Was thunk of this build for streaming and gaming

[TheMinnesotanMan]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheMinnesotanMan/saved/XsF23C open to sugggestions on changes. Would be willing to go an extra $100 more for better equipment but not more than that.

 

[Hellfire13]

Pretty solid build. Just swap the regular ssd with a nvme and it should be perfect... https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ykbkcf/samsung-960-evo-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v6e500
You will feel the performance difference. Its fast, and i mean REALLY FAST.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

a B350 mobo is enough for a single GPU :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($349.89 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($219.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card ($699.00 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB1 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2400.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 00:14 EDT-0400

 

[Hellfire13]

Actually the X370 boards have better VRM for overclocking and i think the OP has ditched the stock cooler for some serious overclocking.
If not then this is my recommendation...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($299.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($106.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($219.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card ($699.00 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus - ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($625.63 @ Amazon)
Total: $2290.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 00:24 EDT-0400

You can OC the 1700 to 1700x clocks easily, even with the stock cooler.
This B350 board is loaded with lots of features for its price point.
The GSkill sticks are performing better with Ryzen.

 

[TheMinnesotanMan]

Actually the X370 boards have better VRM for overclocking and i think the OP has ditched the stock cooler for some serious overclocking.
If not then this is my recommendation...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($299.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($106.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($219.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card ($699.00 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus - ROG SWIFT PG278QR 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($625.63 @ Amazon)
Total: $2290.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 00:24 EDT-0400

You can OC the 1700 to 1700x clocks easily, even with the stock cooler.
This B350 board is loaded with lots of features for its price point.
The GSkill sticks are performing better with Ryzen.

I was wanting to stick with the dell monitor (its actually 469 on bestbuy.com) Also is the 1080 ti really that necessary? Like will i see a huge impact or only a marginal one? because it is quite a bit more expensive. Also i would prefer to stick with x370 because of the fact that it generally comes with a lot more of the desirable features that i like.

 

[Hellfire13]

Agreed, X370 board have more features. But how much of that you are going to use is a personal validation. The major differences are listed here... http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2763-amd-chipset-comparison-x370-b350-a320
The 1080ti has been recommended by both of us as it firs the budget and is simply a better and faster card. The effective speed is around 25% faster... http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1080-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1080/3918vs3603
Again the Asus monitor is tried and tested and has better reviews than the Dell one. But you can stick to the Dell unit if its cheaper for you. Its also a good unit.

 

[TheMinnesotanMan]

Agreed, X370 board have more features. But how much of that you are going to use is a personal validation. The major differences are listed here... http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2763-amd-chipset-comparison-x370-b350-a320
The 1080ti has been recommended by both of us as it firs the budget and is simply a better and faster card. The effective speed is around 25% faster... http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1080-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1080/3918vs3603
Again the Asus monitor is tried and tested and has better reviews than the Dell one. But you can stick to the Dell unit if its cheaper for you. Its also a good unit.

I mean its a $200 dollar difference. Thats the only way i could get the 1080ti is if i got that monitor. I think it should be overall a very good monitor. I work for BB and i see it everyday while i work.

 

[TheMinnesotanMan]

Agreed, X370 board have more features. But how much of that you are going to use is a personal validation. The major differences are listed here... http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2763-amd-chipset-comparison-x370-b350-a320
The 1080ti has been recommended by both of us as it firs the budget and is simply a better and faster card. The effective speed is around 25% faster... http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1080-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1080/3918vs3603
Again the Asus monitor is tried and tested and has better reviews than the Dell one. But you can stick to the Dell unit if its cheaper for you. Its also a good unit.

This is the final build i have as of right now https://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheMinnesotanMan/saved/XsF23C

 

[Hellfire13]

Agreed, X370 board have more features. But how much of that you are going to use is a personal validation. The major differences are listed here... http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2763-amd-chipset-comparison-x370-b350-a320
The 1080ti has been recommended by both of us as it firs the budget and is simply a better and faster card. The effective speed is around 25% faster... http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1080-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1080/3918vs3603
Again the Asus monitor is tried and tested and has better reviews than the Dell one. But you can stick to the Dell unit if its cheaper for you. Its also a good unit.

This is the final build i have as of right now https://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheMinnesotanMan/saved/XsF23C

Looks fantastic. You can go for it.

 

[TheMinnesotanMan]

Agreed, X370 board have more features. But how much of that you are going to use is a personal validation. The major differences are listed here... http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2763-amd-chipset-comparison-x370-b350-a320
The 1080ti has been recommended by both of us as it firs the budget and is simply a better and faster card. The effective speed is around 25% faster... http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1080-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1080/3918vs3603
Again the Asus monitor is tried and tested and has better reviews than the Dell one. But you can stick to the Dell unit if its cheaper for you. Its also a good unit.

This is the final build i have as of right now https://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheMinnesotanMan/saved/XsF23C

Looks fantastic. You can go for it.

Okay sweet. I will be posting my build experience both on here and on the linus tech tips forums if you are interested. I will link you when i post it!

 

[Hellfire13]

Sure...cheers.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

when u plan to overclock i would recommend the 1700X. any reason for disliking the nighthawk rams? if u r against LED, i get it. there is not much difference between g2/g3. to be more precise, i think the g3 was optimized for latest gen intel cpu sleep states. so i think a g2 will still be good for ur ryzen. also, y a taichi mobo? it was stable and had good reviews when am4 was new. with the aega 1.0.0.6 update, almost all am4 r stable n good.
so including the changes i said above : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9DnjkT

 

[Hellfire13]

^^ The board is a good suggestion. But the GSkill units are actually performing better with Ryzen clocks. As for the psu...either is fine.

For CPU... http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclocking-amd-ryzen,5011-5.html

 

[Lucky_SLS]

almost all 3000mhz rams run @ 2933 and the diff between ripjaw and nighthawk data transfer is small i guess. the info abt ripjaws 3200 is true since its a samsung b die.

the ryzen 7 oc result is news to me. i know that both 1700 and 1700X will oc the same. but i thought, the 1700 will start to thermal throttle a lot early than the X. is it possible that tom's got a bad lottery?

 

[Hellfire13]

I dont think so, because multiple websites are suggesting the same... http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-amd-ryzen-7-1700-1700x-vs-1800x-review

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ awesome, now this saves a lot of bucks for pc builders. can do a 8 to 16 gigs ram or 120gb to 240 gb ssd upgrade or a better case n PSU. thnx for the info man !

 

[Hellfire13]

Anytime.