Finally Committing

[Forleb]

Budget (including currency): Open To Suggestions

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

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): I've done a lot of strictly theorized build lists in the past, but now I'm in the position to actually get one going at last.

 

Parts In-Hand:

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

• 2x8GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 C16

• Enermax Revolution D.F. 850W

• EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Black

 

Current Prospects:

• MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus ($145 @ Newegg)

• ID-Cooling SE-224-XT Black ($45 @ Newegg)

• 1TB Adata XPG Gammix S7 ($125 @ Newegg)

• Phanteks Eclipse P400A RGB ($90 @ Newegg)

• 3x Phanteks SK120 RGB ($35 @ Newegg)

 

I'm only using that beast of a PSU because I got a great deal on it and wanted to have the headroom for any GPU I ended up scoring. Other than that, I believe this build is quite well optimized, unless someone here knows something I don't about a component (which I openly invite, which is mostly why I'm making this thread). It took 5 months and 58 shuffles before I finally snagged the GPU, and with that level of patience acquired, I want to be sure I don't rush on anything from the hype.

[Downkey]

1 minute ago, Forleb said:

Budget (including currency): Open To Suggestions

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

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): I've done a lot of strictly theorized build lists in the past, but now I'm in the position to actually get one going at last.

 

Parts In-Hand:

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

• 2x8GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 C16

• Enermax Revolution D.F. 850W

• EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Black

 

Current Prospects:

• MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus ($145 @ Newegg)

• ID-Cooling SE-224-XT Black ($45 @ Newegg)

• 1TB Adata XPG Gammix S7 ($125 @ Newegg)

• Phanteks Eclipse P400A RGB ($90 @ Newegg)

• 3x Phanteks SK120 RGB ($35 @ Newegg)

 

I'm only using that beast of a PSU because I got a great deal on it and wanted to have the headroom for any GPU I ended up scoring. Other than that, I believe this build is quite well optimized, unless someone here knows something I don't about a component (which I openly invite, which is mostly why I'm making this thread). It took 5 months and 58 shuffles before I finally snagged the GPU, and with that level of patience acquired, I want to be sure I don't rush on anything from the hype.

Im pretty sure you can get a cheaper SSD like the Silicon power A80 for around $20 less, also the fans aren't really necessary. Rest looks fine.

 

2 minutes ago, Forleb said:

It took 5 months and 58 shuffles before I finally snagged the GPU

Jesus christ

[DexterSmythe]

Do you live near a MicroCenter at all?

[Forleb]

1 minute ago, DexterSmythe said:

Do you live near a MicroCenter at all?

nearest one is over an hour away, but that's doable if you think it's worth it

[DexterSmythe]

Just now, Forleb said:

nearest one is over an hour away, but that's doable if you think it's worth it

Probably wouldn't be worth it in this case because it wouldn't be that much of a savings.