First ever build

NewTech12 · September 24, 2023

Hey,

yesterday I ordered parts for my first pc ever. But today I woke up with a few concerns.

The parts are:

-Ryzen 5 5500

-XFX 6650XT

-32GB 3200Mhz Lexar Thor ram

-Thermalright Assassin 120 SE Cooler

-Asrock B450m Pro4 R2.0

-FSP DAGGER Pro 550W 80+ Gold

-Marc Gaming Case (3 fans installed)

-1TB Crucial P3

Total costed me 620€.

So basically I have these concerns. I dont know much about tech thats why.

1. Are the Vrms good on the mainboard?

2. Is the mainboard ryzen 5000 ready?

3. Ive been using a HP Pavilion X360 with an i5-1135g7 since 3 years. I never had a pc. Will the performance of the pc be way better than my laptop or about the same?

4. Are 550W enough for an 6650xt? Will just be used casual. Not overclocked or anything.

5. Is lexar thor ram good or should I switch it to another brand?

6. Is the price okay or did I spend too much? Pc parts are currently really expensive here.

I would appreciate every answer. Thx.

Edited September 24, 2023 by NewTech12
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NewTech12 · September 24, 2023

And one more. Does the mainboard have all the cable slots I need? Dont know how to check that one. Cooler doesnt have RGB since I dont like it that much. Only The case has 3 rgb fans.

NewTech12 · September 24, 2023

And the last one. The mainbaord states to have an adressable led connector. Is that another name for argb?

Tetras · September 24, 2023

1 hour ago, NewTech12 said:

1. Are the Vrms good on the mainboard?

Good enough for a 5500.

1 hour ago, NewTech12 said:

2. Is the mainboard ryzen 5000 ready?

From the CPU support list, it was first sold with Ryzen 3000 support out of the box.

Ryzen 5 5500 support was added with BIOS P5.4, which I believe is dated 10 March 2022.

ASRock have updated their listing to say that it supports Ryzen 5000 which probably means that they now ship with a compatible BIOS, but obviously I can't speak for the turnover @ the store.

I checked listings on big sites (like amazon and newegg, but I can't find any recent customer reviews that could help you.

It may come with a sticker on the box that says it is Ryzen 5000 ready.

1 hour ago, NewTech12 said:

3. Ive been using a HP Pavilion X360 with an i5-1135g7 since 3 years. I never had a pc. Will the performance of the pc be way better than my laptop or about the same?

The Passmark scores suggest that it is a decent upgrade in single and multicore performance, but if you'll notice and how much it matters for your workload(s), I couldn't say.

I can't comment on the graphics card, because I don't know what GPU the laptop uses.

1 hour ago, NewTech12 said:

4. Are 550W enough for an 6650xt? Will just be used casual. Not overclocked or anything.

A decent 550, sure, no problem. A bad one? Probably not.

1 hour ago, NewTech12 said:

6. Is the price okay or did I spend too much? Pc parts are currently really expensive here.

What country? It seems reasonable for 600 euro. I couldn't find all of your parts (case+PSU), so this naturally comes out cheaper.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/hWhJfy

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (€96.90 @ Alza)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 R2.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€69.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Lexar THOR 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (€68.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€39.99 @ Galaxus)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card (€247.99 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €523.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-09-24 16:59 CEST+0200

1 hour ago, NewTech12 said:

And one more. Does the mainboard have all the cable slots I need? Dont know how to check that one.

The motherboard? I'm not sure what you mean by "cable slots"? Cable slots for what? RGB and fans? Checking this is a pain, honestly, because they are not standardised, so you have to be careful. The way I do it, is check the manual for the case and/or fans installed the case, which can tell you what connectors they use. The fans themselves are usually fairly simple, 3 pin or 4 pin PWM, which any modern motherboard can deal with.

The most important thing with RGB is that the voltage is right, you don't want to plug a 12v device into a 5v header and vice versa.

A lot of cases come with pre-installed splitters (so you only connect the fans once, or in some cases: fan controllers, so without checking the manual, I'm not sure what power leads you'll need.

_Omega_ · September 24, 2023

3 hours ago, NewTech12 said:

5. Is lexar thor ram good or should I switch it to another brand?

fort that question, that Lexar RAM is fine (even quite good for (i guess) cheap 3200MHz ram as Cl 16 is not a bad memory timing) just buy the cheapest 3200 MHz ram with okay timings (Cl 16), as you are on quite a thigh budget.

QuantumSingularity · September 24, 2023

Everything looks fine. Pretty much every motherboard is good for a Ryzen 5500. The mobo also has 5V A-RGB lead as well as 12V RGB, so you got to be careful where you plug what. But why did you go for a separate cooler ? The 5500 comes boxed with Wraith Stealth which is WAAAAY more than enough for it. If you add the money from the cooler to the GPU, you can get 7600 or even a 6700XT.