Just as long as you realise you're buying something that is not leading-edge, but is (looking at the specs of your current kit) going to give you a significant uplift in performance (subject, of course, to the profile of usage) for not a great expenditure.
I've picked up vibes that you want more performance, and you want to "play" with building it, but there is a budget involved, and that makes quite a bit of sense for a first build before you have experience.
There's usually an "elbow" in the price/performance line where the line steepens considerably based on increasing power and newness. For a new build I generally try to buy just before that elbow. This kit is slightly further away from the elbow, but firmly on the good value for decent performance slope.
It shouldn't be the most difficult of builds, and there is quite a lot of extra bang for your buck there.
I've re-checked the compatibility of that board, and the memory (if, as I suspect, it's off the link I posted) is shown as compatible here (the specific manufacturer's part number checks out on the HypoerX section of this page):
www.kingston.com/unitedkingdom/en/memory/search?model=98639&devicetype=7&mfr=asu&line=rog&totalcapacity_5=16&capacity_5=8
The only thing to note here is that you could buy faster memory (with a 2666 setting), not overclock it for the time being (i.e. run at 2666), and then play with it later. Frankly, I've dabbled a bit with overclocking in the past, but for a main machine which requires longevity and stability, it's not something I'd do any more. (stock 2666 memory, which is what I'm using, will be fast enough, and the manufacturer underwritten compatibility is key).
The CPU is also compatible with the board as shown here:
www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-B450-F-GAMING/HelpDesk_CPU/
(and is supported on all versions of the board, and from an early BIOS - you'll be very, very unlucky to receive a board at a level that won't support that CPU - as I said above, that's a real Catch22 situation, and realistically isn't going to happen).
The SSD won't be a problem, but do note that you will have certain restrictions (not uncommon) arising from its use. I haven't read the manual yet, so the following is conjecture, but from the headline specs it appears there are two M2 slots, both supporting PCIe. Using one will reduce SATA (disk) ports to 4 (the specific inoperable ports will be defined in the manual), using the other will hobble one of the PCIe expansion slots mainly designed for Graphics cards. If you use that one, you'll want to put the card in the other slot (assuming either slot is supported for a single Graphics card). If the conjecture is correct, I think I'd take the second option.(I doubt you'll want dual Graphics cards in the future).
I don't think your GTX1650 will be a problem either; plenty of examples of custom-built PCs for sale with the B450 chipset and that specific Graphics card.
Good Luck!.
If/when you go ahead, happy to respond with further support.
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