New PC Build for friend -- Need opinions

[WAR Corporation]

Budget (including currency): 750€

Country: Portugal

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, Light video-editing, "heavy" office work (20-30 tabs in chrome)

 

Hey guys,

I'm building a PC for my friend for about 750€ and I've came up with this parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TBQskX but I'm not 100% sure if any improvements can made to lower the overall price/to make it a better value.

The only part I'm sceptical about really is the motherboard, as it's a B450 (instead of the newer B550s) and I'm afraid that it requires a BIOS update (even though PCPP didn't give me any warning on that board).

 

I've been also thinking of switching the motherboard & CPU to be Intel since I've seen that the i5 10400f retails for about 150€ where I'm at (instead of the 199€ price-tag of the Ryzen 5 3600). However, that would also mean I'd have to buy a new CPU Cooler (because I don't like the stock Intel one).

 

Are there any improvements? Should I stick with AMD instead of going Intel?

 

[eeeee1]

2 minutes ago, WAR Corporation said:

Should I stick with AMD instead of going Intel?

ofc.

 

[PhoenixGamer]

Looks like good balance to me.

[Jurrunio]

Ventus XS cards are always on the weaker side of cooling, which means they also tend to run louder than average cards

 

500GB of storage is not enough if you ask me, especially on SSDs which slow down noticeably after you use up say, 80% of its capacity (because SLC cache size is relative to empty space on the drive). 

[tishous]

-You could probably find a cheaper 1660 Super.

-The board has already had a BIOS update. You can tell by the "MAX" at the end which shows it's 3rd gen Ryzen ready.

 

-In my opinion, you should just stick with AMD.

 

Good build though in general, I'm sure your friend will be happy with the performance.

[WAR Corporation]

32 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

500GB of storage is not enough if you ask me

I'm going over-budget already, should I go with a cheapo SSD and maybe add a 1TB HDD? (pretty sure I'll go even more over-budget).

 

15 minutes ago, tishous said:

-You could probably find a cheaper 1660 Super.

 

35 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Ventus XS cards are always on the weaker side of cooling, which means they also tend to run louder than average cards

 

That card is like the cheapest 1660 Super I could find where I live. I'm sure if he throws like 10 more bucks he can find a card with better cooling. I'm gonna try to convince him.

 

18 minutes ago, tishous said:

-The board has already had a BIOS update. You can tell by the "MAX" at the end which shows it's 3rd gen Ryzen ready.

Did not know that! TYVM

[tishous]

1 minute ago, WAR Corporation said:

That card is like the cheapest 1660 Super I could find where I live. I'm sure if he throws like 10 more bucks he can find a card with better cooling. I'm gonna try to convince him.

Have you looked at RX 5600xt? Some of their budget options aren't much more than 250 Euros and your friend would get a decent jump in performance.

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, WAR Corporation said:

I'm going over-budget already, should I go with a cheapo SSD and maybe add a 1TB HDD? (pretty sure I'll go even more over-budget).

 

That card is like the cheapest 1660 Super I could find where I live. I'm sure if he throws like 10 more bucks he can find a card with better cooling. I'm gonna try to convince him.

In this case either the CPU or GPU should lose some weight, i.e. get cheaper. An R5 2600 for example, will be equal in performance if he doesnt have a high refresh rate monitor to take advantage of high frame rates to the fullest.

[Aereldor]

Does your boy need a monitor, keyboard, and mouse?

[WAR Corporation]

2 minutes ago, tishous said:

Have you looked at RX 5600xt? Some of their budget options aren't much more than 250 Euros and your friend would get a decent jump in performance

Sadly, all the RX 5600xt's I could find cost more than 270€... https://imgur.com/a/0jgrX7T

 

4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

In this case either the CPU or GPU should lose some weight, i.e. get cheaper. An R5 2600 for example, will be equal in performance if he doesnt have a high refresh rate monitor to take advantage of high frame rates to the fullest.

The R5 2600 is selling for about 131€, that's a significant price drop from the 199€, not taking in count the motherboard price drops.

 

 

 

In the build, he can fit 20-30 bucks more in his budget, but more than that won't be possible.

[WAR Corporation]

3 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Does your boy need a monitor, keyboard, and mouse?

Yes, but he will be buying that separatly. The full setup will cost around 1000€

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, WAR Corporation said:

Yes, but he will be buying that separatly. The full setup will cost around 1000€

Why doesn't he want to wait a few days until the new GPUs come out

 

[tishous]

1 minute ago, WAR Corporation said:

Sadly, all the RX 5600xt's I could find cost more than 270€... https://imgur.com/a/0jgrX7T

 

The R5 2600 is selling for about 131€, that's a significant price drop from the 199€, not taking in count the motherboard price drops.

 

 

 

In the build, he can fit 20-30 bucks more in his budget, but more than that won't be possible.

The Ryzen 5 2600 with a higher end GPU like the RX 5600xt may benefit him more than going with your inital build. He will actually save money by buying this combo as well. It depends what games he wants to play though.

[WAR Corporation]

Just now, Aereldor said:

Why doesn't he want to wait a few days until the new GPUs come out

He definitely could, but he just wanted me to make a build right now so he knows roughly what he's getting.

[Aereldor]

Just now, WAR Corporation said:

He definitely could, but he just wanted me to make a build right now so he knows roughly what he's getting.

To be fair his budget is too low for the immediate new hardware. Here. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	€111.90 @ Globaldata
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€60.90 @ Globaldata
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	€68.70 @ Globaldata
Storage	Team GX1 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	€54.90 @ Globaldata
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	€389.90 @ Globaldata
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	€39.99 @ PCDIGA
Power Supply	KOLINK Classic Power 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	€42.90 @ PCDIGA
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€769.19
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-31 18:12 WET+0000

 

[WAR Corporation]

27 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

To be fair his budget is too low for the immediate new hardware. Here. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	€111.90 @ Globaldata
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€60.90 @ Globaldata
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	€68.70 @ Globaldata
Storage	Team GX1 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	€54.90 @ Globaldata
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	€389.90 @ Globaldata
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	€39.99 @ PCDIGA
Power Supply	KOLINK Classic Power 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	€42.90 @ PCDIGA
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€769.19
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-31 18:12 WET+0000

 

That looks great! One thing though, is that PSU reliable?

[WAR Corporation]

By the way, how did you add those parts picked from PCDIGA and GlobalData?

 

got it

[Aereldor]

On 11/1/2020 at 12:10 AM, WAR Corporation said:

That looks great! One thing though, is that PSU reliable?

Yeah, the Kolink V2 units are indepent reg and great for the price.