First PC Build(Budget)

[Blue_Sunday]

Budget (including currency): $700 - $800

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: RDR2, Fallout, Battlefield, Minecraft with shaders, Spotify.

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): 1080p 60fps

 

Hey guys! So it’s my first time building a pc. I’ve been doing research as much as I can for the past few nights and found some parts.

 Now I’m looking to run these games on med-high settings with great performance. I’m probably going to game daily for a couple hours as well.

 I’m not planning on uploading videos or streaming on Twitch/YouTube. 
Also I’m planning on getting the whole set up by maybe next year around this time... since I’m saving up. If I’m lucky maybe by the summer lol.

 

I would very much appreciate any feedback on the parts I’ve selected! 
 

CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Proccesor

COOLER : ARCTIC Freezer 34 CPU Cooler

Motherboard : MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4

MEMORY : G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2 x 8 GB DDR4-3600 CL16

STORAGE : Seagate Barracuda Compute 2TB 3.5 7200RPM

GPU : MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB Ventus XS OC

CASE: Corsair 4000D AirFlow ATX 

PSU : Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Semi-Modular ATX
Total : $949

 

Any recommendations/improvements and reduced cost would be appreciated! Thanks! Sorry if this is too long!

[_CaLico_]

First of all, planning one hole year ahead of time seems like a bit too much...I would just wait till you are 1 or 2 months away from purchase time. Specially since prices are not that stable right now, and will probably vary quite a bit from now to one year.

 

Regarding the build, I would lose the cooler and stick to stock AMD, trade the hard drive for an SSD (at least 500gb, then you can save some more and add the barracuda) and I would probably prefer a lower end B550.

 

 

[brob]

+1

I'd add going with a less expensive psu. An 80+ Bronze CXM or MasterWatt are solid choices and free up budget 

[Blue_Sunday]

Thanks for the feedback guys! Aright so I switched to these components...

 

(Motherboard) - Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 

 

(Storage) - Western Digital Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive

 

Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi Modular ATX PSU

 

and dropped the cooler.