[SOLVED] First build in 10 years

[Casio11]

Hey Everyone,

I am about to help my son with a build but this is the first one I have done in 10 years. He wants a gaming rig and has saved up all his money with some help from me so we are looking to keep it to around 1k. He also wants it to look cool as well he is very into social media. Below is the build that we are thinking. Please convince me to change components or let me know if you think this is good.

Much appreciated.

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Casio11/saved/jRCLP6

 

[jeremyj_83]

I made a couple changes to save money but have equal or better performance.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB TUF Gaming X3 OC Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 ADD-RGB 4F ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1014.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-31 13:24 EST-0500
While the 3600X isn't much faster than the 3600, it does come with a better HSF. This SSD is cheaper and faster than the one you had selected. This PSU is of higher quality since your was the bottom of the line EVGA 80+ Gold.

 

[Casio11]

I made a couple changes to save money but have equal or better performance.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB TUF Gaming X3 OC Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 ADD-RGB 4F ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1014.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-31 13:24 EST-0500
While the 3600X isn't much faster than the 3600, it does come with a better HSF. This SSD is cheaper and faster than the one you had selected. This PSU is of higher quality since your was the bottom of the line EVGA 80+ Gold.

Thank you very much for the input. I am have read and seen pretty bad reviews about the Asus TUF GPU so am concerned about this. I am thinking about the XFX THICC III instead.

 

[Flayed]

The Gigabyte 5700XT in your original list got pretty decent reviews. I's stick with that.

 

[captaincharisma]

I made a couple changes to save money but have equal or better performance.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB TUF Gaming X3 OC Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 ADD-RGB 4F ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1014.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-31 13:24 EST-0500
While the 3600X isn't much faster than the 3600, it does come with a better HSF. This SSD is cheaper and faster than the one you had selected. This PSU is of higher quality since your was the bottom of the line EVGA 80+ Gold.

that sounds like some pretty shady ram. i would research that brand of ram more before going with it

 

[jeremyj_83]

that sounds like some pretty shady ram. i would research that brand of ram more before going with it

I had wondered about that RAM until Tom's did a a review on the brand. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/oloy-warhawk-ddr4-3200-32gb-memory

 

[ScrewySqrl]

I'm going to suggest a 1K build that includes keyboard, mouse, monitor, and speakers:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($102.18 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card ($199.99 @ B&H)
Case: Rosewill Tyrfing V2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Classic 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC 22V2H 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Redragon S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse ($27.18 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA3001WB 14 W 2.1 Channel Speakers ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $989.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-31 14:50 EST-0500

ready to run anything you want to play

 

[King_V]

Thank you very much for the input. I am have read and seen pretty bad reviews about the Asus TUF GPU so am concerned about this. I am thinking about the XFX THICC III instead.

While the THICC III made improvements on the cooler compared to the THICC II, it's still not actually that good of a cooler despite its bulk. The III simply put band-aids over bullet-holes - the width-oriented heatsink fins combined with an enclosed shroud that looks like it was designed for length-oriented cooling fins is just a lousy design.

 

[Casio11]

I'm going to suggest a 1K build that includes keyboard, mouse, monitor, and speakers:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($102.18 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card ($199.99 @ B&H)
Case: Rosewill Tyrfing V2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Classic 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC 22V2H 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Redragon S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse ($27.18 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA3001WB 14 W 2.1 Channel Speakers ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $989.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-31 14:50 EST-0500

ready to run anything you want to play

Thank you very much for the input. I like some of your suggestions, but for the GPU I have read and seen better results from the 3700XT over the 1660. Also I have access to a 144Hz monitor.

Thank you again.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

since you have the 144hz monitor (1080p, I presume), i replaced the 1660 with a rx5700

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($102.18 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DD Ultra Video Card ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Tyrfing V2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Classic 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Redragon S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse ($27.18 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA3001WB 14 W 2.1 Channel Speakers ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1004.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-31 21:56 EST-0500