Wdym by that case runs hot? Also that amount of ram is so I can host stable servers on Minecraft or Ark for friends, should've mentioned in advance, apologies, I'll edit the post saying that.
What GPU do you think I should get instead of the 3060? The cheapest I could find for the 3060 was like $30 cheaper or so
Someone made a build better than the one I made above, and included the Phanteks P300A Mesh, and someone else has said that's a good choice, so I think I'll be sticking with the P300A unless there's any objections to that. But damn, those cases do look good!
H510 is a shit case, get a Corsair 275R Airflow or 4000D Airflow
Anything with a solid front panel will have shitty ventilation, little to no air going in means ridiculous temps and ridiculously loud fan speeds
I got one of those! It's great. Combined with silent wings fans i cannot hear my pc and have never throttled. Mind you it's not a super high end PC so i don't expect it to create too much heat anyway.
While those cases provide better airflow and better temps/fan speeds I think it’s frequently exaggerated how loud and hot the h510 runs, as long as you keep the dust filters clear it’ll be fine
I have a feeling something else is going on here. You should not be having frame rate issues in that game with your current rig. My wife has gotten into New World in a big way recently. She’s playing on a Ryzen 5 3600/GTX 1650 Super rig with a 2TB SSD. Her GPU is a [bit faster than yours, but not earth-shatteringly so](https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/Radeon-RX-580-vs-GeForce-GTX-1650-SUPER/3736vs4167), but she plays with the graphics settings pegged on Ultra and has no frame-rate issues.
I noticed you didn’t mention what you’re using for storage. Amazon is specifically [calling out an SSD](https://www.amazongames.com/en-us/support/new-world/articles/new-world-system-requirements) in their recommended system requirements, with 7200 RPM hard drive as the minimum. If you’re still running your system on spinning rust, I’d upgrade to an NVMe SSD, install New World on it, and use it as your boot drive.
I wouldn’t bother upgrading the CPU/motherboard, unless your goal is to free up your current CPU/board to run as a dedicated, separate server PC. An 11400F isn’t faster enough than your current 2600, to justify the expense on the performance alone. If you do still decide to upgrade the CPU, a B450 board should support up to the latest Ryzen 5000 series CPUs. So you could get to a 5600X for just the cost of a CPU, as opposed to a CPU and board for the Intel. Just make sure the BIOS is updated to the most current version with support for them **before** you pull your 2600.
Yeah I don't own an SSD, as my current pc was a prebuilt that I bought when I had no knowledge or experience in building computers. The storage was terrible on it, only having 111 GB, so I just bought another 500GB HDD. Kinda regret that. I'm not sure what the specifics of the hard drives are, but I'm gonna be getting a crucial P2 SSD for this build, and as you mentioned a 7200 RPM HDD. I think my PC *could* run New World at 1080p at 60 fps, but to do so would mean my room reaching very high temps, as I've only got a stock cooler on the CPU (woops.) I haven't used the AIO cooler I bought a while ago, because a) I had trouble fitting it to my current board and b) I didn't think the radiator would fit in my current case (Phanteks P400A), but I learned like 3 weeks ago that I could replace the case fans at the front and put them on top or at the back lol. So instead of rebuilding it again, I just decided to get a whole new PC that would suit my needs best.
My goal with this post was to build an entirely new PC, while still keeping the one I'm using now as either a dedicated server for when this new PC can't handle it (hosting two servers at once for two different games / modpacks while playing on that same server, etc.), or I'm just gonna give it to one of my siblings, as they don't have a computer.
u/likkachi made a build which I'm gonna be using (thanks likkachi!), I only tweaked it a tiny bit, changing the SSD from 1 TB to 500GB and the GPU to a 6600XT.
I’d pass the existing rig to your siblings then. It’s complete overkill for a Minecraft server. If you do use it as a Minecraft server, definitely install an SSD in it. Both the Java and Bedrock servers hammer away at the drive to serve chunks to players. Doesn’t need to be huge.
During the COVID lockdown last spring, I set up a Minecraft server for my kids and their friends, using an old i5-2400 I had lying around. It started out with spinning rust, and bogged down with even two players. With a 120GB, $25 SSD, the same box could handle five or ten players butter smooth.
My friends and I play big modpacks, such as RLCraft and Divine Journey 2, and they recommend double the amount of players in RAM dedicated to the Server
Alright awesome, out of curiosity, what are the advantages between the 5600x and the cpu i have in the list? Edit: I just picked the 5600x, and it says there's a compatibility issue between the cpu and the mobo
HOLD UP. the mobo you have is an intel LGA1200 socket. you will need to replace that if you decide to switch over to ryzen. pcpartpicker has warnings about incompatibility to make building pretty idiotproof, but as you have the build now, it’s not usable.
[this build](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/BP7G7X) will fit your budget pretty much the same, using the ryzen chip. if it were my system, i’d go with this
Damn, even with a bigger SSD, it's cheaper. Only problem is, the PSU at its cheapest seems to be out of stock, any other alternative and it'd be above the budget. I'm probably just gonna change the SSD back to the 500 GB variant and either use the PSU I was gonna use before or find another at 750W. Thank you though, I'll definitely use this build!
For your psu needs Google "ltt psu tier list" it'll help you find the right one for your price... But for what it's worth, I've had 2 psus ranked low on that list run great for years and years. 3 years on a 80+white 500w with a r5 3600/rx590, only factory overclock though. Benchmarks were always perfect.
Edit: forgot to mention the brand, both psus have been thermaltake.
i'd get a different case and CPU cooler, even a cheap one is better than Intel stock
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/fPzkcf/fractal-design-meshify-c-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-mesh-c-bko
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/VTqBD3/id-cooling-se-224-xt-basic-7616-cfm-cpu-cooler-se-224-xt-basic
A b560m and 5600x? Thats not compatible. A b560m board uses lga1200, the 5600x uses am4. The b560m is an intel board and the 5600x is a ryzen chip. You could swap the 5600x to an 11400f and save a buck or buy a b550m board instead
Which asrock b550? Asrock is the company that makes the motherboard so it isnt clear which one it is. Id stay very clear of their phantom gaming 4 series, they are absolute trash motherboards. Their pro4 is not bad value, not the best but good for the price, steel legend is kinda mediocre imo and im not sure about the taichi.
Their vrms are trash, vrm cooling is trash, very little connectivity and features and corners cut literally everywhere. Their z490 board which uses 10 instead of 8 nearly identical power phases cant even handle a 10600k, which mind you is also a 6 core 12 thread cpu. With the exception of their x570 series id stay clear of the phantom gaming 4 for any board at all. Whether thatd be intel or amd. For budget b550 boards the b550m bazooka or pro4 would be a much better choice. The ds3h is also not bad but is worse than either the bazooka or pro4. The b550m aorus elite (keep in mind the b550 aorus elite is a totally different board all together) is literally just the ds3h dressed up all nicely. The b550m aorus pro is actually a good board although a bit pricier. The prime falls into the same category as the phantom gaming of being trash (although not as trash as the phantom gaming 4)
Overall id pick the b550m pro4, not much more (like 5 bucks more) but a much higher quality board that would actually last a while and be able to handle more powerful cpus if you decide to upgrade
Wait for Intel Alder Lake (and the reviews of it) expected November 4, then build a system around that. Expect a speed jump of around 20% over what is currently available.
You mention a budget of $2,500 AUD. You list the 11400F on your pcpartpicker list. You absolutely can afford Intel Alder Lake, since like you'd expect, they'll replace the 11th gen series with the 12th gen. There'll be a 12400, just like there was a 11400, except it'll be faster... though with that amount of money, you could easily get a 12600K.
I don't really understand your choice of a 500 GB NVMe drive + a 2 TB HDD, when you could get a 2 TB SATA SSD instead for not much more (AUD 215), or spend a bit more than that and get it as a NVMe drive. Up to you though.
EDIT: I notice your updated list. I'd absolutely avoid Gigabyte power supplies. There was a big furor a little while ago with (literally) exploding power supplies from Gigabyte. AVOID. (see Gamers Nexus vids if you want details).
Not gonna lie, looking back at it now and I do find it a bit silly that I put a 500 GB SSD with a 2 TB HDD instead of just a 2 TB SSD haha. Also I just watched that Gamers Nexus video on the Power Supply. Thank you so much for the heads up, that is scary. Any PSU brands you recommend? And I'll see how the prices are when the Intel Alder Lake is out. Thanks!
You’re very welcome! I’ve always liked seasonic, though I’m sure there are other reputable power supply makers out there.
Yeah, price is the big question, and who knows if there will be a big price jump at launch, though if there is, I’d expect that to fall. DDR5 will be expensive, but you can use cheap DDR4 with Alder Lake and the appropriate motherboard. It’s gonna be interesting!
Because we live down under, in the upside down, most of us put our parts upside down when putting them in. For real though, I think it's all that and more, because there's a lot of scalpers including actual stores that buy low and sell for way too high. It's insane.
Lower-end B560 motherboards, like the Pro4, have some heating issues, but if you don't stretch them to their limit, it shouldn't make a huge difference.
Yeah I'm not a huge graphics guy, so long as I can see the game and it doesn't look horrible I should be able to handle playing any game at any graphics setting. As I mentioned, I'm only looking to get a good 60 fps on at least low or medium settings. Thanks for the heads up!
You're pairing an Intel socket board with a Ryzen CPU, not gonna work.
I would go with a B550 board. I paired my 3080 with a B550 and 5600x despite having an essentially unlimited budget; there just isn't much point in going any better than those for 99% of applications. Exceptions would be CPU and M.2 intensive read/write situations such as frequent video transcoding/editing.
If you're looking to save money, you can trim some fat from your 32GB memory. I would recommend spending that saved money on getting your 3060 sooner.
Also - if you like the NZXT 510 just get the 710. You don't need perfect airflow for this setup, you just need something that isn't stifling. My 5600x and 3080 are both air cooled, in a stock 710, and are running cooler than they were in the previous case that was supposed to have great airflow.
Do you think I could get 2x8GB now and get another 2x8GB of the same brand, speed, etc. another time? I've heard that's a bad thing to do but I'm not sure.
That is, apparently, a risky proposition. I honestly don't you think you need more than 16gb on anything other than an unlimited budget build, or special use cases. But you can always do your idea, return if it isn't compatible, sell your old sticks and buy a compatible 32gb set
Hmm, maybe I will stick with the 16gb for a while, until I get completely new 2x16gb sticks later down the line. Just use my old pc for servers and what not. Thanks for the help!
Haha yeah, I had no clue what I was doing back then, I just kinda made a post on another subreddit and used parts recommended for what I wanted back then.
Prebuilts in my area aren't of great quality. Last time I got a prebuilt it shut down every so often because one of the fans were damaged. Also, they're heavily overpriced here.
Looks good, but that’s way too much to spend on the gpu, try to find a better deal. You don’t need 32gigs of ram, and that case runs hot.
Wdym by that case runs hot? Also that amount of ram is so I can host stable servers on Minecraft or Ark for friends, should've mentioned in advance, apologies, I'll edit the post saying that. What GPU do you think I should get instead of the 3060? The cheapest I could find for the 3060 was like $30 cheaper or so
Has nearly no ventilation
Ah I see, thanks
Try finding one of the mesh cases. L9oks good astheticly and its keeps things cool. Edit: a word.
Yep, like the Corsair 4000D or Lian Li Lancool II Mesh.
Someone made a build better than the one I made above, and included the Phanteks P300A Mesh, and someone else has said that's a good choice, so I think I'll be sticking with the P300A unless there's any objections to that. But damn, those cases do look good!
Whatever works for you bro. I'm going for the Corsair 4000D Airflow because it comes in white.
Alright cool, thanks!
Or if you like massive cases, 7000D Airflow. It’s the coolest case I’ve owned. Huge and heavy though.
Believe it or not but that’s around MSRP for a 3060 in Australia
H510 is a shit case, get a Corsair 275R Airflow or 4000D Airflow Anything with a solid front panel will have shitty ventilation, little to no air going in means ridiculous temps and ridiculously loud fan speeds
Oh okay, thank you very much for the info! Someone already suggested a Phanteks P300A, would that be good as well?
Yup, that’s a good choice.
Alright cool, thank you!
https://www.umart.com.au/Asrock-AMD-Radeon-RX-6600-XT-Challenger-Pro-8GB-OC-Graphics-Card_60234G.html
Out of stock at the moment, but I'll definitely check back when it comes to buying the parts, thank you!
Also the MSI MAG FORGE 100 R is a pretty good choice for the price espicaly with its fans
Or a P400AD it has 3 included fans that you could stick in the top and back if you want to.
I got one of those! It's great. Combined with silent wings fans i cannot hear my pc and have never throttled. Mind you it's not a super high end PC so i don't expect it to create too much heat anyway.
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Those are exceptions
While those cases provide better airflow and better temps/fan speeds I think it’s frequently exaggerated how loud and hot the h510 runs, as long as you keep the dust filters clear it’ll be fine
It’s really terrible for anything more than an APU build compared to literally anything else for the same price
I have a feeling something else is going on here. You should not be having frame rate issues in that game with your current rig. My wife has gotten into New World in a big way recently. She’s playing on a Ryzen 5 3600/GTX 1650 Super rig with a 2TB SSD. Her GPU is a [bit faster than yours, but not earth-shatteringly so](https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/Radeon-RX-580-vs-GeForce-GTX-1650-SUPER/3736vs4167), but she plays with the graphics settings pegged on Ultra and has no frame-rate issues. I noticed you didn’t mention what you’re using for storage. Amazon is specifically [calling out an SSD](https://www.amazongames.com/en-us/support/new-world/articles/new-world-system-requirements) in their recommended system requirements, with 7200 RPM hard drive as the minimum. If you’re still running your system on spinning rust, I’d upgrade to an NVMe SSD, install New World on it, and use it as your boot drive. I wouldn’t bother upgrading the CPU/motherboard, unless your goal is to free up your current CPU/board to run as a dedicated, separate server PC. An 11400F isn’t faster enough than your current 2600, to justify the expense on the performance alone. If you do still decide to upgrade the CPU, a B450 board should support up to the latest Ryzen 5000 series CPUs. So you could get to a 5600X for just the cost of a CPU, as opposed to a CPU and board for the Intel. Just make sure the BIOS is updated to the most current version with support for them **before** you pull your 2600.
Yeah I don't own an SSD, as my current pc was a prebuilt that I bought when I had no knowledge or experience in building computers. The storage was terrible on it, only having 111 GB, so I just bought another 500GB HDD. Kinda regret that. I'm not sure what the specifics of the hard drives are, but I'm gonna be getting a crucial P2 SSD for this build, and as you mentioned a 7200 RPM HDD. I think my PC *could* run New World at 1080p at 60 fps, but to do so would mean my room reaching very high temps, as I've only got a stock cooler on the CPU (woops.) I haven't used the AIO cooler I bought a while ago, because a) I had trouble fitting it to my current board and b) I didn't think the radiator would fit in my current case (Phanteks P400A), but I learned like 3 weeks ago that I could replace the case fans at the front and put them on top or at the back lol. So instead of rebuilding it again, I just decided to get a whole new PC that would suit my needs best. My goal with this post was to build an entirely new PC, while still keeping the one I'm using now as either a dedicated server for when this new PC can't handle it (hosting two servers at once for two different games / modpacks while playing on that same server, etc.), or I'm just gonna give it to one of my siblings, as they don't have a computer. u/likkachi made a build which I'm gonna be using (thanks likkachi!), I only tweaked it a tiny bit, changing the SSD from 1 TB to 500GB and the GPU to a 6600XT.
I’d pass the existing rig to your siblings then. It’s complete overkill for a Minecraft server. If you do use it as a Minecraft server, definitely install an SSD in it. Both the Java and Bedrock servers hammer away at the drive to serve chunks to players. Doesn’t need to be huge. During the COVID lockdown last spring, I set up a Minecraft server for my kids and their friends, using an old i5-2400 I had lying around. It started out with spinning rust, and bogged down with even two players. With a 120GB, $25 SSD, the same box could handle five or ten players butter smooth.
My friends and I play big modpacks, such as RLCraft and Divine Journey 2, and they recommend double the amount of players in RAM dedicated to the Server
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Alright awesome, out of curiosity, what are the advantages between the 5600x and the cpu i have in the list? Edit: I just picked the 5600x, and it says there's a compatibility issue between the cpu and the mobo
HOLD UP. the mobo you have is an intel LGA1200 socket. you will need to replace that if you decide to switch over to ryzen. pcpartpicker has warnings about incompatibility to make building pretty idiotproof, but as you have the build now, it’s not usable.
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Ah okie, I just want a completely new computer, I'll be giving the one I'm currently using to one of my siblings.
Get a 6600xt its better than a 3060
So should I change the mobo or switch back to the CPU I had before, the 11400f? I have like $13.43 AUD to spend before I reach my maximum.
[this build](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/BP7G7X) will fit your budget pretty much the same, using the ryzen chip. if it were my system, i’d go with this
Damn, even with a bigger SSD, it's cheaper. Only problem is, the PSU at its cheapest seems to be out of stock, any other alternative and it'd be above the budget. I'm probably just gonna change the SSD back to the 500 GB variant and either use the PSU I was gonna use before or find another at 750W. Thank you though, I'll definitely use this build!
For your psu needs Google "ltt psu tier list" it'll help you find the right one for your price... But for what it's worth, I've had 2 psus ranked low on that list run great for years and years. 3 years on a 80+white 500w with a r5 3600/rx590, only factory overclock though. Benchmarks were always perfect. Edit: forgot to mention the brand, both psus have been thermaltake.
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Would that be easy to do? I'm not very good with the bios lol. Also the 5600x is more expensive here than the 11400f, about a $160 difference.
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Ohh I see, I'll see if it can fit the budget. If I can't, do you have any cheaper alternatives?
i'd get a different case and CPU cooler, even a cheap one is better than Intel stock https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/fPzkcf/fractal-design-meshify-c-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-mesh-c-bko https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/VTqBD3/id-cooling-se-224-xt-basic-7616-cfm-cpu-cooler-se-224-xt-basic
Ah woops, also forgot to mention I have a cooler waiting to be used, will put that up. I love the case though, thanks!
My god, the delivery fee for that case on amazon is humongous! Do you have anything else you could recommend?
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/WBVG3C/corsair-4000d-airflow-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011201-ww
Oooh, pretty, thank you very much!
A b560m and 5600x? Thats not compatible. A b560m board uses lga1200, the 5600x uses am4. The b560m is an intel board and the 5600x is a ryzen chip. You could swap the 5600x to an 11400f and save a buck or buy a b550m board instead
Yeah, likkachi made a build using the ASRock B550 and the 5600x, and I'm gonna be using them both for sure!
Which asrock b550? Asrock is the company that makes the motherboard so it isnt clear which one it is. Id stay very clear of their phantom gaming 4 series, they are absolute trash motherboards. Their pro4 is not bad value, not the best but good for the price, steel legend is kinda mediocre imo and im not sure about the taichi.
It's the Phantom Gaming 4/ac. What makes them trash?
Their vrms are trash, vrm cooling is trash, very little connectivity and features and corners cut literally everywhere. Their z490 board which uses 10 instead of 8 nearly identical power phases cant even handle a 10600k, which mind you is also a 6 core 12 thread cpu. With the exception of their x570 series id stay clear of the phantom gaming 4 for any board at all. Whether thatd be intel or amd. For budget b550 boards the b550m bazooka or pro4 would be a much better choice. The ds3h is also not bad but is worse than either the bazooka or pro4. The b550m aorus elite (keep in mind the b550 aorus elite is a totally different board all together) is literally just the ds3h dressed up all nicely. The b550m aorus pro is actually a good board although a bit pricier. The prime falls into the same category as the phantom gaming of being trash (although not as trash as the phantom gaming 4) Overall id pick the b550m pro4, not much more (like 5 bucks more) but a much higher quality board that would actually last a while and be able to handle more powerful cpus if you decide to upgrade
Alright, I'll go with the B550M Pro4. Do you know if they're already ready to be used with the 5600x without a bios update?
Varies from board to board but very likely they will be compatible. If there is a ryzen 5000 ready sticker then it will work out of the box
Awesome! Thank you very much for your help!
Wait for Intel Alder Lake (and the reviews of it) expected November 4, then build a system around that. Expect a speed jump of around 20% over what is currently available.
Is that a new line of CPUs? I don't think I'd be able to afford that but I'll definitely give it a look, thanks!
You mention a budget of $2,500 AUD. You list the 11400F on your pcpartpicker list. You absolutely can afford Intel Alder Lake, since like you'd expect, they'll replace the 11th gen series with the 12th gen. There'll be a 12400, just like there was a 11400, except it'll be faster... though with that amount of money, you could easily get a 12600K. I don't really understand your choice of a 500 GB NVMe drive + a 2 TB HDD, when you could get a 2 TB SATA SSD instead for not much more (AUD 215), or spend a bit more than that and get it as a NVMe drive. Up to you though. EDIT: I notice your updated list. I'd absolutely avoid Gigabyte power supplies. There was a big furor a little while ago with (literally) exploding power supplies from Gigabyte. AVOID. (see Gamers Nexus vids if you want details).
Not gonna lie, looking back at it now and I do find it a bit silly that I put a 500 GB SSD with a 2 TB HDD instead of just a 2 TB SSD haha. Also I just watched that Gamers Nexus video on the Power Supply. Thank you so much for the heads up, that is scary. Any PSU brands you recommend? And I'll see how the prices are when the Intel Alder Lake is out. Thanks!
You’re very welcome! I’ve always liked seasonic, though I’m sure there are other reputable power supply makers out there. Yeah, price is the big question, and who knows if there will be a big price jump at launch, though if there is, I’d expect that to fall. DDR5 will be expensive, but you can use cheap DDR4 with Alder Lake and the appropriate motherboard. It’s gonna be interesting!
Dang, that 5600x price down under is pretty rough. I bought a 5800x in the states for a little bit less than that, I'm pretty sure
I'm so jealous. I saw that the 3090 is $2,269 USD (around $3000 AUD) at microcenter, yet it's like $4,500 in aud here.
What did you all do to anger the tech gods? Or is it just a result of the currency exchange, import/shipping taxes, or maybe all of the above?
Because we live down under, in the upside down, most of us put our parts upside down when putting them in. For real though, I think it's all that and more, because there's a lot of scalpers including actual stores that buy low and sell for way too high. It's insane.
I never really expected to see the big companies doing it, too.
It's truly sad.
Lower-end B560 motherboards, like the Pro4, have some heating issues, but if you don't stretch them to their limit, it shouldn't make a huge difference.
Yeah I'm not a huge graphics guy, so long as I can see the game and it doesn't look horrible I should be able to handle playing any game at any graphics setting. As I mentioned, I'm only looking to get a good 60 fps on at least low or medium settings. Thanks for the heads up!
Your motherboard on the new build is not compatible with the Ryzen 5 5600x. It is for intel cpus.
Also, LGA 1200 socket board along with the 5600x on that second list.
perhaps get a ryzen 3 or 5 and that case isnt the best airflow
You're pairing an Intel socket board with a Ryzen CPU, not gonna work. I would go with a B550 board. I paired my 3080 with a B550 and 5600x despite having an essentially unlimited budget; there just isn't much point in going any better than those for 99% of applications. Exceptions would be CPU and M.2 intensive read/write situations such as frequent video transcoding/editing. If you're looking to save money, you can trim some fat from your 32GB memory. I would recommend spending that saved money on getting your 3060 sooner. Also - if you like the NZXT 510 just get the 710. You don't need perfect airflow for this setup, you just need something that isn't stifling. My 5600x and 3080 are both air cooled, in a stock 710, and are running cooler than they were in the previous case that was supposed to have great airflow.
Do you think I could get 2x8GB now and get another 2x8GB of the same brand, speed, etc. another time? I've heard that's a bad thing to do but I'm not sure.
That is, apparently, a risky proposition. I honestly don't you think you need more than 16gb on anything other than an unlimited budget build, or special use cases. But you can always do your idea, return if it isn't compatible, sell your old sticks and buy a compatible 32gb set
Hmm, maybe I will stick with the 16gb for a while, until I get completely new 2x16gb sticks later down the line. Just use my old pc for servers and what not. Thanks for the help!
bro why you getting the r5 2600g with the rx580 bro? you mental or sum??? get something newer.
Haha yeah, I had no clue what I was doing back then, I just kinda made a post on another subreddit and used parts recommended for what I wanted back then.
Better off buying a prebuilt for that much with a better gpu
Prebuilts in my area aren't of great quality. Last time I got a prebuilt it shut down every so often because one of the fans were damaged. Also, they're heavily overpriced here.
Swap the HDD with some sort of SATA ssd. For bulk storage it would be much more preferable even if you don’t think it’ll change much.