[SOLVED] First build. Yay or nay?

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I've had a prebuild for years but was sick of how slow it had gotten. I'm still pretty new to pc but this is what I put together. I recently got into college so I'm on a bit of a budget. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Y78xk6 (Budget is around $600-650 USD. No more than $700 preferably)
 
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what is the total budget. mostly looks good although I do not suggest spending that much for a case when the power supply is such low quality.
for your consideration
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($85.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN TUF Gaming Allian 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: TCSunBow X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Case: HEC HX210 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ B&H)
Total: $620.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-10 04:30 EDT-0400


changed to a budget friendly case and transferred the funds to a far more reliable and higher quality PSU to protect the system.
 
Apr 10, 2020
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what is the total budget. mostly looks good although I do not suggest spending that much for a case when the power supply is such low quality.
for your consideration
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($85.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN TUF Gaming Allian 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: TCSunBow X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Case: HEC HX210 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ B&H)
Total: $620.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-10 04:30 EDT-0400


changed to a budget friendly case and transferred the funds to a far more reliable and higher quality PSU to protect the system.
I prefer to stay within $600-650. Maybe able to squeeze to a little bit below $700 but I would prefer not to go over it. Oh and I just have a weird thing for white cases with tempered glass. Do you have any cheaper alternatives you can recommend?
 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($85.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Monoprice)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks P300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ B&H)
Total: $641.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-10 04:51 EDT-0400


642 with a few changes
I went with memory known to work out of the box with that board (on the QVL), SSD manufacturer changed to a more mainstream maker, but you get the pretty case and the reliable power supply
 
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