Question Is this a good build?

[sofalinux]

Making a office computer that will also server as a browser and video streamer. The main thing to know is that it is NOT a gamer.

Give me your opinion. I expect this to still be good for at least 5 years. Theres a few other parts I need but these are the critical ones I need reassurance on.

Thanks.

Component		Selection	Price
CPU			AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	£119.99

Motherboard			MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 ATX AM4 Motherboard	£76.45
Memory			Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	£54.99
Storage			Western Digital Blue SA510 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£94.99
Power Supply			be quiet! System Power 10 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£44.98
Total:	£391.40

 

[Lafong]

Generally looks OK to me.

Your motherboard will accept an NVME drive instead of a 2.5 inch SSD if you want to do that, but nothing wrong with a traditional 2.5 inch SSD.

Is that RAM found on the motherboard's official qualified memory list? If it isn't, it may still work fine. Do you need RGB RAM at all?

Not sure about that power supply. May be fine if you need to watch the budget. 450 watts should be enough, but I don't know about the quality.

No mention of necessary parts like a case.

 

[triplex1]

You don't need to put a 550 motherboard with this processor that supports PCI_E 3.
Change the motherboard to a relatively cheap 650, with an 8700G processor and DDR5 RAM and Nvme disk

 

[sofalinux]

Generally looks OK to me.

Your motherboard will accept an NVME drive instead of a 2.5 inch SSD if you want to do that, but nothing wrong with a traditional 2.5 inch SSD.

Is that RAM found on the motherboard's official qualified memory list? If it isn't, it may still work fine. Do you need RGB RAM at all

I can go with a better RAM after the final motherboard decision is made.

Not sure about that power supply. May be fine if you need to watch the budget. 450 watts should be enough, but I don't know about the quality.

I will do a re-look at power supplies.

I see in the manual https://gzhls.at/blob/ldb/5/1/0/5/a3fb78e4b445083ba43941f0c81eb99ea90d.pdf that this motherboard is only for use with Windows operating system (page 43). I never knew that a motherboard was operating system specific. Never ran into that before. I use Linux. Is this true that I can not use linux with this?

You know what... would you recommend a cpu, motherboard (for ATX case) and memory for me in the same basic price range or there abouts. I prefer onboard graphics and audio. I'm concerned that this is beyond my pay grade to sort through all the options. Or am I just being paranoid?

I also never have used UEFI. I have always had BIOS. I prefer to stick with BIOS but I can venture into UEFI if nessessary

 

[helper800]

I can go with a better RAM after the final motherboard decision is made.

I will do a re-look at power supplies.

I see in the manual https://gzhls.at/blob/ldb/5/1/0/5/a3fb78e4b445083ba43941f0c81eb99ea90d.pdf that this motherboard is only for use with Windows operating system (page 43). I never knew that a motherboard was operating system specific. Never ran into that before. I use Linux. Is this true that I can not use linux with this?

You know what... would you recommend a cpu, motherboard (for ATX case) and memory for me in the same basic price range or there abouts. I prefer onboard graphics and audio. I'm concerned that this is beyond my pay grade to sort through all the options. Or am I just being paranoid?

I also never have used UEFI. I have always had BIOS. I prefer to stick with BIOS but I can venture into UEFI if nessessary

Is something like this within the budget?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 4.3 GHz 6-Core Processor (£159.99 @ AWD-IT)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£109.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£84.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case (£67.94 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair RM650 (2023) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £616.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-27 19:20 GMT+0000

 

[triplex1]

Is something like this within the budget?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 4.3 GHz 6-Core Processor (£159.99 @ AWD-IT)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£109.00 @ MoreCoCo)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£84.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case (£67.94 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair RM650 (2023) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £616.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-27 19:20 GMT+0000

Reduce from somewhere else and go with the 8700G which has the best graphics of all.

 

[helper800]

Reduce from somewhere else and go with the 8700G which has the best graphics of all.

You really dont want to reduce other parts much more than this, though it can be done...

This is as cost reduced as I would be comfortable recommending for an 8700g, though you lose guaranteed EXPO compatability with the RAM, a slightly worse PSU, a much worse case, and a cheaper quality motherboard.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (£239.99 @ AWD-IT)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M D3HP AX Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard (£104.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£84.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Antec AX20 ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.89 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650GL 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £622.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-27 19:33 GMT+0000

 

[sofalinux]

These prices are way more than I can spend. I wouldn't want to spend over $500 (U.S.), but would like to spend less. I don't need great graphics. As I said, internet videos, browsing and office work. Prefer Bios not willing to use UEFI if thats the wave of the future. Will not use wifi. Want 2tb storage. 32 g memory. I have a case, keyboard, mouse. 500 watts should be plenty.

 

[Lafong]

I'd think an Intel i3 or any similarly powered AMD processor would be fine for your purposes.

Even if it were from 3 or 4 generations ago.

I'm using a 9 year old Intel 6600K for your same tasks ("internet videos, browsing, and office work") and all is well. No video card. I use 8 GB of RAM without issues.

Try to ensure that the power supply is of decent quality. It doesn't need to be over 450 watts or so, but you may have to step up to 550 just to get better quality.

No over-riding need to use anything other than a standard 2.5 inch SATA SSD for storage.

CPU is still the most important piece.

I might splurge the last 50 dollars to boost the PSU quality and CPU up a bit, at the expense of other components if push comes to shove on the budget.

Stock coolers should be OK for you.

Ditch the RGB RAM to save 10 bucks you can spend elsewhere. At your budget, RAM amount is more important than RAM speed. 16 should certainly be plenty for stated tasks. You say you want 32...OK if you have a known reason.

Outright refusing UEFI may restrict your choices. I have no problems with it.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Don’t get the hate on UEFI. But the ryzen system mentioned above is decent just a couple of generations behind. But with uefi, once it’s set it’s pretty well good to go.

 

[sofalinux]

I was not aware of "RGB" memory. I just read up on it. See, theres a lot I don't know but you guys are steering me good. I'll do some new shopping tomorrow.
Thanks. I'll let you know what I find.

 

[sofalinux]

I was not aware of "RGB" memory. I just read up on it. See, theres a lot I don't know but you guys are steering me good. I'll do some new shopping tomorrow. I'll also read a little more about UEFI. I read before that UEFI uses more partitions and it sounded a bit daunting but I know if it come down to it I can deal with it. I've been partitioning and installing fore quite a few years. Many times with problems but I always work them out. Plus its going to be just a matter of time before UEFI is all you can get.
Thanks. I'll let you know what I find.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

uefi does seem to use a few extra partitions but when your installing windows for example it pretty much does it all for you. So mainly a matter of double checking if you need to partition etc. But storage is also cheap as well. I think a 1tb ssd runs about 50 bucks these days. Depending on the board you get you may have plenty of options. I want to say my z690 board has 6 nvme slots.

 

[helper800]

These prices are way more than I can spend. I wouldn't want to spend over $500 (U.S.), but would like to spend less. I don't need great graphics. As I said, internet videos, browsing and office work. Prefer Bios not willing to use UEFI if thats the wave of the future. Will not use wifi. Want 2tb storage. 32 g memory. I have a case, keyboard, mouse. 500 watts should be plenty.

If that is all you need this should be good enough.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor (£142.12 @ NeoComputers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE AX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£84.98 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£92.99 @ SanDisk)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650GL 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £425.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-28 20:35 GMT+0000

 

[sofalinux]

If that is all you need this should be good enough.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor (£142.12 @ NeoComputers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE AX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£84.98 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£92.99 @ SanDisk)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650GL 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £425.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-28 20:35 GMT+0

 

[sofalinux]

If that is all you need this should be good enough.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor (£142.12 @ NeoComputers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE AX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£84.98 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£92.99 @ SanDisk)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A650GL 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £425.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-11-28 20:35 GMT+0

I like this list a lot better. But I found that the manual for the motherboard (https://download.gigabyte.com/FileL...1101_e.pdf?v=90178938af27826480a5e99026d17d3c) says that cpu socket is AM5. However, the CPU data on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-5700G-16-Thread-Processor/dp/B091J3NYVF?th=1) states that it is a AM4.

Please explain. Does it matter.

I also just noticed that this MB is a micro ATX. Well, I'll see if I can change this list a bit to get things matching.
I see why this is a "take your time" project.

 

[sofalinux]

Would this be a better motherboard for the build in POST #14?
MSI-B550-A PRO
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-B550-PRO...-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1
According to this website it looks better https://versus.com/en/gigabyte-b550m-aorus-elite-vs-msi-b550-a-pro

 

[Flayed]

Would this be a better motherboard for the build in POST #14?
MSI-B550-A PRO
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-B550-PRO...-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1
According to this website it looks better https://versus.com/en/gigabyte-b550m-aorus-elite-vs-msi-b550-a-pro

I upgraded a friends PC with an MSI B550-A PRO it seemed to be pretty good for the money, 2 m2 slots for drives and bios flashback which turned out to be useful as it shipped with an outdated bios

 

[sofalinux]

Is it easy to update the BIOS? I have never done that.

 

[helper800]

I like this list a lot better. But I found that the manual for the motherboard (https://download.gigabyte.com/FileL...1101_e.pdf?v=90178938af27826480a5e99026d17d3c) says that cpu socket is AM5. However, the CPU data on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-5700G-16-Thread-Processor/dp/B091J3NYVF?th=1) states that it is a AM4.

Please explain. Does it matter.

I also just noticed that this MB is a micro ATX. Well, I'll see if I can change this list a bit to get things matching.
I see why this is a "take your time" project.

Both the CPU and the motherboard are AM4, neither are AM5. The manual you are linking is for a B650 motherboard, not the one I linked.