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I want to build my first gaming PC. This is what I have so far for a $700 budget:
CPU--Ryzen 7 1700
GPU--XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB
MB--MSI - B450M
RAM--Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000
PSU--EVGA - BT 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified
SSD--Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" (I plan on adding more later)
CASE--NZXT - H500
Is there anything I should change. I've never built a PC before so I don't really know what im doing:)
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Is this in the US?

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21 minutes ago, Nkwele123 said:
I want to build my first gaming PC. This is what I have so far for a $700 budget:
CPU--Ryzen 7 1700
GPU--XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB
MB--MSI - B450M
RAM--Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000
PSU--EVGA - BT 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified
SSD--Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" (I plan on adding more later)
CASE--NZXT - H500
Is there anything I should change. I've never built a PC before so I don't really know what im doing:)

Should get a case with a mesh front for better airflow.

Probably buy a bit nicer power supply, but PSU pricing is horrible in the US atm

and the gigabyte elite is the motherboard to buy
 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $184.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-29 01:16 EDT-0400

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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On 3/29/2019 at 12:16 AM, Streetguru said:

Should get a case with a mesh front for better airflow.

Probably buy a bit nicer power supply, but PSU pricing is horrible in the US atm

and the gigabyte elite is the motherboard to buy
 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $184.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-29 01:16 EDT-0400

Ok thank you so much!

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22 minutes ago, Nkwele123 said:

Should i do the Ryzen 7 1700x or just stick with the 1700.

Neither for gaming, get a 2600 

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Just now, Nkwele123 said:

that's to much for my budget

You can easily do a system with a 2600. Give me one second.

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4 minutes ago, Nkwele123 said:

that's to much for my budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $83.88 @ OutletPC
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $83.69 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $69.95 @ Adorama
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 580 8 GB AREZ Dual OC Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg
Case Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case $34.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $34.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $741.26
  Mail-in rebates -$55.00
  Total $686.26
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-30 12:16 EDT-0400  

 

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1 minute ago, Slottr said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $83.88 @ OutletPC
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $83.69 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $69.95 @ Adorama
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 580 8 GB AREZ Dual OC Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg
Case Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case $34.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $34.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $741.26
  Mail-in rebates -$55.00
  Total $686.26
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-30 12:16 EDT-0400  

 

Wow thank you i guess i was wrong. But ill switch the M.2 with an SSD just for the price 

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1 minute ago, Nkwele123 said:

Wow thank you i guess i was wrong. But ill switch the M.2 with an SSD just for the price 

The M.2 is an SSD. The 2.5" version of it is the same price.

 

If you want to save money on the SSD swap it out for a Team 3D SSD, Dont get lower than 250GB

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3 minutes ago, Slottr said:

The M.2 is an SSD. The 2.5" version of it is the same price.

 

If you want to save money on the SSD swap it out for a Team 3D SSD, Dont get lower than 250GB

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $49.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $83.88 @ OutletPC
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $83.69 @ Amazon
Storage Mushkin - Source 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $54.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 580 8 GB AREZ Dual OC Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg
Case Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case $39.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $34.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $791.29
  Mail-in rebates -$65.00
  Total $726.29
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-30 12:25 EDT-0400  

 

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Just now, Nkwele123 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $164.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $49.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $83.88 @ OutletPC
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $83.69 @ Amazon
Storage Mushkin - Source 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $54.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 580 8 GB AREZ Dual OC Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg
Case Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case $39.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $34.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $791.29
  Mail-in rebates -$65.00
  Total $726.29
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-30 12:25 EDT-0400  

 

I might remove the CPU cooler idk

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Why the cooker? A single little 

14 minutes ago, Nkwele123 said:

I might remove the CPU cooler idk

You should, it's basically worthless and won't give you any extra help compared to the stock cooler.

 

Regards to the SSD though, it's DRAM -less and you would be better off finding something with DRAM like the MX500 a I recommended before. It wont kill you to not to have, but you definitely should consider the alternative

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5 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Why the cooker? A single little 

You should, it's basically worthless and won't give you any extra help compared to the stock cooler.

 

Regards to the SSD though, it's DRAM -less and you would be better off finding something with DRAM like the MX500 asci recommended before. It won't hurt a lot without it, but it's nice to have.

ok thanks

 

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9 hours ago, Nkwele123 said:

 

Ya don't buy really cheap SSDs with no DRAM for the long term

 

and 120mm AIOs are a waste in a normal case, they don't perform better than the $25 120mm air coolers.

 

You only want a radiator like that if you're in a small form factor case.

Probably stick to a 2017 corsair PSU, I also wouldn't trust mail in rebates to actually work.

 

If nothing else spend the CPU cooler money on the gigabyte elite motherboard for the better VRM should you want to get more cores in the future

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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