Help with son's DofE PC Build

Lordflake · 13 Oct 2019 at 11:59

Hi all,

My son has decided to build a PC for his Duke Of Edinburgh Bronze Award, and after doing his research, he's presented me with a parts list. So now I have to find out...

If this would make a decent computer?
If there's anything he's missed in terms of parts or gotchas?
If there are there better alternatives?

And whilst I know a bit about computers, I've never built a PC before so I'm a little bit out of my depth here!

He wants a machine to play games on and do a bit of video editing. He already has a keyboard, mouse, and monitor. And with a combination of birthday and early Christmas money means he's been set a budget of £1,000.

Here's his list:

Processor
Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core

Cooler
MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM

Motherboard
MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151

Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400

Storage
Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Video Card
GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB WINDFORCE

Case
NZXT H500 ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply
Corsair CXM (2015) 450W ATX Power Supply

Any help would be gratefully received.

Thanks

L

Lordflake · 13 Oct 2019 at 16:45

Thanks for the responses Jay85 & Minibiker,
I've just been reading up on Ryzen as per your suggestions and agree that it's probably a better choice.
Minibiker, the 2060 GPU card that you've suggested is a similar price to an RX5700. Is there any particular advantage to having one over the other?

Thanks

L

Lordflake · 13 Oct 2019 at 17:23

Hi Minibiker,
His monitor is an iiyama Black Hawk. It has Free Sync but not G-Sync.

Thanks
L

Lordflake · 13 Oct 2019 at 17:30

Thanks Minibiker,

I think I have a plan coming together!
Final question, the Ryzen processor comes with it's own CPU Cooler, so I don't need to add a separate one? Or is it better practice to use your own?

Thanks

L

Lordflake · 13 Oct 2019 at 17:46

Thanks Infiniteey and Minibiker,
I'll ask him which card he prefers, although I imagine he'll probably choose raw power over the free game.

Cheers

Lordflake · 13 Oct 2019 at 19:46

Hi all,

Thanks for all the advice - all very helpful.

Could someone explain the difference between the PowerColor RX 5700 XT 8Gb GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card and the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Mech OC 8Gb GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card please?
They seem like the same card but there's a £40 price difference between them. I feel like I'm missing something?

Thanks

L

Lordflake · 13 Oct 2019 at 19:50

Ahh, got it. Thanks!