First pc build

[Taylor927]

Budget (including currency): 

Country: usa

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: call of duty and racing games as well as fiance wants to edit her photography 

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): this is my first build and wanted to see if the parts I have picked out will be adequate for gaming and some photography editing.

ROG STRIX b450 mobo

Ripjaw v series 8gb ram

Rtx 2060 ko gpu

Samsung 970 ssd 1tb 

Evga 500w 80+ power supply 

Ryzen 5 3600x

Musetex 6fan case

Any suggestions to make this better while staying close to the same price range?

 

 

[Downkey]

8 minutes ago, Taylor927 said:

Budget (including currency): 

Country: usa;T

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: call of duty and racing games as well as fiance wants to edit her photography 

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): this is my first build and wanted to see if the parts I have picked out will be adequate for gaming and some photography editing.

ROG STRIX b450 mobo

Ripjaw v series 8gb ram

Rtx 2060 ko gpu

Samsung 970 ssd 1tb 

Evga 500w 80+ power supply 

Ryzen 5 3600x

Musetex 6fan case

Any suggestions to make this better while staying close to the same price range?

 

 

2060s aren't being manufactured anymore, so good luck finding them in stock.
Go with 16GB of RAM
Just go with the normal 3600, not the "x" model
Go with a better psu. Their 80+ PSUS are known for being garbage.
Change the case to a P300A, and if you care about RGB a P400A Digital. That Musetex case looks pretty garbage
Go with a B550 Pro4 or DS3H, no reason to go with a B450 board in that price range.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$94.99 @ B&H
Memory	OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$67.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Adorama
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$79.90 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$632.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-06 10:29 EST-0500

Didn't include a GPU because literally no GPU is in stock right now. If your okay with buying used Pc Parts a GTX 1070 is around 200 dollars right now.

[MarvintheParrot]

2 minutes ago, Taylor927 said:

Budget (including currency): 

Country: usa

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: call of duty and racing games as well as fiance wants to edit her photography 

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): this is my first build and wanted to see if the parts I have picked out will be adequate for gaming and some photography editing.

ROG STRIX b450 mobo

Ripjaw v series 8gb ram

Rtx 2060 ko gpu

Samsung 970 ssd 1tb 

Evga 500w 80+ power supply 

Ryzen 5 3600x

Musetex 6fan case

Any suggestions to make this better while staying close to the same price range?

 

 

I recommend going with the R5 3600, not the R5 3600x. Also at least a 600W PSU. IMO power supply's are the 1 thing that you DO NOT want to cheap out in. Here the the PSU tier list: 

 

[SavageDuck21]

Everything seems nice except those 8 gb's of RAM maybe you could go with a cheaper mobo and get a 2x8 kit?

Edit: Didn't see the cpu was the "X" varient, go with the normal ryzen 5 3600 and dont cheap out on the psu

Edited January 6, 2021 by SavageDuck21

[richodude]

5 minutes ago, SavageDuck21 said:

Everything seems nice except those 8 gb's of RAM maybe you could go with a cheaper mobo and get a 2x8 kit?

I have a My pc guide for first build and upgrade guidance. id go 3600 and 3060ti if you can find one for 400. Maybe go for b450 mATX board thats about 70 dollars to save money. You'll definitely want 16gb of ram. get a 600/650w psu if you get the 3060

[Taylor927]

7 minutes ago, Downkey said:

2060s aren't being manufactured anymore, so good luck finding them in stock.
Go with 16GB of RAM
Just go with the normal 3600, not the "x" model
Go with a better psu. Their 80+ PSUS are known for being garbage.
Change the case to a P300A, and if you care about RGB a P400A Digital. That Musetex case looks pretty garbage
Go with a B550 Pro4 or DS3H, no reason to go with a B450 board in that price range.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$94.99 @ B&H
Memory	OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$67.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Adorama
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$79.90 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$632.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-06 10:29 EST-0500

Didn't include a GPU because literally no GPU is in stock right now. If your okay with buying used Pc Parts a GTX 1070 is around 200 dollars right now.

Thanks man definitely going to be doing some changes!

 

3 minutes ago, richodude said:

I have a My pc guide for first build and upgrade guidance. id go 3600 and 3060ti if you can find one for 400. Maybe go for b450 mATX board thats about 70 dollars to save money. You'll definitely want 16gb of ram. get a 600/650w psu if you get the 3060

I did see your post with that and I have it saved to go through it 

[Downkey]

6 minutes ago, Taylor927 said:

Thanks man definitely going to be doing some changes!

 

I did see your post with that and I have it saved to go through it 

No problem! Please keep me updated when you make changes

[Taylor927]

11 minutes ago, Downkey said:

No problem! Please keep me updated when you make changes

I messed up on my original post I did actually get the 2x8 ram sticks