Building a new PC from scratch: parts recommendations?

Hey there,

So, I'm planning on building my own PC from scratch—getting all the individual parts and putting them together myself. I'd love to tap into your collective wisdom and experience here to make sure I pick the right stuff and steer clear of any annoying compatibility headaches. Here’s what I’m looking at:

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus Z170 (Socket AM4, 4xDDR4, DisplayPort/DVI/VGA, 1xPCIEX16/1xPCIEX8

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700

M.2 SSD: Kingston SSD M.2 G2 SATA, R550/W330, 240GB (Would this actually work with this board, or should I look for something with more bang for my buck?)

RAM: Corsair 2x8GB DDR4 3000 C15, COR-CMK16GX4M2B3C15B

Power Supply: Fortron Raider S PSU 650W, 80+

CPU Cooler: LC Power CPU cooler LC-CC-120 - 120mm Intel/AMD (Honestly, I'm thinking I probably don't need to go the liquid cooling route just yet.)

Graphics Card: EVGA Radeon RX 480 Xtreme 4GB, 4096 MB GDDR5 DVI-I, DisplayPort, HDMI P/N: 04G-P4-3967-KR

UPS: APC BX950U-GR

That's pretty much the whole list! I'm hoping I haven't missed anything obvious. Thanks a ton in advance for the advice and feedback.

Budget? Intended use? There are some glaring issues with this build... was this just copied from some random overseas forum? 😛

Honestly, I’m not sweating the budget too much—I know I’ll be looking at somewhere around $3000. My goal is to put together a top-tier beast that’s actually built to last, something that can handle my heavy-duty IT workloads without breaking a sweat. I just want to make sure all these parts I've picked out actually play nice together so I don't run into any annoying compatibility headaches once everything arrives at my door.
And no, I didn't just copy-paste this from somewhere; I've been hand-picking every single component myself from Newegg.

What’s the plan here? Are we talking overclocking or just keeping things stock?

It’s a decent enough build, but I honestly don't trust Fortron one bit. Personally, I'd rather feed my PC scraps than rely on a power supply like that.

https://www.newegg.com/p/750w-power-supply-example

If you really need something modular, this is a killer option. If you don't care about modularity, check out the S12 series instead...

Man, putting a 750W Seasonic on a Radeon RX 480 and an AMD Ryzen 7 1700? That's... well, that's some serious overkill right there. lol

ASUS ROG Maximus motherboard, LGA 1151
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.00 GHz), LGA 1151
550W Corsair RMx Series power supply, ATX 3.0, CP-9020090
Fractal Design Define 7 Black case, no PSU included
EVGA GeForce GTX graphics card, 4 GB DDR5, 256-bit, 970/5700 MHz
Thermaltake Frio Silent 14
250GB Western Digital Blue SSD, NVMe, MZ-75E250B
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, 3.5", 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, NVMe, ST1000DM003
2x 8GB DDR4 (1x8GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz CL15 Crucial, CT8G4DFS8213

Total: ~$3.00 - USD

If you're looking to overclock without any BIOS headaches, maybe just add $100 to get an unlocked 6700K.

Samuel Mendoza26 said:Pairing a 750W Seasonic with a GTX 1650 and an 80W i7? That’s just overkill. xD

There isn't a cheaper modular unit in the whole country... but there is the budget S12 series. I've actually used one myself, and honestly, it's solid..

rapidcobra15 said:Budget isn't my primary concern; I'm expecting to land somewhere around $3000. My goal is to build a top-tier workstation that offers longevity and handles my various IT projects without breaking a sweat. I just want to verify that these specific components are fully compatible so I don't run into any headaches once I pull the trigger at Best Buy.
I didn't just copy a list; I hand-picked every single part from the Newegg site.

But what kind of work are we talking about here? 🤷 You haven't actually specified your workload. For instance, if you aren't doing heavy rendering, that GPU might be total overkill. On the flip side, if this is purely for high-end gaming, you might actually want to trade some GPU power for a beefier CPU. It’s all relative to the task at hand.