Ryzen Build Sanity Check

Nate--IRL-- · 18 Apr 2020 at 22:42

I'm looking to build a new PC (current rig is 8 years old and well beyond its best before date). Its gonna be a Ryzen build, but I'm only at the early stages of research. Could I get a sanity check / opinion on the below spec? Eventual goal for this build is VR in DCS.

Component Selection
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12S 55 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory
Storage Western Digital Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card
Case be quiet! Pure Base 500 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Nate

orbitalwalsh · 18 Apr 2020 at 23:30

Looks solid, could go with 3200hz if cheaper and see how overclock goes .

New XD version of base 500 out in the 24th.. usb C port at front and mesh panel

Cheaper, allows all for Dimms and provides equal/better cooling

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-shadow-rock-3-high-performance-cpu-cooler-hs-01h-bq.html

EsaT · 19 Apr 2020 at 20:03

You can get 650W PSU for less
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seas...w-80-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-06v-ss.html

WD Blue 3D is SATA drive and there's no sense to waste M.2 slot for something which isn't any faster than 2.5" SSD.
WD Blue SN550 is NVMe drive.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-b...-solid-state-drive-wds100t2b0c-hd-56l-wd.html

2070 Super isn't worth its brand overprice over Radeon 5700 XT.
Especially when both of them will be looking equally basic when next-gen cards come out later this year.
For measure next Xbox has 2080 Super level GPU in raw power...

Nate--IRL-- · 19 Apr 2020 at 20:24

Ahhh well spotted on the SSD - thanks. Will also check out the Radeon - any opinions about DLSS 2.0? Would be the only real reason I'd like to go with Nvidia.

Nate