More Ram OR Better CPU

[Noob1337]

Hello people,

so I was looking fo ra platform for my next build,I have a case(thermaltake commander),GPU (RX 580 8GB) and 600w thermaltake psu

all I need is a platform and a bit of storage to get me going, and some RGB fans for the case

my budget is 320$ without shipping

I Can only get parts from amazon, so no newegg or aliexpress

my original debate was either getting a Ryzen 7 1700 with 2x4 gb of 2666mhz ram, Or a ryzen 5 1600 with 2x8gb of ram with same speed

I use my pc for gaming and android apps Dev,

please say any suggestions down below

excuse my bad English.

Thanks in advance

[FloRolf]

CPU as RAM can better be upgraded later on. I'd go with 1x8gb though so you can easily get 16 or even 32 later. 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, FloRolf said:

I'd go with 1x8gb though so you can easily get 16 or even 32 later

Single channel for Ryzen? If OP got 2x4 now, 16GB would still be on the table 

[Noob1337]

I was not considering a single channel option, The mobo I chose has 4 slots so it gets me going down the line

[Stormseeker9]

6 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Single channel for Ryzen? If OP got 2x4 now, 16GB would still be on the table 

Not sure how much first gen ryzen likes 4 sticks, but it is true what you’re saying.

 

 

[buenoschurros]

Have you considered getting non-RGB fans to get better components?

[Fasauceome]

9 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Not sure how much first gen ryzen likes 4 sticks, but it is true what you’re saying.

 

 

They ironed out the kinks with fully populated channels, so these days 4 dimms is good to go.

[Noob1337]

I'm going for the Uphere fans which cost 30 dollars, Plus rgb fans cost around 90 dollars locally

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Noob1337 said:

I'm going for the Uphere fans which cost 30 dollars, Plus rgb fans cost around 90 dollars locally

Make sure you quote people or use @Noob1337so people see your responses

[Noob1337]

Just now, fasauceome said:

Make sure you quote people or use @Noob1337so people see your responses

sure do

 

[FloRolf]

26 minutes ago, Noob1337 said:

I'm going for the Uphere fans which cost 30 dollars, Plus rgb fans cost around 90 dollars locally

Honestly if you value RGB fans more than either ram or cpu then I can't help you to begin with. 90€ on fans is stupid unless you already have everything. 

 

 

However, when you shop used you can get amazing deals on a 1700. I got mine for 170€ a couple months ago.