[SOLVED] How is this build for 1440 gaming?

Arborvitae

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Hello,

Trying to get a good 1440 gaming/school PC build for my little brother. We live in the US, budget is around $1500 USD.

My main concerns/questions:
-will this be powerful enough?
-do I need the CPU cooler?
-I got the "Warning!Some AMD B450 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Matisse CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions." so I'm wondering if this is a compatible build.
-Also looking for general crtitiques and suggestions.

Here is what I got so far:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VLpk8M

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($433.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($106.99 @ Other World Computing)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: VIOTEK GN27D 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor ($269.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1554.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-04 12:49 EDT-0400

Thanks!
 
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Everything looks very good

only thing:
Operating system should be able to be bought cheaper, and get the p400a or meshify C instead of that case.

this is just picking on your build, very good
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Everything looks very good

only thing:
Operating system should be able to be bought cheaper, and get the p400a or meshify C instead of that case.

this is just picking on your build, very good
 
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