Some questions for my new rig

[Tonije]

So i'm planning to soon build a new gaming rig. I have a few questions though. Can i use my old case? The case is not a gaming case,it only has one exaust hole, BUT i never actually close the case so i've never had a temp problem so i wonder will that change with the new parts,which leads me to the next question. I am getting a gtx 1060 6gb and i wonder what cpu is the best. My budget is kinda thigt. I only have left about 200$ for the cpu,mb,ram,psu. But it's not a fixed budget so i can expand it a little bit. I was thinking about a ryzen 1500x or a 1600. Fell free to recomend any good price to performace cpu,but i chose these becauss they already have a good cooler included. I mainly want to just play games @1080p60. Thanks in advance!

 

[jay32267]

I'm thinking you can use your old case.

I don't close the cases on a lot of the machines I run....and yeah....they run pretty damn cool that way. 😉

As far as your processor....I'm not sure what I would do about that. Hopefully someone else will chime in.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

As long as the components will fit, the case will be fine. You just need to find out if it supports ATX motherboards, ATX PSU, and how long of a GPU it will support.

It is gonna be hard to get the platform, plus PSU, for $200. RAM prices are just crazy right now. This is $280 and I would not go any lower than it.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7cx9cY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7cx9cY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($100.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: GeIL - EVO FORZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $284.97
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[geofelt]

What make/model is your old case?
Most likely you can reuse it.

With only one exhaust, you need to plan on leaving the covers off.

So far as I know, there is no GTX1060ti card.

Your budget is not sufficient.
$220 buys you a G5400 processor, H310 motherboard, a 2 x 4gb DDR4 ram kit.
Leaving you some $20 in the hole for a psu.

DO NOT buy a cheap psu.
$45 for a corsair CX450 is about as little as you can get away with.
It will run a normal GTX1060, but not one of the more highly overclocked versions requiring 8 pin power.

 

[Tonije]

Thanks everyone for answers, as I previously said,i can expand my budget a little bit. My question is are the ryzen 1500x or 1600 good enough,and which should i take?

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Thanks everyone for answers, as I previously said,i can expand my budget a little bit. My question is are the ryzen 1500x or 1600 good enough,and which should i take?

AMD made a very nice leap when it developed the Ryzen CPUs. But for a gaming rig, I would not recommend the 1500x or the 1600. For the same price you can get a 8400 from Intel that will perform better than either of those CPUs.

In the games tested below, the 8400 averaged 23 fps more than the 1600 and 29 fps more than the 1500x. While the 1600 and the 1500x can be overclocked, that alone wont wipe out the 20-30% deficit between the CPUs.

https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-i5-8400-review-the-best-new-gaming-cpu-in-years/

The 2000 series Ryzen CPUs really have closed the gap from Intel. Where the 2600/2600x is about 5-10% difference from the Intel CPUs. In my opinion, if you want an AMD CPU for gaming, you need to buy a 2000 series CPU or you are losing out on performance. The problem you have right now with the 2600 is price. It will cost more than the 8400 because a x470 motherboard (b350 needs bios update) cost more than Intel b360 and you need to purchase higher speed RAM to get the most out of the 2600.

With that being said, if you are going to do more than game, such as work station task, rendering, streaming etc, then the AMD CPUs make a very compelling argument and the 1600 is the better buy over Intel.

Additionally, I would not even consider the 1500x unless it was a really good deal. The 1600 is not much more and offers two more cores and 4 more threads.