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$900 Modest Gaming PC Build

Big Head Tech
By Big Head Tech
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So I have a high end Ryzen build that I just spent entirely too much on and I do not game much.  So I decided to sell the rig (replacing the R5 with an R7) and get a more suitable rig.  This system, unlike my old one will have no frills to it.  Decided to live up to my name as PC Budget Solutions.  I currently have 2 1440p monitors, I sold one and am getting a 1080p 144Hz monitors for high FPS games.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mJ9Bd6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mJ9Bd6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($105.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 580 8GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $912.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-25 20:34 EDT-0400

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If this is a build log I expect pictures :P

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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Maybe get a smaller SSD and get a 1 or 2TB hard drive. I'm not a member of the 144Hz hype train. One of my friends bought one and I was rather unimpressed by it, especially considering its price. If you are getting a 580 why not get Freesync instead? It will still offer a smooth experience and they are usually pretty cheap.

Intel Xeon 1650 V0 (4.4GHz @1.4V), ASRock X79 Extreme6, 32GB of HyperX 1866, Sapphire Nitro+ 5700XT, Silverstone Redline (black) RL05BB-W, Crucial MX500 500GB SSD, TeamGroup GX2 512GB SSD, WD AV-25 1TB 2.5" HDD with generic Chinese 120GB SSD as cache, x2 Seagate 2TB SSHD(RAID 0) with generic Chinese 240GB SSD as cache, SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 850, x2 Acer H236HL, Acer V277U be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4, Logitech K120, Tecknet "Gaming" mouse, Creative Inspire T2900, HyperX Cloud Flight Wireless headset, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
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1 minute ago, DragonTamer1 said:

Maybe get a smaller SSD and get a 1 or 2TB hard drive. I'm not a member of the 144Hz hype train. One of my friends bought one and I was rather unimpressed by it, especially considering its price. If you are getting a 580 why not get Freesync instead? It will still offer a smooth experience and they are usually pretty cheap.

my 1440p 144Hz monitor is free sync.

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Just now, Snaeb said:

my 1440p 144Hz monitor is free sync.

I guess that solves that issue then doesn't it?

Intel Xeon 1650 V0 (4.4GHz @1.4V), ASRock X79 Extreme6, 32GB of HyperX 1866, Sapphire Nitro+ 5700XT, Silverstone Redline (black) RL05BB-W, Crucial MX500 500GB SSD, TeamGroup GX2 512GB SSD, WD AV-25 1TB 2.5" HDD with generic Chinese 120GB SSD as cache, x2 Seagate 2TB SSHD(RAID 0) with generic Chinese 240GB SSD as cache, SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 850, x2 Acer H236HL, Acer V277U be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4, Logitech K120, Tecknet "Gaming" mouse, Creative Inspire T2900, HyperX Cloud Flight Wireless headset, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
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Did a live stream build log on my channel. Got the CPU dialed in at 3.8GHz and memory at 2666MHz.

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