First Build In A While - Console Switch

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Hi,

I haven’t built a PC in years, but with the upcoming release of next gen consoles I’m wondering whether a PC might be a better option...

Looking to spend no more than £500 - already have an RX580 from an experiment with an eGPU on my Mac, and I’ve got a 500GB SSD too...

How does this look to start?

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - ~£180
MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon Max - £124.99
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB - £79.99

Leaves me with around £120 for a case and PSU? Any recommendations?

I’d be doing this instead of getting a PlayStation 5 (hence the budget), so my main consideration is that this would last a good few years. I’d be looking to upgrade the card in the next year or so but wouldn’t want the rest of the rig to bottleneck the upgrade...

Cheers!
 
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You can get teamgroup memory 3600mhz for £60 saving you £20

Phantecs 650w gold modular psu or corsair 650w rm have 10 year warranty and just under £100. The 550w are £86 There are cheaper options like the be quiet system power 9 but are not modular.

Case take a look at the mid towers , pick one you like, do you want rgb lights ? Tell us which and we will give you our opinion.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cases-and-modding/pc-cases/midi-towers?p=2&sSort=3
 
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Phantecs 650w gold modular psu or corsair 650w rm have 10 year warranty and just under £100. The 550w are £86 There are cheaper options like the be quiet system power 9 but are not modular.
You’d go for the higher wattage though?

Case take a look at the mid towers , pick one you like, do you want rgb lights ? Tell us which and we will give you our opinion.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cases-and-modding/pc-cases/midi-towers?p=2&sSort=3
Don’t necessarily want RGB although I appreciate two of my components have them :D. For the case I was looking for something small. Was thinking a cube initially although not sure about cooling issues and changing the motherboard?
 
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There arecube cases that can take a micro atx motherboard and a atx psu such as KOLINK SATELLITE MICRO-ATX CUBE CASE but you will need to check the size limitations for all components..

Don't want to buy a motherboard that wont fit as not all matx boards are the same size.

650w psu just give you more options but a 550w would be fine.
 
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