Final Pc build I have some parts already

[j0hnny30]

Hi all,

Need some advice on completing this build or if the parts I have purchased are a good start. I have bought CPU, Motherboard, and GPU just yesterday at what I thought were great prices. Already have a monitor and a bunch of hard drives I've bought in the past at good prices. I need help deciding on cooling, case, memory, and PSU. My budget is roughly around $1200. I'm not factoring the hard drives or monitor price into my budget.

Please take a look and any help is appreciated.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nBQRzY

 

[Corwin65]

You are aware that Windows 7 is not supported on Ryzen?

 

[j0hnny30]

I've not been following tech lately as much as I would like, so I was actually not aware of that. I will need to get windows 10. Thanks for letting me know about that.

 

[madmatt30]

Better cooler, better psu, better case , cheaper ram.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $165.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard (Purchased For $100.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (Purchased For $423.00)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 7 Professional Full 32/64-bit (Purchased For $0.00)
Monitor: LG - 34UC89G-B 34.0" 2560x1080 166Hz Monitor (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1042.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-18 12:02 EDT-0400

 

[madmatt30]

& yes as stated you need Windows 10.

 

[DSzymborski]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $165.00)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard (Purchased For $100.00)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($197.15 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (Purchased For $423.00)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.85 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 7 Professional Full 32/64-bit (Purchased For $0.00)
Monitor: LG - 34UC89G-B 34.0" 2560x1080 166Hz Monitor (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1055.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-18 11:58 EDT-0400

Swapped out the coolers, of all the budget/cooling type combinations, budget closed loop liquid is just about the least bang for the buck you can get. Until you're using something with a 240mm radiator, there's little reason to take liquid over air unless there's a very specific air situation. The Cryorig is the standard solid-budget choice these days; you can obviously go higher-end with air or liquid.

The G1 power supply is only fair at best. Some will describe it as garbage and while I wouldn't go that far, this FSP-made PSU cuts a lot of corners, including capacitors. Good enough if it were prices around where B1 is, but not at the price you can a G2/G3, which are significantly better PSUs.

 

[DSzymborski]

Oooo, my eyes glazed over the SeaSonic that Matt found with that price. That's even better than I chose.

 

[geofelt]

The time to ask for advice is BEFORE you buy.

EVGA GTX1080FTW looks like a steal; good job there.

On the parts you have not yet purchased, here are some thoughts:

1. ryzen is picky about ram.
Not all DDR4 ram is compatible.
verify that whatever you buy is on the motherboard ram QVL list.

2. Not all evga psu's are good.
NEX looks to be tier 4/5.
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
Seasonic is always good. 550w is fine for a GTX1080
3. I am not a fan of aio coolers unless you have restricted room for a good air cooler.
You have 160mm headroom.
$35 scythe kotetsu would be my pick.

 

[j0hnny30]

Wow I appreciate the feedback guys. This has been very helpful and I think I can complete my build.

One last quick thing with the WD blue m.2 2280 ssd since I have 2 of them is any type of raid worthwhile?

 

[madmatt30]

^ possibly raid 0 just to give you a single drive with double the capacity.
Not a massive performance boost but if you're using the m2's for the os I'd personally rather have a 500gb main boot drive.

Kind of a real mish mash of drives you have there.

 

[madmatt30]

The board specs state there is only a single m2 slot ?!
Edit - there are 2, asus just don't make it very clear at all on the specs page.

 

[j0hnny30]

^ thanks again. From reviews of the board people said it had two slots but like you said the specs page makes it seem like there is only 1 slot.

 

[madmatt30]

You got,serious deals,on the cpu , mb & gpu there my friend.

That's a blinding combo .

Re - cooling ,while I do agree partly with DSzymborski & geofelt regarding aio vs air the masterliquid 240 does buck the trend just a little imo.
For $60 youve got a decent performing 240mm rad , 2 nice rgb fans & the easiest mounting system possible.

If you do go that way just seriously change the case from the s340 , it's awful for 240mm rad setups.

 

[j0hnny30]

Prime day was good to me this time around. I've not followed up on my tech much lately but these prices seemed really good and I'm glad I didn't run into any compatibility issues. With everyones help here today i think I'm all set. Ive already bought the PSU you mentioned matt. I think I'm going to go ahead and finish off the build like you have it listed matt by tonight unless someone changes my mind. I'm also glad I stayed in budget range. Will probably get some more ram when prices drop a tad.

Again, thanks to everyone for their input and time helping out!

 

[DSzymborski]

You got,serious deals,on the cpu , mb & gpu there my friend.

That's a blinding combo .

Re - cooling ,while I do agree partly with DSzymborski & geofelt regarding aio vs air the masterliquid 240 does buck the trend just a little imo.
For $60 youve got a decent performing 240mm rad , 2 nice rgb fans & the easiest mounting system possible.

If you do go that way just seriously change the case from the s340 , it's awful for 240mm rad setups.

Ah, but my complaint 'twas about the 120mm! No grumbling about a 240.

 

[j0hnny30]

So I looked at the motherboard ram QVL list and the best ram for ryzen 1st generation seems to be the F4-3200C14D-16GTZR. It's ridiculously expensive at the moment. But this is one of the very few rams that will get the 3200 speed with the Asus Prime 470-pro. I'm under budget so I can splurge a bit on this I suppose.

Completed build(hopefully):
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M33Nvn

 

[madmatt30]

Stock with the ram I listed , it'll run at least 2933 anyway.

Those extra few mhz are not worth $100

 

[DSzymborski]

I agree with Matt. Ryzen likes fast RAM, but this isn't going from 2400-to-3200 but a much smaller leap and I just can't see you getting value from that extra $ invested.

 

[j0hnny30]

Well I did read up on it and I definitely agree now that it's not worth the price of $100.

Matt how do you know that ram can get 2933? Ive looked on the motherboard QVL list and on G skills ram configurator and cannot find F4-3200C16D-16GVKB. Are the last 4-5 letters okay to be different?

 

[madmatt30]

The last 4 letters are just the colour/heatsink style.
That gskill 3200 cas 16 is hynix m same as corsair vengeance 3200 cas 16.

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/WrWD4D#comments

That's running trident cas16 - same nand & he's running 3000mhz no issue.

Plenty more reports of the same.

 

[j0hnny30]

Thanks again everyone. Will post when the build is complete with my Windows 10 installed.

 

[j0hnny30]

Build complete for anyone curious.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RWffFt

1663 score on cinebench R15 with slight overclock

https://imgur.com/a/zkRtBSd

Thanks to all for the help. Very happy with my results.

 

[madmatt30]

Excellent , that's a 1800x score there ;-)

Nice case choice too, way better than the s340.

 

[j0hnny30]

Yes I'm happy with it. Got the black case because it was slightly cheaper and better with my setup. I did have problems mounting my top fans that the cpu cooler uses. Not enough room because the ram was in the way. Had to rig it slightly but having 0 temperature issues so not worried about it.