Need help building a gaming PC

[Dank_Revan]

Budget (including currency): GBP £1800 Max

Country: England

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I want it to be able to handle AAA titled games and do some basic work

Other details: I only have the CPU right now and I don't want to change it for a while, then i will upgrade to a 5950x

So I have decided to build a pc and picked some parts and I want to see if they work fine if I overclocked the CPU, Ram and the GPU, keep in mind I already have the processor and don't want to change it for now.

Here are the parts that I had in mind:

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x (already have it, I will change it to a 5950x in the future)

Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B550-XE gaming WiFi

RAM: G.SKILL 32GB Trident Z NEO RGB DDR4 3600MHz PC4-28800 CL16 (2x16gb)

NVME M.2 SSD: Samsung 980 Pro 2TB

HDD: Seagate Ironwolf pro 4tb HDD

GPU: RTX 3070ti founders edition

AIO Cooler: Corsair H150i elite capellix cooler (or a corsair h100x that came with the cpu)

PSU: Corsair RM1000x 80 PLUS Gold, 850 Watts, Fully Modular ATX Power Supply Unit

Case: Corsair iCue 5000x RGB

 

 

Please tell me if this is a good build and if it isn't please show me parts that would work better

*I will get the 980 Pro later 

 

 

Edit: pls leave me alone about the rgb, it wasn't my main goal and dont care much about it

Second edit: when i bought the cpu it came with a corsair h100x, should i use that instead of the elite capellix (this aio cooler has a 240mm rad btw)

Third edit: I have decided to upgrade to a 5950x in the future as these parts should be good enough to handle it when its extremely overclocked

Edited July 8, 2021 by Dank_Revan
wanted to specify something

[Somerandomtechyboi]

14 minutes ago, Dank_Revan said:

Budget (including currency): GBP £1800 Max

Country: England

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I want it to be able to handle AAA titled games and do some basic work

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): 

So I have decided to build a pc and picked some parts and I want to see if they work fine if I overclocked the CPU, Ram and the GPU, keep in mind I already have the processor and don't want to change it.

Here are the parts that I had in mind:

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x (already have it)

Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B550-XE gaming WiFi or Asus ROG Strix B550-E gaming (I would appreciate it if someone told me the differences between them!)

RAM: G.SKILL 32GB Trident Z NEO RGB DDR4 3600MHz PC4-28800 CL14 (2x16gb)

NVME M.2 SSD: Samsung 980 Pro 2TB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda Compute 4tb internal HDD

GPU: RTX 3070ti (Asus ROG Strix or the founders edition)

AIO Cooler: Corsair H150i elite capellix cooler

PSU: Corsair RM850x 80 PLUS Gold, 850 Watts, Fully Modular ATX Power Supply Unit

Case: Corsair iCue 5000x RGB

 

 

Please tell me if this is a good build and if it isn't please show me parts that would work better

Some really questionable decisions here

 

The boards are wayyy too expensive but have really beefy vrms, though for your ocing needs a even a b550f is more than enough, b550e and b550xe is just overkill though if there isnt much price diff between b550f and b550e then go for the b550e

 

8 core 5800x would be better here cause its gonna make games that rely on alot of threads faster whilst keeping good single core

 

That ram is very good cause cl14 but its wayyy to expensive for a build like this, get a regular 3200mhz or 3600mhz cl16 and oc that to 3600mhz/4000mhz cl16 or even cl14 if you shove enough volts through it, and there are cheaper rgb rams out there, though atleast you didnt pick corsair rgb pro, that ram is a literal ripoff

 

980 pro is great for ppl who move tons of large files all the time but for a gamer you are better getting an sn550, 980 (non pro), or any other cheap nvme ssd cause its just not gonna make a difference for gamers

 

There are better performing aios than an rgb one, liquid freezer ii 360 or 420 for max performance + working near the cpu socket isnt a pain in the ass

 

That case does not look very good  for airflow, maybe search for one that can fit a 420mm radiator aka aio so you will achieve maximum ocing, maybe something like the enthoo pro which can fit a 420mm aio on top of the case

 

 

Rather questionable decisions here

Spec out your build first then add rgb, if you have extra budget for rgb once you are happy with your setup spec then sure but sometimes there are just better solutions and cheaper ones that perform the same

 

Btw, why 5600x and not something like 5800x?

[Dank_Revan]

1 minute ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Some really questionable decisions here

 

The boards are wayyy too expensive but have really beefy vrms, though for your ocing needs a even a b550f is more than enough, b550e and b550xe is just overkill though if there isnt much price diff between b550f and b550e then go for the b550e

 

8 core 5800x would be better here cause its gonna make games that rely on alot of threads faster whilst keeping good single core

 

That ram is very good cause cl14 but its wayyy to expensive for a build like this, get a regular 3200mhz or 3600mhz cl16 and oc that to 3600mhz/4000mhz cl16 or even cl14 if you shove enough volts through it, and there are cheaper rgb rams out there, though atleast you didnt pick corsair rgb pro, that ram is a literal ripoff

 

980 pro is great for ppl who move tons of large files all the time but for a gamer you are better getting an sn550, 980 (non pro), or any other cheap nvme ssd cause its just not gonna make a difference for gamers

 

There are better performing aios than an rgb one, liquid freezer ii 360 or 420 for max performance + working near the cpu socket isnt a pain in the ass

 

That case does not look very good  for airflow, maybe search for one that can fit a 420mm radiator aka aio so you will achieve maximum ocing, maybe something like the enthoo pro which can fit a 420mm aio on top of the case

 

 

Rather questionable decisions here

Spec out your build first then add rgb, if you have extra budget for rgb once you are happy with your setup spec then sure but sometimes there are just better solutions and cheaper ones that perform the same

 

Btw, why 5600x and not something like 5800x?

because when I decided to build a pc, I had 280 pounds, Ryzen 5600x was 260 and 5800x was 360 so I went on ebay and I saw a deal with the 5600x and a corsair h100x for 250 so I went for it (Im selling the h100x btw). I could have went for the 5800x if I waited but 5600x is the best 6 core processor out thereand its good enough for me since rn im using a laptop with an i7 7500U (2 cores and 4 threads)

[Abdullah Bhutta]

14 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Btw, why 5600x and not something like 5800x?

OP already have it, that's why.

55 minutes ago, Dank_Revan said:

Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B550-XE gaming WiFi or Asus ROG Strix B550-E gaming (I would appreciate it if someone told me the differences between them!)

I think the difference is the ram. The XE has  OptiMem II technology improves trace layout to significantly reduce static i think and crosstalk to enhance memory stability and compatibility, giving memory kits higher frequency margin....  it supports 5100 mhz oc on ram. not sure if the E does as well but it does not mention it

55 minutes ago, Dank_Revan said:

RAM: G.SKILL 32GB Trident Z NEO RGB DDR4 3600MHz PC4-28800 CL14 (2x16gb)

NVME M.2 SSD: Samsung 980 Pro 2TB

Why do you want to blow up your budget on these?

55 minutes ago, Dank_Revan said:

GPU: RTX 3070ti (Asus ROG Strix or the founders edition)

ASUS version goes for 1000$ USD while FE has MSRP of 600$ USD

55 minutes ago, Dank_Revan said:

AIO Cooler: Corsair H150i elite capellix cooler

Why do you want a 200$ USD AIO? NH-D15 gives you great performance in 100$ USD....if you don't like Air Coolers then go for 240mm AIO's.

55 minutes ago, Dank_Revan said:

if it isn't please show me parts that would work better

As you already have 5600x....you have lost a great amount of performance already!

You could have had a 5800x or 5900x for that matter, while not blowing up on other things.

 

So, keeping in view your 5600x and other parts list, i have come up with this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LGVsGq 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For £0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  (£105.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£151.39 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£217.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£109.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£229.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£120.18 @ BT Shop) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  (£500.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 
Total: £1504.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-07 18:18 BST+0100

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 minute ago, Dank_Revan said:

because when I decided to build a pc, I had 280 pounds, Ryzen 5600x was 260 and 5800x was 360 so I went on ebay and I saw a deal with the 5600x and a corsair h100x for 250 so I went for it (Im selling the h100x btw). I could have went for the 5800x if I waited but 5600x is the best 6 core processor out thereand its good enough for me since rn im using a laptop with an i7 7500U (2 cores and 4 threads)

You are gonna have to push that cpu as faaar as it will go, do not go over 1.45v or 95c are the only guidelines here for ryzen, otherwise go mess around with pbo and curve optimizer see what freq you can get

 

Maybe you can get 5.3 5.5 etc single core or 2 core, all core oc on 5600x is usually around 4.6-4.7 but you may be able to get 4.8ghz, just pray that your sample is good

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 minute ago, Abdullah Bhutta said:

OP already have it, that's why.

I think the difference is the ram. The XE has  OptiMem II technology improves trace layout to significantly reduce static i think and crosstalk to enhance memory stability and compatibility, giving memory kits higher frequency margin....  it supports 5100 mhz oc on ram. not sure if the E does as well but it does not mention it

Why do you want to blow up your budget on these?

ASUS version goes for 1000$ USD while FE has MSRP of 600$ USD

Why do you want a 200$ USD AIO? NH-D15 gives you great performance in 100$ USD....if you don't like Air Coolers then go for 240mm AIO's.

As you already have 5600x....you have lost a great amount of performance already!

You could have had a 5800x or 5900x for that matter, while not blowing up on other things.

 

So, keeping in view your 5600x and other parts list, i have come up with this:

 

Prices are in USD.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PsvHy4 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($227.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($249.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($139.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($700.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1982.87 USD
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-07 13:05 EDT-0400

Umm op is in the uk, use uk pc partpicker

[Dank_Revan]

2 minutes ago, Dank_Revan said:

because when I decided to build a pc, I had 280 pounds, Ryzen 5600x was 260 and 5800x was 360 so I went on ebay and I saw a deal with the 5600x and a corsair h100x for 250 so I went for it (Im selling the h100x btw). I could have went for the 5800x if I waited but 5600x is the best 6 core processor out thereand its good enough for me since rn im using a laptop with an i7 7500U (2 cores and 4 threads)

as far as RGB goes, it wasn't my main goal, i picked that case because I saw the 10000 bucks gaming pc for roblox video and I really liked the case. Plus my intention was to upgrade to a threadripper rig 2 years later and i cant do any gaming on this laptop so i thought that i can use this setup first then change the psu, cpu, motherboard and get a custom loop for it.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

2 minutes ago, Abdullah Bhutta said:

OP already have it, that's why.

I think the difference is the ram. The XE has  OptiMem II technology improves trace layout to significantly reduce static i think and crosstalk to enhance memory stability and compatibility, giving memory kits higher frequency margin....  it supports 5100 mhz oc on ram. not sure if the E does as well but it does not mention it

Why do you want to blow up your budget on these?

ASUS version goes for 1000$ USD while FE has MSRP of 600$ USD

Why do you want a 200$ USD AIO? NH-D15 gives you great performance in 100$ USD....if you don't like Air Coolers then go for 240mm AIO's.

As you already have 5600x....you have lost a great amount of performance already!

You could have had a 5800x or 5900x for that matter, while not blowing up on other things.

 

So, keeping in view your 5600x and other parts list, i have come up with this:

 

Prices are in USD.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PsvHy4 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($227.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($249.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($139.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($700.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1982.87 USD
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-07 13:05 EDT-0400

Oh and for convenience and performance i think a 420mm aio like liquid freezer ii 420 is better here, op has an absurd budget for a 6 core so might aswell get as much performance from it as we can rather that wasting it on stupid lights that dont do anything except bring your back to the 70s

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 minute ago, Dank_Revan said:

as far as RGB goes, it wasn't my main goal, i picked that case because I saw the 10000 bucks gaming pc for roblox video and I really liked the case. Plus my intention was to upgrade to a threadripper rig 2 years later and i cant do any gaming on this laptop so i thought that i can use this setup first then change the psu, cpu, motherboard and get a custom loop for it.

Custom loop gives marginal performance increase, hook your custom loop to a water chiller instead of a radiator for low temps, you may want to insulate your board, gpus, and use antifreeze cause i think it can go sub zero

 

For max performance you can use phase change cooling, but thats only for the cpu not gpu

[Abdullah Bhutta]

Just now, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Custom loop gives marginal performance increase, hook your custom loop to a water chiller instead of a radiator for low temps, you may want to insulate your board, gpus, and use antifreeze cause i think it can go sub zero

 

For max performance you can use phase change cooling, but thats only for the cpu not gpu

Just relax buddy.....I think you are too hyped up....

OP isn't going on a rampage for water cooling...just giving thoughts.

 

So, stop giving him nonsense ideas, and try to be a bit more reasonable.

[Dank_Revan]

8 minutes ago, Abdullah Bhutta said:

OP already have it, that's why.

I think the difference is the ram. The XE has  OptiMem II technology improves trace layout to significantly reduce static i think and crosstalk to enhance memory stability and compatibility, giving memory kits higher frequency margin....  it supports 5100 mhz oc on ram. not sure if the E does as well but it does not mention it

Why do you want to blow up your budget on these?

ASUS version goes for 1000$ USD while FE has MSRP of 600$ USD

Why do you want a 200$ USD AIO? NH-D15 gives you great performance in 100$ USD....if you don't like Air Coolers then go for 240mm AIO's.

As you already have 5600x....you have lost a great amount of performance already!

You could have had a 5800x or 5900x for that matter, while not blowing up on other things.

 

So, keeping in view your 5600x and other parts list, i have come up with this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LGVsGq 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For £0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  (£105.46 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£151.39 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£217.30 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£109.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£229.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£120.18 @ BT Shop) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  (£500.00) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 
Total: £1504.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-07 18:18 BST+0100

I heard that Zen 3 cpu's liked fast memory speeds so i went for that memory, the ssd on the other hand i just wanted something that is extremely fast

[Dank_Revan]

5 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Custom loop gives marginal performance increase, hook your custom loop to a water chiller instead of a radiator for low temps, you may want to insulate your board, gpus, and use antifreeze cause i think it can go sub zero

 

For max performance you can use phase change cooling, but thats only for the cpu not gpu

I was thinking of custom looping due to the shape of the threadripper cpu and the only water cooler out there that covers the entire heatspreader is a hydro x custom loop but keep in mind im not planning to get a threadripper right now, so im just gonna stick with this

[Dank_Revan]

2 minutes ago, Abdullah Bhutta said:

Just relax buddy.....I think you are too hyped up....

OP isn't going on a rampage for water cooling...just giving thoughts.

 

So, stop giving him nonsense ideas, and try to be a bit more reasonable.

Thanks man, I appreciate the help

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Just now, Abdullah Bhutta said:

Just relax buddy.....I think you are too hyped up....

OP isn't going on a rampage for water cooling...just giving thoughts.

 

So, stop giving him nonsense ideas, and try to be a bit more reasonable.

Umm water chiller will absolutely demolish any aio and if paired in a custom loop can even cool gpus instead of phase change which is only cpu

 

Get a high power aquarium water chiller, i think linus did this in one of his vids but using a threadripper

[Dank_Revan]

1 minute ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Umm water chiller will absolutely demolish any aio and if paired in a custom loop can even cool gpus instead of phase change which is only cpu

 

Get a high power aquarium water chiller, i think linus did this in one of his vids but using a threadripper

We'll see when the time comes, maybe there will be a way better air cooler for it

[Abdullah Bhutta]

3 minutes ago, Dank_Revan said:

I heard that Zen 3 cpu's liked fast memory speeds so i went for that memory, the ssd on the other hand i just wanted something that is extremely fast

980 Pro 1TB + Sabrent Rocket 2TB + Iron wolf Pro NAS 4TB (bcz it has way faster speeds than normal HDD)  will do the job.

 

and CL16 vs CL14....you can't even notice a difference. So stop blowing up money on useless things.

[Dank_Revan]

1 minute ago, Abdullah Bhutta said:

980 Pro 1TB + Sabrent Rocket 2TB + Iron wolf Pro NAS 4TB (bcz it has way faster speeds than normal HDD)  will do the job.

 

and CL16 vs CL14....you can't even notice a difference. So stop blowing up money on useless things.

when i was picking the ram all i thought was it has to be 3200mhz and above and c16 and below

thanks for the storage suggestion btw, i'll change it

[IkeaGnome]

2 minutes ago, Dank_Revan said:

when i was picking the ram all i thought was it has to be 3200mhz and above and c16 and below

thanks for the storage suggestion btw, i'll change it

If you insist on the Z neo, go with 3600 CL16. You won't notice a difference for almost 60 GBP difference once you pay shipping on Newegg. 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/w3FKHx/gskill-trident-z-neo-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-cl16-memory-f4-3600c16d-32gtznc