[SOLVED] Building new PC

[Xavierol1]

Just need some advice on my new pc build, trying to go for a white build, need help on where money can be saved or just bad compatibility .
What I have chosen currently:

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU Cooler - Corsair h100i RGB Platinum
Mother board - Asus PRIME X570-PRO ATX
Memory - Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-3600MHz
Storage - WD SN750 1TB, Seagate 2TB
GPU - Asus RTX 2060 6GB Dual EVO OC
Case - Thermaltake View 51 Snow
PSU - Asus ROG Strix 850w

Also is buying all my parts from partpicker.com ok? I'm not worried about how long it would take to arrive.
Any help would be great, thanks!

 

[Darkbreeze]

First, you don't "buy" parts from PCPartpicker. You buy them from individual retailers. PCPP only links you to those retailers and then they get a referral fee if you click through to those retailers and actually make a purchase so in reality it has nothing to do with PCPP and is strictly a matter of whether the retailer itself is reliable. Since PCPP mostly uses Amazon, Newegg, B&H Photo, Adorama and PC outlet, and those sites are well known and safe, then the shorter answer would be yes.

As far as the hardware goes, you could probably shave off a little bit by going with 3200mhz memory, which isn't going to make a big difference in performance really anyhow. Also, there are likely less expensive but still suitable options for the case, power supply and motherboard but if you require that these parts be white or mostly white then your choices are going to be limited and you may have to simply accept the fact that paying a premium to get primarily white hardware may be a foregone conclusion without greatly lowering the quality expectations.

The build actually looks fine as is.

 

[larsv8]

X570 is overkill, can save quite a bit by going with a budget B450.
You are really going to want an SSD to load windows
PSU is overkill

 

[Why_Me]

Just need some advice on my new pc build, trying to go for a white build, need help on where money can be saved or just bad compatibility .
What I have chosen currently:

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU Cooler - Corsair h100i RGB Platinum
Mother board - Asus PRIME X570-PRO ATX
Memory - Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-3600MHz
Storage - WD SN750 1TB, Seagate 2TB
GPU - Asus RTX 2060 6GB Dual EVO OC
Case - Thermaltake View 51 Snow
PSU - Asus ROG Strix 850w

Also is buying all my parts from partpicker.com ok? I'm not worried about how long it would take to arrive.
Any help would be great, thanks!

What's your budget and what country are you located?

 

[Why_Me]

You want to go with at least a 1TB SSD .. you can always add a storage drive later on.

11400F > 3600
RTX 3060 > RTX 2060

https://www.newegg.com/white-phanteks-eclipse-p360a-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811854104
Phanteks Eclipse P360A White Mid Tower Case $79.99

Free 120mm fan that comes with this psu (special offer) for your exhaust fan for that case.

https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-leadex-iii-sf-550f14hg-550w/p/1HU-024C-00008
Super Flower Leadex III 550W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply $69.99
Free 120mm ARGB Case Fan with Purchase, Limited Offer By Super Flower
https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-sf-af121-bk-case-fan/p/1YF-01B3-00001

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157994
ASRock B560M STEEL LEGEND $134.99

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203371799302
Intel Core i5-11400F $238.99

Amazon.com: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO - Tower CPU Cooler with BioniX P-Series case fan in push-pull, 120 mm PWM fan, for Intel and AMD socket - Grey/white : Electronics

Buy ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO - Tower CPU Cooler with BioniX P-Series case fan in push-pull, 120 mm PWM fan, for Intel and AMD socket - Grey/white: CPU Cooling Fans - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

www.amazon.com

ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO White CPU Cooler $44.99

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-Desktop-Gaming-BL2K8G32C16U4B/dp/B083TYS4TL/
Crucial Ballistix DDR4 3200MHz Memory Kit 16GB (8GBx2) CL16 (White) $86.72

https://www.amazon.com/PNY-CS2130-Internal-Solid-State/dp/B0869B4Q66/
PNY CS2130 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4 Internal SSD $109.00

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194251047878
EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XC Graphics Card $690.00

Total: $1455

Reviews of that cpu.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/intel-core-i5-11400f-processor-review,1.html

Intel Core i5-11400F Review - The Best Rocket Lake

The Core i5-11400F is Intel's most affordable Rocket Lake processor. While its multiplier is locked, you can still adjust the power limit. Once we did that, the CPU ran over 15% faster and almost matched the Core i5-11600K. We also made an interesting discovery regarding Gear 1 vs. Gear 2.

www.techpowerup.com

A better look at that case.

https://www.phanteks.com/Eclipse-P360A.html

A better look at that board.

https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B560M Steel Legend/index.asp

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l0hHr6FpVc

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDmOkPiDe-E

 

[kousik1987]

ROG PSU meaningless.. try other
ram 3200mhz enough
view 51 ? is this good. have a look on corsair 5000 series. or 4000, more value for money. or O11.

 

[Darkbreeze]

You guys have CLEARLY missed the point. Yes, some of those items aren't even remotely necessary, but if you are going to find suitable alternatives, you should FIRST determine that he didn't choose X570 for the purpose of having PCIe 4.0, which you didn't bother to do, and that whatever it is you are recommending is at least a moderately good fit for the white color scheme he wanted, since most of those parts are at least partially white if not entirely white. Not so easy to find cheaper alternatives when trying to source white hardware.

 

[ocer9999]

The X570 or even B550 Steel Legend would be a great alternative, considering he's looking for a white themed build those would fit perfect and they are pretty reasonably priced for the features they have.

 

[Darkbreeze]

I agree, as a budget option. They lack some features found on many other boards but often some of those features are features that the average person either doesn't care about or would never use anyhow, so, it's really a matter of listing out what you HAVE to have on the board and then eliminating anything that doesn't have that until you find the least expensive board that has everything you desire, has the right color scheme AND has decent reviews. If it has poor VRMs or other negatives, based on reviews, then it really doesn't matter what it has it won't be a good choice.

 

[logainofhades]

Just need some advice on my new pc build, trying to go for a white build, need help on where money can be saved or just bad compatibility .
What I have chosen currently:

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU Cooler - Corsair h100i RGB Platinum
Mother board - Asus PRIME X570-PRO ATX
Memory - Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-3600MHz
Storage - WD SN750 1TB, Seagate 2TB
GPU - Asus RTX 2060 6GB Dual EVO OC
Case - Thermaltake View 51 Snow
PSU - Asus ROG Strix 850w

Also is buying all my parts from partpicker.com ok? I'm not worried about how long it would take to arrive.
Any help would be great, thanks!

Please export your pcpartpicker build, and post a link to it here. Makes it easier to visually see what you are looking at, and make suggestions.