First complete setup

[michaelzscott6969]

Here's my first complete setup. Any suggestion?

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 8GB DUAL Video Card ($284.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung - C27F591 27.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Corsair - K65 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech - Z333 40W 2.1ch Speakers ($64.16 @ Amazon)
Total: $1567.61

 

[Barty1884]

What are you looking to do with this build?

Looks solid enough, but unless you have a specific workload that will benefit from the R7 1700, an R5 1600 may be a better route for gaming/light editing etc.

Some comments:
1. Given the price, the Focus+ Gold 550W from SeaSonic would save you ~$25 vs the G2.
2. Depending on the titles you play, a 6GB 1060 might be a smarter option vs an 8GB 580. Trade blows back and forth, with the 1060 being cheaper.
3. Unless you feel like paying for the RGB aspect of the TridentZ, performance-wise, you're not going to see any real different between that kit and the 3000MHz Team Dark kit available for ~$35 less.

For example, assuming predominantly gaming - this would perform similarly (if not better), while saving an overall $150.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung - C27F591 27.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Corsair - K65 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech - Z333 40W 2.1ch Speakers ($64.16 @ Amazon)
Total: $1412.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-21 09:22 EST-0500

There are other changes, like the monitor to something 1440p or higher refresh rate 1080p etc, but this would be a starting point - again, depending on your use case.

 

[lumineZ]

I have the 960evo.

And to be honest there is hardly any performance gain for me for my usage (web browsing, gaming, movies and music)

So with the knowledge I now have, I should have saved the money on that NVMe drive and just gotten a bigger regular SATA SSD (850evo or 850pro)


960evo is fast, but ONLY if you use the computer in sutch a way that you will take advantage of it. I dont.
Do you sort big movie files back and forth on the same disk? (NVMe drive) then yes you will see a difference.
Windows boot up time? meeeh... save a second or two.
games? maybe a half a sec load screen save and some seconds here and there when it comes to starting a game.
Moving 100GB of MP3 songs to one folder to an another. Cant really see any difference.

So if you ask me as a regular normal user of a computer if it is worth the price premium... No it is not.

 

[Zerk2012]

Buy your memory off the boards QVL the AM4 is picky.
https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/AB350M%20Pro4/index.asp#Memory
I would also get the 850 EVO double the space for just a few bucks more to put your main games.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam
Better buy on the PSU.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WrNypg/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-650fx

Everything else looks good.

 

[michaelzscott6969]

What are you looking to do with this build?

Looks solid enough, but unless you have a specific workload that will benefit from the R7 1700, an R5 1600 may be a better route for gaming/light editing etc.

Some comments:
1. Given the price, the Focus+ Gold 550W from SeaSonic would save you ~$25 vs the G2.
2. Depending on the titles you play, a 6GB 1060 might be a smarter option vs an 8GB 580. Trade blows back and forth, with the 1060 being cheaper.
3. Unless you feel like paying for the RGB aspect of the TridentZ, performance-wise, you're not going to see any real different between that kit and the 3000MHz Team Dark kit available for ~$35 less.

For example, assuming predominantly gaming - this would perform similarly (if not better), while saving an overall $150.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung - C27F591 27.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Corsair - K65 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech - Z333 40W 2.1ch Speakers ($64.16 @ Amazon)
Total: $1412.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-21 09:22 EST-0500

There are other changes, like the monitor to something 1440p or higher refresh rate 1080p etc, but this would be a starting point - again, depending on your use case.

I plan to use this pc for work/productivity and light gaming. I decided to go with the Ryzen 7 1700 for longevity reasons.

 

[michaelzscott6969]

Buy your memory off the boards QVL the AM4 is picky.
https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/AB350M%20Pro4/index.asp#Memory
I would also get the 850 EVO double the space for just a few bucks more to put your main games.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam
Better buy on the PSU.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WrNypg/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-650fx

Everything else looks good.

Is the memory that I've chosen not going to work with the motherboard?

 

[Zerk2012]

Their been a lot of people having memory problems with the new platform.
Buy the memory from their QVL.