My First Build.

[tgzy94]

HI Guys,

 

 I am looking to start my first build and I have already chosen my SSD and CPU ect. But i'm worried that I might be going overboard with certain things like the power supply, ect. I'm looking for a high spec gaming PC, that will also be fit for game development. Below is a list of the components I have chosen, and advice Is welcome Thanks. 

 

Mother Board: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX Motherboard ATX, AM4, DDR4, LAN, USB 3.2 Gen2, M.2, MYSTIC Light Sync, HDMI, DVI-D, AMD RYZEN 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen Ready

 

SSD:Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-76E1T0)

 

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Processor (6C/12T, 35MB Cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost)

 

Tower:Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow, Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Smart Gaming Case, Black

 

Graphics Card: MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti Gaming X 6G Graphics Card 6 GB GDDR6, 1875 Hz, RGB Mystic Light, 3x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fan Cooling System

 

Power Supply: Corsair CP-9020070-UK Professional Platinum Series 1200 W ATX/EPS Fully Modular Power Supply Unit

 

Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz C16 XMP 2.0 Enthusiast RGB LED Illuminated Memory Kit - Black

 

Rear Fan:Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB PRO, RGB LED, Low-Noise, High Airflow, Case Cooling Fan (Single Pack), 120 mm

 

Top Fans:Corsair Hydro 100i RGB Platinum, Hydro Series, 240 mm Radiator (Dual ML PRO 120 mm RGB PWM Fans, Advanced RGB Lighting and Fan Control with Software) Liquid CPU Cooler Black
 

 

Again any suggestions and help welcome 

 

Thanks Guys. 

[Jurrunio]

That PSU is definitely overboard by an AU. 500w PSU should be enough for that and unless electricity is really expensive or limited (e.g. powered by diesel generator somewhere nearby) you dont need 80+ Platinum rating, just Bronze or Gold will be enough (though 80+ white is not recommended, Bronze ones are cheap enough)

 

Overkill AIO for CPU unless you're going after looks

 

220T's airflow turns out to not be as good as a clean mesh front case

 

1660Ti gets beaten by 1660S in price to performance, though with the money saved on the PSU you might as well get a 2060.

[Fatih19]

I think you should pick the MSI B450 Tomahawk instead.

[merco]

43 minutes ago, tgzy94 said:

game development

What are you using for this? I imagine game development can have wildly different minimum specs depending on how good the graphics of the game are, just like gaming itself right?

[AK1]

I would go for M.2 NVME instead of SATA as boot drive.

[tgzy94]

12 hours ago, Fatih19 said:

I think you should pick the MSI B450 Tomahawk instead.

Any reason for this. Is that mother board basic? 

[tgzy94]

9 hours ago, AK1 said:

I would go for M.2 NVME instead of SATA as boot drive.

Any reason? 

[tgzy94]

11 hours ago, merco said:

What are you using for this? I imagine game development can have wildly different minimum specs depending on how good the graphics of the game are, just like gaming itself right?

It will be for playing games and developing them using unity. 

[Fatih19]

4 minutes ago, tgzy94 said:

Any reason for this. Is that mother board basic? 

The motherboard I picked is better.

[tgzy94]

12 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

That PSU is definitely overboard by an AU. 500w PSU should be enough for that and unless electricity is really expensive or limited (e.g. powered by diesel generator somewhere nearby) you dont need 80+ Platinum rating, just Bronze or Gold will be enough (though 80+ white is not recommended, Bronze ones are cheap enough)

 

Overkill AIO for CPU unless you're going after looks

 

220T's airflow turns out to not be as good as a clean mesh front case

 

1660Ti gets beaten by 1660S in price to performance, though with the money saved on the PSU you might as well get a 2060.

For my graphics card I don’t mind paying a ridiculous money as it’s worth it. 
 

which cpu you recommend i9 or i7? 
 

the 220T has the fans to the front of the case with a mesh cover, with 3 extra fans in the back? 

 

money isn’t really an object. But if I could get it all for 1500-2K would be great
 

thanks for everyone’s help. 
 

[tgzy94]

1 minute ago, Fatih19 said:

The motherboard I picked is better.

Thanks bud,  like I said I have a basic knowledge of computers but nothing amazing.

 

do you have any other advice?

[merco]

Just now, Fatih19 said:

The motherboard I picked is better.

Straight to the point huh?  

I think it has better VRMs which is great if you're trying to overclock, but I also saw yesterday that it is sold out in the US.

The gaming plus is a bit cheaper but honestly fine for normal use of a 3600.

[Fatih19]

4 minutes ago, merco said:

Straight to the point huh?  

I think it has better VRMs which is great if you're trying to overclock, but I also saw yesterday that it is sold out in the US.

The gaming plus is a bit cheaper but honestly fine for normal use of a 3600.

Yeah, to be fair, this is just a 3600, not the 3900x. You don't really need the latest and greatest. So, should be fine.

[Fatih19]

9 minutes ago, tgzy94 said:

For my graphics card I don’t mind paying a ridiculous money as it’s worth it. 
 

which cpu you recommend i9 or i7? 
 

the 220T has the fans to the front of the case with a mesh cover, with 3 extra fans in the back? 

 

money isn’t really an object. But if I could get it all for 1500-2K would be great
 

thanks for everyone’s help. 
 

1500-2000 should get you far better than the spec that you listed. Is this in USD?

[tgzy94]

Nope. British Pound  

 

[Fatih19]

57 minutes ago, tgzy94 said:

Nope. British Pound  

 

I'd say keep the other stuff but bump up the CPU to a 3700X and the GPU to an RTX 2060 or an RX 5700XT.

[merco]

3 hours ago, tgzy94 said:

if I could get it all for 1500-2K

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	£257.95 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£104.97 @ Box Limited
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£177.97 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Patriot VPN100 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£58.57 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£107.58 @ Aria PC
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card	£695.99 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply	SeaSonic Core GC 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	£75.46 @ Scan.co.uk
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1478.49
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-26 16:51 BST+0100

It looked like you wanted RGB so I left the RAM in there (without RGB would have been like 30 less)

Same reason I didn't choose a case or cooler that's kind of a matter of looks, so it's subjective.

This would be a fantastic build imo, that could handle everything you throw at it. If you wanna develop with unity you can make use of more cores and better GPU for sure, especially if you want to make graphically demanding games. 

 

This would be a more budget oriented rig, but also a very capable PC that I would quite honestly be more than happy with:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£150.51 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£104.97 @ Box Limited
Memory	Crucial Ballistix RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	£120.51 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Patriot VPN100 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£58.57 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£107.58 @ Aria PC
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	£361.40 @ Alza
Power Supply	SeaSonic Core GC 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	£75.46 @ Scan.co.uk
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£979.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-26 16:58 BST+0100

 

[Jurrunio]

6 hours ago, tgzy94 said:

For my graphics card I don’t mind paying a ridiculous money as it’s worth it. 
 

which cpu you recommend i9 or i7? 
 

the 220T has the fans to the front of the case with a mesh cover, with 3 extra fans in the back? 

 

money isn’t really an object. But if I could get it all for 1500-2K would be great
 

thanks for everyone’s help. 
 

Worth it for a slower card

 

neither, Ryzen's fine

 

Exactly, you can do better with say, a Meshify C or NR600 after adding the same fans to them

[AK1]

On 4/26/2020 at 8:31 PM, tgzy94 said:

Any reason? 

it's alot faster of course. i personally use 1TB NVME SSD as primary drive for OS and frequently played games and multiple 500GB SATA SSD (which i collected over the years) as secondary storage.