First Build Advice and Recommendations

[huhdam98]

Hello guys,

So I am a High School Student planning to build a PC for the first time. I have watched a ton of videos and believe that I generally know the basics. However, I thought it was a good idea to share my build here for the more experienced builders to maybe verify that my build makes sense and that I am not bottle necking anywhere severely or over killing anything either. Any comments, recommendations and advice would be very much appreciated.

Uses:
- Gaming (Dota 2, Star Craft, GTA5, LoL, CSGO, TF2 and so on)
- Video Editing (2.5k res, 5-15 min videos, Adobe Premier Pro + After Effects)
- Photo Editing (4k and below, Adobe Light Room + Photo Shop )
- 3-D Cadding (Not like really complex stuff, just some robotics stuff for VEX EDR)
- Streaming (Hence the extra 2 cores)
- Programming (C, C++, Python, HTML, JavaScript)

BUILD
CPU: AMD Ryen 5 2600 with stock Wraith Cooler
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B41WS48/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Mother Board: ASUS Prime X470-Pro AMD Ryzen 2 AM4 ATX Mother Board
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C57Q1XH/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0134EW7G8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_7?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Storage:
- WD Black 250GB High-Performance NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD - Gen3, 8 Gb/s
- WD Blue 1TB SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Desktop Hard Drive
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C9H8MHD/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_3?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_6?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING Black Edition Graphics Card
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1282023-REG/evga_08g_p4_5173_kr_geforce_gtx_1070_8gb.html

PSU: Corsair CX Series 550 Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Modular Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B72W0A2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_5?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill WiFi Adapter/Wireless Adapter/Network Card, 802.11AC1200 Dual Band PCI-E Wireless Network Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0799J48HD/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_4?smid=A3K929QT0IENFR&psc=1

Case: Sharkoon TG5 WHITE LED Tempered Glass ATX Chassis with 4x LED Fans*
https://www.lazada.sg/products/i154958282-s195804943.html?spm=a2o42.cart.0.0.76a27a93JJBT0g&urlFlag=true&mp=1

Budget: $1130 USD (For the stuff above only)
* The reason why I am getting my case from Singapore is because I live in Singapore, but for the rest of the parts I am shipping them to an address of my friend in the US who will be helping me deliver them over because the shipping costs on Amazon is just ridiculous.

Comments:
I already have a monitor (1440p 60Hz IPS 24") and all the necessary peripherals. I know my 1TB wont last for very long but I am gonna upgrade it eventually, but I kinda chose this because of the budget. The 250GB M.2 SSD is to future proof my PC for at least 5 years in that area. I will only be storing it with Windows 10 and most of the start up application programs like (Adguard, Steam, Spotify, Malwarebytes and all that stuff). Also, I know that ryzen in general is not exactly the best for the video editing part, but Intel CPUs are just too darn expensive and video editing is not like my profession so that's fine. Lastly, I decided not to include a new CPU cooler because of the budget and apparently the stock cooler is actually pretty good?

Please do share your thoughts on this build, be it negative or positive. If, I made some horrible mistake, do pardon me, this is my first build XD.

 

[extreme_noob]

-Get Samsung SSDs (for m.2 get 970 Evo)
-I recommend you get a 650W PSU for the 1070. Also I recommend EVGA SuperNOVA PSUs but Corsair is good too.
-Buy from Newegg and Micro center (If there is one in your area).
-I don't really think m.2 ssds are that necessary for system, SATA ssds are only fractions of seconds worse.
-Get a 1070 Ti for 1440p.
-If you really want to save money, buy used Graphics cards from ebay
-Use PCPartPicker to organize your lists and get the best deals. https://pcpartpicker.com/
-If you don't want to overclock your CPU, the stock cooler will do fine.
-As for your photo and video editing requirements, you will not be able to capture in 4K if your monitor is 1440p (If by video editing you mean capturing from your own screen)
-Case: Feel free to spend more money on a better looking case. It's worth it.
If you have been researching cases and saw this and loved it, then go for it.
If you only want it to save money, don't get it. The case is literally the first thing people(and you) see when they see your pc.
Here are some suggestions for ATX cases:
NZXT H500I
NZXT S340 Elite DEFINITELY GET THIS FROM NEWEGG(It costs 70 dollars more on Amazon)
Phanteks Eclipse P400s
Fractal Design Meshify C
All of which cost under 100 dollars, are ATX, and have side windows.

 

[extreme_noob]

Oh yeah BTW ATX Cases are fairly large. Just keep that in mind. For exampple, the S340 Elite, which I have, is 203x474x432mm

 

[extreme_noob]

Also, for ram, if you really want to go RGB, get Trident Z RGB ram.

 

[extreme_noob]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/36QMmq
Here's a list for about the same price range.
The Graphics card is priced used.
If you can, move your old hdd to your new build.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Removed the case from the list :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($160.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($125.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($409.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.77 @ B&H)
Case Fan: LEPA - LP-BOL12P-BL 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.60 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: LEPA - LP-BOL12P-BL 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.60 @ Amazon)
Total: $1009.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-15 05:05 EDT-0400