Advice on build

[ray.perez001]

Bought a MSI X370 Gaming plus motherboard, and want to place a Ryzen 5. Is that a good setup? Also, I want to add a liquid cooler just for the look. Is that a problem or should I just use the in-box cooler provided by Ryzen. I’m going aesthetics so I figured the cooler would make a nice bling. Thanks for the info.

 

[Lutfij]

A build will consist of:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
And finally OS:

Would it be possible to follow through this thread and pass on the necessary information as a followup?

 

[ray.perez001]

A build will consist of:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
And finally OS:

Would it be possible to follow through this thread and pass on the necessary information as a followup?

Absolutely.

 

[ray.perez001]

My build looks something like this:

I have not selected a graphics card as of yet. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Htts://pcpartpicker.com/list/LPdq4q

 

[ray.perez001]

My build looks something like this:

I have not selected a graphics card as of yet. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LPdq4q

 

[coozie7]

You still out there, Ray?

 

[ray.perez001]

You still out there, Ray?

Yeah I’m still out there! I mean here... I mean yeah!

 

[ArchitSahu]

If you still need, go for X370 and AIO, it should allow a decent upgrade and OC capabilities in the future.

 

[ray.perez001]

If you still need, go for X370 and AIO, it should allow a decent upgrade and OC capabilities in the future.

Thanks man. Would you recommend a Ryzen 5 1600 or 1600X? Or should I even consider the 2600x coming out soon?

 

[ArchitSahu]

If you still need, go for X370 and AIO, it should allow a decent upgrade and OC capabilities in the future.

Thanks man. Would you recommend a Ryzen 5 1600 or 1600X? Or should I even consider the 2600x coming out soon?

Wait for the 2600x. Comes with a stock cooler AFAIK and is to be better.

 

[ray.perez001]

If you still need, go for X370 and AIO, it should allow a decent upgrade and OC capabilities in the future.

Thanks man. Would you recommend a Ryzen 5 1600 or 1600X? Or should I even consider the 2600x coming out soon?

Wait for the 2600x. Comes with a stock cooler AFAIK and is to be better.

Least of my concerns is the cooler since I bought a new 240L CoolerMaster. I’m just wondering if the new 2600x Ian worth the 50 bucks extra over the 1600x.

 

[ArchitSahu]

If you still need, go for X370 and AIO, it should allow a decent upgrade and OC capabilities in the future.

Thanks man. Would you recommend a Ryzen 5 1600 or 1600X? Or should I even consider the 2600x coming out soon?

Wait for the 2600x. Comes with a stock cooler AFAIK and is to be better.

Least of my concerns is the cooler since I bought a new 240L CoolerMaster. I’m just wondering if the new 2600x Ian worth the 50 bucks extra over the 1600x.

We will know the benchmarks when it comes out. And if it is not worth, you can buy the chip then. Better to wait and see what is up and have a more informed decision taken.

 

[coozie7]

^ Yep, I'd advise holding off too, the release date is 19th so it's only a couple of days more.

A question about your linked build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($174.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($184.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra 3D 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $874.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 13:02 EDT-0400

Why two SSD drives? a single <> 1Tb SATAIII drive would be cheaper and you'd barely notice the difference in performance ( unless you do a LOT of drive intensive work that is ).

One thing that has not yet been mentioned is the monitor/s you'll be using, or the games you'll be playing, to get the best FPS and smoothest play we'll need to know the monitor details before making any suggestions about the GPU.
Monitor choice may also alter our suggestions on the whole build, Intel holds a significant performance advantage on a fast 1080 display for example.

 

[ray.perez001]

^ Yep, I'd advise holding off too, the release date is 19th so it's only a couple of days more.

A question about your linked build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($174.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($184.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra 3D 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $874.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 13:02 EDT-0400

Why two SSD drives? a single <> 1Tb SATAIII drive would be cheaper and you'd barely notice the difference in performance ( unless you do a LOT of drive intensive work that is ).

One thing that has not yet been mentioned is the monitor/s you'll be using, or the games you'll be playing, to get the best FPS and smoothest play we'll need to know the monitor details before making any suggestions about the GPU.
Monitor choice may also alter our suggestions on the whole build, Intel holds a significant performance advantage on a fast 1080 display for example.

I mostly play Vermintide, and Fortnite. I have not been able to decide on a monitor but I am open suggestions. Money is not a question but I have no idea where to go with that. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[coozie7]

You'll get plenty of advice, some of it no doubt contradictory, on the monitor decision.
What resolution and refresh rate you choose will very much dictate how powerful ( and expensive ) the graphics card will need to be. For example a GTX1060 or 570 class of card would be an excellent match for a inexpensive 60Hz 1080display. If you choose to go for a-say-144Hz 1080 monitor I'd suggest a much faster card-GTX1070/Vega56 as minimum with a GTX1070Ti/GTX1080/RX Vega 64 as upper sensible choice along with an Intel build for maximum performance ( Intel has a significant advantage with fast 1080 displays ).
Move up to any 2K ( 2560x1440 or there abouts ) and the GPU requirements shift to a minimum of a GTX1070/RX Vega 56 for 60Hz with the more expensive GTX 1070Ti and above required to give a fast display of this resolution any kind of workout. At this rez, and above the CPU choice is far less important, although Intel often has a small, advantage it is just that; Small.

And your homework for tonight is to read this: https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/monitor-buying-guide,review-33576.html

Be sure to read it all, Daniel San, Myagi test you tomorrow. 😉