1400EUR Build Review

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tenet

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Hi everyone,
after lots of changes, this is my final configuration for a 1400EUR build for gaming and numerical computations. I already have a Corsair Spec-Alpha Case and other HDDs.
Do you have any recommendations or general advices? Thank you in advance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor (€350.60 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (€99.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€328.32 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€131.57 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (€474.81 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: Corsair - Vengeance 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€76.85 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €1461.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 11:57 CET+0100
 
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ArchitSahu

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Your RAM is over expensive. You can get it for much cheaper. The RAM in the build below is at 3000Mhz which will work great with Ryzen and there will be minimal performance difference with your current choice of RAM.

The build below also has a 500 gig SSD, and a 1 TB HDD, all within the price of your previous SSD.

Your 1070 choice was also overpriced. The only difference between brands at that level is cooling essentially. The card below has great cooling and is OC'ed out of the box too.

Here:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor (€350.60 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (€141.66 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€271.65 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€83.05 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€41.98 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (€445.08 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€101.90 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €1435.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 16:41 CET+0100

Slightly cheaper, but thats because the X470 is added. If you go back to the B450:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor (€350.60 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€76.06 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€271.65 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€83.05 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€41.98 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (€445.08 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€101.90 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €1370.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 16:42 CET+0100

Cheaper than 1400.

Edit: Just noticed you already have a HDD. Drop it from both the builds then. Both will be under 1400.

If you drop it from the first build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor (€350.60 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (€141.66 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€271.65 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€83.05 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB AMP Edition Video Card (€474.55 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€101.90 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €1423.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 16:44 CET+0100


You can fit a 1070Ti into to the budget.


 
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tenet

Oct 26, 2018
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Thanks! I'll listen to your advice about the RAM, and maybe also SSD after checking some reviews of the Crucial. I'll do some research also about the GPU you suggested. Why did you choose another Power Supply? And also, can you elaborate about both your motherboard choices?
 
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Your choice of PSU is not great. It would do for mid range or low end systems, but if you are going for a caliber of this system, you always need a good quality PSU. Never skimp on the PSU. The one in the builds I provided is well rated and highly efficient. It will serve you well.

Motherboard choices does not have much to elaborate. While the B450 allows some overclocking, the X470 tends to have better power phasing and is also more friendly to overclocks if I recall correctly, which is why I added it. If you want to keep the B450, that is also perfectly fine.
 
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