First build - what do you think?

[yamakasin]

Budget (including currency): £800

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Office work and internet during the week, gaming on the weekends (around 2hrs x 3 days of playing)

Other details 1440p 75Hz monitor

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bYsM9G

 

Hey guys, this is my first time building, read a bit about it and assembled this rig on Amazon, but Part Picker warns me about the motherboard compability with the processor and heatsink. What do you think?

I don't play a lot or competitively, but would love to see Witcher 3 on good graphics and somehow run games like Borderlands 3, Cyberpunk later in the future.

Any tips are welcome, thank you.

 

[Oswin]

you do realize PCPP has prices for the UK

 

here is what i would recommend with your budget

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£159.00 @ 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) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£59.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£101.40 @ More Computers
Video Card	PowerColor Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB Red Dragon Video Card	£264.45 @ Amazon UK
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Mid Tower Case	£59.99 @ Box Limited
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£69.99 @ Currys PC World
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£806.80
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-29 20:30 BST+0100

 

[Jurrunio]

that warning comes because 212 Evo is so old that it didnt launch with AM4 support. It should have the necessary mounting frame now, but I still dont recommend it because it's outmatched by a lot of newer coolers at the 30 quid price range like the Arctic Freezer 34.

 

Also that PSU's bad

 

[Bobotie1]

The prices are wrong with your build, with pounds you still have 42£ left.

and as Jurrunio said, the PSU isn’t the best and the 212 evo is old.

here’s an “modified” build; (BTW, you could go for a 500Gb M2 if you don’t need that much storage and want faster storage)

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£159.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 CPU Cooler  (£23.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£114.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  (£67.39 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Crucial BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£28.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card  (£209.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (£64.95 @ AWD-IT) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£102.62 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £805.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-29 20:38 BST+0100

[yamakasin]

Thanks for all the tips, I think I'm gonna go with 500GB M2 then and look for a new PSU! Also, would Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition be a good fit instead of a standard 212? I'm still planning to use ASUS ROG Strix B450-F motherboard for the build.

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, yamakasin said:

Thanks for all the tips, I think I'm gonna go with 500GB M2 then and look for a new PSU! Also, would Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition be a good fit instead of a standard 212? I'm still planning to use ASUS ROG Strix B450-F motherboard for the build.

remember to quote or mention so that we may get notified of your reply

 

tbh the regular stock cooler does the job of cooling a 3600, id save the money for other components. and as of the board, dont get the b450-f, its pretty bad for the price.

[yamakasin]

12 minutes ago, Oswin said:

remember to quote or mention so that we may get notified of your reply

 

tbh the regular stock cooler does the job of cooling a 3600, id save the money for other components. and as of the board, dont get the b450-f, its pretty bad for the price.

I'd go with MSI B450 Tomahawk, but I've heard Strix B-450 has a better audio chipset and lan port. Watching films and listening to music on my headphones is something I do more often than gaming. I'm gonna give a stock cooler a shot then! Especially since I don't plan on overclocking my CPU.

 

Also, I bought NZXT H510 for the build, so it looks like this now. Was thinking about getting 2x12mm front intake fans instead of a new cooler then.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£158.97 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	£114.98 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£59.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£56.48 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card	£208.99 @ CCL Computers
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	£64.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£69.99 @ Currys PC World
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£734.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-30 22:02 BST+0100

 

[Oswin]

Just now, yamakasin said:

I'd go with MSI B450 Tomahawk, but I've heard Strix B-450 has a better audio chipset and lan port. Watching films and listening to music on my headphones is something I do more often than gaming. I'm gonna give a stock cooler a shot then! Especially since I don't plan on overclocking my CPU.

 

Also, I bought NZXT H510 for the build, so it looks like this now. Was thinking about getting 2x12mm front intake fans instead of a new cooler then.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£158.97 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	£114.98 @ CCL Computers
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£59.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£56.48 @ CCL Computers
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card	£208.99 @ CCL Computers
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	£64.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£69.99 @ Currys PC World
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£734.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-30 22:02 BST+0100

 

getting the tommahawk and an external soundcard is the way to go.

 

can you still return the h510?? the case might look good but the airflow is horrendous.