Building a PC and need suggestions *UPDATE: Choosen it*

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BraLoD said:

Pemalite said:

The Ryzen 1600 AF is not actually a first gen Ryzen, it's actually a second gen.
It's got more in common with the Ryzen 2600 than anything else... It's actually a *very* decent budget CPU all things considered.

I've used Corsair, Seasonic, Antec, ASUS, XFX, EVGA all been decent units.

Corsair for instance is more than happy to use CWT/Channel Well Technologies for some PSU's... But still drop a 7-10 year warranty on them.

That will be fine. What have you nailed your components down to exactly? Just so we can see your current line of thinking.

Basically the setup 2.

I took into account considering switching seagate for western digital for the HDD, but aside from that the Setup 2 seems like what I would like to go for.

I fear if I stick with the RX 580 instead of the GTX 1660s based on the price difference (~$80) I'll end up regreting it down the road.

Do you think 500W would be enough for Setup 2? 550W is getting some bad pricing right now compared to 450/500.

If I can save the buck on it and get a RAM discount I may be willing to go for 1660s instead of the RX 580 alright.

Just to round up better again, here is it.

Motherboard: ASUS Prime B450M Gaming

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600

GPU: Asus TUF3 GTX 1660 Super

RAM: 2x Adata XPG D41/D60 8GB DDR4 3000MHz

HDD: Western Digital Purple 2TB

SSD: Adata XPG Gammix S11 Pro 240GB

Power Supply: EVGA 550W (or 500W if it won't be a problem)

2 coolers in front and 1 fan in the top and on the back to get rid of the hot air.

For screen I'll just plug it into my TV for the time being (Sony X900F)

I'm also considering buying a cheap mechanic keyboard, if you have any suggestions, if none of the cheap ones are good I don't mind getting a normal one instead.

You're starting to fall into the problem of building a PC: that you can get more performance with a little bit more money. The problem is that all those little bits of money end up being a lot. Keep in mind what you want/need that PC for and don't get carried away.

There is an obvious performance difference between both GPUs (here's a comparison between them), but at the end of the day both are capable of running most if not all current games at 1080/1440p without troubles (you'll have to lower some details tho) and also both of them will have troubles running ports from the upcoming consoles, so don't get obsessed. After all, you can get one now and get a more powerful graphics card in two or three years without touching anyhting else. That's the advantage of gaming on PC, after all.

The Purple line of HDDs from Western Digital are for systems that run 24/7. You could save some money going with a Green or Blue one (all of them spin at 5400 rpm, so you won't notice a difference between them).

A 500W power supply is enough, don't worry. You can use one of the PSU calculators available to check it out. That said, nothing is stopping you from getting a more powerful one if you can find a good deal.

I have a mechanical keyboard and I like it a lot, but they're not for everybody. Keep in mind that they're louder than regular keyboards and you need to do a bit more force to press the keys (which could drive you and those around you tired and insane). There are also differences between each of the different type of keys used (red, brown, blue, ...). You'd have to do some research on your own and decide.