Build Advice

[BetaTraps]

So this year I planed on building a new pc that would last me a good while. I was wondering his this new build ok or will I have issues down the line? What Changes would you do to improve the build

 

New Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9Yjrj2

 

Current Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TxzVK3

Budget (including currency): $2500

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, Programming (software dev for living), 3d Modeling,  and some streaming here and there 

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): not planing on changing gpu yet: GTX 1070

 

[Downkey]

Do you need 64GB of RAM? Also why do you need X570?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($678.00)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($187.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($385.00 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Custom: Phanteks Vertical GPU Bracket, 220mm PCI-E x16 Riser Ribbon Cable Kit  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1909.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-04 18:06 EDT-0400

[BetaTraps]

2 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Do you need 64GB of RAM? Also why do you need X570?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($678.00)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($187.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($385.00 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Custom: Phanteks Vertical GPU Bracket, 220mm PCI-E x16 Riser Ribbon Cable Kit  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1909.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-04 18:06 EDT-0400

64gb of ram was a why not thing since i have maxed out my ram usage with 16 before. x570 was mainly just for usb ports, optical audio, and and that was just the first one i saw that didnt have wifi

[IkeaGnome]

6 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Do you need 64GB of RAM? Also why do you need X570?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($678.00)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($187.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($385.00 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Custom: Phanteks Vertical GPU Bracket, 220mm PCI-E x16 Riser Ribbon Cable Kit  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1909.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-04 18:06 EDT-0400

Will the Phanteks bracket with with the Lian Li?

[Guest]

You do not need anywhere near 1200W for the psu. A 650W/750W will easily run a 5900X and GTX 1070.

[Downkey]

1 minute ago, IkeaGnome said:

Will the Phanteks bracket with with the Lian Li?

just noticed this.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($678.00)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($187.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($113.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1598.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-04 18:17 EDT-0400

[BetaTraps]

8 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

You do not need anywhere near 1200W for the psu. A 650W/750W will easily run a 5900X and GTX 1070.

the psu was just part of my old build thought that i might just reuse it for got to mention that

[BetaTraps]

7 minutes ago, Downkey said:

just noticed this.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($678.00)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($187.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($113.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1598.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-04 18:17 EDT-0400

Thanks for the part changes will start to update the parts list

[Brooksie359]

15 minutes ago, BetaTraps said:

64gb of ram was a why not thing since i have maxed out my ram usage with 16 before. x570 was mainly just for usb ports, optical audio, and and that was just the first one i saw that didnt have wifi

Yeah I think its work getting the 64gb of ram especially if you want to do something other than gaming. Its not like memory is crazy expensive anyways. 

[BetaTraps]

Heres the update

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NT2s4d

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($678.00) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($145.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3800 CL18 Memory  ($374.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($385.00 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2056.94

[thechinchinsong]

4 hours ago, BetaTraps said:

Heres the update

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NT2s4d

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($678.00) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($145.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3800 CL18 Memory  ($374.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($385.00 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2056.94

Looks good but that PSU is overkill. Even if you stepped it down to a 1000W version it would still be somewhat overkill. You would actually lose efficiency, since PSUs are most efficient around 60-80% of their rating. I know that having a good quality PSU is nice, but there isn't really a need to go 1kW or above unless you plan to do exotic cooling or multi-GPU with the most power hungry cards. I would suggest a 850W version of your current option or another high quality 850W platinum PSU.

[BetaTraps]

20 hours ago, thechinchinsong said:

Looks good but that PSU is overkill. Even if you stepped it down to a 1000W version it would still be somewhat overkill. You would actually lose efficiency, since PSUs are most efficient around 60-80% of their rating. I know that having a good quality PSU is nice, but there isn't really a need to go 1kW or above unless you plan to do exotic cooling or multi-GPU with the most power hungry cards. I would suggest a 850W version of your current option or another high quality 850W platinum PSU.

Thanks for the advice I will do that

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, BetaTraps said:

Thanks for the advice I will do that

Nah just stick with your current unit. The efficiency difference is tiny.

[BetaTraps]

What's the difference between the Unify-X , and the Tomahawk? Other then the wifi.

MSI MEG B550 UNIFY-X: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LwGnTW/msi-meg-b550-unify-x-atx-am4-motherboard-meg-b550-unify-x
MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK :https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3Mxbt6/msi-mag-b550-tomahawk-atx-am4-motherboard-mag-b550-tomahawk

[thechinchinsong]

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

Nah just stick with your current unit. The efficiency difference is tiny.

I just think the 1200W platinum is a waste of money. If the efficiency difference is tiny, get the one that costs less money.

[thechinchinsong]

42 minutes ago, BetaTraps said:

What's the difference between the Unify-X , and the Tomahawk? Other then the wifi.

MSI MEG B550 UNIFY-X: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LwGnTW/msi-meg-b550-unify-x-atx-am4-motherboard-meg-b550-unify-x
MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK :https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3Mxbt6/msi-mag-b550-tomahawk-atx-am4-motherboard-mag-b550-tomahawk

Unify has 4 m.2 slots while tomahawk only has 2. Tomahawk has 1 Gbit/s AND 2.5 Gbit/s lan while Unify only has the 2.5 Gbit/s lan. Unify has 2 RAM slots for a max of 64 GB of ram if you get 2x32GB sticks of RAM. Tomahawk has 4 slots for a max of 128GB if you get 4x32GB sticks of RAM. They are both quite decent options IMO.

[Downkey]

12 minutes ago, thechinchinsong said:

I just think the 1200W platinum is a waste of money. If the efficiency difference is tiny, get the one that costs less money.

He already has it.

[thechinchinsong]

Just now, Downkey said:

He already has it.

Oh dang, I'm blind. You're completely right then, ignore my PSU suggestion, HX 1200W 80+ Platinum is a big baller PSU. Never have to upgrade the PSU ever again.

[BetaTraps]

1 minute ago, thechinchinsong said:

Oh dang, I'm blind. You're completely right then, ignore my PSU suggestion, HX 1200W 80+ Platinum is a big baller PSU. Never have to upgrade the PSU ever again.

yah, I had the PSU since 2010 thought of reusing it. just worried that it would fail in the near future.

[thechinchinsong]

4 minutes ago, BetaTraps said:

yah, I had the PSU since 2010 thought of reusing it. just worried that it would fail in the near future.

I think I remember those really high end corsair units have really long warranties, do you know if yours is still covered? If you want to buy a new PSU now or in the future, I'd suggest getting a good quality unit around 700-850W.

[BetaTraps]

1 minute ago, thechinchinsong said:

I think I remember those really high end corsair units have really long warranties, do you know if yours is still covered? If you want to buy a new PSU now or in the future, I'd suggest getting a good quality unit around 700-850W.

yah the PSU is out of warranty last year, Thanks for the Advice

[BetaTraps]

Revised Build

Is there anything else I should change?
Gpu will be changed when I can get one.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($678.00) 
CPU Cooler: EK EK-AIO 360 D-RGB 66.04 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($232.48 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3800 CL18 Memory  ($374.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.90 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($198.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2020.32

[Guest]

9 hours ago, thechinchinsong said:

I just think the 1200W platinum is a waste of money. If the efficiency difference is tiny, get the one that costs less money.

He already owns it.

[Downkey]

10 hours ago, BetaTraps said:

Revised Build

Is there anything else I should change?
Gpu will be changed when I can get one.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($678.00) 
CPU Cooler: EK EK-AIO 360 D-RGB 66.04 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($232.48 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3800 CL18 Memory  ($374.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.90 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($198.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2020.32

Don't change the PSU if you already own it.

Downgrade the SSd to a Silicon Power A80. The 970 Evo Plus is a waste of money. If you really want a fast SSD you can get a Sab Rocket 4.0 for $6 more.

Also that AIO is pretty expensive.

[thechinchinsong]

9 hours ago, lee32uk said:

He already owns it.

yeah, my bad