First time builder. Are there any glaring issues with this build?

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Type|Item|Price

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**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/PgcG3C/amd-ryzen-5-5600-36-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000927box) | $149.00 @ Amazon Canada

**Motherboard** | [MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/PDsnTW/msi-b550m-pro-vdh-wifi-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550m-pro-vdh-wifi) | $134.97 @ Amazon Canada

**Memory** | [G.Skill Trident Z RGB 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/qxkgXL/gskill-trident-z-rgb-128-gb-4-x-32-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-f4-3600c18q-128gtzr) | $398.98 @ Newegg Canada

**Storage** | [Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/crKKHx/western-digital-black-sn850x-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t2x0e) | $210.34 @ Amazon Canada

**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/mwrYcf/seagate-barracuda-computer-2-tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm008) | $80.99 @ PC-Canada

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte AERO OC GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Video Card](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/ZLwmP6/gigabyte-aero-oc-geforce-rtx-4060-ti-16-gb-video-card-gv-n406taero-oc-16gd) | $699.00 @ Canada Computers

**Case** | [NZXT H7 Flow (2022) ATX Mid Tower Case](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Ckt9TW/nzxt-h7-flow-atx-mid-tower-case-cm-h71fw-01) | $119.99 @ Canada Computers

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX650M (2021) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/x96p99/corsair-cx650m-2021-650-w-80-bronze-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020221-na) | $89.99 @ Best Buy Canada

**Case Fan** | [be quiet! Pure Wings 2 87 CFM 120 mm Fan](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/M6vZxr/be-quiet-pure-wings-2-120-870-cfm-120mm-fan-bl039) | $13.56 @ Amazon Canada

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$1910.38**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-06-28 23:14 EDT-0400 |

What I'm planning to do: I am aiming to run LLMs and play games (basically any games I can't run on a laptop, I've been playing games like Hitman 3 on a Lenovo laptop and it is NOT fun lol).

Justification: Basically everything here was chosen by whatever was reviewed the best on PCPartPicker and was cheap.

CPU: It looks fine specswise. It's cheap. It's an upgrade from my current Ryzen 7 4700U. Looking at a lot of completed builds, they use a better CPU with the calibers of RAM and GPU I'm planning. Do I need a better CPU?

CPU Cooler: Threw in a fan in there because all the other builds seem to have one.

Motherboard: It looks fine specswise. It's cheap. It seems to have all the ports and things it should.

Memory: I'm going to try and make up for the lacking VRAM in the 4060TI (preferably I'd have like 1 or 2 3090s) with sheer brute force. The speed is nice.

Storage: I want one SSD for general use and an HDD to store backups.

Video Card: My main goal is LLM inference. It's the most VRAM for my buck, and I need the Nividia card for CUDA. Being somewhat good at games is a side bonus.

Case: I just got the biggest one I could for a good price. I'm not looking to get rough and dirty in a small case for my first build, dealing with expensive stuff.

Power Supply: I just got a cheap one with enough wattage. I'm kind of sketched out by it though, is sound going to be a problem?

Don't need OS or monitors. I feel like the three fans that come with the GPU, the three fans that come with the case, and the CPU cooler should have me covered on cooling.

My main question is: Are there any blatant problems/bad things in this build?

Also, I'd like to know Are there more minor mistakes here I'm not picking up on?

Posted Jun 29, 2024, 3:32 AM UTC