First desktop build

[Guest]

Hello! (you can skip to the bolded builds directly if you want^^)

I'm a student and I would like to build a PC (the limit would be Witcher 3) and I can't decide myself what should I do. I won't make overclock either any upgrade (except a future HDD - you will see why below).

First, I made a ryzen 3 build which is 50$ more expensive than the other one (fx-6300):

Ryzen 3 - 520 EUR / 620 USD in my country:

1. CPU - ryzen 3 1200
2. PSU -Njoy Titan 500W
3. Case - Zalman Z1 NEO
4. Graph card - Palit GeForce GTX 1050Ti Dual OC 4GB
5. RAM - Micron Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR4 2400MHz CL16
6. MOBO - MSI A320M Grenade Socket
7. SSD - SD ADATA Premier SP580 120GB (i don't need much space on my desktop as I have 1 tb and 30 gb are on windows and 70-80 on games and other useless files that I alwways forget about them)

FX-6300 this is cheaper with 50-60$ as I said before.

1.CPU - AMD Vishera, FX-6300 3.5GHz
2.MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P
3.CASE - Zalman Z1 Neo
4.PSU -Njoy Titan 500W
5.Graph card - Palit GeForce GTX 1050Ti Dual OC 4GB
6.RAM - Patriot Signature Line Heatspreader 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
7. SSD - SD ADATA Premier SP580 120GB

As you can see, the budget is a little cheaper on the second one because of the lower cost of CPU, MOBO and RAM.

NOTE: I can get a RX 560 for 25-30$ cheaper.

Let me know what you think and what improvements you could provide me. The only request I have is Witcher 3 on high with constant +40-45 fps. Which one should I choose? Ryzen seems better. What about the RX 560 vs 1050 ti, both 4gb.

 

[YoAndy]

First choice is the best but your power supply most likely is garbage.

 

[Guest]

First choice is the best but your power supply is garbage.

I thought a PSU with 80+ bronze and active PFC would be enough as my PC won't need that much power.

 

[YoAndy]

First choice is the best but your power supply is garbage.

I thought a PSU with 80+ bronze and active PFC would be enough as my PC won't need that much power.

How much are you paying for that PSU?

 

[Genaugmen]

First choice is the best but your power supply is garbage.

I thought a PSU with 80+ bronze and active PFC would be enough as my PC won't need that much power.

I have to agree with the other post in respect to your choice of power supply. It's one of those components you really shouldn't skimp on when it comes to quality, and when it comes to a PSU, there are very clear differences when it comes to most cheaper generics and the well established name brands. The 80+ Bronze rating refers to power efficiency, not to the quality of power delivery, stability, and protection. These things become even more of an issue generally when you start to approach the maximum output of your PSU.

 

[silverfeather]

dont go with fx... its a dead socket, go 100000% with ryzen, you can upgrade it in the future without having to change mobo and ram as well. dont even think of fx-6300 as an option.

 

[Guest]

First choice is the best but your power supply is garbage.

I thought a PSU with 80+ bronze and active PFC would be enough as my PC won't need that much power.

How much are you paying for that PSU?

Hmm, it 40$. I understand from your comments that I should look for the brand. I saw the reviews and it seemed good. I will go with EVGA B3, 80+ Bronze, 450W if so. i think it's 50-55$

 

[Guest]

Hmm thanks guyz. I will change the PSU into EVGA B3, 80+ Bronze, 450W and go for the ryzen build. I'm looking forward to learn about hardware in order to make a more stable build in the future. As long as the components are compatible between them, case closed

 

[Guest]

First choice is the best but your power supply is garbage.

I thought a PSU with 80+ bronze and active PFC would be enough as my PC won't need that much power.

I have to agree with the other post in respect to your choice of power supply. It's one of those components you really shouldn't skimp on when it comes to quality, and when it comes to a PSU, there are very clear differences when it comes to most cheaper generics and the well established name brands. The 80+ Bronze rating refers to power efficiency, not to the quality of power delivery, stability, and protection. These things become even more of an issue generally when you start to approach the maximum output of your PSU.

Thanks, I will look after brand in the next build. At the moment I will choose an EVGA B3, 80+ Bronze, 450W

 

[silverfeather]

Hmm thanks guyz. I will change the PSU into EVGA B3, 80+ Bronze, 450W and go for the ryzen build. I'm looking forward to learn about hardware in order to make a more stable build in the future. As long as the components are compatible between them, case closed

take a look at the mobo: ASRock ab350 pro 4

 

[YoAndy]

That Njoy Titan 500W power supply most likely has cheaply made components and they degrade quicker over time, the capacitors are not japanese, that means they are most likely Chinese made or Taiwanese made. It has very basic safety circuits or even thin gauge wiring used, cheap board and components used. Not for gaming rigs or overclocking systems of any kind and it won't last as long. Tier 1 and Tier 2 are pretty good. Check this list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

All this are decent PSU's this new Thermaltake is using high quality Japanese main capacitors:https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Continuous-Active-Supply-PS-SPD-0600NPCWUS-W/dp/B014W3EMAO/ref=sr_1_12?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1507911274&sr=1-12&keywords=psu&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-WHITE-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1507911274&sr=1-4&keywords=psu
https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Bronze-Certified-Active-ST40F-ESB/dp/B00PSFDF2W/ref=sr_1_53?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1507911303&sr=1-53&keywords=psu
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-VS600-Active-Certified-Supply/dp/B01N2HRRH4/ref=sr_1_32?ie=UTF8&qid=1507911396&sr=8-32&keywords=pc%2Bpsu&th=1