First Ever PC Build - Help!

Mfierro13 · 6 Sep 2020 at 17:48

EDIT: new post, look for 'First PC Build - V2' for the new thread

Greetings Everybody, I'm Mfierro13.

The Following is my first budget build, costing me around 800$ USD in my country.

I would gladly take any advice/criticism for my choices, as I just learned all I know about PCs and building them during the last 3 days, via youtube primarily, and been choosing the items to fit in my budget based on that same method.

EDIT: changed my parts; link below

https://imgur.com/a/xXyFApg

Thanks for reading!

Plec · 6 Sep 2020 at 18:12

Mfierro13 said:
Processor: Ryzen 5 2600 (110 usd)

Cooling: Wraith Prism (50usd)

VideoCard: GTX 1660 Ti (230 usd)

MotherBoard: B450M-A/CSM (105 usd)

Why do you list the price of the Prism separately? If you can get the 2600 OEM then buy a better third party cooler.

But, from your list/budget the board should ideally be a A520M (more upgrade potential), a 1660 Super and 3600 (with cooler included) and minimum 3200MHz memory ideally for Ryzen.

Is getting up to date stock an issue?

*Note - you can't name other retailers on this forum - but as you clearly live in another country you could hint so we know what prices/availability of stock you have (OcUK shouldn't mind as it's not direct competition).

Mfierro13 · 6 Sep 2020 at 19:18

edited, new build

Plec · 6 Sep 2020 at 19:38

Mfierro13 said:
I priced the prism separately because I'm buying the cpu off a friend and found the prism at aliexpress.

Second hand 2600 no problem (great CPU second hand) - but full price prism not a good idea, not even second hand. It's an OK cooler when included in bundled price new - but a poor choice when buying a cooler separately.

Mfierro13 said:
Getting up to date stock is defenitly an issue at the moment in my country (Chile). Covid-19 has depleted the supply of most stores.

It's been the same here up until recently - but a 3rd party 120mm tower cooler 'should' be cheaper and will cool far more effectively and quietly.

Something similar to this:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Alpenfohn Ben Nevis CPU Cooler - 120mm= £17.99

Your welcome to list model/brands you can get hold of.

Mfierro13 said:
I'm going for these RAM cards cause they are the ones available at my budget at the moment, anything else comes at double the prize. Will these cause an issue with a 2600? (Already have the 2600 so there is no turning back on that choice).

I think you are referring to the memory speed? (don't apologise my Spanish is next to zero - i marvel at other countries bilingual skills)

Ideally, it would be 3200MHz for Ryzen but 3000MHz really is not a problem and you may be able to get to to 3200MHz using this ---> Clicky. Plus, the small speed difference is certainly not worth any extra cost (especially double).

Mfierro13 · 6 Sep 2020 at 22:22

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Mfierro13 · 6 Sep 2020 at 22:28

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VortexA1 · 6 Sep 2020 at 22:33

You put down:Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1tb (55 usd)

That is a mechanical drive: You'll be so so much better off getting the WD Blue SSD 1Tb , I think it's £95 on this site. You put a max of +-20% but you really need to go up on that Seagate, it will transform the OS.

Edit:The WD Blue is a solid state drive, there is no reason to have a mechanical drive for your OS, not with the prices now for 1tb SSDs.

Can you stretch to the WD Blue?

Motherboard:

B450M Mortar Max £85

Plec · 6 Sep 2020 at 22:48

Mfierro13 said:
Should I delete the links? If only OcUK made deliveries to Chile I'd be ordering my whole build off them haha

Yes, i would delete link - name/price is sufficient.

I would get the cheapest considering your limited budget - the Raijintek Themis Black. It's almost half the price of the Wraith and will be more efficient and a lot quieter - win, win.

*Note it's 158mm in height - which is the maximum tolerance for cooler height for you listed case. Shouldn't be an issue as it's within spec and they usually err on the side of caution - but thought i should mention.

Mfierro13 said:
I feel kinda skeptic towards liquid cooling, so I try to avoid those options (5 & 10)

And i'm, personally, not a fan of AIOs - especially cheap ones. Arguably noisier than decent air coolers and more points of failure.

Mfierro13 · 6 Sep 2020 at 22:49

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VortexA1 · 6 Sep 2020 at 22:52

Mfierro13 said:
I'm buying a Disco Duro 1TB para PC 3.5", Seagate BarraCuda, 7200rpm, SATA 6Gb/s, Cache 64MB, and ALSO buying a kingston A400 480gb ssd; I'm going for the mechanical harddrive just to have more storage available. Sadly OcUK doesn't ship to my country (Chile), so I gotta do with what's on the market right now.

Oh I see, yes .Well the ssd will make it better for your OS.

mickyflinn · 6 Sep 2020 at 23:13

Think I would get the xigmetek wind power or rajec themis both look good value ,check the dimensions make sure it fits your case.

Mfierro13 · 6 Sep 2020 at 23:23

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mickyflinn · 6 Sep 2020 at 23:38

The 41 and the 60g have rgb lighting Is that correct ?

Is there any other differences ?

You could always link. Cuz it in chilee

Mfierro13 · 6 Sep 2020 at 23:41

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mickyflinn · 7 Sep 2020 at 00:01

Would get 3200mhz if the same price.

Mfierro13 · 7 Sep 2020 at 23:53

https://imgur.com/a/xXyFApg

Made a few changes to the build, don't know how to insert a picture... Also I don't know if I should edit my first post? Well, whomever reads this will know

New Specs, price in clp and price in usd in the link

https://imgur.com/a/xXyFApg

I’m open to any suggestions/changes in the components of the build, but, having this build in mind, I don’t really know what specs I need in my future monitor.
(Size / Hz / Refresh Rate / Resolution / Etc ... )
Any ideas?

mickyflinn · 8 Sep 2020 at 00:07

What case is it the link doesn't work ?

You are spending a lot on fans the money could be spent on a better gpu.

Mfierro13 · 8 Sep 2020 at 03:19

Mod close thread, I made substantial changes to the build and would like to start a new thread so it's more clear. Thanks