confused a lot 😅

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16 minutes ago, PastelPhoenix2 said:

I'm saving for the other parts, I plan to upgrade as I go along. 

That's a terrible way to build :/ New parts come out, prices change, and warranty/store returns start from the date of purchase. And all the parts will be sitting useless until you have acquired almost all of the parts. I recommend saving until you have the full budget, and getting recommendations then, close to when you will purchase the parts. The motherboard is among the worst on B450, so consider returning it, especially if you plan on ever upgrading to the 8-16 core CPUs.

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Just now, PastelPhoenix2 said:

So... Does that mean my build will work better then the suggested and I should stick with it..? Sorry I get confused a lot 😅

The build suggested by Shrekpad will perform far better. 

A tip: Ryzen LOVES fast RAM (Shrekpad chose '3600 speed' while you had chosen '3200 speed') and it makes a significant difference!

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4 minutes ago, jman116 said:

The build suggested by Shrekpad will perform far better. 

A tip: Ryzen LOVES fast RAM (Shrekpad chose '3600 speed' while you had chosen '3200 speed') and it makes a significant difference!

Ohhh okay, sorry read it wrong, thanks, I'll look into those parts! ^-^

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27 minutes ago, jman116 said:

The build suggested by Shrekpad will perform far better. 

A tip: Ryzen LOVES fast RAM (Shrekpad chose '3600 speed' while you had chosen '3200 speed') and it makes a significant difference!

Apparently looking at the motherboard that's suggested, it can only support up to 3466..? And not 3600..? Will it still work?? 

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9 minutes ago, PastelPhoenix2 said:

Apparently looking at the motherboard that's suggested, it can only support up to 3466..? And not 3600..? Will it still work?? 

Not sure where you were looking, but from MSI themselves:

 

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pc specs:
CPU: Intel i7 8700K MOBO: ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming RAM: 16GB (2x8) DDR4 G Skill TridentZ 3000 MHz GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GAMING OC CASE: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv STORAGE: Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB M.2 NVME SSD,
T-Force Delta RGB 250GB SSD, 4TB Seagate Barracuda HDD PSU: 750 Watt EVGA SuperNova G3 MONITER: Dell S2716DGR 1440p 144hz G-Sync, BenQ PD2700U 4K 60hz CPU COOLER: Corsair H115i RGB Platinum OS: Windows 10

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some parts changes:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£163.98 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (£92.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Pioneer 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£74.39 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.70 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card  (£494.71 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£84.08 @ Novatech) 
Total: £1123.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 04:11 BST+0100

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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8 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

some parts changes:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£163.98 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (£92.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Pioneer 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£74.39 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.70 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card  (£494.71 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£84.08 @ Novatech) 
Total: £1123.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-16 04:11 BST+0100

Is this warning okay? Cause I don't have any older cpus? If so it seems really decent! 😊

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13 minutes ago, Shrekpad said:

Not sure where you were looking, but from MSI themselves:

 

FFC399ED-DCD7-4C18-B571-69E0ED40F67B.jpeg

Sorry I didn't notice it was the max 😅 my fault, again I'm still learning, but thanks for the help seriously! 😁 

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2 minutes ago, PastelPhoenix2 said:

Is this warning okay? Cause I don't have any older cpus? If so it seems really decent! 😊

 

the MSI max boards have the BIOS updated already.

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, Herman Mcpootis said:

the MSI max boards have the BIOS updated already.

Hey, random question, would it be worth it to save up and go for the Ryzen 3600x rather then the Ryzen 3600? Cause its a £30 difference on on amazon. 

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3 minutes ago, PastelPhoenix2 said:

Hey, random question, would it be worth it to save up and go for the Ryzen 3600x rather then the Ryzen 3600? Cause its a £30 difference on on amazon. 

the 3600 is the same thing with a slightly lower clock speed, just overclock on your own and use the money somewhere else.

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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