Advise on gaming PC build

[abhitrying]

Hi guys,

Following is the gaming setup I have decided to buy soon for my upgrade.

Hi guys,

I have decided to purchase the below gaming upgrade:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED Turbo
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)
Case: NZXT S340 Red ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

I have the following questions:
1) Will the Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED Turbo fit into NZXT S340 because it doesn't fit into the Cooler Master Elite 344 which I have right now because of it height?

2) Is the power supply enough? I have read in many forums that 650W should be enough for dual GTX960 and 750W is on the safer side.

3) Are there advantages to buying a Radeon GPU with AMD CPUs or Nvidia works just fine? I already have a GTX 960 FYI.

4) The Seasonic M12 Evo 750W is available is for a lower price. Does it perform at par with Corsair RMx 750W?

5) Is there any advantage in gaming performance to buying AMD Ryzen 5 1600X?

6) Will I be able to overclock with this setup?

7) I want to get a 2K monitor with Gsync for this setup? Any good suggestion please.

8) Is this setup good for 4K gaming?

9) Are all parts compatible or will anyone cause a bottleneck?

Kindly assist.

 

[CTurbo]

1. Yes it will fit although I recommend the CRYORIG H7 as a better option.

2. Yes 750w is more than enough.

3. No this does not matter at all.

4. Both are very good. The Corsair is newer and gold rated though.

5. Yes possibly. The 1600x comes in at a much higher clock speed.

6. yes

7. I would have to look

8. Honestly? No.

9. Yes, but I do NOT recommend running two 960s in SLI. A single GTX1070 would be WAY WAY WAY better. Even a single 1060 or 580 would be a better choice.

 

[LowlySkeleton]

CTurbo has provided so many great points! There is so little I can add. But I'll add some things I feel are also important.

As you have opt for a Ryzen 5 1600, I assume you are a little tight on budget, enough that you aren't immediately going for a Ryzen 7 at least. You can save a few dollars by going for a B-chipset motherboard rather than a X-chipset one. The X-chipset has many benefits that are usually only truely enjoyed by the high-end builds; you won't see any difference in overclocking with a B-chipset rather than a X-chipset. With those extra dollars, you can get a better 1600X, or possibly even a 1700.

Also, Ryzen's Infinity Fabric allows memory speed to have a much more significant impact on overall system performance. In this case, I would suggest buying faster ram. Just by looking on PartsPicker, the ram you listed appears to go for around 150$. You can get something better for around the same price, if not cheaper:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $139.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 02:53 EDT-0400

I also second what CTurbo has said about SLI. It is now more preferable to run a single more powerful gpu over 2 weaker ones. The costs and power consumption of running two+ gpus is also not helping in that matter. There are also very few games that do no support SLI and even for the ones that do support SLI, there will only be a fairly small performance gain, considering the cost of that second gpu. For example, the cost of two GTX1070's would be the cost of a single GTX1080!

 

[Lucky_SLS]

manually overclocking, the 1600 reaches the same clock speeds as 1600X. so 1600 is the logical choice imo.
i would recommend against the 960 sli n instead ask u to go for 1080 or if u can even the 1080ti for an extra 250 bucks for 4k.
in that case, go for a evga g2/g3 650w.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($217.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($90.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $1223.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 03:37 EDT-0400

the wraith cooler is a beefier one, if u have to much noise n/or wish to bring the temps down even more, i would recommend this cooler :
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/q9QRsY/scythe-mugen-5-512-cfm-cpu-cooler-scmg-5000

 

[abhitrying]

1. Yes it will fit although I recommend the CRYORIG H7 as a better option.

2. Yes 750w is more than enough.

3. No this does not matter at all.

4. Both are very good. The Corsair is newer and gold rated though.

5. Yes possibly. The 1600x comes in at a much higher clock speed.

6. yes

7. I would have to look

8. Honestly? No.

9. Yes, but I do NOT recommend running two 960s in SLI. A single GTX1070 would be WAY WAY WAY better. Even a single 1060 or 580 would be a better choice.

The thing is I already have a gtx960 4gb along with intel i3 6100 and msi b150m pro vdh motherboard

The whole point of me upgrading was to get a better setup around my gtx 960 because i face lag in games like battlefield 3

So i am keeping my card even though your reasoning is understandable. Also Gtx 1070 is around 25000 rupees i.e. $400 in India. On the other hand I can get a used GTX 960 4 GB for around $120. Dont you think the performance of GTX 960 SLI would be more value for money for the time being? I intend to play games like battlefield, crysis 3 and farcry 4/primal

 

[CTurbo]

If I had a gtx960 4gb along with intel i3 6100 and msi b150m pro vdh motherboard and wanted to upgrade, I would only upgrade two parts. I would not redo the entire system. There is no reason to redo the entire system.

What is your budget? I would personally buy a locked 6th or 7th gen i5 or i7 and the best video card I could afford. Sell the i3 + 960 to get some of your money back.

No I do not think running 960 in SLI is worth the money. If you're willing to buy a used 960, then buy a used 980 instead.

 

[abhitrying]

If I had a gtx960 4gb along with intel i3 6100 and msi b150m pro vdh motherboard and wanted to upgrade, I would only upgrade two parts. I would not redo the entire system. There is no reason to redo the entire system.

What is your budget? I would personally buy a locked 6th or 7th gen i5 or i7 and the best video card I could afford. Sell the i3 + 960 to get some of your money back.

No I do not think running 960 in SLI is worth the money. If you're willing to buy a used 960, then buy a used 980 instead.

I had an i5 3570k and HD7850 which ran battlefield 3 at max settings smoothly. My current setup, gtx960 4gb along with intel i3 6100 and msi b150m pro vdh, however lags in battlefield 3, totally unplayable kind of lag which I am unable to pinpoint to any particular component. I just want to upgrade so that I dont need to bother for the next 3 years and can play games like battlefield, farcry 4/ primal and crysis 3 at max settings without lag.

 

[LucoTF]

i5 3570k to i3 6100 is a downgrade.

 

[CTurbo]

i5 3570k to i3 6100 is a downgrade.

I agree. All you needed the first time was a better video card, but what's done is done.

What is your budget for upgrades? You will NOT be happy with two 960s in SLI. You certainly don't need to redo your entire system AGAIN already. You simply need to buy the best single video card you can afford, sell your 960 and i3, then take that money and by a locked i5 for your b150 motherboard. Something like an i5 6500 would do just fine.