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Very easy to build - just follow an online video. It's like building adult legos. Super satisfying but will take an afternoon with installations. I love https://ninite.com/ for installing many pieces of software at once.

Hardware wise, I'm not 100% up to date on price versus performance but it all looks decent.

Definitely consider switching your power supply to a modular or semi-modular PSU. It saves a lot of headache and looks much nicer. Looks like your total build wattage is around 550 (?) so make sure you have this calculated and accounted for.

You should heavily consider a water cooler for your CPU.

This mid tower case is very large compared to your current compact choice of MOBO and PSU, easily able to downscale it if you chose.

Make sure you treat yourself to a 144 hz + 1080p or above monitor and get good peripherals (big mousepad, nice mouse, mechanical keyboard, headset/mic)


Good luck!
 
Jonesey07 said:
So I'm replacing my crappy PC, and as a total noob when it comes to building a PC I come to you for advice.

My budget is under $800.

How does this look and how hard do you estimate a self build being?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ph6Xjp
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I know it isn't what you want to hear due to budget restraints but I don't like the use of a 550W power supply AT ALL. This is the one item you absolutely cannot skimp on. I have always used 750 or bigger in any system I build. If you need a way to save money, with a 450 board you can easily use Ryzen 2000 series processor and not notice the difference (hell I still have a Ryzen 7 1700 on a 350 board and it handles everything I can throw at it). The problem with the 550W power supply is it leaves you NO WIGGLE ROOM on anything at all in the future.
 
StatTracker said:
Very easy to build - just follow an online video. It's like building adult legos. Super satisfying but will take an afternoon with installations. I love https://ninite.com/ for installing many pieces of software at once.

Hardware wise, I'm not 100% up to date on price versus performance but it all looks decent.

Definitely consider switching your power supply to a modular or semi-modular PSU. It saves a lot of headache and looks much nicer. Looks like your total build wattage is around 550 (?) so make sure you have this calculated and accounted for.

You should heavily consider a water cooler for your CPU.

This mid tower case is very large compared to your current compact choice of MOBO and PSU, easily able to downscale it if you chose.

Make sure you treat yourself to a 144 hz + 1080p or above monitor and get good peripherals (big mousepad, nice mouse, mechanical keyboard, headset/mic)


Good luck!
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For the moment I'll be using my 55 inch Sony 900E as my monitor as I do not have room for a dedicated PC station. Maybe as time passes I can get stuff rearranged and get a better setup!
 
Jonesey07 said:
For the moment I'll be using my 55 inch Sony 900E as my monitor as I do not have room for a dedicated PC station. Maybe as time passes I can get stuff rearranged and get a better setup!
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Just remember to get a 144hz+ monitor as soon as possible. You will never want to go back and the difference is surreal. You will need a displayport cable to support FPS higher than 60.

tabletalker7 said:
I know it isn't what you want to hear due to budget restraints but I don't like the use of a 550W power supply AT ALL. This is the one item you absolutely cannot skimp on. I have always used 750 or bigger in any system I build. If you need a way to save money, with a 450 board you can easily use Ryzen 2000 series processor and not notice the difference (hell I still have a Ryzen 7 1700 on a 350 board and it handles everything I can throw at it). The problem with the 550W power supply is it leaves you NO WIGGLE ROOM on anything at all in the future.
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Good advice. Even though you have no additional space on your mobo for more GPUs, if you want to upgrade it in the future, it will be difficult to without swapping your PSU. $20 more now means $80 saved later.
 
StatTracker said:
Just remember to get a 144hz+ monitor as soon as possible. You will never want to go back and the difference is surreal. You will need a displayport cable to support FPS higher than 60.


Good advice. Even though you have no additional space on your mobo for more GPUs, if you want to upgrade it in the future, it will be difficult to without swapping your PSU. $20 more now means $80 saved later.
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If 1080p is all that is desired a RX580 can provide that with no compromises and probably a little cheaper. Also a B450 motherboard won't take advantage of the Ryzen 3000 series big advantages - A Ryzen 5 2600 will do you just as well here and save even more money. Also, I don't think that motherboard you picked supports memory at that speed. Save more money there by going with 3200 instead of 3600. Those savings alone thrown at the power supply and an AIO cooler and get you a good product. Check out this list https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CV487T
 
I built my first PC last year, picking parts was the hardest part. Take you time and watch plenty of videos and you'll be amazed at how easy it is to put together. I went ryzen 5 3600 too and wouldn't change a thing.

+1 on modular power supply it's so easy to hook up

I also went air cooled and have had no issues
Make sure your mobo has wifi or bluetooth if you want either
 
razer8c said:
I built my first PC last year, picking parts was the hardest part. Take you time and watch plenty of videos and you'll be amazed at how easy it is to put together. I went ryzen 5 3600 too and wouldn't change a thing.

+1 on modular power supply it's so easy to hook up

I also went air cooled and have had no issues
Make sure your mobo has wifi or bluetooth if you want either
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Luckily no WiFi or Bluetooth needed so that’s something I don’t have to spend money on.
 
I used to build PCs for a living, then changed jobs about 12 years ago. Haven't built a PC in about 10 years.

But guess what I'm doing today. :D

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I’m planning on doing the same thing. But can someone explain to me why the power supply is almost as expensive as the processor??!!
 
Following! Thinking of doing the same thing, my PC is 11 years old, could really use a new unit with the kids getting into more games.
 
If your looking at the Ryzen 3600 you should also consider the intel i5 9600. It out performs the 3600 and price Is about the same if not a little cheaper. it’s a 9th gen processor vs the brand new 10th gens. comparison here.

I did a build back in March/April and have been very happy with it. Two previous builds were Amd’s. Not a fanboy of either, just try and get the best bang for my buck.

I would agree with the others on upgrading you ps and go modular, it’s much cleaner build. Also in the air cooled camp for the processor, water cooled isn’t worth the extra money for what I do and have never had a problem.

If you have a micro center anywhere in driving distance they have excellent sale prices and combo deals. Often better than the online sellers.
 
Darson said:
I’m planning on doing the same thing. But can someone explain to me why the power supply is almost as expensive as the processor??!!
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A quality power supply will use high end components. You want the most stable throughput you can get to prevent unnecessary wear on the rest of your gear.
 
Almost seriously, just buy a laptop or Chromebook. It's already complete, it has a built-in UPS (the battery), and you won't be tethered to a desk.
 
BirdCage said:
Almost seriously, just buy a laptop or Chromebook. It's already complete, it has a built-in UPS (the battery), and you won't be tethered to a desk.
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Actually not a terrible idea if you are just doing some casual stuff like email or web surfing, zoom meeting. If you need the computer for gaming or productivity I would stick to a desktop. I personally have trouble working on a laptop for most of what I do. I will use it for casual stuff or if I'm mobile, but for productivity, just not as good for me. I need more power and I need more real estate on my display.
Any time you are going to spend as much as what a new pc/laptop cost you should seriously consider what you need this thing for. If you are only going to answer emails, watch netflix, play solitaire, and buy shit on amazon than a laptop would work fine. If you want to play pc games, create content using adobe software, use any type of demanding software like cad or whatever, or like/need to have 2 to 4 windows open simultaneously than you should consider a desktop. Only you know the answer to this.
 
I second that ^^^. On my last PC build, I spent $1200 on a video card that I don't even use. Your needs (gaming, coding, internet browsing, etc) should dictate the PC that you build. If you want a budget gaming PC, I would say you are working in the right direction. I personally prefer Intel + Asus motherboard combos, but those are more in the $1000-$1200 range.
 
I used that kraken before and it worked well, no issues, once the cables come in you should love it. Also used a few of the Corsair ones with no issues. I have one of the corsair coolers (I forgot which one) running for over 5 years no issues. Right now I am trying out this deep cool castle 240EX, it seems to work well and it looks cool. You can customize the silver disk in the middle and set the rgb to whatever, I use white. These closed loop cpu coolers are a nice way to keep the inside of the case clean and neat, and they work well to cool the cpu. There are air options that work just as well or better to cool the cpu and are cheaper, but I don't like taking up so much room in the case with a giant cooler. Plus I just like the way these coolers look. They are defiantly a luxury item, so if your on a tight budget I would pass.
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Darthhoodie said:
I used that kraken before and it worked well, no issues, once the cables come in you should love it. Also used a few of the Corsair ones with no issues. I have one of the corsair coolers (I forgot which one) running for over 5 years no issues. Right now I am trying out this deep cool castle 240EX, it seems to work well and it looks cool. You can customize the silver disk in the middle and set the rgb to whatever, I use white. These closed loop cpu coolers are a nice way to keep the inside of the case clean and neat, and they work well to cool the cpu. There are air options that work just as well or better to cool the cpu and are cheaper, but I don't like taking up so much room in the case with a giant cooler. Plus I just like the way these coolers look. They are defiantly a luxury item, so if your on a tight budget I would pass.
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I was looking for performance and low noise. A friend has the same one and he said it's done great by him.
 
Looks pretty good to me. I assume you plan on gaming? GPU/ram is the money maker (thought I haven't done a build in a few years now). Would be good if you could get the GPU up to 8gb, but crypto miners really jack the prices. I actually mined with a pair of gtx1070 for awhile and could net about 2 bucks a day. Also make sure your PSU is rated so your max load only hits like 80% of that for max efficiency.

If you don't plan on gaming or doing other serious editing/rendering GPU isn't all that important and can save bucks there. Never skimp on RAM.
 
Watch out for static electricity! Either ground yourself or touch something metal prior to assembling that beast.

Have fun.
 

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