Hard bottleneck or nah?

[yonan_decouter13]

So i just build my first PC ever, fun experience. (1060 6gb and ryzen 5 1600) My best mate want's to build a pc aswell. He asked a friend of his stepdad, i believe to make a parts list for him, but i think it's a hard bottleneck. Could anybody confirm this?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/457199505012424714/464386144797458433/image.png

I hope u can see this image.

Let me know if i'm right or wrong and have some good arguments 'cus my friend doesn't really believe me.

Thanks in advance

 

[sizzling]

It’s massively unbalanced. He would be far better off dropping to a i5 8400 and getting a better gpu and 16gb RAM. There is no way a 1050 can utilise the performance of a 8700, a i3 8100 is a better pairing with a low end gpu like the 1050.

 

[sizzling]

Also no need for a Z370 motherboard if not buying a ‘k’ cpu so another area he can save money to put into RAM and GPU.

 

[yonan_decouter13]

It’s massively unbalanced. He would be far better off dropping to a i5 8400 and getting a better gpu and 16gb RAM. There is no way a 1050 can utilise the performance of a 8700, a i3 8100 is a better pairing with a low end gpu like the 1050.

he has the same budget as me so i told him to just copy my PC,
i don't think i have any bottlenecks, i run everything at 1080p 60fps ultra or very high

btw he already has an 8gb ram stick at home

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/457199505012424714/463740853496709130/20180629_180511.jpg

 

[sizzling]

Your setup looks good.

Having 8gb already and adding another 8gb carries a risk of issues. Often everything is ok but it is possible for RAM bought separately even if same make and model to have problems. Only RAM bought as a matched kit is guaranteed to work together. For this budget and level of system he wants 16gb, he is probably best selling what he has and buying a 2x8gb kit.