Question First time home studio build - any advice/opinions welcome!

[Reuben519]

Hello there,

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/forums/...irst-time-build-for-my-home-studio-850-budget

If anyone could check out my parts list for a potential first time build im considering, and give me any feedback/advice/opinions etc, i would be really grateful!

Cheers guys!

 

[Reuben519]

Apologies ive just seen the notice about not posting new build content here!

 

[Rogue Leader]

Ive moved it to the right location

 

[Reuben519]

Ive moved it to the right location

Thanks alot

 

[g-unit1111]

I would definitely get a better PSU - that unit you have chosen is rather low end even though it is from a reputable brand. I think I would also lose the mechanical HD and go all M2 for your primary storage. This would be a much better rig, IMO:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£179.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.86 CFM CPU Cooler (£60.40 @ Alza)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard (£139.98 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£59.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Intel 660p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£115.09 @ Senetic)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card (£154.98 @ Box Limited)
Case: Corsair 275R ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.43 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£88.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £860.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-06 21:59 BST+0100

• Removed thermal compound and case fans
• changed liquid cooler to much better air cooler
• Swapped motherboard for a B550 motherboard
• Much better PSU

 

[Reuben519]

I would definitely get a better PSU - that unit you have chosen is rather low end even though it is from a reputable brand. I think I would also lose the mechanical HD and go all M2 for your primary storage. This would be a much better rig, IMO:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£179.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.86 CFM CPU Cooler (£60.40 @ Alza)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard (£139.98 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£59.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Intel 660p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£115.09 @ Senetic)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card (£154.98 @ Box Limited)
Case: Corsair 275R ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.43 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£88.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £860.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-06 21:59 BST+0100

• 
  
  • Removed thermal compound and case fans
  
  
  • changed liquid cooler to much better air cooler
  
  
  • Swapped motherboard for a B550 motherboard
  
  
  • Much better PSU

Thanks for taking a look and the suggested list! After some more consideration and recommendations/advice i've now come up with this list which isn't wildly different to what you put forward. Please let me know what you think

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/RsQ2F8

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£179.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler (£42.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£59.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£56.48 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card (£216.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Metallic Gear NEO MICRO MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Deepcool RF 120 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £822.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 21:56 BST+0100

 

[Reuben519]

Thanks for taking a look and the suggested list! After some more consideration and recommendations/advice i've now come up with this list which isn't wildly different to what you put forward. Please let me know what you think

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/RsQ2F8

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£179.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler (£42.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£59.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£56.48 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card (£216.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Metallic Gear NEO MICRO MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Deepcool RF 120 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £822.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-07 21:56 BST+0100

I will probably go for a 1tb M.2 though rather than the 500gb ive posted here..

 

[Reuben519]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor | £179.00 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler | £42.94 @ More Computers
Motherboard | Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | £99.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | £59.95 @ Amazon UK
Storage | Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | £72.99 @ CCL Computers
Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card | £216.99 @ Amazon UK
Case | NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case | £69.84 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply | SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | £86.99 @ CCL Computers
Case Fan | Deepcool RF 120 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack | £29.99 @ Amazon UK
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | £858.67
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-08 15:36 BST+0100 |

 

[punkncat]

Looks pretty solid in a quick glance. The only suggestion I would make would be to select a faster memory speed.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

Looks good, but hold off for a bit: you might be able to get a 5600 for a similar price in a couple of weeks

 

[Reuben519]

Looks pretty solid in a quick glance. The only suggestion I would make would be to select a faster memory speed.

Thanks for looking, What would you suggest if you dont mind?

 

[logainofhades]

Made some minor changes, to get you an ATX board, and faster ram. Keep in mind, 4th gen is getting announced today.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£179.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX GTE 56.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£30.05 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard (£139.96 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£68.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Intel 660p 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£50.44 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card (£213.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.84 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Deepcool RF 120 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £851.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-08 15:50 BST+0100

 

[Reuben519]

Looks good, but hold off for a bit: you might be able to get a 5600 for a similar price in a couple of weeks

Yeah thats a good point, and luckily i wont be making any order for these parts until later this month anyway so I will have chance to find that out!

 

[punkncat]

Thanks for looking, What would you suggest if you dont mind?

Personally would look for 3600 (speed) and have been quite partial to the "Ryzen optimized" G Skill. I love Corsair RAM in particular but it seems we get a lot of questions here about issues between zen and Corsair. It's never a bad idea to look through the mobo QVL on that.

 

[Reuben519]

Made some minor changes, to get you an ATX board, and faster ram. Keep in mind, 4th gen is getting announced today.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£179.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX GTE 56.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£30.05 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard (£139.96 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£68.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Intel 660p 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£50.44 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card (£213.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.84 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Deepcool RF 120 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £851.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-08 15:50 BST+0100

Interesting thank you! What would be the main benefits of ATX? Others have told me to go mATX as i would only be paying extra for the big metal box haha

 

[logainofhades]

You have an ATX case chosen, so you may as well go with an ATX board. It will look a bit odd with an M-ATX in and ATX case. You also get more expansion slots, if you ever decide you want to say add a wireless card, or one of those NVME adapters for more NVME storage. The ATX version has a heatsink for the top M.2 slot. It also appears to have a better power delivery setup as well.

 

[Reuben519]

You have an ATX case chosen, so you may as well go with an ATX board. It will look a bit odd with an M-ATX in and ATX case. You also get more expansion slots, if you ever decide you want to say add a wireless card, or one of those NVME adapters for more NVME storage. The ATX version has a heatsink for the top M.2 slot. It also appears to have a better power delivery setup as well.

Sounds like smart advice. Thanks for taking the time

 

[logainofhades]

Now if you want something small, you could go with something more like this, for a bit more money. You do lose out on expansion opportunities though.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£179.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX GTE 56.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£30.05 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard (£172.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£68.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Intel 660p 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£50.44 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card (£213.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Deepcool RF 120 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £874.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-08 16:07 BST+0100

 

[Reuben519]

Now if you want something small, you could go with something more like this, for a bit more money. You do lose out on expansion opportunities though.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£179.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX GTE 56.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£30.05 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard (£172.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory (£68.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Intel 660p 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£50.44 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card (£213.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Deepcool RF 120 56.5 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £874.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-08 16:07 BST+0100

Im not too fussed over the size really now that im really thinking about it, i kinda think ATX has better a aesthetic quality to it anyway and more room for expansion is always a good thing. The only thing im unsure about now is the psu. I originally had picked the corsair you suggested above, but then quite a few people told me its worth spending extra for the seasonic one. I honestly cant see what the big difference is though to warrant such a higher price? Id prefer to save some money on that aslong as its still efficient and reliable enough.

 

[logainofhades]

The seasonic and the Corsair TXM are both fine choices. The Seasonic is probably a bit better, but you cannot go wrong with either.

 

[Reuben519]

The seasonic and the Corsair TXM are both fine choices. The Seasonic is probably a bit better, but you cannot go wrong with either.

You've been a great help, thanks again