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Hi, I'm working on my second PC build for a video game setup. I was curious if anyone could look over my shopping list and let me know what they think / alternative suggestions / if I have missed anything important (e.g. socket type, fit and space, compatibility, power, etc etc). Thanks.


Motherboard:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAFVV8CP1155&Description=Socket%20AM3%2b%20motherboards&cm_re=Socket_AM3%2b_motherboards-_-13-130-790-_-Product

Processor:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IGNEFL110918&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL110918-_-EMC-110918-Index-_-ProcessorsDesktops-_-19113284-S1A4D&ignorebbr=1

Graphics:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125879

Memory:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231884

Storage:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147674

Power Supply:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2F84BC9225

Case:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811139043

OS:
Windows 10
 
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volkgren
Use https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ to make your list. Much easier for finding and sharing parts and it tells you of any possible incompatibilities.

About your list, you went with the old AMD FX series. That is a bad idea to spend money on something like that. It's just too slow to compare to cheaper yet newer parts like AMD Ryzen or Intel 8th and 9th-gen CPUs.

Plus you have DDR4 memory and the AMD FX CPU and AM3+ motherbaord cannot run DDR4. Just change to Ryzen and keep the DDR4.

That EVGA 750 G2 is very good, but overkill. It's on sale though, so it's a good buy unless the $20 you can save on a 550W would help you in some way.
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volkgren

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Use https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ to make your list. Much easier for finding and sharing parts and it tells you of any possible incompatibilities.

About your list, you went with the old AMD FX series. That is a bad idea to spend money on something like that. It's just too slow to compare to cheaper yet newer parts like AMD Ryzen or Intel 8th and 9th-gen CPUs.

Plus you have DDR4 memory and the AMD FX CPU and AM3+ motherbaord cannot run DDR4. Just change to Ryzen and keep the DDR4.

That EVGA 750 G2 is very good, but overkill. It's on sale though, so it's a good buy unless the $20 you can save on a 550W would help you in some way.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z44VHh
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z44VHh/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Gaming 8G Video Card ($209.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $711.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 12:19 EST-0500

The psu is overkill but there is currently a mail in rebate going on making it cheaper than the lower wattage version so why not get it.

You were using a 6 year old cpu that was mediocre back then and is just bad nowadays.
Ddr4 does not work with the am3+ platform
Case is meh quality so changed it for something better. If you don't like it no problem as the case you chose will still work.
 
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redrathking

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Hey that is a neat website. Thanks for sharing that with me.

Thanks for the warning of the AMD FX series, I'll look into the Ryzen series instead.
 
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LOL I was going to say.. the entry level Ryzen CPU is faster then the FX processors.. and are close to the same price.

I would go with something like this for around the same cost you had in the newegg.com stuff.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qzxq9J

Just an FYI like the power supply I added is overkill but its the same cost after the mail in rebate as the 650 model but with a longer warranty though I would get all that stuff at newegg (and plus that is where the mail in rebate is from for the Power supply). I personally don't like to deal with more then 2 vendors when I get computer parts..

Also the Ryzen CPUs like faster ram like the one I added as they give you more FPS and such.. and the 2600 Ryzen will be MUCH faster then an FX cpu. and you could think about if you need faster storage go with an NVMe drive even if you were to for example get a 250GB drive and then get a larger normal HDD and use the storeMI solution that AMD includes with that board and cpu (it works nice too).. so you can get SSD performance from the normal HDD but remember it uses some of the SSD as cache for the HDD


(for reference I have the Asrock X470 board with an 1800X cpu and its great.. I had previously the FX 8150 CPU and it was night and day faster!! when I moved up to the faster CPU and ram.
 
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