Drop by and share your thoughts on my R5 2600 Build

[locobun]

Hello everyone,

the time has come for me to build a computer from scratch and so I thought I'd come over and share some of my thoughts on my first build, hoping you could do the same. There are a few pieces I'm kinda set on but there are some others on which I haven't made up my mind yet. My heaviest use will consist of gaming, especially single player games and programming. Nothing is set in stone (besides the GPU), so I'd love to hear your opinions on anything and have a nice discussion!

My build consists of:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (160€)
GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX580 8GB (Bought,255€)
RAM: G.Skill RipjawsV 16GB DDR4-3200MHz (2x8GB,130€)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300TG (64€)
SSD: SanDisk 120GB (Owned, will probably get an M2 in the near future)
HDD: Does-It-Matter? 500GB (Owned)

And now for the 2 parts that I can't make up my mind yet:

PSU: I've done a calculation which showed around 550W, but I'm probably gonna get the Corsair TX-M Series TX650M. What do you think? Or would an EVGA 600 Bronze+ be enough?

As for the motherboard I am split between a few choices.
The MSI B450 Tomahawk (115€) or the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC(150€). Although at the Carbon's price I could also get the MSI X470 Gaming Pro (155€) and for even less I could get the MSI X470 Gaming Plus (135€). Is there a lot of difference between the X470 Gaming Plus and Pro? What's your opinion on those and is there any other good motherboard around that price range?

 

[drivinfast247]

Looks good. I'd get the cheaper 450 Tomahawk board and spend a little more and get at least a RMx series PSU from Corsair. Probably the 650w

 

[jojesa]

To avoid RAM issues select RAM from the motherboard or RAM manufacturer QVL.
Consider a larger that 120GB SSD, which could get full pretty fast hindering performance or other issues when Windows 10 updates drops a large update without notice.
Any reliable 550W should do (EVGA G2, Seasonic Focus or Corsair TX-M), but if you get 650W for the same price go with that.

 

[locobun]

Looks good. I'd get the cheaper 450 Tomahawk board and spend a little more and get at least a RMx series PSU from Corsair. Probably the 650w

I've seen a few posts saying that the X series is better for overclocking, so I was kinda skeptical regarding to the B450 motherboards. I don't plan to OC a lot nor do I wanna push my system to the limits, but I do wanna experience my build's higher potential. And a few years down the line, I'm sure games will be heavier so OC will be used more. From calculations I've done I get a recommended PSU Wattage of 550, so even the TX-M 650 was the "just to be safe" choice. I think the RMx series is gonna be a little too much for my kind of use.

To avoid RAM issues select RAM from the motherboard or RAM manufacturer QVL.
Consider a larger that 120GB SSD, which could get full pretty fast hindering performance or other issues when Windows 10 updates drops a large update without notice.
Any reliable 550W should do (EVGA G2, Seasonic Focus or Corsair TX-M), but if you get 650W for the same price go with that.

I am checking the QVL but sometimes it feels like it's outdated. A lot of people are saying their memories work fine on their motherboard even if they're not on the list, so I'll check if it's worked for other people and then take my chances. I already own the 2 Hard Drives but it's just a matter of time before I get my hands on a 970 Evo M.2 after I saw the speeds it can achieve


Thank you both for your replies!

 

[jojesa]

I am checking the QVL but sometimes it feels like it's outdated. A lot of people are saying their memories work fine on their motherboard even if they're not on the list, so I'll check if it's worked for other people and then take my chances.

Checking if the RAM have worked for others with the same motherboard is a good idea. Sometimes it might work after manually changing settings.

...but it's just a matter of time before I get my hands on a 970 Evo M.2 after I saw the speeds it can achieve!

Don't pay too much attention at the 3000 MBps speed since can only be achieve at heavy workloads, which is difficult to reach for regular users.
We won't see it in real world scenarios like boot app and game loading. You might see 1 to 3 seconds max on a Samsung NVME compared to a SATA III SSD when opening large files or loading a game and booting half to 1 second.
Any NVME drive with 5-year warranty and above 1000 MBps will do.

 

[locobun]

Don't pay too much attention at the 3000 MBps speed since can only be achieve at heavy workloads, which is difficult to reach for regular users.
We won't see it in real world scenarios like boot app and game loading. You might see 1 to 3 seconds max on a Samsung NVME compared to a SATA III SSD when opening large files or loading a game and booting half to 1 second.
Any NVME drive with 5-year warranty and above 1000 MBps will do.

I would buy a bigger sized SSD sometime anyway so I don't mind throwing a few extra bucks for the 970 Evo when the time comes since it's gonna come from a different paycheck 😀 thanks for the info though! What are your thoughts on the motherboard? Do you think the extra bucks for an X470 is worth it?

 

[jojesa]

For the Ryzen 5 2600, I would go with the B450 series, and wouldn't pay more for the X470 series. I would use the savings for other components that provide actual performance and benefits.
Some X470 are very similar to their B450 counterparts, some may have better audio, networking, may have USB type-C, more USB ports. The VRM in most are similar, but some might have better cooling for OCing.