First build help

[Mowmowwarriror]

Budget (including currency): £900 to £1200

Country: United Kingdom 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming rig with the near plan for VR and future plan streaming 

Other details: This is going to be a new build from scratch as my last PC (Built for me as a present) is outdated and I wanted to try my hand at this. I already have my monitor/keyboard/mouse/speakers so this is pure price on the computer build.

 

I saw the LTT video about the AMD Ryzen 3 3300x and since I was already looking at using an Intel core i5 I thought this could be a good summer project for me.

 

So I went on PC part picker and mixed some items up into:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£114.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£27.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£127.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£74.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£53.97 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£72.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  (£274.52 @ Technextday) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£104.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Case Fan: Corsair LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans  (£75.98 @ Currys PC World Business) 
Total: £1003.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 21:47 BST+0100

 

Please could I get some help/ideas/suggestions on this. I would be looking for this to grow with me and expand over the years to come so help with future compatibility would be wonderful. Help would also be appreciated if this could do VR games.

 

I am also new to some tech speech so if you need to explain anything please imagine you are the author of the for dummies series, that could be exaggeration but I'm not sure. 

 

Mowmowwarrior

 

[ShinRamen]

Hey there,

 

welcome to the forum! I stuck with the lower end of your budget, so there is room for improvements here. Also it's an mATX build (smaller form factor) if that's ok for you. If you want a regular sized PC, you can do that no problem for the same price (get a MSI B450 A-Pro MAX instead and a case of your choice).

I went with a single 1TB NVMe SSD, a better video card, faster memory and a case with decent airflow. The NZXT H510 you chose is not terrible, but the airflow just isn't great.

Now if you were to invest a little more, you could go with a X570 build and ensure that you have a better upgrade path in the future, as X570 will support the upcoming Ryzen 4000 CPUs. Another option is to get a 3700X instead - those 2 extra cores might come in handy in the future when you start to stream - it's also a tad better when it comes to gaming in general. The PSU I chose is decent, you could upgrade that to a SuperFlower Leadex III for better quality and full modularity.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£155.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£99.98 @ Amazon UK
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	£100.98 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	£389.99 @ CCL Computers
Case	Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	£40.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£70.31 @ More Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£949.72
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 22:01 BST+0100

 

[F.E.A.R.]

Eh looks good to me. Probably I'd change the GPU model with an EVGA one or the MSI Gaming X. But you could get a better build for that price.

 

Edit:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£155.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	£219.95 @ AWD-IT
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£84.87 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£42.96 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£101.21 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Devil Video Card	£409.99 @ CCL Computers
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	£89.99 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£95.47 @ Scan.co.uk
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1199.44
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 22:10 BST+0100

 

[boggy77]

much better performance from this and a motherboard ready to upgrade to 4000 series

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£155.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	£160.40 @ Alza
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	£100.98 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB GAMING X Video Card	£309.99 @ CCL Computers
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	£57.95 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£70.31 @ More Computers
Case Fan	Thermaltake Pure 12 ARGB TT Premium Edition 56.45 CFM 120 mm Fans	£39.97 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£987.59
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 22:09 BST+0100

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£155.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£160.40 @ Alza) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£64.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£52.85 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card  (£497.99 @ Technextday) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Vengeance 650 W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£74.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1146.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-12 04:02 BST+0100

[Hilltrot]

If you plan on streaming or recording, the 5700xt is very poor choice.  The encoder on the 5700xt is crap.  Get a 2060 or better.   It won’t outrun the 5700xt in FPS, but you will produce quality streaming and recording without a hit to your cpu.  This also frees you to buy the less expensive 3300x.

 

Buying an inexpensive 570 will give you better future compatibility, but you will have to decide if it is worth the extra $50 or more it takes to get there.  The NZXT 510 is fine for thermals, just not great.  I might look into a mini-itx case and and motherboard - especially since you seem to be budget restricted, however motherboard stocks are sometimes iffy.  Just make sure you don’t buy from scalpers.