Is my computer a good one?
Is my computer a good one?
I'm assembling my inaugural personal computer and would greatly value guidance from an expert with extensive experience in this field. This system will be primarily used for gaming, potentially involving performance enhancements through overclocking, and future expansion options.
Components:
NZXT H500 Case - £65.99
MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard - £91.94
GPU: Sapphire Pulse Vega 56 (recommendations for alternative cards are welcome)
CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 - £144.98
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8 300MHz - £105.14
PSU: EVGA 650W BQ 80+ Bronze - £73.99
SSD: ADATA SU800 128GB - £31.58
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB – £38.98
Two Arctic X2 Fans - £8.96
Four Fan Splitters - £6.99
Viewsonic XG2401 FreeSync 144Hz Monitor - £194.86
The assembly appears satisfactory, though I recommend exchanging the Vega 56 for an RX 580 and allocating the difference to a larger solid-state drive. Ensure XMP is activated within the BIOS to allow the memory to operate at its advertised speed; if the system fails to boot after enabling XMP, verify that the memory modules are installed in the designated slots as detailed in the motherboard manual. Furthermore, I prefer the G3 series from EVGA or the Seasonic Focus Gold (or Gold Plus) power supplies. Faster RAM is also advisable for optimal performance with Ryzen processors.
PCPartPicker part list
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Price breakdown by merchant
CPU:
AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor
(£148.79 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard:
MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard
(£105.52 @ CCL...
The assembled system appears satisfactory; however, I recommend exchanging the Vega 56 for an RX 580, utilizing the difference to acquire a larger solid-state drive. Ensure XMP is activated within the BIOS settings to allow the memory to operate at its advertised speed. If the system fails to boot after enabling XMP, verify that the memory modules are installed in the appropriate slots as indicated in the motherboard manual. Furthermore, I would prefer a G3 series power supply from EVGA or a Seasonic Focus Gold (or Gold Plus) model. Faster RAM is also advisable, particularly for optimal Ryzen performance.
PCPartPicker part list
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Price breakdown by merchant
CPU:
AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor
(£148.79 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard:
MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard
(£105.52 @ CCL Computers)
Memory:
Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
(£124.06 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:
Crucial - MX500 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
(£40.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
(£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card:
Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Gaming 8G Video Card
(£199.97 @ Ebuyer)
Case:
NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
(£71.99 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply:
EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
(£90.40 @ Alza)
Monitor:
ViewSonic - XG2401 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor
(£194.86 @ CCL Computers)
Total:
£1011.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-01 19:39 GMT+0000
mattstevenss :
Hey, i just found the powercolor vega 64 for £389. Should i get that instead?
For 1080P it's a bit overkill but if you can fit it into the budget then it may be a good purchase. I'd wait a little over a week though for CES as they should be announcing the AMD Navi cards.