First Ever Build. Does This Look Good?

Emma

So this is my first ever build, so I have zero idea what I'm doing. Several hours of research and I'm still confused, so I thought I'd come ask on here!

I want to game and have the potential to stream. Games ranging from Minecraft to AAA, at a decent fps would be great. No need to overclock and have a super computer, just something that can run games well. Thank you!

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 3700X Matisse 3.6GHz 8-Core AM4 Boxed Processor with Wraith Prism Cooler

Motherboard: MSI - B550-A Pro AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard

Ram: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 - Black

Case: Lian Li - Lancool 215 Tempered Glass eATX Full Tower Computer Case - Black

Power Supply: Redragon - RGPS GC-PS002 600 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Non-Modular Power Supply

Video Card: MSI - Armor Radeon RX 580 Overclocked Dual-Fan 8GB GDDR5 PCIe Graphics Card

M.2 SSD: Crucial - P2 500GB Micro 3D NAND PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD

Hard Drive: Seagate - BarraCuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Water Cooling: MSI - MAG Core Liquid 360mm RGB Water Cooling Kit

JS_MC

Hello @Emma

I made a few changes to the build you listed above with my recommendations, but I have a few questions for you about this build. I might have some more recommendations when I learn a bit more about what you have in mind for this build.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=9b0fadd0-9fbd-4ec7-8806-df6f56a195b4

What will you be using your build to do? What kind of monitor are you pairing with this build, and lastly, what's your budget?

Emma

Hey @LandShark

I'll be using it to game and stream. I have my own monitor (It's nothing special just a regular monitor) and I would really like to stay below $1000, but I know that's very hard. I think my max would have to be $1,400

JS_MC

I did make a small change to my suggestion to get it under $1400. However, this is with a $360 GPU.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=71403c8d-a72a-4abf-87fe-c414041eb6b8

You can reduce the cost of your GPU, however, there is a pretty fair correlation of $$ to FPS when spent on your GPU.

That being said, if your monitor is a 1080p 60hz monitor, having more frames won't do anything as your monitor is locked to 60hz/FPS.

So, if 1080p 60hz is your goal you could go with a cheaper GPU!

Let me know if you have questions! I'd be happy to help.