[SOLVED] 1300€ Setup for mostly Gaming

[annadmlr]

Hey guys,

I'm looking forward to buy a new Gaming Setup.
I was wondering ig you could approve this build.
Im not very much into the topic right now.

Here is my basket/build:

https://www.mindfactory.de/shopping...221a57369b7eceaecb06c42e4ff894db99590b30537f0

 

[tennis2]

Looks quite good actually.

Would be really nice to fit a 500GB SSD and a 650W PSU though...

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor (€327.99 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler (€60.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard (€151.89 @ Alternate)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€77.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Corsair MP510 480 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€79.99 @ Corsair DE)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card (€431.90 @ Alza)
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 ATX Mid Tower Case (€69.77 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€96.89 @ Alternate)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 PWM 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan (€9.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1307.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-15 14:02 CET+0100

PCPartpicker isn't the best for grabbing the lowest price (or even showing stock), so make sure to check pricing against my list. PCPartpicker just makes it easy to throw together a rough list when helping people in the forums like this. Perfect? No. Convenient? Yes.

 

[annadmlr]

@tennis2

Awesome thank you for letting me know. Just to make sure: <

Is the RAM fitting on the mainboard? Since it says DDR4-3200 which isnt supported by the MB.
Will take your advice with the SSD!

Thank you!

 

[tennis2]

Yes, the RAM works. Your kit was DDR4-3600 but CAS 18, so the DDR4-3200 CAS 16 I linked should be of similar total speed

 

[Hellfire13]

I would do a little different. This allows for faster RAM and more storage...

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor | €327.99 @ Mindfactory
CPU Cooler | be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler | €60.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard | MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard | €112.80 @ Alza
Memory | Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | €98.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage | Sabrent Rocket Q 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | €119.95 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card | Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card | €396.90 @ Alza
Case | Thermaltake Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case | €56.98 @ Alternate
Power Supply | Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | €96.89 @ Alternate
Wireless Network Adapter | TP-Link Archer T4U USB 3.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter | €23.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case Fan | be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan | €9.79 @ Aquatuning
Case Fan | be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87 CFM 120 mm Fan | €8.79 @ Aquatuning
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | €1313.88
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-15 14:44 CET+0100 |

 

[tennis2]

The Gigabyte 5700XT is a good card. I considered it in my list. The Nitro+ IS better, but whether or not it's worth the price premium....?

I also had the B450 Tomahawk max in my list too, but having to add a WiFi card (USB WiFi isn't great) basically negated the savings.

The cheaper case....I mean.... sure, but the Pure Base 500 windowed is better. Personal preference, so I left it.

Sabrent Rocket Q....QLC. I'm not a fan of QLC main drives...

 

[Hellfire13]

The Gigabyte 5700XT is a good card. I considered it in my list. The Nitro+ IS better, but whether or not it's worth the price premium....?

I also had the B450 Tomahawk max in my list too, but having to add a WiFi card (USB WiFi isn't great) basically negated the savings.

The cheaper case....I mean.... sure, but the Pure Base 500 windowed is better. Personal preference, so I left it.

Sabrent Rocket Q....QLC. I'm not a fan of QLC main drives...

All the cards perform around the same range. The more expensive cards are mostly marketing BS.

I am not a fan of USB wifi either, but I have seen this particular unit at work closely at office, and it does the job pretty well. On the flip side, it allows to run DDR4 3600, which is the sweet spot for Ryzen 3xxx processors. Also makes way for more storage.
The Pro Carbon AC in your list is not guaranteed to come with 3rd gen. BIOS updated if they send you one from the older batches. Neither does it come with the improved and bigger 32bit BIOS chip that allows for the latest AGESA codes for Eyzen 3xxx.

I have seen both the case up close and personal and the Thermaltake case is far better in terms of airflow and cable management. As for the cheap part, it varies from country to country. In some countries it is not so cheap. Never assess a part by its price tag, thats not the right thing to do.

QLC is fine on performance for a gaming machine as there is hardly any activity for cache burnout. It also needs the least amount of drivers and gives you more storage capacity, higher density and lower price for more storage volume...
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1092033-ssd-tier-list/

 

[Vic 40]

Why not just drop down to the 3700X,gives money to play with.


Nevermind,see that the 3800X is on sale (i guess) so go for it.

 

[tennis2]

The pro carbon AC has BIOS flashback, so you can update the BIOS without installing a CPU at all.

In terms of the larger BIOS, I was of the understanding that was only necessary to support all 3 generations of Ryzen CPUs at the same time.

 

[Hellfire13]

The pro carbon AC has BIOS flashback, so you can update the BIOS without installing a CPU at all.

In terms of the larger BIOS, I was of the understanding that was only necessary to support all 3 generations of Ryzen CPUs at the same time.

MAX also comes with the Click BIOS 5 along with improved memory performance for 3rd gen.

 

[tennis2]

Gotcha.