PC build advice and questions

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Hi all!

As the title states, I am planning to build my first gaming/video and photo editing PC system and am looking for some advice on a few matters. The build I am planning to get is listed below:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600
Cooler: stock cooler because I don't plan on overclocking
Motherboard: ASrock - B450M PRO4
RAM: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000MHz
Storage: Samsung Evo 860 SSD 250GB + WD Blue 7200RPM HDD 1TB
GPU: EVGA GTX1070 SC Gaming ACX 3.0
Case: Tecware Nexus M
PSU: Seasonic 550W Focus Gold 80+ semi-modular
WiFi Card: Asus PCE-AC68 PCI-Express
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Origin wise I am probably going to get from Newegg or Amazon US during black friday sales. Except for the PSU, Case and OS, prolly getting from SLS or Lazada. Also I am aiming for 1440p 60Hz gaming, which is why I went for the GTX1070 (after reading reviews).

So I have a couple of questions regarding this build
1) Anyone has experience using the ASrock B450M PRO4 with the Team Vulcan 16GB DDR4-3000 before? The ASrock website didn't mention that this particular model is compatible.
I read mixed reviews on how some people couldn't get it to run at 3000MHz, only stuck at 2400MHz or something. If you managed to get it to work could you tell me if I need to meddle with some settings or does it work just out of the box?

2) A noob question but I also read that to reach 3000MHz on the RAM, some users had to "overclock the ram", or something like that. Does this mean that I need some additional cooling system if I want to use my RAM at 3000MHz or is it okay if the RAM is already designed to run at that speed?

3) Another noob question but anyone has had experience slotting in the PCI-E wifi card with this motherboard and case? What is your experience with it?

Hope you guys can help me as it is my first time building a PC... Kinda clueless about how some stuff work even after reading guides and stuff online.
Thanks for helping!

 

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Hi all!

As the title states, I am planning to build my first gaming/video and photo editing PC system and am looking for some advice on a few matters. The build I am planning to get is listed below:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600
Cooler: stock cooler because I don't plan on overclocking
Motherboard: ASrock - B450M PRO4
RAM: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000MHz
Storage: Samsung Evo 860 SSD 250GB + WD Blue 7200RPM HDD 1TB
GPU: EVGA GTX1070 SC Gaming ACX 3.0
Case: Tecware Nexus M
PSU: Seasonic 550W Focus Gold 80+ semi-modular
WiFi Card: Asus PCE-AC68 PCI-Express
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Origin wise I am probably going to get from Newegg or Amazon US during black friday sales. Except for the PSU, Case and OS, prolly getting from SLS or Lazada. Also I am aiming for 1440p 60Hz gaming, which is why I went for the GTX1070 (after reading reviews).

So I have a couple of questions regarding this build
1) Anyone has experience using the ASrock B450M PRO4 with the Team Vulcan 16GB DDR4-3000 before? The ASrock website didn't mention that this particular model is compatible.
I read mixed reviews on how some people couldn't get it to run at 3000MHz, only stuck at 2400MHz or something. If you managed to get it to work could you tell me if I need to meddle with some settings or does it work just out of the box?

2) A noob question but I also read that to reach 3000MHz on the RAM, some users had to "overclock the ram", or something like that. Does this mean that I need some additional cooling system if I want to use my RAM at 3000MHz or is it okay if the RAM is already designed to run at that speed?

3) Another noob question but anyone has had experience slotting in the PCI-E wifi card with this motherboard and case? What is your experience with it?

Hope you guys can help me as it is my first time building a PC... Kinda clueless about how some stuff work even after reading guides and stuff online.
Thanks for helping!

Running at 3000 require setting of XMP profile in the bios.

Shouldn't have any issues with wifi performance since the card comes with extensible antenna for better signal strength.

 

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1. Reaching 2933mhz (or 3000mhz so per say) is just a matter of activating XMP and/or keying in the stock timing based on the ram manufacturer specs (16-18-18-18-38 for example) and key in 1.35V to the RAM Voltage. That's overclocking already. It's damn simple lol

2. Ram kits come with heatsink, that's enough passive cooling for mild overclocking like 3000mhz. Anything like 4000mhz MIGHT need some active cooling, but rarely that's the case as if you know those, you won't be posting here asking for advise. Ram don't generate that much heat.

3. The same way you slot your GPU to the motherboard, just without the pcie x16 clip and power cable that's all.

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Thanks for the replies!

Hey thanks for the quick replies! Cleared up the questions that I had.

Can I ask, if i eventually plan to OC in the future, what coolers do you recommend? And will this PSU be enough for it or should I go for some 650W PSU.

Haha, I don't plan on getting the R5 2600x version, it costs like 50USD more and seems like people recommend using that money to get a cooler for OCing instead.

 

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Hey thanks for the quick replies! Cleared up the questions that I had.

Can I ask, if i eventually plan to OC in the future, what coolers do you recommend? And will this PSU be enough for it or should I go for some 650W PSU.

Haha, I don't plan on getting the R5 2600x version, it costs like 50USD more and seems like people recommend using that money to get a cooler for OCing instead.

Don't need to "eventually plan". Just use the stock cooler and push a bit more vcore (1.325V) and get 40x multiplier to get 4ghz oc matching the 2600X at stock. If temp isn't good (check with HWInfo64) during load drop the vcore and frequency by a notch or 2. Test until stable. All cores 3.8ghz is definitely doable on stock cooler.

Getting non-x and don't overclock it to match the X model, is a bit wasted.

Just my opinion.

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