First Build (Gaming)

[camo1206]

After some research I have developed a running list of a build that I am working on. Biggest issue I am having (more of a beginner/knowledge issue) is I just want to be sure that I am not putting extra money in the wrong places. Also not exactly sure what the actual benefits are for having WIFI and such on your motherboard; but i digress.. My goal is to create a mid tier gaming system that I can upgrade over time. Looking for around 800-1000$ build for PC. Current list is as follows:

CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($149.99)

MOBO: ASRock X370 Killer SLI/ac ATX AM4 ($118.98) ( (or an ASUS B-350?)

Memory: G. Skill Ripjaw V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 ($160.98) (or Corsair/Trident 2x8GB?)

Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" ($49.00) and western digital caviar blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90)

GPU: MSI Radeon RX 580 8GB Armor MK 2 OC (284.98) / biggest question for this is why are the clock speeds for the RX 580 seemingly so much lower than say the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 ($269.99)

Case: Maybe the Deepcool TESSERACT SE ATX Mid Tower ($49.99)

Power: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold ATX Power Supply ($79.77)

Also need to buy Mouse, keyboard, and moniter. For the monitor with this setup I am wondering if a 144hz monitor is worth it/doable?


https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

Thanks for the help

 

[2sidedpolygon]

CPU: I'd just spend the extra $10 and get the 2600, honestly. You'll get a slightly more powerful processor and a better motherboard platform.
MOBO: I'm not knowledgeable enough to give an opinion on motherboards. I'd just look up something along the lines of "Top 10 X399/B450 motherboards".
Memory: Hard to go wrong with this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232476&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820232476&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpf7G4O2V3QIVUGV-Ch1Q4A-BEAQYASABEgLCV_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Storage: Seems good
GPU: For your question, I'm not sure, though they're very similar in performance. You can get cheaper (And less red) 580s than that, though.
Case: Tesseract? Come on, you can do better than that. With the money you save on that 580, you can't go wrong with this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tpVD4D/nzxt-h500-white-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h500b-w1
Power: You're good

I don't have any recommendations for mouse/keyboard, and in your budget and with these components I'd hold off on 144Hz

 

[camo1206]

CPU: I'd just spend the extra $10 and get the 2600, honestly. You'll get a slightly more powerful processor and a better motherboard platform.
MOBO: I'm not knowledgeable enough to give an opinion on motherboards. I'd just look up something along the lines of "Top 10 X399/B450 motherboards".
Memory: Hard to go wrong with this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232476&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820232476&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpf7G4O2V3QIVUGV-Ch1Q4A-BEAQYASABEgLCV_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Storage: Seems good
GPU: For your question, I'm not sure, though they're very similar in performance. You can get cheaper (And less red) 580s than that, though.
Case: Tesseract? Come on, you can do better than that. With the money you save on that 580, you can't go wrong with this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tpVD4D/nzxt-h500-white-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h500b-w1
Power: You're good

I don't have any recommendations for mouse/keyboard, and in your budget and with these components I'd hold off on 144Hz

I was thinking the same thing, and this could be due to the fact that I've never dove into computer components before, but whenever I add a Ryzen 5 2600 or 1600x, I get a notification about adding a CPU cooler and this message (Some AMD X370 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Pinnacle Ridge CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.) I'm sure it's an easy fix but I have no idea how to tackle that

 

[2sidedpolygon]

CPU: I'd just spend the extra $10 and get the 2600, honestly. You'll get a slightly more powerful processor and a better motherboard platform.
MOBO: I'm not knowledgeable enough to give an opinion on motherboards. I'd just look up something along the lines of "Top 10 X399/B450 motherboards".
Memory: Hard to go wrong with this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232476&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820232476&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpf7G4O2V3QIVUGV-Ch1Q4A-BEAQYASABEgLCV_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Storage: Seems good
GPU: For your question, I'm not sure, though they're very similar in performance. You can get cheaper (And less red) 580s than that, though.
Case: Tesseract? Come on, you can do better than that. With the money you save on that 580, you can't go wrong with this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tpVD4D/nzxt-h500-white-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h500b-w1
Power: You're good

I don't have any recommendations for mouse/keyboard, and in your budget and with these components I'd hold off on 144Hz

I was thinking the same thing, and this could be due to the fact that I've never dove into computer components before, but whenever I add a Ryzen 5 2600 or 1600x, I get a notification about adding a CPU cooler and this message (Some AMD X370 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Pinnacle Ridge CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.) I'm sure it's an easy fix but I have no idea how to tackle that

It is an easy fix. It's just because the board you have in the list is X370 rather than X470. Me saying to look for X399 was a typo.

 

[camo1206]

CPU: I'd just spend the extra $10 and get the 2600, honestly. You'll get a slightly more powerful processor and a better motherboard platform.
MOBO: I'm not knowledgeable enough to give an opinion on motherboards. I'd just look up something along the lines of "Top 10 X399/B450 motherboards".
Memory: Hard to go wrong with this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232476&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820232476&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpf7G4O2V3QIVUGV-Ch1Q4A-BEAQYASABEgLCV_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Storage: Seems good
GPU: For your question, I'm not sure, though they're very similar in performance. You can get cheaper (And less red) 580s than that, though.
Case: Tesseract? Come on, you can do better than that. With the money you save on that 580, you can't go wrong with this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tpVD4D/nzxt-h500-white-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h500b-w1
Power: You're good

I don't have any recommendations for mouse/keyboard, and in your budget and with these components I'd hold off on 144Hz

I was thinking the same thing, and this could be due to the fact that I've never dove into computer components before, but whenever I add a Ryzen 5 2600 or 1600x, I get a notification about adding a CPU cooler and this message (Some AMD X370 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Pinnacle Ridge CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.) I'm sure it's an easy fix but I have no idea how to tackle that

It is an easy fix. It's just because the board you have in the list is X370 rather than X470. Me saying to look for X399 was a typo.

All good thanks for the help, so is upgrading the BIOS on the Mobo relatively simple

 

[2sidedpolygon]

CPU: I'd just spend the extra $10 and get the 2600, honestly. You'll get a slightly more powerful processor and a better motherboard platform.
MOBO: I'm not knowledgeable enough to give an opinion on motherboards. I'd just look up something along the lines of "Top 10 X399/B450 motherboards".
Memory: Hard to go wrong with this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232476&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820232476&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpf7G4O2V3QIVUGV-Ch1Q4A-BEAQYASABEgLCV_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Storage: Seems good
GPU: For your question, I'm not sure, though they're very similar in performance. You can get cheaper (And less red) 580s than that, though.
Case: Tesseract? Come on, you can do better than that. With the money you save on that 580, you can't go wrong with this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tpVD4D/nzxt-h500-white-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h500b-w1
Power: You're good

I don't have any recommendations for mouse/keyboard, and in your budget and with these components I'd hold off on 144Hz

I was thinking the same thing, and this could be due to the fact that I've never dove into computer components before, but whenever I add a Ryzen 5 2600 or 1600x, I get a notification about adding a CPU cooler and this message (Some AMD X370 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Pinnacle Ridge CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.) I'm sure it's an easy fix but I have no idea how to tackle that

It is an easy fix. It's just because the board you have in the list is X370 rather than X470. Me saying to look for X399 was a typo.

All good thanks for the help, so is upgrading the BIOS on the Mobo relatively simple

Well, to update the BIOS you're going to need either a processor that doesn't require an update or a motherboard with a button to do it (And those boards tend to be expensive). If I were you, I'd just get one that doesn't need the update. Take a look at the MSI B450 Tomahawk and the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC.

 

[camo1206]

CPU: I'd just spend the extra $10 and get the 2600, honestly. You'll get a slightly more powerful processor and a better motherboard platform.
MOBO: I'm not knowledgeable enough to give an opinion on motherboards. I'd just look up something along the lines of "Top 10 X399/B450 motherboards".
Memory: Hard to go wrong with this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232476&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820232476&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpf7G4O2V3QIVUGV-Ch1Q4A-BEAQYASABEgLCV_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Storage: Seems good
GPU: For your question, I'm not sure, though they're very similar in performance. You can get cheaper (And less red) 580s than that, though.
Case: Tesseract? Come on, you can do better than that. With the money you save on that 580, you can't go wrong with this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tpVD4D/nzxt-h500-white-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h500b-w1
Power: You're good

I don't have any recommendations for mouse/keyboard, and in your budget and with these components I'd hold off on 144Hz

I was thinking the same thing, and this could be due to the fact that I've never dove into computer components before, but whenever I add a Ryzen 5 2600 or 1600x, I get a notification about adding a CPU cooler and this message (Some AMD X370 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Pinnacle Ridge CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.) I'm sure it's an easy fix but I have no idea how to tackle that

It is an easy fix. It's just because the board you have in the list is X370 rather than X470. Me saying to look for X399 was a typo.

All good thanks for the help, so is upgrading the BIOS on the Mobo relatively simple

Well, to update the BIOS you're going to need either a processor that doesn't require an update or a motherboard with a button to do it (And those boards tend to be expensive). If I were you, I'd just get one that doesn't need the update. Take a look at the MSI B450 Tomahawk and the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC.

Yeah I think that's originally why I went with the Ryzen 1600.. If i can for sure find a mobo ryzen 2600 combo that isn't much more expensive than what i gave currently into it: and don't require anything insane to update the board. I'll go for it. Seems like I need to look more into upgrading the mobos

 

[vapour]

For 1000, this is a better build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Mini Video Card ($398.88 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1012.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-31 14:12 EDT-0400

 

[camo1206]

For 1000, this is a better build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Mini Video Card ($398.88 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1012.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-31 14:12 EDT-0400

To save some money how about a GTX 1060 or RX 580 GPU?

 

[vapour]

I will get a 1070 then, if you plan to game 1080p 100+FPS or 1440p 60fps in the future. 1080p 60fps-> your choice is fine.