?Does This Work?

[ToasterBokoblin]

Hi!
This is my very first PC build and I went back and forth between buying a prebuilt or building a PC myself and I decided to build my own.
I've got all the parts priced out on Newegg and Amazon and I am using a build by a youtuber (800 dollar budget build by Kristoforyee) with some change to the storage option, but I'm not very knowledgeable about PC parts so I just wanted to check if everything would work together.

 

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[femto_reborn]

Definitely not with that 2666MHz RAM. 

[ToasterBokoblin]

1 minute ago, femto_reborn said:

Definitely not with that 2666MHz RAM. 

Why's that?

[DeadnightWarrior]

It looks like a well balanced system overall.

Just make sure the cooler you chose is compatible with AM4 sockets: according to Noctua's own website ( link ), the U9DXi4 is for Intel XEON platforms only. 

I'd also suggest considering at least 3200Mhz dual channel ram (Ryzens love higher speeds) and a B550 motherboard for a bit more future compatibility.

[ToasterBokoblin]

8 hours ago, DeadnightWarrior said:

It looks like a well balanced system overall.

Just make sure the cooler you chose is compatible with AM4 sockets: according to Noctua's own website ( link ), the U9DXi4 is for Intel XEON platforms only. 

I'd also suggest considering at least 3200Mhz dual channel ram (Ryzens love higher speeds) and a B550 motherboard for a bit more future compatibility.

I went onto Noctua's website but it's a little confusing. How do I check if it's compatible with those kinds of ports?

Could you also maybe suggest or link a better motherboard and ram? 

I'm not sure what's good or not

[DeadnightWarrior]

1 hour ago, ToasterBokoblin said:

I went onto Noctua's website but it's a little confusing. How do I check if it's compatible with those kinds of ports?

Could you also maybe suggest or link a better motherboard and ram? 

I'm not sure what's good or not

You basically want an AM4 compatible cooler. Just check the specs and see if they mention AM4 socket: Noctua's NH-U12A ( link ) does indeed mention several different sockets, including AM4.

That being said, if you don't plan to overclock your CPU, the 2700X comes with its own cooler and it does a more than adequate job. This would help you save 60$ which is not bad!
As for mainboards, it really depends of what features you need. This one is a nice middle of the ground example and should cost around 100$: AsRock B550M Pro4 .
Speaking of RAM, with a Ryzen chip you should really have nothing less than 3000 / 3200 Mhz memory. There are plenty of brands and models, as long as you stick with the usual supects (Corsair, Crucial, G.Skill, Kingston, Patriot, Teamgroup...) you should have no trouble. The kit I'm personally using is the Patriot Viper 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16: not the fanciest, not the greatest maybe but they are rock solid and have a great price/perfomance ratio.

[ToasterBokoblin]

1 hour ago, DeadnightWarrior said:

You basically want an AM4 compatible cooler. Just check the specs and see if they mention AM4 socket: Noctua's NH-U12A ( link ) does indeed mention several different sockets, including AM4.

That being said, if you don't plan to overclock your CPU, the 2700X comes with its own cooler and it does a more than adequate job. This would help you save 60$ which is not bad!
As for mainboards, it really depends of what features you need. This one is a nice middle of the ground example and should cost around 100$: AsRock B550M Pro4 .
Speaking of RAM, with a Ryzen chip you should really have nothing less than 3000 / 3200 Mhz memory. There are plenty of brands and models, as long as you stick with the usual supects (Corsair, Crucial, G.Skill, Kingston, Patriot, Teamgroup...) you should have no trouble. The kit I'm personally using is the Patriot Viper 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16: not the fanciest, not the greatest maybe but they are rock solid and have a great price/perfomance ratio.

Thank you for the help! One more thing though, 

The motherboard you mentioned doesn't show up in the options to choose one on pcpartpicker because of compatibility. 

The closest I can get to 550 is either the 450 option or the 570. 

One motherboard I saw that I might switch it to is the Asus ROG Strix B450 because it removes the compatibility error I'm pretty sure

 

[ToasterBokoblin]

1 hour ago, ToasterBokoblin said:

Thank you for the help! One more thing though, 

The motherboard you mentioned doesn't show up in the options to choose one on pcpartpicker because of compatibility. 

The closest I can get to 550 is either the 450 option or the 570. 

One motherboard I saw that I might switch it to is the Asus ROG Strix B450 because it removes the compatibility error I'm pretty sure

 

Ok- I've fixed the issue and here's the updated list
 

[DeadnightWarrior]

Looks like a very nice build to me

[VEXICUS]

My recommendation for a build around $1000.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Phantom Gaming 4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Pioneer 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR400 (w/ODD) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $583.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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