Ryzen 5 2600x build need help and suggestions

[tomam019]

I’m planning on building my first computer for gaming mostly and I’m trying to prevent myself from buying the wrong parts, as in I need someone to tell me this is a better option...so if any suggestions,help or tips you might have they are greatly appreciated.thanks

Link to a build I put together

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cvVvCb

Don’t really have a set budget but I’d like to spend around 1000-1500usd

 

[kanewolf]

You can use the factory cooler with the 2600X (and AMD has recently released the MAX version -- https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-5-2600x-ryzen-7-2700-max,38131.html ) Or you might want to consider aftermarket cooling.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Very solid build, but you don't need that PSU. It's a bit overkill. The same model with 650w will do perfectly and still leave you headroom to OC or add more power hungry hardware.

 

[WildCard999]

I'd get the 2600/B450 Strix, this will save you a bit of money and runs great. I bought both yesterday and the stock cooler keeps temps around 33C idle/53 load with a ambient temp of 20C. The auto overclocking with Ryzen boosted all cores to 3.9 and had one of the cores at 4.1 while gaming.

EDIT: Added in a case as you were missing one.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($172.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($552.00 @ Walmart)
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1209.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-29 11:30 EST-0500


The only issue I'm having is getting the memory to run at 3200mhz but I haven't really messed around with it too much yet as I'm working.

 

[tomam019]

So why should I use the 2600 instead of the 2600x ? I want to know if the performance between the two makes sense to chose the x or not ?

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

If you don't intend to OC the CPU then getting the 2600x will give you higher base/boost clocks, and slightly more performance out of the box.

wildcard was making the point because the 2600 can be OC to 2600x speeds and nearly identical performance. A sensible approach to put money elsewhere in the system.

 

[tomam019]

I’m ignorant on oc to be honest, I appreciate the help most definitely.

 

[WildCard999]

So why should I use the 2600 instead of the 2600x ? I want to know if the performance between the two makes sense to chose the x or not ?

The 2600 will auto boost to 3.9ghz on all cores, the 2600x will auto boost to 4.2 on all cores. That being said I don't think the extra cost on the 2600x is worth it as it's only a 300 mhz difference. And even so, while gaming 1 of 6 of my cores was at 4.1ghz due to XFR2.

 

[WildCard999]

XFR2 Explanation.

https://www.techpowerup.com/243631/amd-explains-ryzen-2000-series-xfr2-precision-boost-2-technology

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

I’m ignorant on oc to be honest, I appreciate the help most definitely.

No worries. Wildcards999's build is equally solid. If you don't intend on OC then getting the 2600x makes more sense, for slightly more performance straight off.

 

[tomam019]

Appreciate all the help everyone, thank you