Building gaming PC - any specific tips?

[bs0jdd]

Hi all,

I previously posted asking for recommendations to achieve a budget gaming PC for my son, who solely plays Fortnite, currently. The loud and clear advice was the lower budget was going to be hard and will compromise. As such, I've worked with him to save more and up the budget (and do more chores around the house!) over a number of months. This is where I have landed:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Mobo: MSI MPG B550 Gaming plus ATX (B-grade from OCUK)
RAM: Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 C16 3200MHz
SSD: 1TB Kingston NV3 M.2-2280 PCIe4.0
PSU: be quiet! System Power 11 650W
Case: Kolink Observatory MX Glass ARGB Midi Tower
GPU: Intel ARC B580 Guardian 12GB

I wasn't planning to get an additional CPU fan and just use the stock one with the 5600X, given this will not be used firstly in highly stressed settings (leaning towards performance mode will be his preferred use for Fortnite).

As we assemble this, are there any potential issues with this setup anyone sees? Anything else we should consider here? For reference, I built my own gaming PC last year, was the first I've properly done it (thankfully it all worked), but would thus say I'm quite the uninformed amateur.

Many thanks!

 

[bs0jdd]

Thanks for the responses, very helpful.

Tetras - on the rebar, thanks, I know very little on this so will follow Dr Google to ensure it is enabled.

Craig_d1 and tamzzy - thanks for that on the RAM. Would adding an additional 2 x 8GB be suitable to address this, i.e., total of 4 x 8GB RAM rather than 2 x 16GB?

In terms of budget, here are the prices paid:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - £100
Mobo: MSI MPG B550 Gaming plus ATX (B-grade from OCUK) - £90
RAM: Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 C16 3200MHz - £23
SSD: 1TB Kingston NV3 M.2-2280 PCIe4.0 - £43
PSU: be quiet! System Power 11 650W - £55
Case: Kolink Observatory MX Glass ARGB Midi Tower - £30
GPU: Intel ARC B580 Guardian 12GB - £240

Total: £581

 

[bs0jdd]

2x16 would be preferable imho, having 4 sticks is just adding extra strain to the memory controller..that being said ddr4 isn't as bad as bbr5 where having 4 sticks really struggles

nice you put prices up..am4 is long in the tooth now..I wouln't pay £100 for a 5600x...they can be had for £50 readily enough 2nd hand (difference more than enough to go to 2x16gb ram). For £104 you can ship a 7500F in from abroad and be on the am5 platform(just checked with delivery 7th-10th july), which will give you a true upgrade path

Appreciate the suggestions. Unfortunately, all of the components my son has bought now, based on previous advice where we were trying to keep the budget down but then balancing not wanting to take a risk on 2nd hand in case of any problems it is harder to return. All of the aforementioned items are new and come with warranties (exception is B-grade Mobo from OCUK). I hadn't heard of shipping in things from abroad at comparable prices for AM5 platform.

As such, being "stuck" for now with the 5600X and the 2x8GB RAM, I'm assuming that adding 2 x 8GB to have 4x 8GB is still better than just having 2x8GB alone...and less pennies for his savings than having to try and sell the 2x8gb and buying in 2x16Gb.