New PC build, would love some help

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Greetings! I'm planning on building a new pc here soon and was wondering if someone would mind checking over what i plan to buy just to make sure parts will be compatible & that i will have enough power etc etc. I will list below what i currently have in my basket, i'd greatly appreciate some advice

Thanks a lot!

Motherboard -

MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard


Power Supply -

Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply


RAM -

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black


Hard Drive -

Intel 660P 1TB M.2-2280 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe QLC 3D NAND Solid State Drive


DVD Drive -

Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24D5MT SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM)


Processor -

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail


Case -

Aerocool V3X Advance Devil Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black/Red


Graphics Card - I will be using one i have already ( Radeon RX 570 8gb DDR5 )

I also plan on buying an operating system elsewhere

I have a new (ish) CPU fan i plan on transferring across also

Will i need a seperate sound card?
 
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Do you really need an optical drive? Get a better PSU. Get a SSD. And you don't need a sound card unless you're serious about sound.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £566.05 (includes shipping: £11.10)​



I've left off the case as that's a matter of personal taste.
 
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Hello and thanks for your reply. I have now swapped out the power supply for the Seasonic S12II 520W '80 plus bronze' and swapped the HDD for a SSD although it does increase the price quite a bit (I also have an external USB hard drive). Regarding the optical drive, yeh i would like some kind of disc reader for DVD/games (I will enquire the USB ones)
Everything else will be compatible with each other without any issues? Thanks again for replies
 
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Do not get that PSU (the Seasonic S12II 520W), it's an ancient design and over priced for what it is.

Spend the few quid extra and get a modern unit like one of the following:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £186.89 (includes shipping: £0.00)


I'd personally opt for the Bitfenix Formula.

As for the RAM, Ryzen likes faster memory, I would not recommend buying a 2400mhz set when the difference between that and a 3000/3200 is minimal. At the very least get a 3000mhz kit.​
 
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With regards original question, no to separate sound card.

TV or monitor with speakers will be fine over hdmi cable.

Headphones or speakers no problem via appropriate lead.
 
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The timings are better on the Team Group RAM but the higher frequency on the Vengeance makes up for that , but you pay 40 quid more. I'd pay extra for the vengeance
 
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