[SOLVED] Opinion on this mid range build

[6henry9]

Hi All! Noob here I'll be receiving these parts probably by next month and I really need your expert opinion if there are things I need to look out for or if there are parts which are incompatible. These are the best (?) I could find on my humble budget :
Mobo : MSI Mortar Max B450
Proc : Ryzen 5 2600
GPU : Sapphire Pulse RX570 (used)
PSU : Corsair CV550
SSD : Kingston 120 GB SSD
HDD : Seagate 1 TB HDD
RAM : Team Group Elite 8 GB 3200 MhZ
Case : I think it's a Fantech Pulse CG71

Also wanna know if the PSU is okay with the other components, wattage, pins and all. Your help is very much appreciated.

 

[jeremyj_83]

Hi All! Noob here I'll be receiving these parts probably by next month and I really need your expert opinion if there are things I need to look out for or if there are parts which are incompatible. These are the best (?) I could find on my humble budget :
Mobo : MSI Mortar Max B450
Proc : Ryzen 5 2600
GPU : Sapphire Pulse RX570 (used)
PSU : Corsair CV550
SSD : Kingston 120 GB SSD
HDD : Seagate 1 TB HDD
RAM : Team Group Elite 8 GB 3200 MhZ
Case : I think it's a Fantech Pulse CG71

Also wanna know if the PSU is okay with the other components, wattage, pins and all. Your help is very much appreciated.

The only decent version of the Corsair CV line is the 650W one. Overall I would get a different PSU and spend the extra money to get a singular 1TB SSD rather than the SSD + HDD. For RAM make sure you get a 2x4 GB kit. What is your total budget for this build.

 

[6henry9]

Around 660-700$. Thanks! Will really consider that. The reason I'll be choosing 1x8 GB RAM (for now) is if I have extra funds, I'll go with 2x8 GB.
Follow up question if you don't mind, which should I pick, Corsair CV650 vs Thermaltake Smart RGB 600W APFC?

Thanks again!

The only decent version of the Corsair CV line is the 650W one. Overall I would get a different PSU and spend the extra money to get a singular 1TB SSD rather than the SSD + HDD. For RAM make sure you get a 2x4 GB kit. What is your total budget for this build.

 

[Phaaze88]

120GBs is not enough for an OS-only drive. 250GBs minimum.

As for that power supply: https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...pply-for-attached-build.3603181/post-21736184

Ram: That is a dual channel kit, I hope?

 

[6henry9]

Thanks for the list of suggested PSUs! So far I was only able to browse the tier list but I guess that was for a different case..

RAM is a DDR4

 

[jeremyj_83]

This is at the top of your price range but will be better for gaming now, has a better motherboard, and can have the CPU upgraded later.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($110.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 665p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec NeoECO Gold ZEN 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $699.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-19 16:43 EDT-0400
The PSU is also far better than the CV or Thermaltake Smart Series.

 

[Pickachu]

For 725$:
PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor | $119.97 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $34.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard | ASRock B460 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX LGA1200 Motherboard | $90.99 @ Amazon
Memory | Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | $53.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Intel 665p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $94.99 @ Newegg
Video Card | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card | $204.99 @ B&H
Case | Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case | $55.49 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Antec NeoECO Gold ZEN 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply | $69.99 @ Newegg
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $735.40
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00
| Total | $725.40
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-19 18:41 EDT-0400 |


Can you go any higher of the 700$?

 

[Archaic59]

Hi All! Noob here I'll be receiving these parts probably by next month and I really need your expert opinion if there are things I need to look out for or if there are parts which are incompatible. These are the best (?) I could find on my humble budget :
Mobo : MSI Mortar Max B450
Proc : Ryzen 5 2600
GPU : Sapphire Pulse RX570 (used)
PSU : Corsair CV550
SSD : Kingston 120 GB SSD
HDD : Seagate 1 TB HDD
RAM : Team Group Elite 8 GB 3200 MhZ
Case : I think it's a Fantech Pulse CG71

Also wanna know if the PSU is okay with the other components, wattage, pins and all. Your help is very much appreciated.

You could do an mATX build with that budget. Intel i3 with basic motherboard and GTX 1660 Super.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.97 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: ASRock H410M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2933 CL16 Memory ($68.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Intel 665p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card ($239.99 @ Walmart)
Case: DIYPC F2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.90 @ B&H)
Total: $709.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-19 19:42 EDT-0400