Building a Produtivity PC

[Allanco]

Hey guys,
This is my first time building a PC and I'm a bit unsure if I've chosen wisely.
I'm not really into gaming, more looking for a productivity build.
I'm a 2nd year electrical engineering student so I'll need a video card that can handle some 3D simulations, nothing over the top.

I've spent the past 4 days researching and this is what I've come up with:
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/TgTVKZ

Any thoughts regarding this build would be most appreciated
Thanks!

 

[Allanco]

Budget is 1600 AU.
Thanks!

 

[Lehan123456789]

For 1600 AUD I would suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($427.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($205.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($171.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($259.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($105.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1568.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-24 14:47 AEST+1000

Also do you need a monitor, keyboard, mouse and windows 10 licence? Your linked build is a cookie based link, you need to post the "permalink".

 

[JQB45]

The link you gave Allanco is invalid.

 

[Allanco]

Thanks: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/TgTVKZ

 

[Chugalug_]

Improved over Lehan's list.
I suggest spending a little more for the M9a, since you'll be running the CPU at high loads for long periods of time.
The inclusion of a NH-D14 is a terrible value choice, as is the 960 Evo. the WD Blue is also only 5400RPM, that's a no no.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($427.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($185.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($138.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card ($359.70 @ Newegg Australia)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.00 @ Shopping Express)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($128.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1612.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-24 17:00 AEST+1000