First time builder - Mid Range build

[Polaris9]

Budget (including currency): 1000GBP

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  single player exploration based RPG games- ori and the blind forest, Jedi fallen order aswell as elden ring and ac vahalla. Digital art- clip studio, heavy browsing with heavy emphasis on writing, some video editing, photo editing

Other details: 

No perphirals needed- although any recommendations for a 1440p monitor is appreciated. 

 

Currently playing on 1080p but would like a path to 1440p gaming. 

 

Would like to be able to play modern RPG releases at 60-120fps at high graphics settings. 

 

I am planning on building next week but can expand if neccessary. I can push my budget to 1100GBP at a push. 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vn8hY9

- current pcpp

 

 

GPU: MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12GB Graphics Card

 

CPU: ryzen 5600x

 

RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 C18 (PC4-28800) 1.35V Desktop Memory

 

Mobo:  MSI MAG B550M MORTAR Motherboard mATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen Processors, AM4, DDR4 Boost (4400MHz/OC), 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 x M.2, HDMI, 2.5G 

- current specs. Please critise! 

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

19 minutes ago, Polaris9 said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/vn8hY9

- current specs. Please critise! 

Current pc specs or current pcpp?

 

If its current pcpp then post pc specs here

[Polaris9]

11 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Current pc specs or current pcpp?

 

If its current pcpp then post pc specs here

Ah yeah sorry lemme grab my specs. 

 

Will edit into original message too but here: 

 

GPU: MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12GB Graphics Card

CPU: ryzen 5600x

RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 C18 (PC4-28800) 1.35V Desktop Memory

Mobo:  MSI MAG B550M MORTAR Motherboard mATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen Processors, AM4, DDR4 Boost (4400MHz/OC), 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 x M.2, HDMI, 2.5G 

 

 

 

[Queen Chrysalis]

1 hour ago, Polaris9 said:

Ah yeah sorry lemme grab my specs. 

 

Will edit into original message too but here: 

 

GPU: MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12GB Graphics Card

CPU: ryzen 5600x

RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 C18 (PC4-28800) 1.35V Desktop Memory

Mobo:  MSI MAG B550M MORTAR Motherboard mATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen Processors, AM4, DDR4 Boost (4400MHz/OC), 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 x M.2, HDMI, 2.5G 

 

 

 

If your budget is tight get a cheaper SSD, any m.2 is more than fast enough for gaming and you'll never really be able to tell. You can also start with a basic 1TB NVMe and then wait to get a HDD later when the SSD is actually getting full, you may never actually need it depending on how many games you're actually playing at a time.  The internet is fast enough now in most places that storing games your not playing isn't worth it.

 

The 5600 and 5600x are the same CPU, one just has a higher base clock.  They'll perform identically in-game. 

 

You could also go with this PSU, its a very good unit for 10 pounds less:

 

Corsair RM750 (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020195-NA) - PCPartPicker

[Polaris9]

11 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

If your budget is tight get a cheaper SSD, any m.2 is more than fast enough for gaming and you'll never really be able to tell. You can also start with a basic 1TB NVMe and then wait to get a HDD later when the SSD is actually getting full, you may never actually need it depending on how many games you're actually playing at a time.  The internet is fast enough now in most places that storing games your not playing isn't worth it.

 

The 5600 and 5600x are the same CPU, one just has a higher base clock.  They'll perform identically in-game. 

 

You could also go with this PSU, its a very good unit for 10 pounds less:

 

Corsair RM750 (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020195-NA) - PCPartPicker

I store a lot of movies on my pc, aswell as random files + software for editing and art ect. So that's why I have the hd! 

As for downgrading the ssd- I looked at an SSD flow chart tree to find this one after being told I could upgrade my ssd to something better. Which would you suggest? 

 

And the 5600 yes! I was originally going to go with the 5600 but it works out to 30 more for the 5600x. 

 

Thank you so much! I'll definitely switch to that psu Ty. 

[Queen Chrysalis]

31 minutes ago, Polaris9 said:

I store a lot of movies on my pc, aswell as random files + software for editing and art ect. So that's why I have the hd! 

As for downgrading the ssd- I looked at an SSD flow chart tree to find this one after being told I could upgrade my ssd to something better. Which would you suggest? 

 

And the 5600 yes! I was originally going to go with the 5600 but it works out to 30 more for the 5600x. 

 

Thank you so much! I'll definitely switch to that psu Ty. 

As someone who edited on 2.5in 5400rpm HDDs for years, any SSD, let alone an m.2 NVMe is gonna be really fast, so I'd just save the 50 pounds and get a silicon power a60 or teamgroup mp33.  The teamgroup mp33 pro has a DRAM cache which can be nice for larger assets, but any of these are still gonna be really fast.  The concept of upgrading from one m.2 to a faster one is just so nerdy, and unless all you do is move huge files all day for work, I'd say it's never worth it.

 

I'd also say the 5600x is not worth 30 more than the 5600.  They are literally the exact same CPU, and you can adjust the clocks yourself in the bios.