Question Need help/advice for my 2nd gaming pc

Apr 30, 2019
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I've only built 1 pc before and need some help building my new one. I guess you can call it a mid range gaming pc. I've never used Ryzen CPUs before and would like any advice and/or suggestions. Would also like to know if there'll be any bottlenecks lldue to CPU, Ram or motherboard?
Lastly I don't know how to work out how 'strong' my power supply should be?

GPU - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC 3GB
CASE - NZXT H500 ATX Tower Chassis
HDD - WD blue 1TB HDD
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz
SSD - WD Green SSD 120GB
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 2400Mhz
POWER SUPPLY - Lestech 700w 80+ power supply
MOTHERBOARD - Asrock B450M HDV (AM4 micro ATX) motherboard
 
Yes, B450 can support any speed ram (in theory) with a Ryzen 5 2600.
Ryzen needs at least 3000 or 3200 ram for good performance due to the way Ryzen works. Dual channel ram (2 sticks) is also needed for maximum performance.
I would buy a 6gb 1060, not a 3gb.
Also, I would buy a 240gb SSD since 120 fills up quickly.
That psu is not from a known brand. I would upgrade it to something more trusted.
 
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PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor | $164.49 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard | ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $64.99 @ Amazon
Memory | Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $44.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $29.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card | Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB Video Card | $199.99 @ Newegg
Case | NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $69.17 @ Amazon
Power Supply | SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $61.98 @ Newegg
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $680.49
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-30 17:41 EDT-0400 |
 
Some thoughts:
a)
How to choose psu:
1. Use this handy chart:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
2. Select a quality level PSU commensurate with your budget. Try to not go less than
tier 3 on a list such as this:
I would avoid noname brands like lestech.

b) 120gb is too small for windows.
I suggest you forget about a hard drive and buy a ssd only.
240gb would be minimum, but even 500gb or 1tb drives are reasonable these days. One can always add a HDD later.

c) consider carefully your future ram needs.
If you have any thought about needing 16gb later, buy it all now.
Buy a 2 stick kit.
Adding ram later is not guaranteed to be compatible