Opinions on this Gaming PC build

[bethp1819]

Hi, here is my PC build for streaming gaming. I was wondering if anyone has any opinions. I'm not interested in overclocking and really want to stream 1080p with no lag.

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£182.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: *ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£149.56 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£90.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Dual Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: BitFenix - Nova TG (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.98 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG - 24MP59G-P 23.8" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor (£113.57 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1310.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-07 20:12 BST+0100

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

TBH for that type of use, it's perfect. Not much I'd change. Except maybe a nicer monitor. But at that res, you will be able to game with high FPS, and high quality stream settings. It's very well balanced system.

 

[coozie7]

VERY good choices. It'll do what you want, no problems, and it's good to see a good quality PSU in the mix for a change.

To nitpick:

With all that power, I'd go for either a higher resolution or higher refresh display to really get the full benefit from that big GTX1070Ti GPU.
The FPS junkies will-quite correctly-point out an Intel build will be faster at 1080 rez.

General point: You don't need a Gsync display to get smooth, tear free gameplay with an Nvidia card, any fast monitor will do the job just set the vertical sync option in the Nvidia drivers to On and leave the game V-sync options alone and you'll be fine.

 

[bethp1819]

Ok, thank you. I'm not going to lie but I don't know much about PCs, is there any cheapish monitor that you would recommend? Also, are you also saying that an Intel cpu would be better?

VERY good choices. It'll do what you want, no problems, and it's good to see a good quality PSU in the mix for a change.

To nitpick:

With all that power, I'd go for either a higher resolution or higher refresh display to really get the full benefit from that big GTX1070Ti GPU.
The FPS junkies will-quite correctly-point out an Intel build will be faster at 1080 rez.

General point: You don't need a Gsync display to get smooth, tear free gameplay with an Nvidia card, any fast monitor will do the job just set the vertical sync option in the Nvidia drivers to On and leave the game V-sync options alone and you'll be fine.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

An Intel i7 8700k would be better and give amazing gaming/streaming results. An 8600k will get better FPS, but only at gaming. The 2600x is slightly better at high gaming FPS/high streaming quality. This is Tom's article on it: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/game-streaming-encoding-coffee-lake-ryzen,5326.html

will give you a bit of insight although the article is based on Ryzen 1600x/1700x/1800x. But the 2600x is about 10% faster, so you can extrapolate the extra performance.

 

[coozie7]

@bethp1819: An Intel based system will be better at 1080 rez, that said, the R5 2600X isn't exactly a slug at that resolution either, and has the advantage over an Intel i5 8600K with its SMT ( AMDs take on Hyperthreading ) giving 6 real cores plus 6 virtual cores, a real asset when streaming.
Yes, you could opt for a i7 8700/8700K, but it'll be more expensive, significantly more when you add in the cost of a CPU cooler for the already £300+ i7 8700K.
Right now, your build is excellent for gaming/streaming gameplay and I really wouldn't change anything unless you have several hundred Pounds to add to the budget.
As for monitor: Cheap and a bit cheerful: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-g2460fq-24-1920x1080-tn-widescreen-144hz-1ms-gaming-led-monitor-black-mo-024-ao.html#comments Don't forget to add a Display Port cable, though, it doesn't ship with one.

 

[bethp1819]

Ok, thanks for your help! I think I'm going to get that monitor. Do you think I should get a cheaper PSU? Also, do you think I'll be ok streaming without a cooler?

Also this article claims that the i5-8400 is better, would you agree with this?
https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-ryzen-5-2600x-review/

@bethp1819: An Intel based system will be better at 1080 rez, that said, the R5 2600X isn't exactly a slug at that resolution either, and has the advantage over an Intel i5 8600K with its SMT ( AMDs take on Hyperthreading ) giving 6 real cores plus 6 virtual cores, a real asset when streaming.
Yes, you could opt for a i7 8700/8700K, but it'll be more expensive, significantly more when you add in the cost of a CPU cooler for the already £300+ i7 8700K.
Right now, your build is excellent for gaming/streaming gameplay and I really wouldn't change anything unless you have several hundred Pounds to add to the budget.
As for monitor: Cheap and a bit cheerful: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-g2460fq-24-1920x1080-tn-widescreen-144hz-1ms-gaming-led-monitor-black-mo-024-ao.html#comments Don't forget to add a Display Port cable, though, it doesn't ship with one.

 

[coozie7]

Don't go too cheap with the PSU, especially if it's in a heavily loaded gaming rig like this one, my advice is to stick with the one you have chosen.
The R5 2600x comes with a very good cooler, you won't really need to add one.
The current Coffee Lake i5s can handle streaming very well, and are better at gaming with a fast HD display, but if you're using OBS to stream with AMD parts usually produce a smoother, better looking stream.

Personally, I'd move to an Intel build if gaming frame rates are your top priority but stick with the R5 2600X if streaming is top of your goals.
Here's a Intel build for you to look at:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£203.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.97 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£100.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£154.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£90.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Dual Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: BitFenix - Nova TG (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.98 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Monitor: AOC - G2460FQ 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£169.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1300.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-08 19:38 BST+0100

The i5 8600K is here because of its higher base speeds compared with other i5s.
The MB isn't the greatest and isn't going to be a good choice if you want to aim for a high overclock later but it'[s plenty good enough for stock users and, like all 'Z' chipset 'boards has extra features over 'B' and 'H' chipset based products.
I've only included a ' good enough ' cooler, if you intend to overclock something stronger will be needed but the 212 Evo will handle the CPU at stock speeds well enough.
Also added in the little AOC monitor.

 

[bethp1819]

Thank you, streaming is my priority so I think I'll stick with AMD. I am slightly concerned that the RAM and Motherboard isn't good enough, do you have an opinion on this?

Don't go too cheap with the PSU, especially if it's in a heavily loaded gaming rig like this one, my advice is to stick with the one you have chosen.
The R5 2600x comes with a very good cooler, you won't really need to add one.
The current Coffee Lake i5s can handle streaming very well, and are better at gaming with a fast HD display, but if you're using OBS to stream with AMD parts usually produce a smoother, better looking stream.

Personally, I'd move to an Intel build if gaming frame rates are your top priority but stick with the R5 2600X if streaming is top of your goals.
Here's a Intel build for you to look at:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£203.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.97 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£100.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£154.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£90.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Dual Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: BitFenix - Nova TG (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.98 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Monitor: AOC - G2460FQ 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£169.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1300.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-08 19:38 BST+0100

The i5 8600K is here because of its higher base speeds compared with other i5s.
The MB isn't the greatest and isn't going to be a good choice if you want to aim for a high overclock later but it'[s plenty good enough for stock users and, like all 'Z' chipset 'boards has extra features over 'B' and 'H' chipset based products.
I've only included a ' good enough ' cooler, if you intend to overclock something stronger will be needed but the 212 Evo will handle the CPU at stock speeds well enough.
Also added in the little AOC monitor.

 

[coozie7]

Tweaked version of your original build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£182.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (£127.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£156.54 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£90.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Dual Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: BitFenix - Nova TG (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Monitor: AOC - G2460FQ 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£169.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1285.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-09 19:44 BST+0100

The Gigabyte Aorus MB has better onboard sound and a slightly better Intel LAN chipset.
Team Vulcan seems to play nice with AMD builds.
Switched the PSU to something with more clout-don't worry it's been well reviewed and received despite the slightly low end name, Tier two here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
Added the little AOC display to round it off.

 

[bethp1819]

I think this is my final build:
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nrZGxG
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nrZGxG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£182.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£149.56 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: KFA2 - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB EX Video Card (£399.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.15 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£79.96 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Dell - E1914H 18.5" 1366x768 Monitor (£49.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: AOC - G2460FQ 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£179.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1387.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-20 14:32 BST+0100

I stuck with the ADATA RAM because it's on the QVL whereas I don't think the Team RAM is?

Would you risk getting Windows off eBay for cheap as it means I could update to b-die Ram?

Or I could drop the second monitor and get this RAM - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team-group-dark-pro-8pack-edition-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-25600c14-3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-08l-tg.html#comments

Also do you think I need 2tb?

Tweaked version of your original build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£182.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (£127.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£156.54 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£90.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Dual Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: BitFenix - Nova TG (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Monitor: AOC - G2460FQ 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£169.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1285.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-09 19:44 BST+0100

The Gigabyte Aorus MB has better onboard sound and a slightly better Intel LAN chipset.
Team Vulcan seems to play nice with AMD builds.
Switched the PSU to something with more clout-don't worry it's been well reviewed and received despite the slightly low end name, Tier two here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
Added the little AOC display to round it off.