[SOLVED] PC components help

[Jerryx]

Hi, would any of these changes help with the performance/upgradability of the PC? It will be my first PC and only know a thing or two about CPU's and GPU's nothing about the rest so I have no idea if they are actually worth getting. The PC will be mainly if not only for gaming.

Parts:
CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X *(or Ryzen 7 2700?)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB
HDD: 1TB
SSD: 240GB
RAM: Corsair 16GB DDR4 3000 Mhz
Power Supply: Corsair VS550 550 Watt
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A320M-H *(Is it worth it to get MSI B450M PRO-M2 Max or ASUS PRIME B450M-K instead?)

and If I were to do only one of them (Ryzen 5 2600X to Ryzen 7 2700 or Gigabyte GA-A320M-H to one of the 2 motherboards) which one of the two would be the best to do?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PSU not worth getting. Get a B450.

 

[WildCard999]

Do you have those parts currently?

I wouldn't use that PSU in a gaming system.

Going from A320 to B450 will allow you to overclock the CPU.

 

[Jerryx]

Which PSU would you suggest getting?

I don't have any of the parts yet.

Would it be better to get the B450 and overclock the 2600X or stick with the A320 and get the 2700?

 

[WildCard999]

Which PSU would you suggest getting?

I don't have any of the parts yet.

Would it be better to get the B450 and overclock the 2600X or stick with the A320 and get the 2700?

Grey label CX/M or better. It might be easier to give us a budget and location and for us to give you a parts list.

 

[Jerryx]

Grey label CX/M or better. It might be easier to give us a budget and location and for us to give you a parts list.

Around €700-750 and The Netherlands

 

[WildCard999]

PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (€128.00 @ Azerty)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€69.85 @ Azerty)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€77.49 @ Azerty)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€55.25 @ Azerty)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€42.44 @ Azerty)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB OC Video Card (€253.95 @ Azerty)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€44.95 @ Azerty)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (€75.99 @ Azerty)
Total: €747.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-15 16:42 CET+0100

 

[Jerryx]

PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (€128.00 @ Azerty)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€69.85 @ Azerty)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€77.49 @ Azerty)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€55.25 @ Azerty)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€42.44 @ Azerty)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB OC Video Card (€253.95 @ Azerty)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€44.95 @ Azerty)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (€75.99 @ Azerty)
Total: €747.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-15 16:42 CET+0100

Awesome, thank you so much!

 

[WildCard999]

Your welcome.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Nice build minus the memory , not a fan of ripjaws.

 

[WildCard999]

When completed and the build is up and running make sure the memory is in the correct slots which for that board is the A2/B2 slots, there's a picture in the manual. From there you'll want to enable XMP however with Asus it's called DOCP. Once enabled this will run the memory at the correct speed, voltage & timings and with AMD Ryzen this makes a big difference. I did a little bit of testing and the difference between 2133 (stock) & 3200mhz could be as high as 25 FPS or lots of FPS dips (2133) to none (3200).

 

[Jerryx]

When completed and the build is up and running make sure the memory is in the correct slots which for that board is the A2/B2 slots, there's a picture in the manual. From there you'll want to enable XMP however with Asus it's called DOCP. Once enabled this will run the memory at the correct speed, voltage & timings and with AMD Ryzen this makes a big difference. I did a little bit of testing and the difference between 2133 (stock) & 3200mhz could be as high as 25 FPS or lots of FPS dips (2133) to none (3200).

I'll make sure to do this, once again thanks a lot! this really helped me

 

[Mr.Think Lap]

Hi, would any of these changes help with the performance/upgradability of the PC? It will be my first PC and only know a thing or two about CPU's and GPU's nothing about the rest so I have no idea if they are actually worth getting. The PC will be mainly if not only for gaming.

Parts:
CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X *(or Ryzen 7 2700?)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB
HDD: 1TB
SSD: 240GB
RAM: Corsair 16GB DDR4 3000 Mhz
Power Supply: Corsair VS550 550 Watt
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A320M-H *(Is it worth it to get MSI B450M PRO-M2 Max or ASUS PRIME B450M-K instead?)

and If I were to do only one of them (Ryzen 5 2600X to Ryzen 7 2700 or Gigabyte GA-A320M-H to one of the 2 motherboards) which one of the two would be the best to do?

Don't buy A320, buy better mobo like x570 or b450 because it have AMD STOREMI, better VRM heatsink, overclock and underclock.(Wifi and bluetooth build in are prefered).Mobo act as the pc base, if you buy cheap mobo, it may not utilize full potential hardware systems like cpu,ram,gpu and hard disk.

CX Series™ CX650M — 650 Watt 80 PLUS® Bronze Certified Modular ATX PSU maybe the best choice (for me) because it come with semi-modular and with good price tags.

If you want install some decorations like RGB strip in the future, I'm suggest you take full modular psu