$950 Budget Build

[Navbryce]

Thoughts on $950 build? I think the PSU is overkill in terms of quality, but I wanted something modular.

 

The computer will be used for gaming (League of Legends) and general productivity. The end goal is to maximize performance and reliability per dollar. 

 

I can't give too many use case specifics because it's a build for a family friend that I don't know very well .

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DD Ultra Video Card  ($329.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($70.00) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $951.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-18 15:20 EDT-0400

[Firewrath9]

Get a ryzen 5 3600, and a larger SSD.

[Fasauceome]

Looks solid overall, the MWE gold isn't a standout unit in its class so you might want to save and get a corsair CX650

[boggy77]

Slightly cheaper mobo and psu and nvme drive

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$76.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$64.99 @ B&H
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DD Ultra Video Card	$329.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case	$70.00
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$89.90 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$931.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-18 15:31 EDT-0400

 

[Firewrath9]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

Slightly cheaper mobo and psu and nvme drive

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$76.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$64.99 @ B&H
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DD Ultra Video Card	$329.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case	$70.00
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$89.90 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$931.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-18 15:31 EDT-0400

 

That motherboard has a pretty weak VRM.

[KaitouX]

39 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

That motherboard has a pretty weak VRM.

It got the same VRM as the Tomahawk. The B450M-A Pro is the one with weaker VRM.

[boggy77]

2 hours ago, Firewrath9 said:

That motherboard has a pretty weak VRM.

Same vrm as tomahawk

[Firewrath9]

2 hours ago, KaitouX said:

It got the same VRM as the Tomahawk. The B450M-A Pro is the one with weaker VRM.

oh my b.

[flashgo]

the b450 tomahawk max does not need a bios update and is only $6 more.

[Navbryce]

4 hours ago, boggy77 said:

Slightly cheaper mobo and psu and nvme drive

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$76.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$64.99 @ B&H
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DD Ultra Video Card	$329.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case	$70.00
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$89.90 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$931.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-18 15:31 EDT-0400

 

I like the changes to the build. Always appreciate a lower price too