Need Help Choosing Parts

Rufio_2106

I put this parts list together and am looking for some advice. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=5129c190-98f9-4c0c-8351-1b97969a3259

Yingdong

1. You don't want to get an APU if you are going to kick in a dedicated gpu, it will limit to pice 3.0 instead of 4.0.
2. You don't want to get the zotac gtx 1660 as it is seriously overpriced, it used to be a $250 card.
3. Don't get the 870 qvo, it's qlc and sata III. Go with a tlc nvme instead,, it will be last longer, run faster and sometimes even cheaper.
4. You might not want to get the 3200mhz ram as ram speed seriously impacts performance of amd ryzen platform. I would advice you to go with the ballistix 3600mhz cl16 when it is on sale.
5. I'm not sure if you are going to use the stock cooler, but if you don't, you need a cooler. The stock cooler doesn't do a great job on keeping the cpu cool.

Yingdong

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=a3b0c130-a39f-463b-ae77-09600362490c

Take a look at this. For gpu get whatever 30 series gpu you can get that isn't far from msrp. You can still cut off a bit from ssd and power supply and put it on the gpu. But always go with nvme instead of sata ssd.