PC Build

[Savion Kirby]

Hello, I have finalized my pc build and I want to share it to you guys. I'm not quite sure if my CPU cooler will fit with my ram. May you please let me know if that is a problem. Other than that, here is my build. I encourage constructive criticism. Please let me know if i should change a part. My Budget is $1300, I was able to make it all add up to about $1320.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	$33.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$69.99 @ B&H
Storage	Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$69.99 @ Adorama
Case	darkFlash DLM 21 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$54.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA BA 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$69.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Rosewill ROCF-13001 38.2 CFM 120 mm Fan	$9.99 @ Newegg
Monitor	Pixio PX248 Prime 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$169.99
Keyboard	Razer Ornata Chroma RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$69.98 @ Amazon
Mouse	Razer Mamba Wireless 2018 Wireless Optical Mouse	$47.99 @ Amazon
Custom	Winncon PWM Fan Splitter Cable 1 to 2 Converter, All Black Sleeved Case Fan Splitter Cable, Case Fan Power Duplicator Converter, Dual Case Fan Power Adapter, Case Fan Y Cable, 10.6 inch	$3.98 @ Amazon
Custom	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Steel and Black	$399.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1200.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-08 23:28 EST-0500

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA MAX WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB311L ARGB MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXF 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Pixio PX248 Prime 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($169.99) 
Keyboard: Razer Ornata Chroma RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Razer Mamba Wireless 2018 Wireless Optical Mouse  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Steel and Black  ($399.99) 
Total: $1292.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-09 00:06 EST-0500

 

Just a couple notes:

• The motherboard you selected is OOS, here's one that's in stock. If you have some extra money you can consider getting the B550M Pro4 from ASRock instead.
• This RAM has RGB and you save $2. Original one is fine as well if you want that, same speed.
• Cheaper SSD.
• The DarkFlash, IIRC is a pain to work with (my friend had one). The MB311L comes with some RGB fans, is all mesh at the front and is relatively decent (I've built in one myself before). If you have some cash, maybe buy an Arctic P12 for the rear exhaust fan.
• You don't need a fan splitter.... nor do you need 5 fans.
• Better PSU, and you get RGB I guess. If you don't want that, turn it off, or get the EVGA B5 550W for $3 less.
• You're gonna be waiting awhile for the GPU.
• You may want to consider not buying Razer products... honestly, their death rate for me at least has been pretty high, and it seems its not just me from reports online.

 

EDIT: One more thing.

You may want to consider a R5 5600 if you end up waiting. If you don't buy the parts immediately, just ask for a list when you actually buy the parts. Prices change hourly.

[tim0901]

46 minutes ago, Savion Kirby said:

*snip*

Overall a very sensible looking build. A few notes though:

 

You probably won't have a problem with the Hyper 212 - it fits most motherboards. Just make sure you mount it so that it's exhausting out the back of the case. That way, at worst you'll just have to attach the fans slightly higher than they otherwise would be, which isn't really an issue.

 

The case - as people are saying on the PCPartPicker listing - doesn't have much airflow as the front panel is solid. I'd recommend getting the mesh version if you can. Makes no sense to mount fans to the front only for them to be pulling against solid plastic. The fans you've picked are also super cheap and therefore probably quite loud (as the reviews seem to echo). Not saying you should go out and spend $120 on RGB, but spending more than $2.50 apiece might be a good idea. These ones from Cooler Master seem to be pretty well recieved. (That Rosewill pack you've picked also seems to double in price in 4 days when the sale ends...)

 

And personally, I would have picked up a SATA SSD rather than an NVME drive. You can find 1TB SATA SSDs from good brands like Crucial for only ~$15 more and the capacity will probably be more useful to you than the extra speed. NVME drives aren't all that useful in a gaming pc (which I assume this is for given the peripherals) since they make barely any difference to anything but loading times, and even those aren't improved by much. Maybe in a few years time when a significant amount of games start using technologies like DirectStorage, but that's still a long time away off and their price will have come down a lot by then.

 

You also have no mass storage listed here, which given the size of modern games means that your SSD is going to fill up fast. 500GB is practically nothing these days for a gaming system, unless all you plan on playing is Stardew Valley and Among Us.

 

If you need to skimp on something for a while to spend more on a bigger SSD and better fans: drop the gamer peripherals for now. They're by far the easiest components of any build to replace down the line, with the least loss of investment. Gaming for 2 months on a bargain-bin mouse and keyboard isn't the end of the world, and they will still be useful to have around even after you've replaced them.

[Savion Kirby]

17 hours ago, tim0901 said:

Overall a very sensible looking build. A few notes though:

 

You probably won't have a problem with the Hyper 212 - it fits most motherboards. Just make sure you mount it so that it's exhausting out the back of the case. That way, at worst you'll just have to attach the fans slightly higher than they otherwise would be, which isn't really an issue.

 

The case - as people are saying on the PCPartPicker listing - doesn't have much airflow as the front panel is solid. I'd recommend getting the mesh version if you can. Makes no sense to mount fans to the front only for them to be pulling against solid plastic. The fans you've picked are also super cheap and therefore probably quite loud (as the reviews seem to echo). Not saying you should go out and spend $120 on RGB, but spending more than $2.50 apiece might be a good idea. These ones from Cooler Master seem to be pretty well recieved. (That Rosewill pack you've picked also seems to double in price in 4 days when the sale ends...)

 

And personally, I would have picked up a SATA SSD rather than an NVME drive. You can find 1TB SATA SSDs from good brands like Crucial for only ~$15 more and the capacity will probably be more useful to you than the extra speed. NVME drives aren't all that useful in a gaming pc (which I assume this is for given the peripherals) since they make barely any difference to anything but loading times, and even those aren't improved by much. Maybe in a few years time when a significant amount of games start using technologies like DirectStorage, but that's still a long time away off and their price will have come down a lot by then.

 

You also have no mass storage listed here, which given the size of modern games means that your SSD is going to fill up fast. 500GB is practically nothing these days for a gaming system, unless all you plan on playing is Stardew Valley and Among Us.

 

If you need to skimp on something for a while to spend more on a bigger SSD and better fans: drop the gamer peripherals for now. They're by far the easiest components of any build to replace down the line, with the least loss of investment. Gaming for 2 months on a bargain-bin mouse and keyboard isn't the end of the world, and they will still be useful to have around even after you've replaced them.

Thank you for the response, i will take in mind the ssd, fans, and mass storage. I meant to put the mesh case on there but I'm not sure what happened. Again thank you so very much for investing some time in typing for me!