Gaming PC Build V2

aanon

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Have changed some things around from the previous thread and was wondering what people think of this build? Open to any alternative parts that would be better. Plan to play pretty much any or at least most games on mid-high with no issues.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/b7nT7h
If someone could also recommend a good Motherboard to fit this build it would be appreciated.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($169.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($75.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($100.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card ($548.00 @ Shopping Express)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Edison M 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1300.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 22:12 AEST+1000

Much better value than an i5 which struggles a bit in CPU heavy applications
Also a PSU designed by Seasonic, great deal for the power, which is totally sufficient
The STRIX is a bit expensive imo, the dual is just fine unless you plan to OC the GPU manually

You're missing a mainboard. I'd suggest an AsRock Fatal1ty K4 b350 to go with this build.
 
No motherboard included @Isokolon, and a 1TB WD Black is a terrible choice, the WD Blue is near identical save for a few lesser quality components which don't really matter. Only difference is warranty for the most part, and given i've never seen a failed WD drive personally save for an older WD Green drive that arrived dead that I got cheap on Ebay before refunding it, you're pretty safe with them.


 
I'm assuming about a $1500 budget @OP?
This is the best performance, you're paying 18% more over the 1070 for 35% more performance.
You can add an SSD later, look for an 850 Evo or 960 Pro.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($265.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($123.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($149.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($699.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.00 @ Shopping Express)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Edison M 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1477.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 22:51 AEST+1000
 
Yeah missed the drive. It's hard not to overlook those things on a 4'' smart phone^^

Nice build chag, only the ram looks terribly pricey for 2133MHz
Personally I like the 1600 Ryzen better. A hexacore CPU is just a hexacore CPU compared to the quadcore.
For a 1440p screen your build is surely preferable, for 1080p I find the 1080 wasted and would rather throw money at the CPU
 
Haha, I feel ya. :)
In regards to your input, RAM is always that price in Aus, we're not in Kansas anymore. (Although I will admit we're about 70% desert 😛)
The 1600 is clocked slower vs the 1500X, and 12 threads vs 8 isn't going to see much utilization atm.
A 1500X can handle a 1080 without bottleneck, and transferring that cash into a better CPU or SSD isn't going to do much to alleviate that issue.
The way I see it the monitor upgrade is something for the future.
If you max stuff out at 1080p, they're actually still extremely demanding, even with a 1080, the level of overkill it is at this resolution is highly exaggerated.
Obviously optimally you'd want a 1440p screen or a 144hz panel, but at 1080p it'll work wonders maxing graphically intensive stuff out.

 
Yeah Well with Ryzen the additional MHz for 20$ seems worth it to me
Threadswise you're right, corewise I wouldn't be so sure. 2 additional physical cores _can_ make a difference and I'd pick 2 physical cores over 4 virtual any day. If I recall correctly Dx12 was even designed for hexacores.
Ultimately it's a matter of budget before all else
The 1500X is by no means a bad CPU of course

As for the 1080, I'm running a 1070 and I had no issues whatsoever at 1080p so far in any game...
 
Yeah, but until we see actual heavy transition into DX12 and some statistics in that regard after it overtakes DX11 eventually, it's all speculation in regards to more than 8 thread utilization on a good scale atm.
The 1500X will handle the card without any issues and will net overall more performance, seems like the best fit imo. :)