Ryzen is the way to go for a workstation build right now, currently waiting on their Zen3/Ryzen 4000/5000 announcement in the next month or two.
Getting a B550 chipset looks like a good way to go, minimal functional difference between it and the nominally more premium X570 chipset, though B550 doesn't need active cooling which is great. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_chipsets#AM4_chipsets
I was tempted by the NZXT H1 option, but the damn thing is sold out all the time, and frikken expensive at $630.
Cooler Master NR200 case sounds fantastic.
Premium newest parts
CPU |
Ryzen 9 3900X |
780 |
- |
Cooler |
Included Wraith Prism |
0 |
- |
Mobo |
ASUS ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING |
359 |
Has Intel 2.5G LAN |
RAM |
G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 |
120 |
Already own this, actually like $265, but this price is to replace the RAM in suomi |
GPU |
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 6gb |
650 |
- |
SSD |
1TB NVMe M.2 |
280 |
Samsung Evo Plus or WD Black or something, won't be PCIe 4.0 |
PSU |
Corsair SFX 600W Platinum |
240 |
- |
Case |
Cooler Master NR200 |
160 |
- |
About $2500 all up.
Motherboards to consider
$340 https://www.mwave.com.au/product/asrock-b550-phantom-gamingitxax-am4-miniitx-motherboard-ac35452
$360 https://www.mwave.com.au/product/asus-rog-strix-b550i-gaming-am4-miniitx-motherboard-ac35546
$330 https://www.mwave.com.au/product/gigabyte-b550i-aorus-pro-ax-am4-miniitx-motherboard-ac35557
- Realtek 2.5G LAN