Ryzen 5 + RTX 2070?

[owen_pi]

I am making a PC for a friend, budget is 1300. He will be using a 4K monitor, so I was going to get a ryzen 5 instead of an i5 or i7, to keep costs down. What do you guys think of this list? Also its $50 dollars over budget, maybe I can get a cheaper MOBO and use the stock cooler for now.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG - H7 49 CFM CPU Cooler	$38.00 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	Noctua - NT-H1 3.5 g Thermal Paste	$5.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$121.63 @ Newegg
Memory	Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$110.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$72.00 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card	$499.99 @ Amazon
Case	NZXT - H500i (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case	$79.99 @ Newegg Business
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$69.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	Sceptre - U275W-4000R 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor	$179.73 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1338.29
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-09 11:37 EST-0500

 

[Beowulff83]

5 minutes ago, owen_pi said:

Also its$50 dollars over budget, maybe I can get a cheaper MOBO and use the stock cooler for now.

yes

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813119138

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157840

[owen_pi]

https://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/c2DzK8

 

Though really I wanted to know if at 4K 60hz the ryzen  5 2600 would be good.

[r2724r16]

7 minutes ago, owen_pi said:

Motherboard Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $121.63 @ Newegg

Your build is pretty good, however I'd swap out this motherboard for a Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming (which only costs $10 more than the Strix B350-F). 

 

You can cut down the total cost of your build by buying 8GB of RAM right now, and adding another 8GB after saving up some more money. 

1 minute ago, Beowulff83 said:

yes

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813119138

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157840

These are both complete crap, for the OP: don't buy any of these

[owen_pi]

I own a z370 Asus prime XD Not doing a lot of overclocking though. Anyway, you think the 2600 would keep up? Also I forget if games need more then 8gb these days to run 100% smoothly (I play weird Minecraft Modpacks that use insane amounts of ram)

What about the MSI B350 PC MATE AM4? Its about 84 bucks.

[COUPER MILLAR]

8 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

Your build is pretty good, however I'd swap out this motherboard for a Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming (which only costs $10 more than the Strix B350-F). 

 

You can cut down the total cost of your build by buying 8GB of RAM right now, and adding another 8GB after saving up some more money. 

These are both complete crap, for the OP: don't buy any of these

OP is already over budget. So suggesting a more expensive motherboard (minimal benefit) at the expense of ram (more than minimal benefit) seems misguided. 

 

The $90 Asrock fatality board should be fine and doesn't require OP to sacrifice 8gb ram. Also the only real difference between b450 and x450 chipsets is multi gpu support and occasionally better vrm, and in my experience ryzen is clock limited and more power dosent fix that. 

 

[owen_pi]

1 minute ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

OP is already over budget. So suggesting a more expensive motherboard (minimal benefit) at the expense of ram (more than minimal benefit) seems misguided. 

 

The $90 Asrock fatality board should be fine and doesn't require OP to sacrifice 8gb ram. Also the only real difference between b450 and x450 chipsets is multi gpu support and occasionally better vrm, and in my experience ryzen is clock limited and more power dosent fix that. 

 

He will NOT be doing any overclocking, and probably does not have the best browser tab management(like me). Also is the asrock board or the MSI gaming mate an okay board?

[owen_pi]

Oh right, he needs WiFi... get a MOBO with it or get a PCIe card?

[COUPER MILLAR]

14 minutes ago, owen_pi said:

He will NOT be doing any overclocking, and probably does not have the best browser tab management(like me). Also is the asrock board or the MSI gaming mate an okay board?

I don't have any experience with msi motherboards. I do however have 4 systems currently deployed with Asrock boards (Am4 and Intel systems) that are all running without issue. 

 

As for wifi, a pcie add in wifi card is generally going to increase cost less than a motherboard with onboard wifi. Tp link usually has a card on sale on Newegg for under $30

[owen_pi]

27 minutes ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

I don't have any experience with msi motherboards. I do however have 4 systems currently deployed with Asrock boards (Am4 and Intel systems) that are all running without issue. 

 

As for wifi, a pcie add in wifi card is generally going to increase cost less than a motherboard with onboard wifi. Tp link usually has a card on sale on Newegg for under $30

 

56 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

Your build is pretty good, however I'd swap out this motherboard for a Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming (which only costs $10 more than the Strix B350-F). 

 

You can cut down the total cost of your build by buying 8GB of RAM right now, and adding another 8GB after saving up some more money. 

These are both complete crap, for the OP: don't buy any of these

I was wondering, could any of you give me advice on how to mount the GPU vertically? The h500i seems to have a bracket included.

[COUPER MILLAR]

I would recommend not vertically mounting the gpu. Gamersnexus has done multiple reviews and it almost always chokes the gpu air supply leading to higher temps and worse performance. 

[owen_pi]

Would it be noticeable? I am getting a 3 fan Windforce. Oh... I can just watch the GN vids XD

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe - SCNJ-4000 84.64 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($97.97 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Sceptre - U275W-4000R 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($179.73 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1276.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-09 21:40 EST-0500