Is this decent PC for $1200

[THE ABSURD BIRD]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$308.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/Red) CPU Cooler	$33.12 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Asus - PRIME B450-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$106.00 @ Amazon
Memory	Team - Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$159.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB SC GAMING Video Card	$184.89 @ OutletPC
Case	Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case	$79.57 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$98.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor	Dell - SE2717H 27.0" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor	$159.99 @ Adorama
Other	HP SSD EX920 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe 3D TLC NAND Internal Solid State Drive (1TB)	$159.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1401.32
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$1351.32
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-06 09:43 EST-0500

 

[THE ABSURD BIRD]

This is for my father, he mostly does programming involving large data sets (he is financial analyst)

[GabrielFerrazTPU]

@THE ABSURD BIRD Hello.

 

Yes it is pretty descent, however i'd recommend getting only 16GB and getting a better GPU like the 1070 . And instead of the 2700X i'd go with the 2700.

 

[zombienerd]

7 minutes ago, THE ABSURD BIRD said:

This is for my father, he mostly does programming involving large data sets (he is financial analyst)

Why throw in a 1060 then?  Go with a 1030, save some serious cheddar.

 

I'd also find 3000mhz RAM, the cost difference is not significant.  

[THE ABSURD BIRD]

1060 is for machine learning? Maybe I'll get 3000 MHz ram but is does it pose a significant benefit?

[CharminUltraStrong]

12 minutes ago, THE ABSURD BIRD said:

This is for my father, he mostly does programming involving large data sets (he is financial analyst)

I think this is a fine build, though, I'd probably drop the 1060 in favor of an RX 580/RX 570 plus faster RAM will be a must. Ryzen performs best with high speed RAM which it craves. Perhaps a second monitor in portrait mode would do, as consuming all of that data in a vertical fashion can be much easier.

[THE ABSURD BIRD]

Ok, I added 3000 MhZ RAM and an RX 580 over a 1060

[VEXICUS]

3 hours ago, THE ABSURD BIRD said:

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I'd recommend you to go with something like this....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($167.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Gaming 8G Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($71.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($98.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: LG - 25UM58 25.0" 2560x1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($177.42 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1221.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-06 13:26 EST-0500