Gaming rig build sanity check please

viperlogic

Has been over 20 years since did a self build so wouldn't mind a sanity check on below (bar why building at time of high prices!) to make sure it should all work together well and I'm not missing better alternatives for similar money. Below comes to ~€780 excluding GPU. I won't be overclocking.

Case: Corsair 275R Airflow (or is there a better alternative in white?)
PSU: Corsair RM650X
MB: Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3600XT (w/ wraith cooler)
GPU: GTX 1070 (temp card already have until can get a ~3060)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200MHz 16GB (2x8GB)
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO plus 500GB

Thank you

Aodhan5000

3600XT is not worth it over the 3600 to be honest unless they're extremely close in price. Would probably be better taking the money saved on that and getting a 750W psu. How much is the Samsung SSD? You'll probably be paying a decent chunk extra for that when you could get a 1tb Crucial NVME

viperlogic

Aodhan5000 wrote: »

3600XT is not worth it over the 3600 to be honest unless they're extremely close in price. Would probably be better taking the money saved on that and getting a 750W psu.

Good call. Could then hold out until 5600X comes down in price

JoyPad

viperlogic wrote: »

Good call. Could then hold out until 5600X comes down in price

Make sure ASUS supports Zen3 on their B450 board.
The only guaranteed support is on B550 and X570.

See here,

* Selective Beta BIOS update needed

UPDATE: looks like this board has BIOS already available for Zen 3 CPUs. See here.

viperlogic

Aodhan5000 wrote: »

How much is the Samsung SSD? You'll probably be paying a decent chunk extra for that when you could get a 1tb Crucial NVME

970 EVO plus 500GB is 74e. The Crucial P2 1TB is 98e. I take it for gaming there be little to no difference in performance?

BloodBath

viperlogic wrote: »

970 EVO plus 500GB is 74e. The Crucial P2 1TB is 98e. I take it for gaming there be little to no difference in performance?

Yes. No difference.

Citrus_8

Aodhan5000 wrote: »

3600XT is not worth it over the 3600 to be honest unless they're extremely close in price. Would probably be better taking the money saved on that and getting a 750W psu. How much is the Samsung SSD? You'll probably be paying a decent chunk extra for that when you could get a 1tb Crucial NVME

Fully agree with the above. 3600 is the way to go. Psu 750w is the min I'd go.

Citrus_8

viperlogic wrote: »

Has been over 20 years since did a self build so wouldn't mind a sanity check on below (bar why building at time of high prices!) to make sure it should all work together well and I'm not missing better alternatives for similar money. Below comes to ~€780 excluding GPU. I won't be overclocking.

Case: Corsair 275R Airflow (or is there a better alternative in white?)
PSU: Corsair RM650X
MB: Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3600XT (w/ wraith cooler)
GPU: GTX 1070 (temp card already have until can get a ~3060)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200MHz 16GB (2x8GB)
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO plus 500GB

Thank you

What's your monitor and what games you'll play? Will you do editing or streaming?

viperlogic

Citrus_8 wrote: »

Fully agree with the above. 3600 is the way to go. Psu 750w is the min I'd go.

Recommend a good power calc where can input components and how much overhead you should have etc?

AlmightyCushion

You don't need a 750W power supply. A 650W is more than enough for that.

Citrus_8

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

You don't need a 750W power supply. A 650W is more than enough for that.

For a current build 650w is certainly enough, but that's not the point I was making. I'm saying that a custom PC is normally being build with a few GPU upgrades in mind. You'd need a better PSU for that in future. What's the point in buying and changing a PSU with a GPU when PSU normally is for the whole life of the rig, not just until you change a monitor or want to pay newer games, as like as GPU.

If you think of getting a PSU for the current parts without thinking about future upgrades, then you'd be rather looking to buy an already assembled PC, not a custom PC.

BloodBath

3600 + 3060 PC would only use around 300-350w max load. Averages a fair bit lower. A 500w would be more than enough.

Only need more if you plan on upgrading to higher tier parts down the line but at that point you would be better off just buying new parts and selling the old rig.

AlmightyCushion

Citrus_8 wrote: »

For a current build 650w is certainly enough, but that's not the point I was making. I'm saying that a custom PC is normally being build with a few GPU upgrades in mind. You'd need a better PSU for that in future. What's the point in buying and changing a PSU with a GPU when PSU normally is for the whole life of the rig, not just until you change a monitor or want to pay newer games, as like as GPU.

If you think of getting a PSU for the current parts without thinking about future upgrades, then you'd be rather looking to buy an already assembled PC, not a custom PC.

A 650W power supply will give plenty of headroom for future upgrades. A 650W power supply is generally recommended for 3080s. There is no need for a 750W here.

Citrus_8

BloodBath wrote: »

3600 + 3060 PC would only use around 300-350w max load. Averages a fair bit lower. A 500w would be more than enough.

Only need more if you plan on upgrading to higher tier parts down the line.

Or if you prefer to have a fully modular for a better cable management and airflow.