System advice for new gamer

[Deleted member 74752]

Seeking input on a new build for gaming. Items in cart...

Ryzen 7 3700X
Asrock B550 Phantom Gaming mb
Noctua NH-D15 cooler
EVGA SuperNova 850w Gold psu
Powercolor Red Devil Radeon Rx 5700 XT

No plans for any serious overclocking. Will a 850w psu take care of these parts easily? Thanks!

 

[Sybaris_Caesar]

Even 650W would be enough imo

 

[Zareek]

Way overkill actually, you'll need 500Watts max. It doesn't hurt to go a little overboard but around 75% to 80% of peak gets you optimal power efficiency depending on the power supply. Unless you are planning on a major hardware upgrade to a big fat video card and a 5950x, I wouldn't go with more than 600-650Watts. The manufacturer is the most important factor in power supplies. EVGA tends to do a nice job. Spend the money saved on a better motherboard, more RAM or a faster SSD.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

Thanks folks - It appears that particular mb is just average for sure...thinking it will suffice for gaming duties only. Don't imagine ever upgrading the cpu unless it dies. It's impossible to find a decent video card right now...hoping the 5700 XT will hold up for awhile. SSD and 32gb of memory already in the works. This will likely be my last build, at least as far as gaming goes.

Perhaps a better mb for a modest increase in price? https://www.newegg.com/msi-mpg-b550-gaming-carbon-wifi/p/N82E16813144322?Item=N82E16813144322

 

[Athlonite]

for 10 bucks less you could have this instead

https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-b550-f-gam-wif/p/N82E16813119311

better mobo all round

 

[Hyderz]

you dont need a 850w for that system, could also opt for a 5600xt if its for gaming.
i'd opt for a nice 650w for that system.
what resolution are you playing at?
how much money are you going to spend?

 

[HD64G]

PSU with 600W of silver or above quality is more than enough even if you upgrade later the CPU to R9 5950X. 5700XT is good enough for 1440P gaming also. As for the motherboard there are better choices for the same money. Check a video about that:

 

[Deleted member 74752]

This mb seems to be highly regarded at the price point... https://www.newegg.com/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-plus/p/N82E16813119197?Item=N82E16813119197

 

[Toothless]

This mb seems to be highly regarded at the price point... https://www.newegg.com/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-plus/p/N82E16813119197?Item=N82E16813119197

I've seen three builds with that board and it's the only ASUS product I recommend. Solid board.

 

[Countryside]

That EVGA is a very good psu it will take care of your system easily and it will leave room for future upgrades.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

I've seen three builds with that board and it's the only ASUS product I recommend. Solid board.

Seeing as how nearly all of these parts are already dated I can't justify spending much more than this on a motherboard. I'll go with the Asus mb and leave everything else as planned. Hopefully all these pieces will last a good long time.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

What resolution do you game at? The 5700XT is the part that will struggle the soonest depending on what you game at if 1080p you'll be golden for a while.

 

[Toothless]

Seeing as how nearly all of these parts are already dated I can't justify spending much more than this on a motherboard. I'll go with the Asus mb and leave everything else as planned. Hopefully all these pieces will last a good long time.

It's one of the best x570 boards for the price. The option to bump to a 5800x or higher down the line makes it more worth it.

I have a similar setup as what you picked out and it runs oh so good. I hope you didn't forget ram.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

Yes, 1080p. The 5700XT will show it's age before anything else, but I don't game online often enough anymore for it to be a real struggle. It will have a WD 1T NVMe along with a WD 1T HDD and 32GB of 3200 memory. Thanks to all for the input.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

It'll be very good at 1080p for a while and other than RT you aren't missing much from newer generations. While a 3060 ti would be much better they seem pretty impossible to get right now so you definitely could do worse than a 5700XT.

 

[kapone32]

Yes, 1080p. The 5700XT will show it's age before anything else, but I don't game online often enough anymore for it to be a real struggle. It will have a WD 1T NVMe along with a WD 1T HDD and 32GB of 3200 memory. Thanks to all for the input.

At 1080P you will be getting up to 200 FPS in almost every game in high settings

 

[oxrufiioxo]

At 1080P you will be getting up to 200 FPS in almost every game in high settings

So you are saying he's gonna gain nearly 70% more performance just slightly lowering settings........ I want some of them drugs you on bruh.

 

[Athlonite]

Maybe playing Skyrim SE vanilla or older games but that's about it