[SOLVED] New build: Budget gaming build (+/- 1200 euros)

[Falx]

Hello,

My brother-in-law asked me to build him a new gaming pc. He enjoys the latest and greatest games (Civ 6, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Ark, Mount&Blade 2), but has a limited budget of around 1200 euro's.
He has a full HD monitor (1080p 60Hz) that he plans on keeping for now. His last system was an AMD FX 8320 @ 3,5 Ghz with a Geforce GTX 960

This is what I came up with:

	URL	Name	Price (live)
CPU	https://www.megekko.nl/product/4278/261301/Socket-AM4-Processoren/AMD-Ryzen-7-3700X-processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor	€290,00
CPU cooler	https://www.megekko.nl/product/1994/377288/CPU-Luchtkoeling/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-EVO	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	€30,00
MBO	https://www.megekko.nl/product/4286...Moederborden/MSI-B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX-moederbord	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX moederbord	€120,95
MEM	https://www.megekko.nl/product/2046...kill-DDR4-Aegis-2x16GB-3000MHz-Geheugenmodule	G.Skill DDR4 Aegis 2x16GB 3000MHz Geheugenmodule	€144,90
STOR	https://www.megekko.nl/product/5093/229628/SSD-M-2/Samsung-970-EVO-500GB-M-2-SSD	Samsung 970 EVO 500GB M.2 SSD	€101,00
GPU	https://www.megekko.nl/product/1963...SI-GeForce-RTX-2060-SUPER-ARMOR-OC-Videokaart	MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ARMOR OC Videokaart	€462,00
CASE	https://www.megekko.nl/product/2013.../Fractal-Design-Define-C-Midi-Tower-Behuizing	Fractal Design Define C Midi Tower Behuizing	€75,95
PSU	https://www.megekko.nl/product/4186/264378/PC-Voedingen-PSU-/Seasonic-Focus-GX-550-PSU-PC-voeding	Seasonic Focus GX-550 PSU / PC voeding	€85,95
TOTAL			€1.310,75

Can anyone give me some recommendations on this build?

Thanks in advance for your time and advice!

 

[Hellfire13]

All of your suggestions taken into account, I reshuffled some things. As @QwerkyPengwen said, I should take a little more care taking the budget in mind. (easy to overshoot, because I am a PC enthousiast myself). I was thinking of dropping down to a Ryzen 5 3600. This lowers the price with about 100€ and my bro-in-law is not going to stream, video edit, or whatever. Since that cooler is a bit worse, I would reintroduce the aftermarket cooler. I've taken the suggestions of GPU and Storage in mind (this will be paired with a WD green 3TB SATA-600 spinning disk he still has). Also went with 16GB of 3600 CAS16 memory. This is what I've come up with now:

	URL	Name	Price (live)
CPU	https://www.megekko.nl/product/4278/261303/Socket-AM4-Processoren/AMD-Ryzen-5-3600-processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor	€180,50
CPU cooler	https://www.megekko.nl/product/1994/377288/CPU-Luchtkoeling/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-EVO	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO	€30,00
MBO	https://www.megekko.nl/product/4286...Moederborden/MSI-B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX-moederbord	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX moederbord	€120,95
MEM	https://www.megekko.nl/product/0/10...rs.net&utm_source=tweakers.net&utm_medium=cpc	Crucial Ballistix DDR4 2x8GB 3600 Geheugenmodule	€114,95
STOR	https://www.megekko.nl/product/5093/243894/SSD-M-2/Crucial-P1-1TB-M-2-SSD	Crucial P1 1TB M.2 SSD	€121,00
GPU	https://www.megekko.nl/product/1962/267273/AMD-Videokaarten/MSI-Radeon-RX-5700-XT-MECH-OC-Videokaart	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT MECH OC Videokaart	€419,00
CASE	https://www.megekko.nl/product/2013...uiet-Pure-Base-500-Black-Midi-Tower-Behuizing	be quiet! Pure Base 500 Black Midi Tower Behuizing	€69,00
PSU	https://www.megekko.nl/product/4186/264379/PC-Voedingen-PSU-/Seasonic-Focus-GX-650-PSU-PC-voeding	Seasonic Focus GX-650 PSU / PC voeding	€95,90
Windows 10 Home			€30,00
TOTAL			€1.181,30

Looks good. Change the cooler to this...
https://www.megekko.nl/product/1994/999442/CPU-Luchtkoeling/Gelid-Solutions-Phantom-Black

Its a better cooler than the Hyper at same price...
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/891730-cpu-cooler-performance-tier-list/ (Tier 4)
https://www.enostech.com/gelid-solutions-phantom-black-cpu-air-cooler-review/

 

[Falx]

Looks good. Change the cooler to this...
https://www.megekko.nl/product/1994/999442/CPU-Luchtkoeling/Gelid-Solutions-Phantom-Black

Its a better cooler than the Hyper at same price...
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/891730-cpu-cooler-performance-tier-list/ (Tier 4)
https://www.enostech.com/gelid-solutions-phantom-black-cpu-air-cooler-review/

Thanks, it's on my list!

 

[Hellfire13]

Thanks, it's on my list!

welcome...cheers

 

[cryoburner]

The Wraith cooler that comes with the Ryzen CPU is at the very least on par with the Hyper 212 EVO.

The 3600 in their latest build only comes with the Wraith Stealth, which is half the height of the Wraith Spire included with the 3600X, and even less substantial compared to the 3700X's heatpipe-equipped Wraith Prism. As such, it's only somewhat better than Intel's stock coolers, and not really close to even a relatively cheap 120mm tower cooler like a 212. It's arguably adequate, but an aftermarket cooler like that is a reasonable option if one is after quieter operation.