Not a Gamer- Looking future proof, quality build close to $1000

[Bugaboojr]

There are a few things I wanted - ability to upgrade, plenty of ram, solid state boot disk, maximum compatibility and well made parts. This is what I've got so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bugaboojr/saved/gHzQ7P
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have.

 

[madmatt30]

Should be looking at ryzen mate.
The 1700 will crucify any i5 or i7 on any non gaming related tasks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($299.39 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard ($138.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($179.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($140.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.69 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($132.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Logitech - G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($107.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1452.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-18 09:51 EDT-0400

 

[Mike3k24]

I'm confused, so do you want a $1000 build or a $1500 build? The one you have listed is nearly $1500. The build you listed is horribly unbalanced and not great in terms of future proofing.

If you're going more for $1k, https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WGgcLD
If you're going more for $1500 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9KDd2R

 

[Bugaboojr]

Pardon my lack of experience and/or knowledge, I just worried that an AMD based machine might prove to be less compatible since I assumed Intel was the standard. In terms of budget I am obviously over it and would like to pare it down but other than upgrading the CPU at some point or a an additional hard drive I was hoping to keep the thing for going for a while. I play games just occasionally, one long stay in Morrow Wind was enough so the graphics card doesn't have to be the best just something adequate for most games. My laptop died and I tend to keep it at home, so I thought why not build my own desktop.

 

[Bugaboojr]

Curious why you refer to it as unbalanced and not great in terms of future proofing? It has the most recent chipset, no.

 

[madmatt30]

Still not well balanced budget wise mate.
Not for $1500

$1000 build (just over) - now edited with win 10 home so well under budget.
You will not do better for the money.




The ryzen chips are ultimately close to on par with the latest gen intel clock to clock performance wise
Am4 is a socket with a 4 year guaranteed lifespan, Intel kaby lake has maybe 12 months before its replaced with another newer socket.

The ryzen 1600 has 6 cores & 12 threads , the i5 has 4 cores , 4 threads.

The ryzen is hands down a much much stronger CPU for everything apart from outright single core performance.
Intel 'was' the standard 4 months ago before and ryzen released because there was no real competition from amd..

That has changed massively now !!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($195.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($126.59 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($140.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.69 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.75 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.98 @ Directron)
Total: $973.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-18 10:58 EDT-0400

 

[mjslakeridge]

If not for gaming, what do you plan to use the computer for? In your PCPartpicker build you selected a $100+ gaming keyboard. Do you really need Windows 10 Pro over Home?

 

[Mike3k24]

Not sure why you downvoted my answer. But anyways, your build was pretty unbalanced using a CPU almost twice as much as the GPU. A Ryzen processor rids of all unbalanced features of the build because it provides high end performance at all price points. It's able to pair up with high end GPUs without showing much bottleneck. Plus you get twice as many cores and threads than Intel while having similar performance in gaming and amazing performance in production tasks. Also Intel as the standard? lol

 

[Bugaboojr]

Sorry, Down vote was a result of a thumb fumble, not sure how to correct. I appreciate all help.

 

[Bugaboojr]

Hadn't really given keyboard much thought just went with recent "Best Deals"

 

[Bugaboojr]

Gentlemen, Thanks for your help.

 

[Mike3k24]

Welcome. If you have any other questions you can pm either one of us.