I'm trying to build my first gaming PC and could do with advice in a few areas..
I should probably start with what I do currently have (not a lot):
PSU - corsair hx850
2× Noctua NF-A14 ULN fans
Phanteks p500a (ordered and on its way)
What I'm currently finding a challenge is choice for Motherboard, GPU and general cooling.
Fans:
The case I ordered has 2 140 mm fans that come with it + I bought 2 Noctua 140mm ultra quiet fans, but their only 800rpm (not sure if that will be ok). I'm thinking of getting another 2 fans so that I can have 3 intake and 3 exhaust. Will the 800rpm Noctua fans be ok? Should I be concerned with static pressure and if so should I be consistent and get the same fans all round?
CPU cooling:
In terms of CPU cooling I'm feeling very lost, I want something fairly simply but effective, so air cooling rather than water, I have been looking at the Noctua NH-D15 but its quite expensive and I'm not sure if it would be overkill (not planning to overclock anything and I'm looking to buy the Ryzen 5800x).
Motherboard:
Given that I'm planning to get a Ryzen 5000 chip I would ideally prefer a motherboard that I can pickup and will work with this generation of CPU out the box, failing that a motherboard that allows me to flash the bios without needing another CPU.
I have been looking at a few x570 boards but I'm not sure I actually need the extra functionality these board provide over B550 boards. So does anyone have any good suggestions here?
GPU:
Finally and the most difficult component to get...I wanted either 6800xt or an rtx3080 but with the shortage of GPU's and the crazy prices atm I think it would be better if I bought a really cheap GPU for basic gaming and Web browsing until the cards I want are more readily available. Are there any good GPU's that I could purchase between £50-70 as a stop gap for a few months.
I should probably add that I'm looking to buy new, dont feel comfortable buying second hand electronics especially for a first build with relatively expensive parts
I should probably start with what I do currently have (not a lot):
PSU - corsair hx850
2× Noctua NF-A14 ULN fans
Phanteks p500a (ordered and on its way)
What I'm currently finding a challenge is choice for Motherboard, GPU and general cooling.
Fans:
The case I ordered has 2 140 mm fans that come with it + I bought 2 Noctua 140mm ultra quiet fans, but their only 800rpm (not sure if that will be ok). I'm thinking of getting another 2 fans so that I can have 3 intake and 3 exhaust. Will the 800rpm Noctua fans be ok? Should I be concerned with static pressure and if so should I be consistent and get the same fans all round?
CPU cooling:
In terms of CPU cooling I'm feeling very lost, I want something fairly simply but effective, so air cooling rather than water, I have been looking at the Noctua NH-D15 but its quite expensive and I'm not sure if it would be overkill (not planning to overclock anything and I'm looking to buy the Ryzen 5800x).
Motherboard:
Given that I'm planning to get a Ryzen 5000 chip I would ideally prefer a motherboard that I can pickup and will work with this generation of CPU out the box, failing that a motherboard that allows me to flash the bios without needing another CPU.
I have been looking at a few x570 boards but I'm not sure I actually need the extra functionality these board provide over B550 boards. So does anyone have any good suggestions here?
GPU:
Finally and the most difficult component to get...I wanted either 6800xt or an rtx3080 but with the shortage of GPU's and the crazy prices atm I think it would be better if I bought a really cheap GPU for basic gaming and Web browsing until the cards I want are more readily available. Are there any good GPU's that I could purchase between £50-70 as a stop gap for a few months.
I should probably add that I'm looking to buy new, dont feel comfortable buying second hand electronics especially for a first build with relatively expensive parts
