Building my first PC. Expert advise needed.

[Daniel78]

Hello everyone,

I'm looking into building my first Gaming PC. I did allot of reading and research but I still want to make sure I have the right core components picked out before I buy them. I'm looking for a decent Gaming PC that will last me for years to come. My target is Medium to High settings at 60FPS if possible. my budget is $1500.00.

MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON AM4 AMD X370 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD
Motherboard

AMD RYZEN 7 1700 8-Core 3.0 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W YD1700BBAEBOX Desktop Processor

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready ATX Video Card

CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Memory Kit Model CMK16GX4M2B3000C15

EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 220-G2-0750-XR 80+ GOLD 750W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

Phanteks Eclipse P400 Series PH-EC416P_BK Satin Black Steel Side Window ATX Mid Tower Case with 10 Color RGB Downlight


The total for these parts on newegg are about $1200.00. Any advise will be welcome.

 

[TrAAst]

Why the X370 chipset?

 

[Daniel78]

Why the X370 chipset?

Any suggestions? Is it a bad choice?

 

[TrAAst]

Get B350 for half the price. You can OC on that too.

 

[TrAAst]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($155.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB STRIX Video Card ($484.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1174.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-27 09:17 EDT-0400

 

[madmatt30]

B350 , ryzen 1600 & a gtx 1080

The 1079s are awful awful value at the minute.

That'll just crucify that component list above & will give you 3-4 years future proofing.

 

[madmatt30]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($155.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1278.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-27 09:21 EDT-0400

 

[CRO5513Y]

+1 for a B350. If possible use the saved cash from reducing the board to grab a GTX 1070, enough to run Ultra in pretty much all modern games at 1080p and not a bad card at all for Highish settings in 1440p. Solid build other than that, PSU, Case, RAM and CPU are excellent choices. Hope this helps

*Edit* Scratch that didn't realise the GTX 1080 would fit in the budget, go with that. ^

 

[Daniel78]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($155.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1278.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-27 09:21 EDT-0400

Thank you very much! This looks very good.

 

[Daniel78]

+1 for a B350. If possible use the saved cash from reducing the board to grab a GTX 1070, enough to run Ultra in pretty much all modern games at 1080p and not a bad card at all for Highish settings in 1440p. Solid build other than that, PSU, Case, RAM and CPU are excellent choices. Hope this helps

*Edit* Scratch that didn't realise the GTX 1080 would fit in the budget, go with that. ^

Thanks for you help! Last question. I see some people go with liquid Is that really necessary?

 

[CRO5513Y]

+1 for a B350. If possible use the saved cash from reducing the board to grab a GTX 1070, enough to run Ultra in pretty much all modern games at 1080p and not a bad card at all for Highish settings in 1440p. Solid build other than that, PSU, Case, RAM and CPU are excellent choices. Hope this helps

*Edit* Scratch that didn't realise the GTX 1080 would fit in the budget, go with that. ^

Thanks for you help! Last question. I see some people go with liquid Is that really necessary?

Do you intend on Overclocking the CPU? If not, no unless you really want to for the aesthetic factor haha. The stock cooler on the Ryzen 1600 is pretty good and will do fine even with some minor Overclocking.

 

[Daniel78]

+1 for a B350. If possible use the saved cash from reducing the board to grab a GTX 1070, enough to run Ultra in pretty much all modern games at 1080p and not a bad card at all for Highish settings in 1440p. Solid build other than that, PSU, Case, RAM and CPU are excellent choices. Hope this helps

*Edit* Scratch that didn't realise the GTX 1080 would fit in the budget, go with that. ^

Thanks for you help! Last question. I see some people go with liquid Is that really necessary?

Do you intend on Overclocking the CPU? If not, no unless you really want to for the aesthetic factor haha. The stock cooler on the Ryzen 1600 is pretty good and will do fine even with some minor Overclocking.

No overclocking here. Thanks again. Everyone was very helpful.

 

[madmatt30]

You don't need aftermarket cooling for the 1600, you do for the 1700 if you intend to overclock .

Fact is though you really really don't need the 1700 for gaming , its an extra $100 that isn't well spent really.
The 1600 will overclock on the stock cooler , the 1700 won't.
At stock the 1600 performs better strictly for games because it's base & boost clocks are higher.
The build I put just grabbed parts from TrAAst's list .
The ram & case are maybe slightly overpriced , you could being that price down a bit more & maybe them get a 1440p monitor into the budget aswell if you wanted.

Stick with the 1600 & 1080 though , it's a blazing combination.

 

[Daniel78]

You don't need aftermarket cooling for the 1600, you do for the 1700 if you intend to overclock .

Fact is though you really really don't need the 1700 for gaming , its an extra $100 that isn't well spent really.
The 1600 will overclock on the stock cooler , the 1700 won't.

The build I put just grabbed parts from TrAAst's list .
The ram & case are maybe slightly overpriced , you could being that price down a bit more & maybe them get a 1440p monitor into the budget aswell.

Speaking of a Monitor, Any suggestions for a decent one? :lol:

 

[TrAAst]

Yea, go with that, didn't know the prices were that fucked up in murica

 

[TrAAst]

Depends what you want, 1440p, 144hz, gsync, TN/IPS?

 

[Daniel78]

Depends what you want, 1440p, 144hz, gsync, TN/IPS?

1440P and Gsync would be nice.

 

[madmatt30]

Well with a bit of tinkering again you can do a 1440p 27 inch in budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($135.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC - Q2778VQE 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1478.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-27 09:46 EDT-0400


If you're happy with a 24 inch 1080p the I cant see past this 75htz aoc for the money.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160291&FM=1

 

[Daniel78]

Well with a bit of tinkering again you can do a 1440p 27 inch in budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($135.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC - Q2778VQE 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1478.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-27 09:46 EDT-0400


If you're happy with a 24 inch 1080p the I cant see past this 75htz aoc for the money.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160291&FM=1

I think 1080P is good enough. Thanks again. My build is complete. Cant wait to build it and start gaming lol. That being said, I would love to learn more about it in general. You guys have been extremely helpful!