Building a system

[TJHuck]

First: Thank you LTT for the easiest forum to post on ever.

 

Second: I have been planning a system for quite a while for it is time to upgrade from an i5 2520m and a Radeon HD 6470m graphics. I have the system all planned out and I'm trying to not exceed $1060 USD(ik very specific) but I have what I could do best and am looking for tips. I've been balancing the idea of a vega 56 or an Rx 590. Team red is my way to go so if push comes to shove I will try Nvidia but no intel pls. Thank you for any help you may provide. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3ZrbMZ

 

Edit: If the link doesn't work I'm including the text version

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3ZrbMZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3ZrbMZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.98 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.01 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7 g Thermal Paste  ($3.45 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.96 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($155.08 @ Amazon) 
Storage: HP - EX900 120 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($31.90 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.91 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB AREZ STRIX Video Card  ($350.21 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($61.04 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.94 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design - FD-FAN-SSLL-120-WT 41.8 CFM 120mm Fan  ($6.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Kingston DataTraveler 50 - DT50 USB Drive 3.0 - 8 GB  ($8.49 @ B&H) 
Other: Display port to VGA ($7.99)
Total: $1054.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-02 18:19 EDT-0400

[seon123]

What are you going to use it for? Any reason for including the USB drive?

[TJHuck]

On 4/2/2019 at 3:30 PM, seon123 said:

What are you going to use it for? Any reason for including the USB drive?

That's for win 10. tried to find the least expensive one because I'm cheap and its going to be my first mid-tier gaming pc

[seon123]

38 minutes ago, TJHuck said:

That's for win 10. tried to find the least expensive one because I'm cheap and its going to be my first mid-tier gaming pc

How about something like this? The stock 65W cooler on the 2600 is fine, and can be upgraded later. You're not going to have issues during a gaming load. Gigabyte's low end 4 phase VRM is terrible, so I swapped that out. You don't need a 750W PSU. A higher end 550W PSU is plenty, and it will be quieter. Another option for the case is the TT G21 for ~$10 more. Mesh front and TG. 

If you want RGB, just add RGB strips with the remainder of the budget. That will give you more lighting for your money. 

Instead of WiFi, use ethernet, or if that's not possible, use a powerline system. Either option is much better than WiFi. 

https://www.amazon.com/Powerline-Computer-Network-Adapters/b?ie=UTF8&node=1194444

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.50 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.89 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB AREZ STRIX Video Card  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($61.01 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $943.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-03 18:09 EDT-0400

[TJHuck]

3 hours ago, seon123 said:

How about something like this? The stock 65W cooler on the 2600 is fine, and can be upgraded later. You're not going to have issues during a gaming load. Gigabyte's low end 4 phase VRM is terrible, so I swapped that out. You don't need a 750W PSU. A higher end 550W PSU is plenty, and it will be quieter. Another option for the case is the TT G21 for ~$10 more. Mesh front and TG. 

If you want RGB, just add RGB strips with the remainder of the budget. That will give you more lighting for your money. 

Instead of WiFi, use ethernet, or if that's not possible, use a powerline system. Either option is much better than WiFi. 

https://www.amazon.com/Powerline-Computer-Network-Adapters/b?ie=UTF8&node=1194444

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.50 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.89 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB AREZ STRIX Video Card  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($61.01 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $943.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-03 18:09 EDT-0400

Seems Right up my alley!! thanks a lot!

 

[TJHuck]

3 hours ago, TJHuck said:

Seems Right up my alley!! thanks a lot!

 

 

3 hours ago, seon123 said:

How about something like this? The stock 65W cooler on the 2600 is fine, and can be upgraded later. You're not going to have issues during a gaming load. Gigabyte's low end 4 phase VRM is terrible, so I swapped that out. You don't need a 750W PSU. A higher end 550W PSU is plenty, and it will be quieter. Another option for the case is the TT G21 for ~$10 more. Mesh front and TG. 

If you want RGB, just add RGB strips with the remainder of the budget. That will give you more lighting for your money. 

Instead of WiFi, use ethernet, or if that's not possible, use a powerline system. Either option is much better than WiFi. 

https://www.amazon.com/Powerline-Computer-Network-Adapters/b?ie=UTF8&node=1194444

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.50 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.89 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB AREZ STRIX Video Card  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($61.01 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $943.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-03 18:09 EDT-0400

ok so I modified it a little bit to stick with my color scheme and I feel like I'm being a bit ignorant but I went to a B450 tomahawk for overclocking purposes and I really like the look of the NZXT H500. I also found a cheaper 80+ bronze 550-watt Corsair PSU. 

[seon123]

2 minutes ago, TJHuck said:

 

ok so I modified it a little bit to stick with my color scheme and I feel like I'm being a bit ignorant but I went to a B450 tomahawk for overclocking purposes and I really like the look of the NZXT H500. I also found a cheaper 80+ bronze 550-watt Corsair PSU. 

The motherboard is fine, the case isn't great for thermals. The reason I chose the Formula was because of how much you get for your money. Cheaper ones will be worse. You don't want to skimp out on the PSU, especially with Vega. 

[iSea]

You can get a 1070 or 1080 ftw2 for around 400 dollars but that was when it was on sale idk if it's still on sale but it's worth checking. If it's like 25 bucks more I don't see why not to go with the 1080.

[TJHuck]

3 hours ago, seon123 said:

The motherboard is fine, the case isn't great for thermals. The reason I chose the Formula was because of how much you get for your money. Cheaper ones will be worse. You don't want to skimp out on the PSU, especially with Vega. 

First time so I really appreciate it!! I'll make it back to the bitpheonix and check out the case option. Ill come back with whats next. Thanks!!

[TJHuck]

3 hours ago, Jr SavageZ said:

You can get a 1070 or 1080 ftw2 for around 400 dollars but that was when it was on sale idk if it's still on sale but it's worth checking. If it's like 25 bucks more I don't see why not to go with the 1080.

Ya good point, ill look into the 108I I've already gaven the 1070 and the 1070 ti some thought. Thanks!!

[iSea]

Np

[TJHuck]

3 hours ago, Jr SavageZ said:

Np

1080 FTW (so does reg 1080) puts me over budget some but I could see people with a looser budget going for it instead. Thanks for the suggestion tho

[TJHuck]

3 hours ago, seon123 said:

The motherboard is fine, the case isn't great for thermals. The reason I chose the Formula was because of how much you get for your money. Cheaper ones will be worse. You don't want to skimp out on the PSU, especially with Vega. 

EDIT: I'm told that the stock thermal paste is kinda garbage so do i need to keep the paste or can I knock off 2 bucks?

 

Heres what I have again. The fan is because I'm not sure why the Focus g doesn't come with an exhaust fan. Uhhh Fractal explain??? Seems that temps are moderate inside so ya. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XQKvJ8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XQKvJ8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.98 @ OutletPC) 
Thermal Compound: Masscool - Stars-700 0.5 g Thermal Paste  ($2.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.97 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Value 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($76.02 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.53 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.52 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB AREZ STRIX Video Card  ($350.21 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.26 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix - Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.04 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design - FD-FAN-SSLL-120-WT 41.8 CFM 120mm Fan  ($6.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Display port to VGA ($7.99)
Total: $976.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-03 19:26 EDT-0400

[iSea]

I mean idk if the 5 has a GPU in it but I mean you can build the PC and save some money to get it maybe a week or 2 after. Also I reccomend you wait until the new ryzens come out because maybe the CPU price will drop a bit to help with the GPU. 

[seon123]

8 minutes ago, TJHuck said:

EDIT: I'm told that the stock thermal paste is kinda garbage so do i need to keep the paste or can I knock off 2 bucks?

 

Heres what I have again. The fan is because I'm not sure why the Focus g doesn't come with an exhaust fan. Uhhh Fractal explain??? Seems that temps are moderate inside so ya. 

The stock TIM is fine. Two case fans is pretty much the industry standard. 

The reason I chose the RAM that I did, was for performance. Ryzen is affected quite a lot by the memory speed, both frequency and timings. 

[TJHuck]

3 hours ago, seon123 said:

The stock TIM is fine. Two case fans is pretty much the industry standard. 

The reason I chose the RAM that I did, was for performance. Ryzen is affected quite a lot by the memory speed, both frequency and timings. 

ok out of curiosity it wouldn't affect ram temps if I painted full back? Or maybe white? the G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory btw

[TJHuck]

Thanks! I'm planning rn so hopefully prices will drop before I order them.

[TJHuck]

2 hours ago, TJHuck said:

Thanks! I'm planning rn so hopefully prices will drop before I order them.

forgot to quote you lmao.