First Gaming PC Build, 2020*

[jmc27]

Hey everyone,

I'm coming from console gaming so this would be my first attempt at a build. I have been doing some intense research over the last week or so and put together this part this and was hoping for some quick advice before purchasing.

I am working with a budget around $1500AUD just for the parts, as peripherals are sorted! Any advice on the current parts I have chosen that may be unnecessary or cheaper options are available would be greatly appreciated.

This PC would purely be for gaming, ideally being able to run new AAA games and MMORPG smoothly with high fps, (Halo, Elder Scrolls, Battlefront ect), with the intention of not having to alter the PC for a couple of years.

What are your thoughts? All advice is so welcome as I am new to all of this!

Thanks for reading.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($115.50 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.10 @ Newegg Australia)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($141.90 @ Newegg Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($116.60 @ Newegg Australia)
Total: $441.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-18 18:52 AEDT+1100

 

[Boon72]

i would spend less on the motherboard unless you plan on overclocking (B550 should be ok)
i would hold off the 2060 as there are new cards out / coming out that should either be better or make them cheaper
i would add an SSD for the OS and use the HDD for storage

 

[jmc27]

Thanks for the reply mate. Below I have updated a potential MB replacement and also added an SSD, would these be sufficient?
In terms of the GPU, you suggested to hold off on the 2060, is there something you would recommend otherwise which would be viable?

Cheers.

Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($265.78 @ JW Computers)

Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($211.83 @ Amazon Australia)

 

[Boon72]

looks good, 2060 wise it depends how desperate you are to get it built, rumours of a 3060 ti due 2nd Dec, which is aparently above a 2080 would hopefully be a similar cost under £400

the 2060 super was a boosted original 2060, have a google (2060 vs other cards) to get an idea

 

[jmc27]

Ok great. I guess I'm not in a huge rush but I would like it before the end of the year as our holidays are coming up 🙂

I've done a little bit more research for the GPU and have narrowed it down to these two. What do you think?

Thanks

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB GAMING X Video Card ($264.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB PULSE Video Card ($332.99 @ Staples)

 

[Boon72]

both of those are good cards, check out reviews and benchmarks to see if one leans more to your type of games etc