[SOLVED] Thoughts for my friend's pc build

[Brady34123452]

Budget of around $800 dollars

Here's the build https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Brady9/saved/wYMrrH

Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated, he is using it for gaming primarily

 

[velocityg4]

Your list is set to private.

Click on system builder you should see link like this.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sF8TwP

Better yet click BB. Then copy and paste the BB Code so we can just see the full list here. This is just an example.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($173.85 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $288.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-26 17:26 EDT-0400

 

[Brady34123452]

Your list is set to private.

Click on system builder you should see link like this.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sF8TwP

Better yet click BB. Then copy and paste the BB Code so we can just see the full list here. This is just an example.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($173.85 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $288.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-26 17:26 EDT-0400

My bad, here

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MQBPL2

 

[kevinburrow]

I've compiled one, which includes a substantially better GPU, a 1600 CPU (you want the 12nm AF version, it's basically the same as a 2600 for more than half the price, if you can find one right now!) and I'd definitely suggest some sort of SSD even if just for Windows. I think 500w should be sufficient for your build, but I am a little overbudget:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (14nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor | $85.00
Motherboard | Asus PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $109.98 @ Amazon
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $85.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital Blue 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $53.94 @ Amazon
Storage | Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $59.05 @ Amazon
Video Card | PowerColor Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB Red Devil Video Card | $309.99 @ Amazon
Case | NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case | $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply | EVGA BR 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $61.24 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $835.17
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-26 17:47 EDT-0400 |

 

[cryoburner]

Did he build the system yet? And if not, are those the actual prices he's considering? If that's the case, there isn't much point in spending $175 on a Ryzen 2600, when a faster 3600 can be had for the same price. You just need to make sure you get a motherboard that's compatible with 3000-series processors, such as MSI's B450 "MAX" boards.

Likewise, the same goes for a 1660 Ti over $300. A $230 1660 SUPER should be nearly as fast (within 5%), or go for a faster RTX 2060 for a little over $300.

It would probably also be worth tossing an SSD in there, to install the OS, applications, and some frequently-played games on.

 

[velocityg4]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($170.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($91.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($279.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ B&H)
Total: $832.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-26 17:56 EDT-0400

This'll be faster. It also has a better quality PSU. The motherboard has a BIOS flash button. It allows you to update the BIOS without the CPU, GPU or RAM installed. Be sure to also update the BIOS for the GPU. As the 5600XT will get a performance boost.

Too bad there isn't room in the budget for an SSD.