Build help...

pothead420 · February 20, 2019

i am looking to build my first custom rig and i need some advice i will be using it for light gaming (W.o.W, Flight Sims ect.) and backing up my DVD collection (DVD ripping). any help would be greatly appreciated I've included a link with the build i had in mind but from religiously watching Linus's video im really concerned about bottle-necking. my budget is about $1000-$1200

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3Yhktg

Justinzonfire · February 20, 2019

This list looks good, but I imagine you would want a larger HDD which won't be too much of a hike up. Also, I would go with the Ryzen 5 2600x model! This will not bottleneck! @pothead420

Slottr · February 20, 2019

This will perform better in games:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$359.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$84.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$173.98 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$85.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital - Black NVMe 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$42.98 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$379.99 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$105.82 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1393.61
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1373.61
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-20 16:27 EST-0500

Hotseff · February 20, 2019

Just now, pothead420 said:

i am looking to build my first custom rig and i need some advice i will be using it for light gaming (W.o.W, Flight Sims ect.) and backing up my DVD collection (DVD ripping). any help would be greatly appreciated I've included a link with the build i had in mind but from religiously watching Linus's video im really concerned about bottle-necking. my budget is about $1000-$1200

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3Yhktg

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$149.39 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	$31.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$119.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$85.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital - Black NVMe 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$79.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$64.95 @ Amazon
Video Card	XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card	$189.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$54.01 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$67.98 @ OutletPC
Optical Drive	LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer	$54.95 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$998.91
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$958.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-20 16:39 EST-0500

Unless you had or was going to buy an external Blu-Ray/DVD reader/writer the case you selected didn't have an internal 5.25" Bay so I had to change the case then I added a 3 TB HDD because then you could save all of your rips on one drive and I also upgraded the 1 TB drive to 2 TB because I believe that 1 TB these days is bare minimum for computers these days.

Just now, Justinzonfire said:

This list looks good, but I imagine you would want a larger HDD which won't be too much of a hike up. Also, I would go with the Ryzen 5 2600x model! its only a little more and overclockable. This will not bottleneck! @pothead420

No ALL Ryzen chips are overclockable as long as they are paired with a B or X series board

pothead420 · February 20, 2019

40 minutes ago, Hotseff said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor $149.39 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler $31.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $119.89 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $85.98 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital - Black NVMe 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $79.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $64.95 @ Amazon
Video Card XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card $189.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $54.01 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $67.98 @ OutletPC
Optical Drive LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $54.95 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $998.91
Mail-in rebates -$40.00
Total $958.91
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-20 16:39 EST-0500

Unless you had or was going to buy an external Blu-Ray/DVD reader/writer the case you selected didn't have an internal 5.25" Bay so I had to change the case then I added a 3 TB HDD because then you could save all of your rips on one drive and I also upgraded the 1 TB drive to 2 TB because I believe that 1 TB these days is bare minimum for computers these days.

No ALL Ryzen chips are overclockable as long as they are paired with a B or X series board

@Hotseff lol i didnt even notice that feel like such a noob thank you all for the input everyone i love this build so far and im still under budget thanks!!!!