Ryzen 5000 build - review my major rig upgrade

[FreakyAlleyCat]

Budget (including currency): 1200 € (= USD 1.463)

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Non competitive gaming (1440p, mainly AAA-titles), music production (professionally), video production (casually)

Other details I'm planning on reusing my preexisting Palit 2070 Super (for now) plus the Samsung 970 evo m.2 drive and 860 Evo 2,5" SSD. Also LG 43GN850-B Display is already on it's way here.

 

So, i'm finally planning on upgrading my old Xeon e3 1231-v3 build to a new gen ryzen 5000. The rig will mainly be used for casual gaming of all sorts of story based titles (no competitive ffps gaming, although ffps never hurt) and for professional music and casual video production for my band (which is why i'm planning on going 8-core with the Ryzen 7 5800x).

 

I absolutely prefer smaller mATX builds, so i'm eagerly waiting on the new lian li o11 mini, which my heart is kinda dead set on. I'm also very interested in maybe going custom loop in the future, so this case looks like it's going to serve me fairly well for the next couple of years if thermals and noise turn out okay.

 

Since I tend to use the base system for quite a while (current one is in it's 6th year) and still regularily upgrade things like GPU and some smaller details i'd like to reuse my one year old 2070 Super and all my SSDs for now, so the 1200 € budget is meant for the entire new rig excluding GPU and storage.

 

Since I don't build new rigs more than once every six years, i'd like to ask you guys for some feedback on the following build.

 

The only thing i'm not too happy with right now is the fact that the mainboard has no usb-c header for the front panel.

Also the Galahad cooler is reviewed to be on the louder side of things but i couldn't really find any white alternatives?

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: Lian Li GALAHAD AIO 360 RGB 69.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($150.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) (already owned)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Adorama) (already owned)
Video Card: Palit GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB JetStream Video Card (already owned)
Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair SF 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply  ($304.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R 59 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($54.49 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R 59 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($54.49 @ B&H) 
 

 

Thanks in adcance for any constructive input and cheers from the land of beers,

FAC

 

[wall03]

11 minutes ago, FreakyAlleyCat said:

Motherboard: ASRock B550M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($150.99 @ B&H) 

pro4 should be just fine and is half the price

otherwise looks good except for maybe the GPU might be a small bottleneck

[Downkey]

13 minutes ago, FreakyAlleyCat said:

Budget (including currency): 1200 € (= USD 1.463)

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Non competitive gaming (1440p, mainly AAA-titles), music production (professionally), video production (casually)

Other details I'm planning on reusing my preexisting Palit 2070 Super (for now) plus the Samsung 970 evo m.2 drive and 860 Evo 2,5" SSD. Also LG 43GN850-B Display is already on it's way here.

 

So, i'm finally planning on upgrading my old Xeon e3 1231-v3 build to a new gen ryzen 5000. The rig will mainly be used for casual gaming of all sorts of story based titles (no competitive ffps gaming, although ffps never hurt) and for professional music and casual video production for my band (which is why i'm planning on going 8-core with the Ryzen 7 5800x).

 

I absolutely prefer smaller mATX builds, so i'm eagerly waiting on the new lian li o11 mini, which my heart is kinda dead set on. I'm also very interested in maybe going custom loop in the future, so this case looks like it's going to serve me fairly well for the next couple of years if thermals and noise turn out okay.

 

Since I tend to use the base system for quite a while (current one is in it's 6th year) and still regularily upgrade things like GPU and some smaller details i'd like to reuse my one year old 2070 Super and all my SSDs for now, so the 1200 € budget is meant for the entire new rig excluding GPU and storage.

 

Since I don't build new rigs more than once every six years, i'd like to ask you guys for some feedback on the following build.

 

The only thing i'm not too happy with right now is the fact that the mainboard has no usb-c header for the front panel.

Also the Galahad cooler is reviewed to be on the louder side of things but i couldn't really find any white alternatives?

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: Lian Li GALAHAD AIO 360 RGB 69.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($150.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) (already owned)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($199.99 @ Adorama) (already owned)
Video Card: Palit GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB JetStream Video Card (already owned)
Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair SF 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply  ($304.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R 59 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($54.49 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R 59 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($54.49 @ B&H) 
 

 

Thanks in adcance for any constructive input and cheers from the land of beers,

FAC

 

Your spending alot on a PSU. If you spend 150 - 200 you can afford a 5900x. Also you may want a slightly better mobo.

[boggy77]

if you plan on a custom loop, don't get an expensive aio now.

invest that money towards a 5900x and a good cheap air cooler like the gelid phantom.

also the b550m steel legend is fine for the 5800x, but for the 5900x i'd go with the mortar

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor	€799.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler	Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler	€34.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€146.89 @ Alza
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	€94.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	Purchased For €0.00
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For €0.00
Video Card	Palit GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB JetStream Video Card	Purchased For €0.00
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	Corsair SF 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	€157.69 @ Alternate
Case Fan	Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R 59 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack	€64.98 @ Alternate
Case Fan	Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R 59 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack	€64.98 @ Alternate
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1363.43
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-16 15:28 CET+0100

 

[boggy77]

3 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Your spending alot on a PSU.

in germany it has an ok price

[FreakyAlleyCat]

24 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Your spending alot on a PSU. If you spend 150 - 200 you can afford a 5900x. Also you may want a slightly better mobo.

 

The PSU is to basically ensure I can upgrade to future GPUs when my 2070 Super is becoming outdated. Also the sf750 is reasonably priced here in europe. I've actually saved up the money for this build for over one and a half years now, so nope the logic "you've got the dough so go full blast" doesn't really apply here. With music and video production I can actually make use of 8 cores. But the 5900x is almost 350 € more expensive here in germany right now so this is definitely where I draw the line.  

 

@boggy77 Thank you!! I've actually looked into the MSI b550m Mortar but i was going for a clean looking white/lightish build and the mortar just kinda put me off visually. Are there any serious advantages over the steel legend other than the usb-c header?

 

Thank you all for your input, this is helping a lot!!!

[boggy77]

2 minutes ago, FreakyAlleyCat said:

Are there any serious advantages over the steel legend other than the usb-c header?

if you end up going for the 5900x, the mortar has better vrms that won't overheat with that cpu and will alow better boosting/overclocking

[CynosureEPR]

8 minutes ago, FreakyAlleyCat said:

 

The PSU is to basically ensure I can upgrade to future GPUs when my 2070 Super is becoming outdated. Also the sf750 is reasonably priced here in europe. I've actually saved up the money for this build for over one and a half years now, so nope the logic "you've got the dough so go full blast" doesn't really apply here. With music and video production I can actually make use of 8 cores. But the 5900x is almost 350 € more expensive here in germany right now so this is definitely where I draw the line.  

 

 

False alarm, missed that it was the MINI version of the case.

You mentioned being in Germany, so I'm unsure how the prices/availability are there.. but this $149.99 PSU is on sale from Newegg for $124.99 (literally just went on sale and ends on Thursday): https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-leadex-iii-sf-850f14hg-850w/p/1HU-024C-00005 .  Maybe worth checking out.

[FreakyAlleyCat]

1 minute ago, CynosureEPR said:

You mentioned being in Germany, so I'm unsure how the prices/availability are there.. but this $149.99 PSU is on sale from Newegg for $124.99 (literally just went on sale and ends on Thursday): https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-leadex-iii-sf-850f14hg-850w/p/1HU-024C-00005 .  Maybe worth checking out.

Lian Li o11 Mini only takes SFX power supplies. This one looks like a standard ATX, right?

[CynosureEPR]

Just now, FreakyAlleyCat said:

Lian Li o11 Mini only takes SFX power supplies. This one looks like a standard ATX, right?

That is correct; I missed the "mini" bit.

[FreakyAlleyCat]

4 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

if you end up going for the 5900x, the mortar has better vrms that won't overheat with that cpu and will alow better boosting/overclocking

Ah, i see thank you!

 

Should also mention that i'm not really an overclocking guy. I just love the looks of custom cooled machines and like to fiddle around with tools and parts.