New build planned. Thoughts?

[Ryusen85]

I'm planning a build that will be primarily an all around pc. Mostly plex streaming, some internet browsing, very light gaming (nothing newer than 5 years ago or so). 

 

Parts list

Case: Phanteks Eclipse 600s

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming

Cpu: AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Ram: G. Skill TridentZ RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200 MHz

Cpu cooler: Noctua NH-U14S SE AM4

GPU: MSI Radeon RX 560 2GB

Power Supply: EVGA Super Nova 650W 80+ Certified gold rated

SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 500GB

HDD: Western Digital Blue 2TB 5400 x 2

 

Total right now is around $1100 for build. 

 

To me this seems perfect for what I'm wanting with room for upgrades later. 

 

Will this handle what I'm wanting to throw at it? 

[lmeneses]

WHere are you located?

[Ryusen85]

US  

[Fasauceome]

I believe the 560 consumes more power than a 1050, but they perform pretty similarly. Might as well shrink the power bill.

[lmeneses]

Just now, fasauceome said:

I believe the 560 consumes more power than a 1050, but they perform pretty similarly. Might as well shrink the power bill.

Where are you getting your parts from cause you should be able to purchase a much better build for that money

[Ryusen85]

@fasauceome so you think 1050 will be just as good but have lower TDP? Sounds like it will also save more doing plex since that runs A LOT. 

 

[Ryusen85]

@lmeneses everything is sourced from newegg. Prices change periodically. I might also get some parts from Amazon when i buy. Whichever is cheaper. I plan on buying everything end of February to early March. 

[kabe]

not sure if you know about this site,   https://pcpartpicker.com/      very useful and will show you prices. 

[JHY]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor	$168.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Scythe - Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler	$52.29 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$161.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Team - Dark 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$105.88 @ OutletPC
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$82.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card	$349.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$54.01 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$89.99 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1145.72
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1125.72
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-05 20:54 EST-0500

different build with same price, but you can downgrade gpu if you want.

[Slayer3032]

3 hours ago, Ryusen85 said:

@fasauceome so you think 1050 will be just as good but have lower TDP? Sounds like it will also save more doing plex since that runs A LOT. 

 

Depending on how serious and demanding your Plex setup/content is, the features that your GPU supports can be pretty important. AMD doesn't support VP9 still but should support HEVC which is needed for H265 content. I think hardware acceleration is locked behind Plex Pass though.

 

I also might suggest going cheaper on the SSD, MX500's have been extremely good deals lately and would allow for some extra budget to move up to a 4TB. On the other end, a PM961(960 Evo OEM) or another NVMe drive would be a massive improvement over a higher end Sata SSD for similar cost.

 

1st gen Ryzen has also had some really healthy discounts, I've seen 1700X's go for $170 and with Ryzen 3000 coming this summer I'd try to find a good deal on one. If you're already buying that Mugen 5 of which I've always wanted to give some Scythe products a try, most 1700X's seem to come without a cooler for about the same price. If you're local to a Microcenter or know someone near one, they have 1700X's for $149.99 right now.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/485473/Ryzen_7_1700X_34_GHz_8_Core_AM4_Boxed_Processor