Assistance with AMD Gaming Build

[crisby]

Approximate Purchase Date: between today and New Year's. No rush, willing to wait for holiday deals and order piecemeal as needed.

Budget Range: Around $800 with less being better but able to go over.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (needn't be 4k or VR or Ultra, just good enough to let me play the next 5 years of games).

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: All except I will continue to use my 1TB Western Blue HDD as a secondary drive, wireless adapter, keyboard, mouse.

Do you need to buy OS: No. Ill make Windows 10 happen. Or try Linux.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, MicroCenter is not far from me.

Location: Ohio

Parts Preferences: AMD Ryzen 5 2600x (can get for $190 on Ebay), Powercolor AMD 580 8GB GPU (around $200 on newegg)

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1080p

Additional Comments: I know little about mobo architecture. Definitely need the most help here.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: can't run latest games

 

[ScrewySqrl]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($125.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($76.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.35 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Gaming 8G Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $800.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 18:10 EST-0500

 

[crisby]

Thanks for the recs! Found the mobo at microcenter for $59 which when paired with the $189 cpu gave me an extra $30 off the two.

 

[SgtScream]

What's the refresh rate of your monitor?

 

[crisby]

It's an old Sony Bravia 32" television. I believe it's listed in Windows as 59 Hz. A real monitor will come in the future. What was the reason for the question?

 

[SgtScream]

It's an old Sony Bravia 32" television. I believe it's listed in Windows as 59 Hz. A real monitor will come in the future. What was the reason for the question?

The reason is the hardware should be selected in accordance to the display you have. For example,
ScrewySqrl build is a great one, however if you're running a 4k monitor then it wouldn't be. If you're running a 1080p 60hz panel, you could save lots of money by going with an entry level graphics card half the cost of the 580. Another good question you should be asked when receiving assistance from this forum is what types of games do you play. If you play triple A titles and require ultra detail on a 144hz monitor as opposed to 60hz monitor, you'd likely need Intel's high IPC and boost clocks to make that happen. Since you only have a 60hz 1080p panel and you don't care about ultra, here's what i'd recommend:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($105.10 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($106.33 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card ($219.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $854.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-10 18:24 EST-0500

Just set the multiplier to 36 in the bios and you'll have your 2600x frequency.

 

[crisby]

Ah. Good point. I should have clarified my goals. I want to be able to play AAA titles, on 1080p, at any setting, for as long as possible, with a max budget of $800. Here's what I have purchased and what I'm thinking so far:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (Purchased For $189.99)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (Purchased For $29.99)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $69.99)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Gaming 8G Video Card ($209.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $29.99)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($30.37 @ Newegg)
Total: $670.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-12 14:16 EST-0500

Thoughts on the memory? Price is decent. May get a PSU from Micro Center.

 

[SgtScream]

This system would work if it was any setting but ultra. If you were to spend extra cash and get a gtx 1070, then i'd say you'd be set to play triple A titles and to get between 60-80 FPS minimum for the next 3-5 years. Don't get me wrong a 1070 as of right now can do way more than just 60-80fps on some titles, but i'm talking longevity on ultra settings, 1080p 60hz that would be my suggestion.

 

[crisby]

Thank you. That's very helpful advice. I'll look into a 1070 and hopefully there will be a decent black friday/cyber monday deal on one in the next week.