Ryzen 5 Build Advice

Gabriel Tidswell · 8 Apr 2021 at 14:51

Looking to put together my first rig with specs as follows. New to PC building so would be great to know if there are any compatibility issues with the setup, particularly with case choices. Working on a budget but any recommendations would also be greatly appreciated

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H V2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
GPU: Asus GTX 970 strix (already owned so will use initially but plan to upgrade in the future)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 C
PSU: EVGA 600 Watt 80+ Wired ATX PSU
SSD: Samsung EVO 860
Cooling: AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler (comes with CPU, not sure how good it is?)
Fans: 3x Antec 120mm RGB Case fan
Case: Either Cougar MG130-G or Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L

Budget is £500 excluding GPU. Currently have this priced at £460 with no GPU as already own a 970.

Minibiker · 8 Apr 2021 at 14:57

That board will not run that CPU, it will need a BIOS update... The cooler will be fine to use, if you plan of Overclocking then I'd look at getting another one

silvagti · 8 Apr 2021 at 15:03

Gabriel Tidswell said:
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H V2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

It would be worth buying a newer chipset motherboard like a B550 IMO. That'll work with any 3000 CPU out of the box and will offer better support for Ryzen 5000 or newer series chips should you want to upgrade in future. Should have more up to date features as well.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/motherboards/amd/am4-a520-b550-ryzen-3rd-gen

Joxeon · 8 Apr 2021 at 15:16

Have a look at the 11400F which easy out performs the 3600 in games while coming in for only £150

Gabriel Tidswell · 8 Apr 2021 at 16:13

Joxeon said:
Have a look at the 11400F which easy out performs the 3600 in games while coming in for only £150

Will certainly give it a look. Only problem is the supported motherboards get more expensive.

Joxeon · 8 Apr 2021 at 17:50

Gabriel Tidswell said:
Will certainly give it a look. Only problem is the supported motherboards get more expensive.

B560 boards start around £100 so not that much different once you factor the cheaper CPU, they also come with unlocked memory support and PCIe gen 4.0

GreatAuk · 8 Apr 2021 at 22:58

Should probably have mentioned that you already had that graphics card when you were asking about buying one of those second hand pc's to be your first gaming / game dev PC in your other threads!

Will there be a new thread by this time tomorrow proposing an entirely different build again? New thread to post count ratio pretty impressive!

whatalegend123 · 9 Apr 2021 at 10:07

GreatAuk said:
Should probably have mentioned that you already had that graphics card when you were asking about buying one of those second hand pc's to be your first gaming / game dev PC in your other threads!

Will there be a new thread by this time tomorrow proposing an entirely different build again? New thread to post count ratio pretty impressive!

May well be a wheeler dealer looking for the correct price to put things on ebay / FB marketplace :eek:

LordBeggar · 10 Apr 2021 at 06:06

Gabriel Tidswell said:
Looking to put together my first rig with specs as follows. New to PC building so would be great to know if there are any compatibility issues with the setup, particularly with case choices. Working on a budget but any recommendations would also be greatly appreciated

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H V2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
GPU: Asus GTX 970 strix (already owned so will use initially but plan to upgrade in the future)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 C
PSU: EVGA 600 Watt 80+ Wired ATX PSU
SSD: Samsung EVO 860
Cooling: AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler (comes with CPU, not sure how good it is?)
Fans: 3x Antec 120mm RGB Case fan
Case: Either Cougar MG130-G or Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L

Budget is £500 excluding GPU. Currently have this priced at £460 with no GPU as already own a 970.

Get a B520 or B550 motherboard. They are similar in price to B450