My first gaming Build - Is it good?

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This is my new build. I was just wondering if these parts are good before I buy them. I already have a gtx 1050ti in my current build and am planning to take it out and put it in this build. I will also take the hard drive from my old build and put it in this one but will install the OS on an SSD. I was considering bumping the CPU up to a Ryzen 5 1600 but not sure how much better it is than the 1500X. If anyone thinks anything on this list is incompatible or stupid please say so.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dVRfLD
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dVRfLD/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY - CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.77 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA - B3 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $437.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-05 23:06 EDT-0400
 
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1600 is a 6 core 12 thread CPU, while your 1500x is only 4 core and 8 thread, the single + quad core performance difference aren't that much, but the multi-core performance had a pretty decent gap :D
that build of yours is solid, u will be able to maintain steady fps at med setting 1080p / high at lower resolution
 

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Do you think this build is a lot better than my current build?

Current Build:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Z93BRG
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Z93BRG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($76.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: CoolMax - 400W ATX Power Supply ($22.96 @ OutletPC)
Total: $399.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-06 00:30 EDT-0400
 

DSzymborski

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Pretty much any Ryzen is going to be far better than any FX. Also nice to see a PSU upgrade, the Coolmax is dreadful.
 
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Yeah the PSU isn't even a coolmax. It's called SolyTech or something. I couldn't find it on pcpartpicker so I just put Coolmax. The SolyTech one is probably even worse so I'm glad I am getting rid of it.
 

DSzymborski

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No doubt, but in that PSU tier, it's a bit like arguing whether Stalin or Mao were worse.
 

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So with this EVGA PSU will I notice a huge improvement right away?
 
it would be better if u just stick with the Ryzen rather than going on FX, age already starting to affect those CPU so u will see some bottleneck when u pair it with the new gen GPU (1060 onward, 1050ti lower might not be affected that much).
 

DSzymborski

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Yes, it's a much better PSU, made by Super Flower (yes, I know the name sounds like some dodgy Chinese brand, but they're one of the top manufacturers of PSUs). Cleaner power for your parts and better protections.
 

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Will it be a lot quieter? I think my SolyTech is fairly loud.
 

DSzymborski

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Should be. If a SolyTech is loud, I'm assuming that it's asking, in PSUspeak, for someone to please kill it and put it out of its misery.
 

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So overall do you think this is a good build? Should I keep the 1050 ti?
 


a sad time indeed, mid-end graphic card are always overpriced / out of stock thanks to those miners
RX 470/570, RX 480/580, GTX 1060, and even GTX 1070 is starting to swell up as well, this kind of thing won't affect the upper level but for us non-enthusiast / enthusiast-wanna-be this is terrible :( :( :(
 


i can't really say since to know how quiet it is, u had to try it urself, i myself had some unknown branded 400w PSU and it seems very quiet (for me at least)

after reading some people sharing their experience about a PC with a coolmax PSU, they seem to be satisfied enough with the quietness, so i guess it is pretty quiet (http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=19204)
a friendly reminder: better get ryzen rather than FX, for the sake of futureproofing
 

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I will be getting the ryzen. The build that has the fx is the PC I have right now. The one I'm upgrading to will have the ryzen
 


i see, then go for it.
FYI, FX won't bottleneck 1050ti but any GPU higher than that will have some bottleneck