New gaming pc Build

[0fart]

Budget (including currency): 1000± NZD

Country: NZL

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

Mostly Gaming (OW2, CS ect.) 

 

Just looking for some advice or confirmation on the motherboard and if 650w power supply will be enough.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HWP2JM

I did note I might need to flash BIOS.

 

Other details :

Exsisting parts include:

GPU, Power supply, SSD and HDD.

 

Dont need peripherals and I have an UW display 

 

 

[SorryBella]

21 minutes ago, 0fart said:

Power supply

Honestly if it is that gamemax PSU id replace it straight because of poor reliability but 650 should be fine for that setup.

[Dr. Will0hlep]

1 hour ago, 0fart said:

Budget (including currency): 1000± NZD

Country: NZL

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

Mostly Gaming (OW2, CS ect.) 

 

Just looking for some advice or confirmation on the motherboard and if 650w power supply will be enough.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HWP2JM

I did note I might need to flash BIOS.

 

Other details :

Exsisting parts include:

GPU, Power supply, SSD and HDD.

 

Dont need peripherals and I have an UW display 

Get a cheaper motherboard,  unless there is some feature you really need that cheaper boards don't have. Spending more on MBs only gets you features not performance and if you don't need the features it's a waste of money.

Which of the SSDs do you already have?
if your buying the Crucial P3, get a Kingston NV2 instead

 

Personnally, I'd get a cheaper case, but fair enough if you want to spend a little on looks

[0fart]

On 4/5/2023 at 11:43 PM, will0hlep said:

Get a cheaper motherboard,  unless there is some feature you really need that cheaper boards don't have. Spending more on MBs only gets you features not performance and if you don't need the features it's a waste of money.

Which of the SSDs do you already have?
if your buying the Crucial P3, get a Kingston NV2 instead

 

Personnally, I'd get a cheaper case, but fair enough if you want to spend a little on looks

Thanks for the info man,

 

The only cheaper motherboards that are avalible to me are mATX, will this create any issues with the case and assembly? Im a little unexperienced.

 

I was planning on buying the Crucial P3 but the Kingston one you have suggested is simmilarly priced so I will go for that one, Thank you.

 

As for the case I dont mind spending a little more but im still researching all my options.

 

[Queen Chrysalis]

56 minutes ago, 0fart said:

The only cheaper motherboards that are avalible to me are mATX, will this create any issues with the case and assembly? Im a little unexperienced.

No.  mATX and ATX are interchangeable in ATX cases.  mATX cases need an mATX board, but ATX cases can use and an mATX board.  They look fine, they are the same width, but ATX boards are just like 2 inches longer.  The holes are in the same spots, and with a GPU installed, oyu can;t even tell the board is shorter.  There is really nothing anyone needs on ATX boards anymore now that CrossFire and SLI are EOL.  

 

mATX boards are usually cheaper because new motherboards use so many layers of PCB that making the board 2 inches longer adds to the cost of production quite a bit.

 

I would honestly just sell the rx 590 for a hunder bucks or so and get a new GPU, the system isn;t really gonna be any faster still using that thing.  The 6600 is twice as fast in most games.  You can definitely afford it with your budger.

 

For you're use case, this would be more budget-optimal:

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($68.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($45.00 @ PB Technologies) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  ($398.99 @ PB Technologies) 
Case: Deepcool CC560 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($92.58 @ PB Technologies) 
Power Supply: GameMax GP 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply 
Total: $958.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-07 12:02 NZST+1200

 

 

• The 5600 is gonna perform identically to the 5700x in slmaot every single game and costs a lot less.  The 5500 is a little bit slower, but with anything less than a 6700xt it won't make a difference as you'll still be very GPU bound.  You can get a 5600 with this budget, but with how much cheaper the 5500 is, with an rx 6600 for your GPU, you;d be better off just getting the 5500.
• The GPU is single most important component so, you really don;t wanna skip out on performance there and the 590 is OK but there are way faster options with how much money you are spending.  The 6600 is way faster than the 590 and should have every game running at roughly twice the framerate or faster.  It also uses a lot less power so it'll be fine with that PSU.
• The cooler you picked is barely better than a stock cooler, not really worth buying, especially with a cool chip like the 5500 or 5600.  If you wan't an aftermarket cooler for looks or something, this one would be worth getting: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler (AK400 WH) - PCPartPicker
• This is actually a great motherboard for the money.  It has good heatsinks, onboard blueooth and wifi, and USB type-C
• This memory will work identically for a little less.
• If you really want a bigger SSD, go for it, but for gaming it won't really matter, the MX500 will still run your system about identically.