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Hey if anyone can view my pc-parts picker list via the provided link and tell me what you think based on value, performance, and upgradability I would greatly appreciate it. This is my first gaming pc build and I want to do it right. Thank you! (Note: Pc Part picker doesn't have the 12nm ryzen 5 1600af for $85 but that is the planned cpu.)

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (14nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor $158.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $129.99 @ Best Buy
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $84.99 @ Amazon
Storage Silicon Power A55 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $57.98 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card $279.99 @ B&H
Case Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $106.86 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $94.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $933.79
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $913.79
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-20 17:45 EDT-0400  

 

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $152.99 @ Amazon
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 ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $78.98 @ Amazon
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card $399.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $97.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $989.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-20 18:03 EDT-0400  

 

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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1 minute ago, Mateyyy said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $152.99 @ Amazon
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 ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $78.98 @ Amazon
Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card $399.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $97.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $989.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-20 18:03 EDT-0400  

 

Is this what you recommend instead? Or is this your build

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Just now, satipler said:

Is this what you recommend instead? Or is this your build

Yeah it's what I'd suggest going for instead. The motherboard is better in terms of VRMs and cheaper, the memory is better and cheaper, better SSD, significantly better GPU and the case is personal preference I guess; I would've gone for a CX550 or a TX550M as the PSU but there were no prices listed for either for some reason, so I put in Seasonic's Focus 550W instead, still a pretty good choice, better than the CXM.

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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10 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

Yeah it's what I'd suggest going for instead. The motherboard is better in terms of VRMs and cheaper, the memory is better and cheaper, better SSD, significantly better GPU and the case is personal preference I guess; I would've gone for a CX550 or a TX550M as the PSU but there were no prices listed for either for some reason, so I put in Seasonic's Focus 550W instead, still a pretty good choice, better than the CXM.

Ok thank you for the input, however for the GPU I cannot afford that big of a step up in terms of price. I have read the 5600xt is great for the price and beats the gtx 1660ti and gtx 1660 super.

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The 1600AF would still be better in price-to-performance than the 2600 since the 1600AF is a slightly underclocked 2600.

 

So something like this would work:

You get more (and better) storage, a better PSU (same suggestion as the other guy's), and better RAM and have a CPU that is a lot cheaper than a 2600 while having almost the same performance

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (14nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($85.00)
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  ($72.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ B&H)
Total: $822.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-20 18:27 EDT-0400

 

 

MAIN PC:

CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX CPU Cooler: EVGA CLC 240 GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra RAM: TEAMGROUP Expert T-Create 32GB (2x16GB) 6000Mhz CL30

Case: CoolerMaster TD500 Mesh PSU: Thermaltake GF1 PE 750w Storage: 1TB Western Digital Blue 3D + 1TB Crucial P1 + 1TB ADATA XPG Gammix S11 Pro + 4TB Seagate Barracuda 5400RPM OS: Windows 10 Home

Headphones: Philips SHP9500s   Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Cherry MX Red Displays: Gigabyte M27Q (27" 1440p 170hz IPS), Samsung UN32EH4003FXZA (32" 768p 60hz TV)

 

Former parts that I've used:  Intel® Core™ i3-9100F, Intel® Core™ i9-9900k, Asus Dual OC 2080, Gigabyte Aorus Master 3080, Gigabyte Gaming OC 3080, EVGA XC3 Ultra 3080, EVGA FTW3 Ultra 3080 Ti, EVGA 3060 XC, ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4-CB, Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro Wifi, ADATA XPG 16GB (2x8GB) 2400Mhz CL16, Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4x8GB) 3000Mhz CL15, Scythe Fuma 2, Acer XG270HU.

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