Is there anything you would change on this build?

matt_griff · 14 Jan 2020 at 15:55

Hi,

I am looking at building a new gaming pc and have come up with the below, i all ready have a Noctua D15 cooler and a PSU.
Is there anything you would change?

Will be used for playing GTA, Fifa and Battlefield etc.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x be quiet! Pure Base 500 Midi Tower Case - Black= £69.95
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £179.99
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER StormX 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card *BLACK FRIDAY DEAL*= £199.99
1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £94.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2x8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £85.99

Total: £643.21 (includes shipping: £12.30)

lee32uk · 14 Jan 2020 at 17:22

Cheaper Ram.

The Team Group Dark Pro might not fit under the D15 but you can remove the top part to make it lower profile. The T-Force should be fine with the height.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD416G30= £68.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £67.99
1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £68.99

Total: £214.67 (includes shipping: £8.70)

LuckyBenski · 14 Jan 2020 at 19:15

I'd be tempted to wait for the Pure Base 500 with the mesh front. It looks ace.

I'm using a Pure Base 600, it was great to build in but it's lacking in intake space at the front.

Journey · 14 Jan 2020 at 19:17

You got an sort of SSD to put in it?

matt_griff · 14 Jan 2020 at 20:13

Thanks for the replies, I'm in no rush so got no problem waiting to be honest.
Any ideas when the pure base 500 with the mesh is due to be on sale?

And should have said i also all ready have an SSD

LuckyBenski · 14 Jan 2020 at 20:27

Just checked - March apparently. Referred to as the Pure Base 500 DX

matt_griff · 14 Jan 2020 at 21:12

LuckyBenski said:
Just checked - March apparently. Referred to as the Pure Base 500 DX

That case does look good!!
I don't mind waiting until march as I am in no rush, hopefully the 1660 super would have dropped to under £150 by that point also.

Alan1969 · 15 Jan 2020 at 11:48

I have a ryzen 3600 and its great for games. looking at its performance in passmark its great valuve. Still not many games use more than 4 threads (I often watch HW monitor whilst playing) - but when they do you will still be sorted. I was so impressed by the ryzen 3600 that I bought another one and upgraded another PC. In my PC I did however buy a cpu cooler to keep it below 65ºC for max boost whilst not hearing the fans too loudly (depends on your case etc) but as the 3600 is so cheap you can afford a better cooler.

I got this dual fan cooler (£35) https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arct...duo-white-cpu-cooler-2-x-120mm-hs-074-ar.html
and have set the fan profile to being 50% fan from 20 to 60ºC and then to ramp up to 100% by 65ºC so it stays very quiet and yet keep the cpu boots to 4.2ghz

Alan1969 · 15 Jan 2020 at 11:49

Alan1969 said:
I have a ryzen 3600 and its great for games. looking at its performance in passmark its great valuve. Still not many games use more than 4 threads (I often watch HW monitor whilst playing) - but when they do you will still be sorted. I was so impressed by the ryzen 3600 that I bought another one and upgraded another PC. In my PC I did however buy a cpu cooler to keep it below 65ºC for max boost whilst not hearing the fans too loudly (depends on your case etc) but as the 3600 is so cheap you can afford a better cooler.

I got this dual fan cooler (£35) https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arct...duo-white-cpu-cooler-2-x-120mm-hs-074-ar.html
and have set the fan profile to being 50% fan from 20 to 60ºC and then to ramp up to 100% by 65ºC so it stays very quiet and yet keep the cpu boots to 4.2ghz

oh sorry I see that you have a D15 already

Alan1969 · 15 Jan 2020 at 11:51

lee32uk said:
Cheaper Ram.

The Team Group Dark Pro might not fit under the D15 but you can remove the top part to make it lower profile. The T-Force should be fine with the height.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD416G30= £68.99

1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £67.99

1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £68.99

Total: £214.67 (includes shipping: £8.70)

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good point about the RAM clearanace

I see this on OCUK website

"High RAM compatibility in single fan mode
Thanks to its recessed lower fins, the NH-D15 provides 64mm clearance for tall memory heatsinks in single fan mode, making it compatible with most high end RAM modules on the market. In dual fan mode, the NH-D15 should be used with standard height RAM (up to 32mm). Please note: In chassis with more than 165mm CPU cooler clearance, the front fan can be moved upwards to make room for memory modules taller than 32mm."

so if your case has more than 165mm cpu cooler clearance you should be able to move the front fan up - I have the 8 pack RAM and in one pc clearance was an issue so I got a smaller cooler than I would have liked.