My first Desktop build.

[Bryce R]

Budget (including currency): preferably 900 or less

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mostly heavy programs like Autodesk and Unity but also small games.

Other details: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/n4VGp2 is this set up good for what I'm trying to get? I've never made a desktop so will it also be reliable? is there anything that needs to be upgraded or is it fine as is?

 

[Forleb]

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Adorama) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-225-XT 76.16 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($110.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Phanteks SK140 84.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($10.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Phanteks SK140 84.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($10.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Phanteks SK140 84.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($10.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $891.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-08-23 19:12 EDT-0400

 

Zen 3 is king when it comes to workloads, and in general it's just a better value with the motherboard pricing. The SSD I substituted will function identically to the 970 Evo when all is said and done. The P300A has a great airflow layout, but you still need to be moving air for that to mean anything, so the extra fans are necessary.

[Bryce R]

i see what you mean but in the website its saying that the CPU isn't compatible with the motherboard and it needs a BIOS update for it to function. is that something i should be worried about?

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WFJmXb

Maybe something like this?

 

Basically just a slightly upgraded version of @Forleb list, and btw you wont need to do any ocing since the ram is already pretty fast, so its just turn on amd xmp equivalent and pbo and you are good to go

 

Though even if you dont need to overclock i still suggest overclocking atleast the igpu and ram for better igpu performance, igpu can be oced around 2400mhz, for ram youll wanna find the highest ram speed you can run without errors or crashing then start lowering timings

[Freakwise]

1 hour ago, Bryce R said:

i see what you mean but in the website its saying that the CPU isn't compatible with the motherboard and it needs a BIOS update for it to function. is that something i should be worried about?

No, there's chance that the board that comes already have proper bios to support that cpu, and if it's doesn't there's a bio's flashback feature on that motherboard to update it