i need some opinions on this build plan

[MAXAMAL_FLAME]

Budget (including currency): $1800

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: games like apex legands and valorent

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

i have all the peripherals i need just wanting to know how this build will perform, do you have any recommendations? Also i have heard you can get windows 10 for free without a product key is this true?

CPU			AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$309.00		FREE			$309.00
CPU Cooler			Thermaltake Water 3.0 240 ARGB Sync 56.45 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.00		FREE			$169.00
Thermal Compound			Cooler Master MasterGel Pro 1.5 g Thermal Paste	$10.00
		Add Additional Thermal Compound
Motherboard			ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard						$169.00	Purchased
Memory			Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory						$129.00	Purchased
		Add Additional Memory
Storage			Samsung 860 QVO 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive						$165.00	Purchased
		Add Additional Storage
Video Card			Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Phoenix OC Video Card						$399.00	Purchased
Case			Thermaltake Level 20 MT ATX Mid Tower Case						$129.00	Purchased
Power Supply			Gigabyte 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply						$139.00	Purchased
Optical Drive			external disk reader						$14.99
		Add Another Optical Drive
Operating System			Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$165.00		FREE			$165.00
Software		Choose Software
Wireless Network Adapter			TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter						$18.90	Purchased
		Add Another Wireless Network Adapter
Case Fan			Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R ARGB 59 CFM 120 mm Fan						$29.00	Purchased
Total (Not Yet Purchased):									$667.99
Total (Purchased):									$1177.90
Total:									$1845.89

 

[iCoExist]

7 minutes ago, MAXAMAL_FLAME said:

Also i have heard you can get windows 10 for free without a product key is this true?

Yep. Just install it. Windows 10 (at this very moment) will work indefinitely without activation. I'll compile a very long list below of what limitations you'll have to deal with if you don't activate Windows.

 

1. Inability to set a wallpaper
2. Inability to set system theme
3. Inability to set system colors
4. The Settings app complaining to activate your computer
5. A "Activate Windows" watermark in the bottom right corner of your screen

I hear some of these things can be worked around.

 

[MAXAMAL_FLAME]

7 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

pcpartpicker.com

 

PLEASE.

this is from pcpartpicker.com

[MAXAMAL_FLAME]

1 minute ago, BlueScope819 said:

updated my comment with more info

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$309.00 @ Centre Com
CPU Cooler	Thermaltake Water 3.0 240 ARGB Sync 56.45 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.00 @ Centre Com
Thermal Compound	Cooler Master MasterGel Pro 1.5 g Thermal Paste	$10.00 @ Centre Com
Motherboard	ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	Purchased For $169.00
Memory	Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	Purchased For $129.00
Storage	Samsung 860 QVO 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $165.00
Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Phoenix OC Video Card	Purchased For $399.00
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 MT ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For $129.00
Power Supply	Gigabyte 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $139.00
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$165.00 @ Centre Com
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	Purchased For $18.90
Case Fan	Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R ARGB 59 CFM 120 mm Fan	Purchased For $29.00
Custom	external disk reader	$14.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1845.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-06 12:49 AEST+1000

 

[Moonzy]

12 minutes ago, MAXAMAL_FLAME said:

Also i have heard you can get windows 10 for free without a product key is this true?

yes*

 

*no personalisation (basically just aesthetics, u dont lose any features) and you get a watermark at the bottom right

 

12 minutes ago, MAXAMAL_FLAME said:

do you have any recommendations?

1) i would use the stock cooler, or at least a cheaper air cooler, unless you like the aesthetics. the extra cost isnt worth it if you're after performance

2) you dont need thermal paste for first time install, but it would be handy to have one tube around, i guess.

3) man that case looks like it's gonna choke airflow, but if you like the looks then it's fine, purchased anyways

4) not too sure about PSU, and i'm not qualified to talk about PSU

5) u can get windows 10 cheaper from certain places

[MAXAMAL_FLAME]

4 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

Thank you!!

All right. So, no need for an AIO water cooler, the stock cooler is just fine.

No need for thermal paste, it comes pre applied to the stock cooler and you get some with the Hyper 212 if you want to go a little bit extra.

Not a great pick on the storage you should have gone with a M.2 SSD and a larger HDD (for around the same price), but it works.

Buy a $5 key on eBay for Windows don't spend $165 it's pointless.

Updated list:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$309.00 @ Centre Com
Motherboard	ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	Purchased For $169.00
Memory	Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	Purchased For $129.00
Storage	Samsung 860 QVO 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $165.00
Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Phoenix OC Video Card	Purchased For $399.00
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 MT ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For $129.00
Power Supply	Gigabyte 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $139.00
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	Purchased For $18.90
Case Fan	Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R ARGB 59 CFM 120 mm Fan	Purchased For $29.00
Custom	external disk reader	$14.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1501.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-06 12:53 AEST+1000

With your savings you totally could have bought a 2060 but it's a bit late for that.

 

i got it from a place near me in person so i could possibly return it i have taken it out of the box once just to look at it then i put it back the way it was do you think it is worth returning it and getting the 2060

[MAXAMAL_FLAME]

Just now, BlueScope819 said:

Yeah also new GPUs are about to launch soon so I would wait for that if you can in your situation, you can buy a $5 GPU just so you have a video output

i dont have the money for the 3080 Ti tho XD 

[MAXAMAL_FLAME]

6 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

Not just NVIDIA GPUs AMD GPUs as well. You could totally get the next gen version of the 5600 XT.

ok ill look into it thanks for your help man ya saved me a heap of money  

[MAXAMAL_FLAME]

20 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

yes*

 

*no personalisation (basically just aesthetics, u dont lose any features) and you get a watermark at the bottom right

 

1) i would use the stock cooler, or at least a cheaper air cooler, unless you like the aesthetics. the extra cost isnt worth it if you're after performance

2) you dont need thermal paste for first time install, but it would be handy to have one tube around, i guess.

3) man that case looks like it's gonna choke airflow, but if you like the looks then it's fine, purchased anyways

4) not too sure about PSU, and i'm not qualified to talk about PSU

5) u can get windows 10 cheaper from certain places

ive looked into the cheap windows 10 keys and the websites look sketchy af to me do you know any sites that are legit?

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, MAXAMAL_FLAME said:

ive looked into the cheap windows 10 keys and the websites look sketchy af to me do you know any sites that are legit?

nah, i got all my keys from old laptops laying around

maybe you could try ebay like @BlueScope819 mentioned?

[Mateyyy]

You can get something a lot better for 1800 AUD.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$286.00 @ Newegg Australia
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$242.00 @ Skycomp Technology
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$123.20 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$165.00 @ Centre Com
Video Card	PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card	$638.26 @ Amazon Australia
Case	be quiet! Pure Base 500DX ATX Mid Tower Case	$169.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply	Corsair RMx 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$169.00 @ Computer Alliance
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1792.46
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-06 20:14 AEST+1000

 

7 hours ago, BlueScope819 said:

Not just NVIDIA GPUs AMD GPUs as well. You could totally get the next gen version of the 5600 XT.

If we do get 2060/5600XT replacements with the Ampere/RDNA2 launch that is, which if you check pretty much all GPU launches in recent memory, won't be the case.