Can Someone Confirm I'm Doing This Right?

[Comfy Deluxe]

I have been planning to build my own computer for a few weeks now and after looking at various reviews/builds and guides I have come up with these parts to suit my needs and budget, leaving me with around £100 to get some games as this will be my first time stepping into PC gaming from console.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£147.90 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£91.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory	£63.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£57.99 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£53.79 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	£360.40 @ Alza
Case	Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	£67.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	EVGA 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	£49.97 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£894.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-27 20:36 BST+0100

 

 

Budget (including currency): £1000

Country: United Kingdom

 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

 

The games I play are; Call of Duty, Battlefield, Need for Speed, GTA 5 and Destiny.

 

When not gaming, this computer will be taking me through my Computer Science degree and possibly a Computer Science masters, looking at the course guide this will include programming and a small element of 3D work.

 

Other details

 

I am looking to buy and build as soon as possible

 

I am starting from complete scratch on the actual computer hardware side but at the moment I do have;

A keyboard and mouse that I am very happy with.

A 1440p 75hz monitor (I am going add and additional a 120/144hz in the future and I would like the computer to be able to support this once I do).

 

Being able to use MacOS as a VM that uses the graphics card would be great to.

 

Also, I currently have a surface laptop that I take everywhere with me, being able to remote desktop my PC at home would be a huge plus for me (my home internet speed is 220mbp/s down and 20mpb/s up).

 

Any help would be appreciated, Thank you.

[koptr]

Looks pretty good but you should consider a 3200 MHz RAM-Kit for better performance.

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

3 minutes ago, Comfy Deluxe said:

I have been planning to build my own computer for a few weeks now and after looking at various reviews/builds and guides I have come up with these parts to suit my needs and budget, leaving me with around £100 to get some games as this will be my first time stepping into PC gaming from console.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£147.90 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£91.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory	£63.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£57.99 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£53.79 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	£360.40 @ Alza
Case	Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	£67.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	EVGA 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	£49.97 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£894.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-27 20:36 BST+0100

 

 

Budget (including currency): £1000

Country: United Kingdom

 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

 

The games I play are; Call of Duty, Battlefield, Need for Speed, GTA 5 and Destiny.

 

When not gaming, this computer will be taking me through my Computer Science degree and possibly a Computer Science masters, looking at the course guide this will include programming and a small element of 3D work.

 

Other details

 

I am looking to buy and build as soon as possible

 

I am starting from complete scratch on the actual computer hardware side but at the moment I do have;

A keyboard and mouse that I am very happy with.

A 1440p 75hz monitor (I am going add and additional a 120/144hz in the future and I would like the computer to be able to support this once I do).

 

Being able to use MacOS as a VM that uses the graphics card would be great to.

 

Also, I currently have a surface laptop that I take everywhere with me, being able to remote desktop my PC at home would be a huge plus for me (my home internet speed is 220mbp/s down and 20mpb/s up).

 

Any help would be appreciated, Thank you.

That psu is terrible

[marmour]

4 minutes ago, Comfy Deluxe said:

 

Decent specs but i think you can improve a few things. Better PSU, faster ram, better cooled GPU and NVME drive can all be had for just a little more

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£147.90 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£109.97 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	£79.98 @ Aria PC
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£60.97 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£53.79 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	£379.98 @ Amazon UK
Case	Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	£84.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£64.99 @ Currys PC World
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£982.56
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-27 20:58 BST+0100

Hope this helps  Your choice of motherboard and case are fine, but the tomohawk is a bit better, and the 220T has good airflow and includes 3 rgb fans

[UpTheDons]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/kWxMtp

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£147.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£109.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  (£79.98 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£57.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.79 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  (£379.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Currys PC World) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ Currys PC World) 
Total: £999.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-27 20:58 BST+0100

 

i would suggest pushing your 1000 pound budget to the maximum as that psu and mobo are pretty crap for the budget. Most of those games can be found on pc for pretty cheap. you will also need the extra storage as those are some pretty beefy games.

[Comfy Deluxe]

3 minutes ago, koptr said:

Looks pretty good but you should consider a 3200 MHz RAM-Kit for better performance.

Thank you for your response, the price difference between the Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000 vs 3200 is only £15, thank you for the recommendation!  

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£147.90 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£91.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	PNY Anarchy-X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£59.99 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£57.99 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£53.79 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	£360.40 @ Alza
Case	Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	£67.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	SeaSonic S12III 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£905.50
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-27 21:00 BST+0100

 

Slightly revised, but better. Similar price. Don’t use a group regulated psu. Find something with dc-dc like this psu

[Comfy Deluxe]

4 minutes ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

That psu is terrible

Ohh really? What one would you recommend?

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

Just now, Comfy Deluxe said:

Ohh really? What one would you recommend?

The one in my build, or any of the others. Mine is the s12iii 650w, the cheapest reliable unit

[marmour]

1 minute ago, Comfy Deluxe said:

Ohh really? What one would you recommend?

This is a bargain for £65 right now https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/dDH48d/corsair-txm-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020133-na

[Comfy Deluxe]

Just now, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

The one in my build, or any of the others. Mine is the s12iii 650w, the cheapest reliable unit

Thank you

[YT_DomDaBomb20]

1 minute ago, Comfy Deluxe said:

Thank you

No problem. I made the mistake of effiency=reliability when I started, just like you. It happens to all of us.

[Comfy Deluxe]

On 6/27/2020 at 9:06 PM, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

No problem. I made the mistake of effiency=reliability when I started, just like you. It happens to all of us.

 

On 6/27/2020 at 9:00 PM, Ed-petit said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/kWxMtp

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£147.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£109.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  (£79.98 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£57.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.79 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  (£379.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Currys PC World) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ Currys PC World) 
Total: £999.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-27 20:58 BST+0100

 

i would suggest pushing your 1000 pound budget to the maximum as that psu and mobo are pretty crap for the budget. Most of those games can be found on pc for pretty cheap. you will also need the extra storage as those are some pretty beefy games.

 

On 6/27/2020 at 8:59 PM, marmour said:

Decent specs but i think you can improve a few things. Better PSU, faster ram, better cooled GPU and NVME drive can all be had for just a little more

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£147.90 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£109.97 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	£79.98 @ Aria PC
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£60.97 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£53.79 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	£379.98 @ Amazon UK
Case	Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	£84.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£64.99 @ Currys PC World
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£982.56
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-27 20:58 BST+0100

Hope this helps  Your choice of motherboard and case are fine, but the tomohawk is a bit better, and the 220T has good airflow and includes 3 rgb fans

 

On 6/27/2020 at 8:56 PM, koptr said:

Looks pretty good but you should consider a 3200 MHz RAM-Kit for better performance.

Hello everyone, first of all thank you very much for your input, I have taken a good look at my build and taking all of your advice onboard I have come up with this parts list, it is slightly over budget but I think for that I am getting a much better computer. Again though, if you do have any more recommendations on this new one please feel free to critique! 

 

Thank you

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£147.59 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£109.97 @ Box Limited
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£60.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£94.43 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£53.79 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING X Video Card	£403.44 @ Ebuyer
Case	Corsair iCUE 220T RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	£98.97 @ Box Limited
Power Supply	SeaSonic S12III 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB LED 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fan	£20.99 @ AWD-IT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1055.63
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 14:08 BST+0100

 

[UpTheDons]

10 minutes ago, Comfy Deluxe said:

 

 

 

Hello everyone, first of all thank you very much for your input, I have taken a good look at my build and taking all of your advice onboard I have come up with this parts list, it is slightly over budget but I think for that I am getting a much better computer. Again though, if you do have any more recommendations on this new one please feel free to critique! 

 

Thank you

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£147.59 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	£109.97 @ Box Limited
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£60.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£94.43 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£53.79 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING X Video Card	£403.44 @ Ebuyer
Case	Corsair iCUE 220T RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	£98.97 @ Box Limited
Power Supply	SeaSonic S12III 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Case Fan	Corsair LL120 RGB LED 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fan	£20.99 @ AWD-IT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1055.63
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-29 14:08 BST+0100

 

is there anyway you could get a meshify-c? that case isn't great for the price but its fine if you like the aesthetic.

[marmour]

13 minutes ago, Comfy Deluxe said:

Hello everyone, first of all thank you very much for your input, I have taken a good look at my build and taking all of your advice onboard I have come up with this parts list, it is slightly over budget but I think for that I am getting a much better computer. Again though, if you do have any more recommendations on this new one please feel free to critique!

Looks great! Just two small changes I would make. Change your PSU to the Corsair TXM 550W, it's £65 at the moment which is a great price. Secondly I would get a slightly cheaper nvme drive, like the crucial P1, and use the £10 saved to get 3600MHz ram. Otherwise looks great, and even if you don't change these components, it will be a great rig. Enjoy

[Comfy Deluxe]

12 minutes ago, Ed-petit said:

is there anyway you could get a meshify-c? that case isn't great for the price but its fine if you like the aesthetic.

Thank you for the suggestion, I agree it's not great for the money, I went for the case for the 3 included rgb fans for the extra fps and I do like the way it looks

[Comfy Deluxe]

9 minutes ago, marmour said:

Looks great! Just two small changes I would make. Change your PSU to the Corsair TXM 550W, it's £65 at the moment which is a great price. Secondly I would get a slightly cheaper nvme drive, like the crucial P1, and use the £10 saved to get 3600MHz ram. Otherwise looks great, and even if you don't change these components, it will be a great rig. Enjoy

I tried looking everywhere for that PSU and it is out of stock for miles from where I live unfortunately  I just quickly looked and found the Crucial P2 for £2 more than the P1- this should be fine right? And also upgraded the ram to 3600MHz.

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to look over this and help me out!

[marmour]

38 minutes ago, Comfy Deluxe said:

I tried looking everywhere for that PSU and it is out of stock for miles from where I live unfortunately  I just quickly looked and found the Crucial P2 for £2 more than the P1- this should be fine right? And also upgraded the ram to 3600MHz.

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to look over this and help me out!

Sounds good. Your choice of PSU should be good anyway.