Need some inputs on my components list

[tausif.ahmed95]

I am building a PC for personal use with minimum requirements.
I am about to place order for the following products:
1. AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
2. Asus Prime A320M-K
3. Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR4 LPX
4. Corsair VS450 450-Watt Power Supply
5. Corsair Carbide SPEC-04 Cabinet
6. Western Digital WD10EZEX HDD.

As I am building for the first time, I need suggestions if I need to get something else like cooling fan etc., and is the build components are compatible and fine with each other.
Please let me know your inputs. Thanks.

 

[Barty1884]

Nothing else you'll need, necessarily.

You will need to check that the A320M-K has had a BIOS update to support the 2200G out of the box.
If it does not, you'll need a 1st Gen Ryzen/A-seria APU to perform the update first.

Ensure your memory is dual channel (2x4GB) and 2666MHz or faster (preferrably 3000-3200MHz) as Ryzen, especially APUs benefit from this heavily.

The VS450 isn't a great PSU, but should be more than capable for that system.

 

[geofelt]

1. ryzen is picky about ram.
Pick a 2 x 4gb kit from the motherboard qvl support list:
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM4/PRIME_A320M-E/Memory-QVL-For-AMD-Ryzen-2000-Series-processors.PDF

Faster is better.

2. 450w is fine, but corsair vs is tier 5/6 low quality on this list:
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
Seasonic is always good.

3. Stock cooler is fine.

4.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games.
But, many things default to the "C" drive.
When a SSD nears full, it will lose performance and endurance.
240gb is the recommended minimum.

If you can go 240gb, or 500gb you may never need a hard drive.

You can defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.

Samsung EVO is a good choice for performance and reliability.

For a first time builder:

MY build process:

Before anything, while waiting for your parts to be delivered, download
and read, cover to cover your case and motherboard manual.
Buy a #2 magnetic tip Philips screwdriver.

1. I assemble the critical parts outside of the case.
That lets me test them for functionality easily.
A wood table or cardboard is fine.
2. Plug in only the necessary parts at first. Ram, cpu, cooler, psu.
Do not force anything. Parts fit only one way.
Attach a monitor to the integrated motherboard adapter.
3. If your motherboard does not have a PWR button, momentarily touch the two pwr front panel pins with a flat blade screwdriver.
4. Repeatedly hit F2 or DEL, and that should get you into the bios display.
5. Boot from a cd or usb stick with memtest86 on it. memtest will exercise your ram and cpu functionality.
6. Install windows.
7. Install the motherboard cd drivers. Particularly the lan drivers so you can access the internet.
Do not select the easy install option, or you will get a bunch of utilities and trialware that you don't want. Drivers only.
8. Connect to the internet and install an antivirus program. Microsoft security essentials is free, easy, and unobtrusive.
9. Update windows to currency.
10. Only now do I take apart what I need to and install it in the case.
11. Now is the time to reinstall your graphics card.

 

[tausif.ahmed95]

Nothing else you'll need, necessarily.

You will need to check that the A320M-K has had a BIOS update to support the 2200G out of the box.
If it does not, you'll need a 1st Gen Ryzen/A-seria APU to perform the update first.

Ensure your memory is dual channel (2x4GB) and 2666MHz or faster (preferrably 3000-3200MHz) as Ryzen, especially APUs benefit from this heavily.

The VS450 isn't a great PSU, but should be more than capable for that system.

RAM's are getting expensive, and I am on a budget this ram is mentioned as dual channel but its a 1x8 : https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/Categories/Products/Memory/VENGEANCE%C2%AE-LPX-8GB-%281-x-8GB%29-DDR4-DRAM-2400MHz-C16-Memory-Kit---Red/p/CMK8GX4M1A2400C16R

and I guess this isn't a dual channel but 3000MHz : https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Memory/VENGEANCE%C2%AE-LPX-8GB-%281-x-8GB%29-DDR4-DRAM-3000MHz-C16-Memory-Kit---Black/p/CMK8GX4M1D3000C16

and none of them are mentioned in asus mobo qvl.
Let me know if you know any budget rams.

 

[Barty1884]

It's "dual channel" in technicality only - it *could* be used in "dual channel", when paired with another module.

As-is though, 1x8GB cannot operate in dual channel.

Where are you located? What may be 'budget' (relatively speaking, RAM is expensive afterall) in one region may not be in another.

 

[tausif.ahmed95]

It's "dual channel" in technicality only - it *could* be used in "dual channel", when paired with another module.

As-is though, 1x8GB cannot operate in dual channel.

Where are you located? What may be 'budget' (relatively speaking, RAM is expensive afterall) in one region may not be in another.

Understood. I'm from India the above rams are around 6000Rs and the memory kit rams as you say go above 10k for 2x4GB.