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Downsizing my build

BigBoz
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Hello everyone I want some recommendations on my plan to downsize my build. 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor $228.27 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $84.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $132.80 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $339.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA BR 700 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $74.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1001.00
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-30 21:49 EDT-0400  

That is my current PC build. I would like to switch my case to the Cougar QBX, I like the design of it and the the size. For the motherboard I would switch to the MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard. Please let me know if there should be any changes aside from the case and MOBO. I am very new to PC building so any recommendations are very appreciated.

 

 

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8 minutes ago, BigBoz said:

MSI B450I GAMING PLUS

Good mobo. The next thing to upgrade will be your cpu

desktop

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There's no obvious reason I see to change your motherboard until you're planning to get a new CPU. I would just go step-by-step. Get the new case that you want, move everything over, and decide what you want to do next from there.

Main PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X • Noctua NH-D15 • MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk • 2x8GB G.skill Trident Z Neo 3600MHz CL16 • MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 3070 OC • Samsung 970 Evo 1TB • Samsung 860 Evo 1TB • Cosair iCUE 465X RGB • Corsair RMx 750W (White)

 

Peripherals/Other:

ASUS VG27AQ • G PRO K/DA • G502 Hero K/DA • G733 K/DA • G840 K/DA • Oculus Quest 2 • Nintendo Switch (Rev. 2)

 

Laptop (Dell XPS 13):

Intel Core i7-1195G7 • Intel Iris Xe Graphics • 16GB LPDDR4x 4267MHz • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD • 13.4" OLED 3.5K InfinityEdge Display (3456x2160, 400nit, touch). 

 

Got any questions about my system or peripherals? Feel free to tag me (@bellabichon) and I'll be happy to give you my two cents. 

 

PSA: Posting a PCPartPicker list with no explanation isn't helpful for first-time builders :)

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3 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

There's no obvious reason I see to change your motherboard until you're planning to get a new CPU. I would just go step-by-step. Get the new case that you want, move everything over, and decide what you want to do next from there.

The Qougar QBX can't accommodate an atx motherboard and I want to downsize to a smaller case so I have to switch to an mini-itx board.

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What about a Ryzen 3 3300X?

Main Rig :

Ryzen 7 2700X | Powercolor Red Devil RX 580 8 GB | Gigabyte AB350M Gaming 3 | 16 GB TeamGroup Elite 2400MHz | Samsung 750 EVO 240 GB | HGST 7200 RPM 1 TB | Seasonic M12II EVO | CoolerMaster Q300L | Dell U2518D | Dell P2217H | 

 

Laptop :

Thinkpad X230 | i5 3320M | 8 GB DDR3 | V-Gen 128 GB SSD |

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