Building a first desktop (gaming/content creation)

[TraskJ]

Hi all! I'm building a computer for gaming (Overwatch, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Mass Effect: Andromeda) and some coding work (webcoding, so that doesn't really impact the components.)

 

Part List:

CPU: i5-7500

Mobo: MSI B250M-Pro VD (mATX board)

GPU: (will purchase later, when I have the funds) EVGA GTX 1060 (6 gb) or RX 580 (8 gb)

RAM: 8 gigs Kingston HyperXFury Black (DDR4 2133mhz)

SSD: 120 gig Kingston SSDNow UV400

HDD: Old Seagate drive I have lying around. 

Case: Thermaltake VERSA H15 Micro ATX 

PSU: 650W EVGA SuperNova GOLD

WiFi (necessary because of the computer's location in my home): TP-Link AC1300 Archer T6E

 

My budget is pretty set around this range ($750/$800 in total), and I'd like not to go over. I'm looking for any recommendations on similar parts! Thanks! 

[BloodyWaters]

I'd go with a Ryzen 5. 

[Bazilias]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($78.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($103.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($76.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming 8G Video Card  ($220.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $787.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 11:10 EDT-0400

[Dwwop]

Do you really need a Wi-Fi card? I'll rather go with a Powerline Adapter

 

Go with @RaptorCandy's build. Now it's better to go full AMD, 'cause it's better and cheaper

[TraskJ]

2 minutes ago, Dwwop said:

Do you really need a Wi-Fi card? I'll rather go with a Powerline Adapter

I honestly have no idea what a Powerline Adapter is. I'm gonna look that up. 

 

3 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($78.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($103.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($76.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming 8G Video Card  ($220.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $787.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 11:10 EDT-0400

Wow. Thanks! Won't I need an aftermarket cooler for the Ryzen processor though? I heard they run a little hot. 

 

7 minutes ago, BloodyWaters said:

I'd go with a Ryzen 5. 

The 1600, like the above build? 

[Blackhole890]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2NTzd6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2NTzd6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($78.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($103.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($107.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming 8G Video Card  ($220.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.78 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $816.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 11:15 EDT-0400

[Bazilias]

Just now, TraskJ said:

I honestly have no idea what a Powerline Adapter is. I'm gonna look that up. 

 

Wow. Thanks! Won't I need an aftermarket cooler for the Ryzen processor though? I heard they run a little hot. 

 

The 1600, like the above build? 

The stock coolers of Ryzen 5 are pretty good. You can always upgrade to an aftermarket cooler in the future.

[Blackhole890]

Just now, TraskJ said:

I honestly have no idea what a Powerline Adapter is. I'm gonna look that up. 

 

Wow. Thanks! Won't I need an aftermarket cooler for the Ryzen processor though? I heard they run a little hot. 

 

The 1600, like the above build? 

They include stock cooler which is pretty good even if you're going to oc. And no, you're fine.

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, TraskJ said:

I honestly have no idea what a Powerline Adapter is. I'm gonna look that up. 

 

Wow. Thanks! Won't I need an aftermarket cooler for the Ryzen processor though? I heard they run a little hot. 

 

The 1600, like the above build? 

Stock coolers are OP with RYZEN, they provide 95W cooler with 65W chip.

[TraskJ]

Just now, JDE said:

Stock coolers are OP with RYZEN, they provide 95W cooler with 65W chip.

I meant to click the informative button, but I said funny instead... whoops. Thanks though! 

[TraskJ]

58 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

The stock coolers of Ryzen 5 are pretty good. You can always upgrade to an aftermarket cooler in the future.

One more question, why the 1600 instead of the 1500X? Do the extra cores matter? 

 

EDIT: I'm well aware that in many tasks, more cores are better, but do 6 cores make a lot of difference compared with 4 in the games I'm looking at? 

Edited May 19, 2017 by TraskJ

[seagate_surfer]

Hi TrakJ,

 

From a performance perspective, check out the recent Intel Optane (16GB and 32 GB) memory coupled with Seagate Barracuda Pro storage. SSD performance, HDD price. Check these articles out:

 

Intel Optane Memory - make hard drives faster than ssd's

SSD vs. HDD Intel Optane Memory

 

 

 

[jpfeif]

Go to a ryzen 5 cpu or ryzen 3 if you only need 4 cores