Question CPU, GPU and Motherboard compatibility

[Yaya Kane]

Hi, I wanted to build my first PC, but I'm a complete beginner. So, I went here to ask if my components are compatible with each other, what component you guys think I should buy and did I miss a component.
Here are the components I'm considering or already purchased:

1. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core, 12 threads processor (already purchased)
2. GPU: ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Twin Edge OC White Edition ZT-D40600Q-10M (considering)
3. Motherboard: GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (already purchased)
4. RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600MHz CL18 Black 1.35V (already purchased)
5. Storage: WD Black SN850X 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2280 (considering)
6. Power Supply: Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Compliant (considering)
7. CPU Cooler: DeepCool AK400 ZERO DARK PLUS Performance (considering)
8. Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 Mid-Tower ATX Case (considering)

Can anyone confirm whether these components are compatible with each other? I am looking for a budget pc for gaming and streaming around 1500$ CAD, I already bought the CPU, Memory, and motherboard. It came in a bundle and it cost me 517.37$CAD after taxes. I've heard that certain CPUs or GPUs have something called bottleneck percentage. Your insights and recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, if you have any personal experiences with similar setups, I'd love to hear about them.
P.S.: If there is something missing but it seems obvious, like anything I need in order to build the pc whether it is a pc component or not, it may not be obvious to me so feel free to tell me.
Thanks in advance for your help in advance!

 

[35below0]

I see no conflicts in those picks. There will be millimeters between the CPU cooler and RAM, but it will fit. Check the case documentation to see if the CPU cooler will actually fit. It should but check.

The 4060 is a bit weak compared to it's siblings and what your system could handle. But it is capable as long as you do not want 4K gaming or very demanding games. Going with a 4070 would give you a little more horsepower, but cost far more than the actual benefit. It would also push up PSU wattage demand.

For a limited budget or for non-demanding games, the 4060 is more than good enough. But i expect others will maybe offer a better option.

I am not representative of a typical gamer as i mostly play older or non-demanding games. About the most demanding or recent game i've played on a RTX 4060 is Destroy all humans at 1440p. It flies.

Edit - The Corsair is a fine PSU. It does not seem like you will need ATX 3.0 though. I'm not sure. You could upgrade the GPU in a few years so it would be handy to have it, but on the other hand any improvement would likely also require more than 750W. So either get more watts or drop the ATX 3.0 support from your PSU needs. PCIe 5.0 i have nothing to say about.
But again, it IS a good PSU, so for reliability and performance you can hardly choose better without going well above and beyond your budget and needs.

 

[CountMike]

Hi, I wanted to build my first PC, but I'm a complete beginner. So, I went here to ask if my components are compatible with each other, what component you guys think I should buy and did I miss a component.
Here are the components I'm considering or already purchased:

1. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core, 12 threads processor (already purchased)
2. GPU: ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Twin Edge OC White Edition ZT-D40600Q-10M (considering)
3. Motherboard: GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (already purchased)
4. RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600MHz CL18 Black 1.35V (already purchased)
5. Storage: WD Black SN850X 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2280 (considering)
6. Power Supply: Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Compliant (considering)
7. CPU Cooler: DeepCool AK400 ZERO DARK PLUS Performance (considering)
8. Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 Mid-Tower ATX Case (considering)

Can anyone confirm whether these components are compatible with each other? I am looking for a budget pc for gaming and streaming around 1500$ CAD, I already bought the CPU, Memory, and motherboard. It came in a bundle and it cost me 517.37$CAD after taxes. I've heard that certain CPUs or GPUs have something called bottleneck percentage. Your insights and recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, if you have any personal experiences with similar setups, I'd love to hear about them.
P.S.: If there is something missing but it seems obvious, like anything I need in order to build the pc whether it is a pc component or not, it may not be obvious to me so feel free to tell me.
Thanks in advance for your help in advance!

I see no obvious compatibility problems but take a look at AMD GPUs too, they tend to be cheaper and better than Nvidia from same class.

 

[Yaya Kane]

I see no conflicts in those picks. There will be millimeters between the CPU cooler and RAM, but it will fit. Check the case documentation to see if the CPU cooler will actually fit. It should but check.

The 4060 is a bit weak compared to it's siblings and what your system could handle. But it is capable as long as you do not want 4K gaming or very demanding games. Going with a 4070 would give you a little more horsepower, but cost far more than the actual benefit. It would also push up PSU wattage demand.

For a limited budget or for non-demanding games, the 4060 is more than good enough. But i expect others will maybe offer a better option.

I am not representative of a typical gamer as i mostly play older or non-demanding games. About the most demanding or recent game i've played on a RTX 4060 is Destroy all humans at 1440p. It flies.

Edit - The Corsair is a fine PSU. It does not seem like you will need ATX 3.0 though. I'm not sure. You could upgrade the GPU in a few years so it would be handy to have it, but on the other hand any improvement would likely also require more than 750W. So either get more watts or drop the ATX 3.0 support from your PSU needs. PCIe 5.0 i have nothing to say about.
But again, it IS a good PSU, so for reliability and performance you can hardly choose better without going well above and beyond your budget and needs.

I'll check the case documentation. I am pretty sure I will buy a 1080p 144hz monitor do I really need to upgrade my GPU. I am not sure, I understood well the part about the ATX 3.0, cause like I said I am totally new to this. Do you have a specific PSU recommendation?

 

[Yaya Kane]

I see no obvious compatibility problems but take a look at AMD GPUs too, they tend to be cheaper and better than Nvidia from same class.

I searched it up and I found the AMD Radeon RX 7600. It says it is equivalent to the 4060, but does it matches my cpu?

 

[CountMike]

I searched it up and I found the AMD Radeon RX 7600. It says it is equivalent to the 4060, but does it matches my cpu?

They both do.

 

[35below0]

I'll check the case documentation. I am pretty sure I will buy a 1080p 144hz monitor do I really need to upgrade my GPU. I am not sure, I understood well the part about the ATX 3.0, cause like I said I am totally new to this. Do you have a specific PSU recommendation?

The PSU you chose is good.

At 1080p the 4060 can perform well. 4070 is better but costs much more AND needs more power. Go with 4060 or RX 7600.

Do you know some games you will be playing? Maybe that would help suggest a GPU for you.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

I would suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (Purchased For $517.00)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.90 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q4 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($158.16 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card ($476.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.97 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.99 @ PC-Canada)
Total: $1376.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-31 05:32 EST-0500

 

[Yaya Kane]

The PSU you chose is good.

At 1080p the 4060 can perform well. 4070 is better but costs much more AND needs more power. Go with 4060 or RX 7600.

Do you know some games you will be playing? Maybe that would help suggest a GPU for you.

I would probably play a lot of games like Valorant, FN, DBZKakarot, DBSparking 0 , R6, GTA and maybe Gmod.

 

[Yaya Kane]

I would suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (Purchased For $517.00)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.90 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q4 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($158.16 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card ($476.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Deepcool CC560 V2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.97 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.99 @ PC-Canada)
Total: $1376.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-31 05:32 EST-0500

Debating between 1Tb and 2Tb storage. Is the extra terabyte worth it? Looking for insights from similar use cases. Want to balance cost and space effectively. Appreciate your thoughts on whether 1TB is enough or if you regret not having more storage.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Debating between 1Tb and 2Tb storage. Is the extra terabyte worth it? Looking for insights from similar use cases. Want to balance cost and space effectively. Appreciate your thoughts on whether 1TB is enough or if you regret not having more storage.

2tb definitely. AAA games are getting bigger and bigger.


for example, i have 5 games installed in my PC right now.

Nolvus Skyrim - 400gb

Path of exile - 38 gb

Dota 2 - 50gb

Witcher 3 - 58gb

Baldurs gate 3 - 150gb

Total - 696 gb gone.

 

[Yaya Kane]

2tb definitely. AAA games are getting bigger and bigger.


for example, i have 5 games installed in my PC right now.

Nolvus Skyrim - 400gb

Path of exile - 38 gb

Dota 2 - 50gb

Witcher 3 - 58gb

Baldurs gate 3 - 150gb

Total - 696 gb gone.

Thank you man highly appreciated!

 

[Yaya Kane]

They both do.

I am now considering buying the rx6700xt or maybe the 3070 since it is equivalent does it still work with my CPU and do I need to upgrade the PSU? Which one the best?

 

[CountMike]

I am now considering buying the rx6700xt or maybe the 3070 since it is equivalent does it still work with my CPU and do I need to upgrade the PSU? Which one the best?

Yes. it's fine.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

The RMe 750 is still good with a 6750XT or 6700XT.

 

[Yaya Kane]

Yes. it's fine.

Do you know which one better for gamng while live streaming ?

 

[Yaya Kane]

2tb definitely. AAA games are getting bigger and bigger.


for example, i have 5 games installed in my PC right now.

Nolvus Skyrim - 400gb

Path of exile - 38 gb

Dota 2 - 50gb

Witcher 3 - 58gb

Baldurs gate 3 - 150gb

Total - 696 gb gone.

Do you know a great 2Tb SSD that as a good value for money and that will be compatible with my other components? Is the one from the list the best option? I am willing to pay a bit more if the SSD has a better value for money ratio?

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Do you know a great 2Tb SSD that as a good value for money and that will be compatible with my other components? Is the one from the list the best option? I am willing to pay a bit more if the SSD has a better value for money ratio?

here you go:

https://www.tomshardware.com/features/ssd-benchmarks-hierarchy#section-2tb-ssd-hierarchy

Honarable mentions: MSI M480 Pro, Addlink S95