I’m working on a build list for a Linux gaming rig. It’s my first build so I’d welcome any comments or tips!

I’m mostly looking to run games like the Total War series. I’m not obsessed with getting peak performance, I’m angling more for a reasonable value mid-range build.

Linux support is essential, I won’t buy any Nvidia products.

UK market if that makes a difference.

List below…

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
  • Motherboard: MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£89.97 @ Ebuyer)
  • Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
  • Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£84.24 @ Amazon UK)
  • Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card (£239.00 @ Computer Orbit)
  • Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.50 @ Computer Orbit)
  • Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£101.62 @ Amazon UK) Total: £794.30
  • AlpacaChariot@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Can you recommend a Corsair PSU?

    To be honest the only things on the list I’ve thought about much are the CPU and GPU. In between posting and now I’ve been fiddling with the motherboard selection to get rid of a USB header compatibility warning and it seems that this one would do it:

    MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

    I will do some more research on ports, I always find it difficult to predict what I will need in future!

    • Vinny_93@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 years ago

      Any PSU will do, if it’s 80 Plus anything certified, depending on your electricity costs. 600W seems about right, having an underpowered psu is not good and having an overpowered one is bad for the psu.

      • NateSwift@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 years ago

        I’m not sure I’m understand you correctly, but having an PSU with higher capacity than you use is not bad for it. Generally you’ll get increased power efficiency

    • Doombot1
      1·
      2 years ago

      I’d consider going with an EVGA PSU, or at least looking into them. They’re rock-solid, and for the price, you get a really nice PSU and extras. I think I paid $90 USD for a 750 watt like five years back and I believe they’re still the same price, although I am not sure about that in the UK market. Modular, comes with all of the cables needed of course, extras, a PSU tester (shorts the power pin so you can test your PSU), and a carrying bag & stuff. Plus, their warranty is insane… I think it’s like 3 or 5 years and then you get another 2 if you register it with them. Has been running completely trouble-free in my PC for 6 straight years now. (As a side note, we also use them a lot at work for tests I can’t really go into detail about - but we use a lot of them, and EVGA ones are one of the few brands I see that never fail.