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I'm building a PC for the first time in 20 years, and after a bunch of research (the first video of which showed me the process basically hasn't changed in all that time, which gives me confidence) I have a build I'd like to get advice on:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600; £120
MOTHERBOARD: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max; £90
GPU: XFX RS XXX RX570 4gb; £120
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x 8gb 3000/3200 Mhz; £55
STORAGE: Adata XPG 512gb M.2 NVME; £55
PSU: Corsair VS450 / EVGA BR450; £35
CASE: Coolermaster Masterbox NR600; £70
FAN: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120mm; £5
KEYBOARD: Kingston Hyper X Alloy FPS Pro; £60
MOUSE: Redragon Centrophorus M601; £12
HEADPHONES: Corsair H70 Wireless; £70

The main use for this thing will be gaming, and probably also streaming, but not triple-a stuff; also watching films but not storing a ton of crap. The plan is to add extra storage and upgrade other bits later if needed.

The main thing is whether anyone sees any potential issues with this setup, but also if anyone's got suggestions for cheaper parts that will do the job just as well. Except for suggesting mini and micro atx stuff, I've ruled that out for the sake of later upgradeability :)

I've left out a monitor as I'm planning to just use my HD TV, so if anyone sees a problem with that too, let me know.
 
I'd say spend the extra £30 on this:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £149.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

I'd personally say that £120 for a 4GB RX570 is a crap price, the RX590 is a noticeably better card with double the VRAM.

I'd also consider a better PSU, the following is a decent reference point, stick to B tier or above:

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40/
 
Agreed, a budget is a much better idea.

Also, if you are going with an RX570 you are better going with the RX590, much better value.
 
Looking at about £700 as an overall budget. When searching online I didn't find any better prices for 570s except for ones with several reviews saying they're noisy and I do want a quiet system. With the 590s being a bit more expensive, I figured as I'm not going to be playing AAA stuff a 570 would be good enough, but if I'm wrong obviously I want to know about it :)

Edit: having a look at 80+ gold PSUs - £60 seems about standard and I suppose I can find the extra £25
 
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I've gone for the RX590 8gb as it's a BARGAIN! The remaining balance you'll need to get a case but that's personal choice as we're all different :) I think this is a pretty good spec tbh and has more than enough storage for now

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £651.97 (includes shipping: £11.10)​
 
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 590 8 GB RED DRAGON Video Card
Case: KOLINK STRONGHOLD ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: RIOTORO ENIGMA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Total: ~£660

Maybe slightly over budget but you'll end up with a system that last a lot longer, and if you present anything more challenging to it then you'll have the required power.
 
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