Seeking advice, are the components for my custom build compatible?

Datwomey · 29 Nov 2019 at 15:24

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Hi guys,

I'm a small time amateur PC enthusiast who built his first PC with the help of a more experienced friend a few years back, and have now been asked by my girlfriend to put together a custom build for her too. I've got a build together that fits her needs and exists within our budget, I'm just wondering if anyone could let me know if all of my chosen parts are compatible? Any advice would be appreciated as we would like to purchase today with Black Friday sales still going strong :]

Case - Bitfenix Nova Midi Tower Case
CPU- AMD Ryzen 5 2600X w/ Wraith Spire Cooler
GPU- GIgabyte GTX 1070 8GB VRAM
MOBO- MIS B450 Gaming Plus Max
Wi-Fi Card- Gigabyte GC-WB1733D-I, measures 21 x 14.8 x 5.6 cm and is the V5.0-1733MBps model.
RAM- Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz 2x8GB
PSU- Corsair CX Series 650W Plus Bronze
SSD- Western Digital 3D NAND Internal 2.5 Inch SATA 500GB

No disk drive as we're going with USB OS install.
Any responses appreciated, speedy responses doubly so.

Thank you all kindly in advance.

Quartz · 29 Nov 2019 at 15:48

You should go for a Ryzen 3600, not 2600. The 2600 is the previous generation. The sweet spot for RAM for the Ryzen 3600 is 3600 MHz and your SSD seems to be a little on the small size.

Minibiker · 29 Nov 2019 at 15:55

What is your overall budget? As much as the Ryzen 2600 is a great CPU you'll gain some performance going Ryzen 3600

Bickaxe · 29 Nov 2019 at 16:04

If you follow the above advice, you'll need to find out if the mobo is 3rd gen ready otherwise you will need to flash the bios using an older cpu.

Datwomey · 29 Nov 2019 at 17:07

Thanks for the advice regarding the CPU and storage capacity.
I'm going to take the advice on the CPU and stretch the budget to the absolute max (bank account emptying levels) to grab the 3600.
The MOBO says 1st 2nd and 3rd gen ready alike so should be no issue.
The storage situation is just a stopgap until the next pay cheque as I need an SSD for the boot drive and also enough storage space to hold a few games for the first month of use.
Everything remains compatible with the 3600 in place of the 2600x right?
Thanks again.

Danny75 · 29 Nov 2019 at 17:13

What price are you paying for the (now) old GTX 1070?

Datwomey · 29 Nov 2019 at 18:04

£270
The bank account will be literally empty as is I cannot afford an upgrade.
I know that the 2060 Super is a good buy but I don't have the capital.

Danny75 · 29 Nov 2019 at 18:17

Datwomey said:
£270
The bank account will be literally empty as is I cannot afford an upgrade.
I know that the 2060 Super is a good buy but I don't have the capital.

That's a terrible price for a 1070 now.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Palit GeForce RTX 2060 StormX 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £278.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660Ti WindForce OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £259.99

Total: £549.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)

And just £9 more will get you a considerably faster RTX 2060. That's without looking at Vega 56. Well let's look anyway:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 56 Pulse 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11276-02-40G)= £248.99

Total: £258.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)

Better than 1660Ti or 1070 and trades blows with RTX 2060.

Datwomey · 29 Nov 2019 at 18:25

Wow. Thanks for the links. Is that 2060 just as compatible as the 1070 in my instance?

Danny75 · 29 Nov 2019 at 18:37

Datwomey said:
Wow. Thanks for the links. Is that 2060 just as compatible as the 1070 in my instance?

No problem. Yes perfectly so. It uses about as much power as a 1070. You don't need a 650W PSU unless you're thinking of future upgrades. The parts you've chosen will run comfortably on a (true) 450W PSU.

Danny75 · 29 Nov 2019 at 18:39

Also, I don't know how much you've found the CX 650 Bronze for but this PSU is much better and very good value for money just now:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Super Flower Leadex III 550W 80 PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £59.99

Total: £70.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Datwomey · 29 Nov 2019 at 18:56

Thank you. Yes there were upgrades in mind with the PSU. I'm getting my PSU for about £20 less with shipping factored in so I'm assuming the original 650W I had in mind will be sufficient.