First Custom PC Build

[baeni]

Hej y'all.

 

As I'm currently planning to build a new (my first) custom PC for myself, I'd love to hear some opinions.

Please notice, that the components which are marked with a star, are components from my current build. I will replace them ASAP but in my opinion they are not that necessary as they won't kill my system.

 

Budget (including currency): No really budget but not too expensive, lol. Calculating in € tho

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly gaming - GTA V, Battlefield, Valorant, (Minecraft)

 

Temporary Build:

Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Memory: Unknown but 16GB @ 1333 MHz*

GPU: Nvidia GTX 970*

PSU: FSP Group FSP550-80GHN(85) 550w*****

Fans: 2x Fans which are included in the Sharkoon Pure Steel case

 

Final Build:

 

Well that's probably it. What I want to hear now is ... if the temporary planned build could cause problems or even damaged hardware(?) & ... if the final build will perform well(?)

 

Thanks in advance to everyone!

Regards,

baeni

 

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[Bombastinator]

The biggest red flag for me is the memory.  1333mhz memory is ddr3 and it won’t work with ryzen at all.  Ryzen requires ddr4.  It will impede your build.  The stuff won even fit in the slots.  What it might be if it did fit in the slots is you’ve got 2666 dd4.  Some software reports only half the speed. 
 

if it is 2666 it’s slow for ryzen but functional.  

[baeni]

Ouf okay I didn't even think about a possible incompatibility between my current ram & the r5.

Also I did a research about what memory speed the Motherboard supports & found something about 2900 MHz without OCing so I thought I could go with 2666 instead of 3000 to save some money.

 

// edit: The Motherboard apparently supports up to 2933 MHz

// updated pcpartpicker: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/LqMy27

[SansVarnic]

-= Moved to New Builds and Planning =-

-= Merged Topics =-

 

When making posting mistake just ask to be moved, no need to make another.

[baeni]

1 minute ago, SansVarnic said:

When making posting mistake just ask to be moved, no need to make another.

Thanks but as I already made a new one as u can see, would it be possible for you to delete the old one & just keep the new one in here? I think that would be a little bit more clear to everyone.

[SansVarnic]

2 minutes ago, baeni said:

Thanks but as I already made a new one as u can see, would it be possible for you to delete the old one & just keep the new one in here? I think that would be a little bit more clear to everyone.

Already merged the topics, the second no longer exists.

[VEXICUS]

I mean, u can build something like this instead. Less flashy, but will perform better.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€174.99 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€101.89 @ Alternate) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (€68.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€139.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card  (€407.99 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q500L ATX Mid Tower Case  (€54.13 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (€88.64 @ Alza) 
Total: €1036.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 05:59 CEST+0200

 

I have added in a GPU and a case. Skip the case if u already have one.

Also, I have added in that 5700xt as a suggestion.

 

[baeni]

Thanks for your suggestion, @VEXICUS!

 

I have some concerns with that build actually. I actually want to buy the Sharkoon Pure Steel as a case because 1. I really love the look & also I'd get like 40% off the price.

Also I want to have some RGB elements. That's why I've chosen the Corsair Vengeance RGB instead of the LPX. The ROG Strix B450-F Gaming is my fav cuz I obv want to use iCue as the RGB-Software & Asus Motherboards with RGB are compatible with it & it has an ARGB-header which is really important for me.

My question now is the folllowing: Why did u replace the Motherboard? Is there anything really bad with my choice or is that just because of the fact, that it supports up to 3200 memory speed without OCing? I mean the difference in gaming between 3000 & 3200 MHz is not really noticable as far as I know.

 

Again, thanks for your suggestions, I'd love to get my questions answered!

[baeni]

7 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€101.89 @ Alternate) 

What about the ASRock B450M Pro4-F? It has an ARGB-header which is perfect for me & has no RGB lightings on it so it does not have to be compatible with iCue.

 

// edit : It does not support the Ryzen 3000 series from the box & I don't have an older AMD here to flash the BIOS myself so nvm this message.

[VEXICUS]

51 minutes ago, baeni said:

My question now is the folllowing: Why did u replace the Motherboard? Is there anything really bad with my choice or is that just because of the fact, that it supports up to 3200 memory speed without OCing? I mean the difference in gaming between 3000 & 3200 MHz is not really noticable as far as I know.

This should answer most of ur questions...

The board that I have mentioned has way better vrms and power delivery compared to that Asus board. Also it supports zen2 out of the box. 

If u want a mobo with argb headers then go with msi b450 tomahawk max.

 

The thing is u went with 2666mhz kit. Zen2 really benefits from faster memory.

[baeni]

@VEXICUS The Motherboard I mentioned is compatible out of the box aswell at the retailer of my choice.

Nvm, I see why I should go with the Tomahawk max! My only concern here is that it has RGB lighting while I want to go with Corsair RGB components which uses iCue as software. MSI is not yet compatible. But I think I should just ignore that one & maybe wait for MSI to meet with Corsairs iCue.

Thanks!

[Guest]

52 minutes ago, baeni said:

@VEXICUS The Motherboard I mentioned is compatible out of the box aswell at the retailer of my choice.

Nvm, I see why I should go with the Tomahawk max! My only concern here is that it has RGB lighting while I want to go with Corsair RGB components which uses iCue as software. MSI is not yet compatible. But I think I should just ignore that one & maybe wait for MSI to meet with Corsairs iCue.

Thanks!

If you can wait until June 16th the B550 boards are due out.

[baeni]

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

If you can wait until June 16th the B550 boards are due out.

Well uhm is there any price point revealed yet? I bet they will be way more expensive and I dont see why I should go for the B550 chip. But maybe the B450 chipped Motherboards will be cheaper then?

[Guest]

1 hour ago, baeni said:

Well uhm is there any price point revealed yet? I bet they will be way more expensive and I dont see why I should go for the B550 chip. But maybe the B450 chipped Motherboards will be cheaper then?

They will be cheaper than X570 but no exact pricing as yet.

 

There is a B550-F Strix in the lineup. Looks like it has a much better VRM as well, and it has an ARGB header.

 

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-B550-F-GAMING/

 

 

[baeni]

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

They will be cheaper than X570 but no exact pricing as yet.

 

There is a B550-F Strix in the lineup. Looks like it has a much better VRM as well, and it has an ARGB header.

 

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-B550-F-GAMING/

 

 

Oh okay. I'll definitely wait for the B550-F Gaming then and see how the price will be set. Actually like 5 minutes before I've read your comment, I realized that the B450-F Gaming only offers 2x RGB- but no aRGB-header. I thought I've read something different earlier.

May u know about an alternative to the B550-F Gaming if it will be too expensive? Important for me are a solid VRM, M.2 SSD socket, support for DDR4 ~3000 MHz, not too less usb slots, support for the Ryzen 3000 series and an aRGB-header.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, baeni said:

Oh okay. I'll definitely wait for the B550-F Gaming then and see how the price will be set. Actually like 5 minutes before I've read your comment, I realized that the B450-F Gaming only offers 2x RGB- but no aRGB-header. I thought I've read something different earlier.

May u know about an alternative to the B550-F Gaming if it will be too expensive? Important for me are a solid VRM, M.2 SSD socket, support for DDR4 ~3000 MHz, not too less usb slots, support for the Ryzen 3000 series and an aRGB-header.

The Asus B550 TUF should be cheaper.