Opinions on build please - Occasional/Casual Gamer

Floob · 9 Dec 2020 at 12:04

Hi,

I'm looking to build a new PC as my last one has died after about 6-7 years.
The previous one was basically silent, so I'm looking for a very quiet system, budget around £1,200, mostly just office use, but would want to play the occasional game (DOOM, WoW etc..) hence I've grabbed my 1060 from the old system.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Scythe Ninja 5 43.03 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Crucial MX500 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SC GAMING Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define 7 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

I was thinking about a B450 based system, but then it didnt seem massively cheaper - maybe £60 off a CPU and £60 off the MB? I tried using some websites configurater, but they didnt seem to have the flexibility on parts I was after.

Maybe I should up the PSU to a Seasonic fanless?

Thanks for any input.

adrichardson81 · 9 Dec 2020 at 19:58

Build looks pretty solid. You could go for a cheaper pcie 4.0 M.2 drive like the Gigabyte Aorous or Sabrent Rocket.

PSU upgrade wouldn't hurt. 550w should be enough for that build, but a 750w would give you a bit of headroom if you upgrade your gpu.

Joxeon · 9 Dec 2020 at 20:15

You could save a bunch of cash going with a 10400F and a b460 assuming your office work doesn't involve stuff like video editing or other core heavy workloads.

Case, cooler and PSU all optimised for silent operation.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i5-10400F 2.90GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £139.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £55.99
1 x Gigabyte B460M Aorus Pro (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £109.99
1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £99.95
1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 2TB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS200T2B0A)= £199.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM650 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020194-UK)= £87.95
1 x be quiet! Pure Base 500 Midi Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £79.99
1 x Scythe SCMG-5PCGH Mugen 5 "PCGH Edition" CPU Cooler= £46.99

Total: £833.14 (includes shipping: £12.30)

Floob · 18 Dec 2020 at 23:38

Thanks for both your replies - sorry would have replied sooner but for some reason I didnt get an email notification.

t31os · 19 Dec 2020 at 23:10

Maybe considered a pre-sound dampened case, forget a window and stick in some silence based fans (Silent Wings spring to mind). The Scythe coolers should do a great job on quietness though, they are beast (had one stuck in the old girls system for the last 8 years or so, and it barely turns the fan on for additional cooling).