Question Tear apart my AM4 gaming build: 5800X3D with a garbage GPU

[SAmalathion]

Question	Answer
What are you using the system for?	Mostly gaming. The hardware intensive games I play are "simulation" games (think Factorio) that are more CPU bound than GPU bound. I do not play the latest marquee games with the biggest and baddest graphics etc.
What's your budget?	$1300-$2000, although I doubt I need to go to the higher end of that range
What country are you in?	USA
Do you live near Microcenter?	About ~45 minutes away
Brand preference	nvidia GPUs are a hard pass. I have no judgments against anyone who buys and enjoys nvidia.
Vendor preference	Most of these links are Amazon right now, but I'm fine with others if their reputation is good.
Re-used parts	I have some magnetic storage drives sitting on a shelf. Extra peripherals too like mouse and keyboard.
What is your desired monitor resolution / refresh rate?	Gunning for 1980x1080@240hz I think. The games I play tend to use low resolution graphics. I'm more interested in refresh rate than high resolution.
What specialist / professional software do you need to use?	Not with this machine.

Slot	Description	Price (last checked)
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor	$325.99
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 Liquid CPU Cooler	$97.99
Motherboard	MSI PRO B550-VC ProSeries	$139.99
RAM	Mushkin Redline Lumina 64 GB 2 x 32 GB DDR4-3600 CL16	$172.99
GPU	AISURIX Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card	$119.98
PSU	Corsair RM750e 750 W 80+ Gold Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99
"Hot storage"	SK hynix Gold P31 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen3 M.2 2280 Internal SSD	$107.99
Display	Dell S2522HG 24.5" 1920 x 1080 240 Hz Monitor	$201.90
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL Black ATX Full Tower Case	$190.58

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Monitor is too small for my taste, but other than that I think it is hard to beat the value with the target games in mind.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Alternative mobos:

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-B550-Gaming-GEN3-Motherboard/dp/B0BHCL4YVS/

Good ratings on this one: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-TUF-B450-PLUS-II-Motherboard/dp/B08LCP4N8Q/

No danger of pump failure if you go with this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QCEWTAW/

250Hz Monitor: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Monitor-FreeSync-Premium-ZeroFrame/dp/B0BMS4JWFB/

If you get the MSI Gaming Gen 3 mobo with Noctua cooler and Acer Monitor, you can round out your build with an RX 6600: https://www.amazon.com/XFX-Speedster-Radeon-Graphics-RX-66XL8LFDQ/dp/B09HHLX543/

Your build is roughly $1458.

With Acer 250 Hz Nitro Monitor, MSI Gen 3 mobo, Noctua cooler and XFX RX 6600: ~$1462

Act fast though. Some of those deals may not last long.

 

[SAmalathion]

How big of a danger is pump failure? I mean, I understand the consequences, but how much more reliable is a fan + heatsink?

 

[daveybrat]

How big of a danger is pump failure? I mean, I understand the consequences, but how much more reliable is a fan + heatsink?

The pump will fail and i usually see customer's in my shop with an average of 5-6 years before needing a replacement.

I run a Noctua Dual fan tower cooler and it keeps my cpu just as cool as most 240mm rads. Worst thing that can happen with my cooler is a fan dies and i simply replace it.