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[js5836]

Budget (including currency): $1500 (without counting monitor and peripherals)

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Just mainstream games, and I will use this for school work etc in the future, nothing too intensive, but I want this to last for a while

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): 

So pcpartpicker is saying that there needs to be a bios update, even though I have a 5600x and a B550 series mobo, which doesn't really make sense. Also, any thoughts on waiting for the 5600 (no x)? Will that bottleneck the rtx 3070? Another question I had was about the aRGB fans that I have. They come with a controller, is that independent of the mobo? And if I wanted to use the motherboard software, I think I would have to daisy chain them, so could someone explain that process simply? Additionally, I am a first time builder, so I am probably gonna stick with the air cooler, but if anyone has a good recommendation (aRGB would be nice) for a similar price, please drop it below! Here is my list for other comments.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$299.99
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$169.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$63.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$104.99 @ Lenovo
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 3X Video Card	$499.99
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$99.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	EVGA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$139.94 @ Office Depot
Case Fan	upHere T7SYC7 120 mm Fans 6-Pack	$46.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	Gigabyte G27QC 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$284.98 @ B&H
Keyboard	Redragon S113 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse	$38.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1849.79
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-09 14:38 EST-0500

 

[Energycore]

20 minutes ago, js5836 said:

Also, any thoughts on waiting for the 5600 (no x)?

Consensus is that no such CPU is going to come out.

[Snarky]

Check this part list.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YWXJMv

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL14 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($249.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB STRIX GAMING Video Card 
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($137.74 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMi 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 
Case Fan: upHere T7SYC7 120 mm Fans 6-Pack  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Gigabyte G27QC 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor  ($284.98 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Redragon S113 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1418.56

 

 

Zen 3 benefits from 4 sticks of ram, you can buy 2 of those kits, 3200 CL14 is the sweet spot for gaming

Better cpu cooler, Asus strix is the best 3070 you can get,

Adata xpg sx8200 pro is faster than a western digital blue and pretty cheap

I would suggest getting the lancool II Mesh but you can also get the meshify c

[brob]

B550 chipset predates Zen 3 cpu. No worries about updating BIOS. In the event that BIOS needs to be updated use the motherboard Flash BIOS feature. You will need a USB stick and another machine to use the feature.

[js5836]

1 hour ago, Snarky said:

Check this part list.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YWXJMv

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL14 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($249.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB STRIX GAMING Video Card 
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($137.74 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMi 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 
Case Fan: upHere T7SYC7 120 mm Fans 6-Pack  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Gigabyte G27QC 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor  ($284.98 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Redragon S113 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1418.56

 

 

Zen 3 benefits from 4 sticks of ram, you can buy 2 of those kits, 3200 CL14 is the sweet spot for gaming

Better cpu cooler, Asus strix is the best 3070 you can get,

Adata xpg sx8200 pro is faster than a western digital blue and pretty cheap

I would suggest getting the lancool II Mesh but you can also get the meshify c

I do like this build, but sadly it doesn’t fit my budget, you forgot to set a price for the 3070 .