Is this PC worth my money?

[skrylo]

Budget (including currency): about 800 - 900€

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: All types of games, embedded programming, some small unity projects that I do as a hobby

 

Processor: i5-10600K

Motherboard: Gigabyte B460M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1200

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master 212 EVO

Ram: 16 GB DDR4 (Corsaire Vengance)

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2 times 8GB)

SSD: Kingston A 400 240GB

Graphics Card: GTX 1060 6GB (I already own this one in my current PC)

Supply: EVGA BQ 600W

Others: Some cheap dvd drive and a unassuming case and a win 10 licence

 

So I need to pay for everything except for the GPU, and since I never bought my own PC I am kind of scared of destroying something. My biggest question (besides if this setup looks worth it) is if my Power supply is good enough and if there is a way that it can fry my components if it is to high. I want to use this PC for a few years, I also dont need to play everything at max, like I am still using a i5 4570 and 8GB ram (single channel) in 2021.

 

Thanks in advance :)

[boggy77]

i would go for a 11400f instead, it has similar performance to the 10600k but cheaper and more energy efficient. i'd also go for a b560 board, in order to get ram at higher speed. 

or i'd go for a ryzen 3600 on a b550 board.

the 212 evo is quite an old design, i'd look at other coolers.

the kingston a400 is one of the slowest ssd out there

evga bq is not great, not terrible. 600w are more than enough.

 

i'd go with something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€184.99 @ Caseking
CPU Cooler	Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler	€34.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550M BAZOOKA Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€109.02 @ Alza
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	€96.02 @ Alza
Storage	Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€54.44 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	€54.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case	Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	€54.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	Xilence Performance X 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	€59.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€648.84
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-20 20:14 CEST+0200

 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

You are pairing an unlocked CPU with a locked motherboard, so you will not be able to OC, and your RAM speed will be limited.

 

"Corsair Vengeance" is not enough information.

 

The HDD is fine, but you'll want to get an M.2 NVME drive instead of that A400 SSD.

 

4 minutes ago, skrylo said:

is if my Power supply is good enough and if there is a way that it can fry my components if it is to high.

No, and no. The unit you chose is lower quality, and a unit with too-high-wattage cannot cause any problems.

 

The PSU you should choose will depend on your budget, and whether you intend to upgrade your GPU.

[skrylo]

4 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

i would go for a 11400f instead, it has similar performance to the 10600k but cheaper and more energy efficient. i'd also go for a b560 board, in order to get ram at higher speed. 

or i'd go for a ryzen 3600 on a b550 board.

the 212 evo is quite an old design, i'd look at other coolers.

the kingston a400 is one of the slowest ssd out there

evga bq is not great, not terrible. 600w are more than enough.

 

i'd go with something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€184.99 @ Caseking
CPU Cooler	Gelid Solutions Phantom CPU Cooler	€34.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550M BAZOOKA Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€109.02 @ Alza
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	€96.02 @ Alza
Storage	Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€54.44 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	€54.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case	Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	€54.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	Xilence Performance X 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	€59.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€648.84
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-20 20:14 CEST+0200

 

Thanks, that looks a lot  better. I still have a question since I don't know excactly how to compare processors, because I saw benchmarks that say that this processor gives less frames in some games than the one I picked. So what excactly do I need to look after except for consumption and raw values?

[skrylo]

9 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

You are pairing an unlocked CPU with a locked motherboard, so you will not be able to OC, and your RAM speed will be limited.

 

"Corsair Vengeance" is not enough information.

 

The HDD is fine, but you'll want to get an M.2 NVME drive instead of that A400 SSD.

 

No, and no. The unit you chose is lower quality, and a unit with too-high-wattage cannot cause any problems.

 

The PSU you should choose will depend on your budget, and whether you intend to upgrade your GPU.

Okay yes, it seems a bit unfortunate how I chose CPU and MB as you laid it out.

 

The exact ram I chose was: Corsaire Vengance LPX 16GB DDR4-3200 CL 16

 

I don't know if I upgrade my GPU in the near future (like in the next year) but I think later down the road I will, if I have the money. But even if not, I still think I should take a better supply one, since it shouldn't be low quality

[boggy77]

18 minutes ago, skrylo said:

Thanks, that looks a lot  better. I still have a question since I don't know excactly how to compare processors, because I saw benchmarks that say that this processor gives less frames in some games than the one I picked. So what excactly do I need to look after except for consumption and raw values?

the difference in frame rates between cpus like ryzen 3600, 3700x, 5600x, 5800x, intel 10400, 11400, 10600, 11900 etc. are only visible when paired with very high end gpus like  rtx 3070 or 3080. for anything below that, the difference between the cpus are minimal in gaming, as fps will be dictated by the performance of the gpu in most cases.

[skrylo]

Just now, boggy77 said:

the difference in frame rates between cpus like ryzen 3600, 3700x, 5600x, 5800x, intel 10400, 11400, 10600, 11900 etc. are only visible when paired with very high end gpus like  rtx 3070 or 3080. for anything below that, the difference between the cpus are minimal in gaming, as fps will be dictated by the performance of the gpu in most cases.

Okay thanks for the answer, this helps a lot

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

Here's another option.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-11400 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€189.95 @ ARLT
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	€33.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	ASRock B560M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	€121.89 @ Alternate
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	€96.02 @ Alza
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€65.94 @ Computeruniverse
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	€54.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB311L ARGB MicroATX Mid Tower Case	€59.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	BitFenix Formula Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	€79.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€702.08
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-20 20:47 CEST+0200