Building a pc for the first time

[FlamingSparrowhawk]

I created a build on pc partpicker- https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/6Ystf8

Just wanted to ask if everything on there is ok but mostly I was wondering about the motherboard and if there are any limiting factors of the build (Mostly I want to be able to run the witcher 3 without lag on good setting)

 

[Mike3k24]

Better build for cheaper, comes with better cooler, SSD + HDD, different power supply although not needed, and most importantly a better 1070
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£188.94 @ PC World Business)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (£108.44 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£131.65 @ Novatech)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.68 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (£421.15 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Silverstone - Redline RL05 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.80 @ Alza)
Keyboard: Logitech - G213 PRODIGY Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G403 Prodigy Wired Optical Mouse
Total: £1155.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-23 15:42 BST+0100

 

[FlamingSparrowhawk]

I read that most games can't use more than four cores and the ryzen 5 1600 has six cores. Most benchmarks and tests say that it performs worse than the i7 7700k so is there a reason that the ryzen would still be better?

 

[Mike3k24]

Games do use more than 4 cores, some handle it better than others. The benefits of The 1600 is you get near similar performance and a better graphics card so if will definitely perform better than the current setup you created.

 

[FlamingSparrowhawk]

Thanks