First PC build

[RyanKnoth]

Hello, i am a teen looking to build a entry level PC that can play modern games and some older games at high graphics. The current build I'm looking at is https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NDy2cc and willing to swap out the 1050ti to a AMD RX 470 if it will help.


Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I'm not going to buy the components now because of miners, but i am just looking to play games later after the etherium craze.

 

[Vic 40]

Don't know if the pcpartpicker is what you really use for searching parts,but since using it now would i rather look at this.,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($163.03 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($46.33 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - V246HQL Cbd 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Thermaltake - CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard ($27.34 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Logitech - G302 Daedalus Prime Moba Wired Optical Mouse ($20.99 @ Best Buy)
Headphones: Turtle Beach - Recon 320 7.1 Channel Headset ($24.95 @ Amazon)
Other: COUGAR Arena CGR-BXRBS5H-ARE Gaming Mouse Pad - Extra Large
Total: $905.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 08:09 EDT-0400

changed alot. Don't know if you really want that case,but the one i chose is very decent.
Canged peripherals as well for some i think are just abit better,read some reviews for more info.
The monitor is also a size bigger.
I just used a smaller ssd to make some imo parts upgrades like cpu,psu,motherboard,faster dualchannel ram etc .
Another decent and cheaper psu if you want to,
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze
Still is about the same price as your build.
Left out the thermal paste,but if you want that choose some Arctic MX-4 ,not that much more expensive and more in a tube as well (the MX-2 would be fine too and is a little cheaper).The stock cooler comes with preapllied paste so you know.

Just some of my thoughts and with this on top of the list might others join as well.There are some that really like to play with builds. 😉

 

[RyanKnoth]

Don't know if the pcpartpicker is what you really use for searching parts,but since using it now would i rather look at this.,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($163.03 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($46.33 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - V246HQL Cbd 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Thermaltake - CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard ($27.34 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Logitech - G302 Daedalus Prime Moba Wired Optical Mouse ($20.99 @ Best Buy)
Headphones: Turtle Beach - Recon 320 7.1 Channel Headset ($24.95 @ Amazon)
Other: COUGAR Arena CGR-BXRBS5H-ARE Gaming Mouse Pad - Extra Large
Total: $905.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 08:09 EDT-0400

changed alot. Don't know if you really want that case,but the one i chose is very decent.
Canged peripherals as well for some i think are just abit better,read some reviews for more info.
The monitor is also a size bigger.
I just used a smaller ssd to make some imo parts upgrades like cpu,psu,motherboard,faster dualchannel ram etc .
Another decent and cheaper psu if you want to,
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze
Still is about the same price as your build.
Left out the thermal paste,but if you want that choose some Arctic MX-4 ,not that much more expensive and more in a tube as well (the MX-2 would be fine too and is a little cheaper).The stock cooler comes with preapllied paste so you know.

Just some of my thoughts and with this on top of the list might others join as well.There are some that really like to play with builds. 😉

Thanks a lot for the help Vic but is there a way to get cheaper case and fit a rx 470 in it? I have been looking at the 470 for a few days and it looks alot better than the 1050ti for around the same price. i dont mind about "sex appeal" like RGB and stuff. I just want a functional PC that plays games decently. I dont mind medium or high graphics as long as it is smooth. I currently only have a laptop so this will be a big upgrade. Thanks! P.S. i already have a razer mouse so no need for one at the moment

 

[Linkbane]

Thanks a lot for the help Vic but is there a way to get cheaper case and fit a rx 470 in it? I have been looking at the 470 for a few days and it looks alot better than the 1050ti for around the same price. i dont mind about "sex appeal" like RGB and stuff. I just want a functional PC that plays games decently. I dont mind medium or high graphics as long as it is smooth. I currently only have a laptop so this will be a big upgrade. Thanks! P.S. i already have a razer mouse so no need for one at the moment

If you're willing to spend around $200 for a GPU, you'd probably be better off with a 1060 3GB, which shows about 15-25% higher fps over the RX 470 for $225 vs $208 for the 470. 1060 also uses much less power (25% less load, 45% less idle), so I guess it would make up the difference over time?

 

[Vic 40]

The next would give some extra room for maybe a gpu upgrade,but prices of those AMD cards are way to high now to predict ,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($148.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($46.33 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - V246HQL Cbd 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Thermaltake - CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard ($27.34 @ OutletPC)
Headphones: Turtle Beach - Recon 320 7.1 Channel Headset ($24.95 @ Amazon)
Other: COUGAR Arena CGR-BXRBS5H-ARE Gaming Mouse Pad - Extra Large
Total: $849.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 15:38 EDT-0400

I must say that the gtx 1050 ti should play games at mid range settings pretty good. If you stay with the gtx 1050 ti could you get a mechanical keyboard in,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($148.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($46.33 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - V246HQL Cbd 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Corsair - K63 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($69.99 @ Corsair)
Headphones: Turtle Beach - Recon 320 7.1 Channel Headset ($24.95 @ Amazon)
Other: COUGAR Arena CGR-BXRBS5H-ARE Gaming Mouse Pad - Extra Large
Total: $892.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 15:43 EDT-0400

Can also opt for a better headset of course.The next keyboard would maybe leave some cash for a better gpu if prices come down again,
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zwcMnQ/redragon-keyboard-b016m91ss0
or get the Ryzen 1600 in (I'll stop after this one 😉)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($148.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($46.33 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - V246HQL Cbd 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Redragon - K551 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Turtle Beach - Recon 320 7.1 Channel Headset ($24.95 @ Amazon)
Other: COUGAR Arena CGR-BXRBS5H-ARE Gaming Mouse Pad - Extra Large
Total: $904.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 15:49 EDT-0400

I chose the mouse in the other build since you chose a mouse/keyboard combo.Prices change every minute so had to chnage motherboard as well.

 

[ohenryy]

Don't know if the pcpartpicker is what you really use for searching parts,but since using it now would i rather look at this.,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($163.03 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($46.33 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: BitFenix - Whisper M 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - V246HQL Cbd 23.6" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Thermaltake - CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard ($27.34 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Logitech - G302 Daedalus Prime Moba Wired Optical Mouse ($20.99 @ Best Buy)
Headphones: Turtle Beach - Recon 320 7.1 Channel Headset ($24.95 @ Amazon)
Other: COUGAR Arena CGR-BXRBS5H-ARE Gaming Mouse Pad - Extra Large
Total: $905.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 08:09 EDT-0400

changed alot. Don't know if you really want that case,but the one i chose is very decent.
Canged peripherals as well for some i think are just abit better,read some reviews for more info.
The monitor is also a size bigger.
I just used a smaller ssd to make some imo parts upgrades like cpu,psu,motherboard,faster dualchannel ram etc .
Another decent and cheaper psu if you want to,
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze
Still is about the same price as your build.
Left out the thermal paste,but if you want that choose some Arctic MX-4 ,not that much more expensive and more in a tube as well (the MX-2 would be fine too and is a little cheaper).The stock cooler comes with preapllied paste so you know.

Just some of my thoughts and with this on top of the list might others join as well.There are some that really like to play with builds. 😉

Its a good build, but if you want to use 470 or above you might need a 500w PSU.