To (rg)B, or Not to (rg)B

[austination123]

Hello everybody,

I'm planning on building my first PC sometime this summer. As of right now I have a budget of around 1400 -1700 dollars or so, and I do not need to get a monitor. I plan on going with a Ryzen 1600/1600x, and either a gtx 1080 or Vega equivalent if the price is right.

I would like to incorporate RGB into my PC build. I don't want to go overboard, and would like to be able to control at least the majority of the lights through software. Does anyone have experience using something like Corsair or NZXT Hue controls, or even Asus Aura experience? What are your favorite parts, or even regrets of going with an RGB build?

Cheers

 

[mbilal2]

Hello everybody,

I'm planning on building my first PC sometime this summer. As of right now I have a budget of around 1400 -1700 dollars or so, and I do not need to get a monitor. I plan on going with a Ryzen 1600/1600x, and either a gtx 1080 or Vega equivalent if the price is right.

I would like to incorporate RGB into my PC build. I don't want to go overboard, and would like to be able to control at least the majority of the lights through software. Does anyone have experience using something like Corsair or NZXT Hue controls, or even Asus Aura experience? What are your favorite parts, or even regrets of going with an RGB build?

Cheers

First Vega isn't coming out anytime this summer.

Asus STRIX are probably your best option imo. I am a huge Asus fan. I have an MSI non-rgb build myself (Asus was too expensive). But with your budget, you should be able to get in the Asus Strix. There is a very good case on offer @Amazon right now. I have helped others make builds with it and it looks great. SEE HERE. I like the MSI because of their msi mystic light feature. It syncs your GPU, mobo and an rgb strip together. Asus has a similar feature in their mobos. So I would say stick with either of the two.

Cheers.

 

[austination123]

Hello everybody,

I'm planning on building my first PC sometime this summer. As of right now I have a budget of around 1400 -1700 dollars or so, and I do not need to get a monitor. I plan on going with a Ryzen 1600/1600x, and either a gtx 1080 or Vega equivalent if the price is right.

I would like to incorporate RGB into my PC build. I don't want to go overboard, and would like to be able to control at least the majority of the lights through software. Does anyone have experience using something like Corsair or NZXT Hue controls, or even Asus Aura experience? What are your favorite parts, or even regrets of going with an RGB build?

Cheers

First Vega isn't coming out anytime this summer.

Asus STRIX are probably your best option imo. I am a huge Asus fan. I have an MSI non-rgb build myself (Asus was too expensive). But with your budget, you should be able to get in the Asus Strix. There is a very good case on offer @Amazon right now. I have helped others make builds with it and it looks great. SEE HERE. I like the MSI because of their msi mystic light feature. It syncs your GPU, mobo and an rgb strip together. Asus has a similar feature in their mobos. So I would say stick with either of the two.

Cheers.

Dang man well I guess I'll have to wait till 1080 prices drop to their normal rates if Vega is so late. And yeah with that Aura software you could also sync up some RGB RAM and other things that could be pretty sweet. Any recommendations on parts that are Asus Aura compatible?

Thanks

 

[mbilal2]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W7WChq
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W7WChq/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($148.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.61 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card ($779.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($107.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1674.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-12 00:13 EDT-0400

Of course we can add a 960 M.2 ssd and get a better rbg fan, but this I think is a great build to start with.