Final feedback before buying the components

[Lil_Pecky]

Been slowly building and changing parts list for a new build the last few weeks, and I'm finally ready to buy the components. Before I do so though, I'd like a last round of feedback or suggestions. Main purposes will be gaming and (web) development, components will be bought in the Netherlands. Lastly, I'm trying to go for a black/orange theme, which some of my choices are based around.

 

Current part list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($326.96 @ OutletPC) 

Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler for now, might go AIO down the road
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€175.00) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card  (Purchased For €0.00) 
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€113.05) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€115.00) 
Total: $566.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-19 08:58 EDT-0400

 

I already have the GTX 1070, just listed it so y'all would know I've got a GPU already.

 

Some reasoning behind my choices;

 

CPU:

Probably the hardest decision, either Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel i7 9700k. I decided to go AMD since a lot of people recommended it, and despite the Ryzen being 50€ cheaper for pretty much the same performance, the cost would eventually equal out as 3rd gen Ryzen requires a more expensive motherboard. Speaking of;

 

Motherboard:

Basically the cheapest X570, RGB motherboard with support for two m.2 drives I could find. I looked at picking a X470 motherboard, but wasn't really willing to go through the hassle of flashing the BIOS just to get my PC working, despite lower costs.

 

Storage:

I've currently got a 256 GB SSD, alongside a 1TB (documents, pictures, the lot) and 3TB (lotta games, lotta programs) HDD. I want to turn the 256 GB SSD into a Linux installation I can use for (web) development projects, so it won't be used for Windows anymore. I was debating between one 1TB nvme drive, or two 500gb nvme drives, and decided on the latter so I can keep my windows installation on one, and games/programs on the other. This also means I can always expand the second drive to a larger one, without having to reinstall Windows.

I opted for 500gb for my OS drive as I've noticed my current 256 GB drive fills up rather quickly anytime I clear it, so this gives me a bit more room to play with. In terms of price there's about a 10€ difference between 1x1TB/2x500GB, so not that much.

 

Memory:

Again, cheapest 3600mhz 16GB RGB kit I liked the look of.

 

Case:

Fits the black/orange theme ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

PSU:

Fully modulair, more than enough wattage and I've seen SeaSonic praised for their PSUs, so why not.

 

Lastly a quick question; is cloning Windows 10 to a new drive recommended? I saw it mentioned in a discord server recently and within minutes of each other, two knowledgeable guys said opposite things. One said "yes, it's fine, I did it as well", the other said "it's doable, but can lead to system instability". What's the right thing to do here, clone or clean install?

 

As I said, any feedback/suggestions are welcome, thanks in advance!

[Herman Mcpootis]

27 minutes ago, Ziltoid said:

I was debating between one 1TB nvme drive, or two 500gb nvme drives, and decided on the latter so I can keep my windows installation on one, and games/programs on the other. This also means I can always expand the second drive to a larger one, without having to reinstall Windows.

you can make a partition for the OS if you want to keep it separate from your games.

[Spakes]

CPU: If you want to save a buck, go for 3700, not 3700X.

When it comes to clearing space inside Win OS, you can use Dism++ and Win10Tweaker for that (just don't use CompactOS, more problems than winnings). Plus DupeGuru to look for duplicated files.

Link to GDrive folder with both Dism++ and Win10Tweaker is under my post (in signature part).

[Spakes]

Other than that (and the fact that you can do multiple partitions on one drive, so don't forget to create swap partition on SSD for Linux, 8 GB of it will be more than enough), it all looks good.

P. S. Manjaro GNOME da best!

[Lil_Pecky]

2 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

you can make a partition for the OS if you want to keep it separate from your games.

I know, but I want two separate drives specifically so I could upgrade the game/program one down the line without having to reinstall Windows.

2 hours ago, Spakes said:

CPU: If you want to save a buck, go for 3700, not 3700X.

Do you mean 3600? Don't think the 3700 is a CPU. Either way, I don't really need to save a buck, the 3700X is good

 

As for cleaning up space, I'll have a look at your links, thanks!

[Spakes]

On 10/19/2019 at 9:44 PM, Ziltoid said:

Do you mean 3600? Don't think the 3700 is a CPU. Either way, I don't really need to save a buck, the 3700X is good

Dammit, I forgot that 3700 doesn't exist unlike 1700 and 2700... My bad...

 

On 10/19/2019 at 9:44 PM, Ziltoid said:

As for cleaning up space, I'll have a look at your links, thanks!

No problem, man. If you'll have any questions, hit me in DM.