Hi Guys, My First Gaming Build

[sammy_k]

Hi guys! hope youre all doing well, as the title says, this is my first ever PC build, leaning more towards gaming and future proofing it (by that i mean should last me for atleast 4 years)

after looking around and my preferences this is a list ive come up with

PC Parts list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZPDzr7

I am still looking at other cases and so far ive come up with Corsair SPEC-ALPHA, Corsair 270R and the Phanteks P400.

Your opinions and alternate suggestions are welcome!

Thanks

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($427.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($115.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($98.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Kingston - HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($699.00 @ Umart)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ Centre Com)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.00 @ Shopping Express)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN781ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($15.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1669.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-28 11:15 AEST+1000

Thanks to the stupid mining stuff the 1070 isn't viable as the price is horriblly inflated. This adds a 1080 for $50 which I picked a cheaper board to offset the increase

 

[Chugalug_]

I'd go with a Ryzen setup, at non-1080p resolutions performs on par with the i7s now.
I'll make a list in 30, got some stuff to do.

 

[sammy_k]

Thanks to the stupid mining stuff the 1070 isn't viable as the price is horriblly inflated. This adds a 1080 for $50 which I picked a cheaper board to offset the increase[/quotemsg]

Tell me about it, such a bad time for people like me who are purchasing parts for the build lol

 

[Supahos]

It's a okay thing just use the 1080 it's still priced about right

 

[sammy_k]

I'd go with a Ryzen setup, at non-1080p resolutions performs on par with the i7s now.
I'll make a list in 30, got some stuff to do.

I am hoping to play minimum 1080 res, and perhaps 1440p depending on the monitor i purchase, which i have to take account into my build

 

[Mike3k24]

Slightly better for near $100 less https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Xc6KTH

 

[sammy_k]

It's a okay thing just use the 1080 it's still priced about right

but in my country (Australia) the 1080 is priced $200 more than the 1070

 

[Supahos]

Not the 1080 I showed you vs the 1070 you had listed....

 

[sammy_k]

Not the 1080 I showed you vs the 1070 you had listed....

yup my bad just saw it haha, thanks! its a good consideration, will look into it

 

[Chugalug_]

I'd go with at least a 240GB SSD.
The 750 Evo is a good value choice here, and i've also included 16GB of RAM as well as an 802.11ac wireless adapter.
I suggest a 1440p 144hz monitor with this setup.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($297.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($115.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung - 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($699.00 @ Umart)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ Centre Com)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.00 @ Shopping Express)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - Archer T4U USB 3.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($48.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1654.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-28 12:00 AEST+1000

 

[sammy_k]

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($297.00 @ Shopping Express)

Ive noticed you and others suggest the Ryzen 5 - 1600, is it better than the i7 7700(nonK) in real time performance? and over all?

 

[Chugalug_]

At resolutions higher than 1080p, the 1600 is just a little behind the i7, but it will last much longer due to its higher thread count, and it also allows you to get more GPU power in there.
However, as I mentioned, given you only have a 60Hz monitor anything above a 1070, a 1080 at most will be pointless without a monitor upgrade.

 

[sammy_k]

At resolutions higher than 1080p, the 1600 is just a little behind the i7, but it will last much longer due to its higher thread count, and it also allows you to get more GPU power in there.
However, as I mentioned, given you only have a 60Hz monitor anything above a 1070, a 1080 at most will be pointless without a monitor upgrade.

Thanks!

 

[Chugalug_]

Also if you didn't see it, Ryzen 5/7 kinda struggle at 1080p, hence why I listed an i7 7700 above.
Get that list.

 

[Supahos]

Really struggle is a stretch.

 

[Chugalug_]

Yeah, my bad, dunno what I was thinking when I worded that out. 😛
'Somewhat' relative to normal at higher res.
Either way a 7700 would be a better fit.