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I helped my friend put together a pcpartpicker list for his computer.

Any thoughts or suggestions on the build? He's on a budget so I'm trying to get most bang for buck.

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Do pcpp prices even apply? The board's out of stock

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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I'd get a bit faster RAM, and maybe a 500GB SSD from a different company instead, samsung SSDs are comparatively expensive.

 

also i have that case its neat

Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen R7 3700X @4.4Ghz, GPU: Gigabyte RX 5700 XT, RAM: 32 GB (2x 8GB Trident Z Royal + 2x 8GB TForce Vulkan Z) @3000Mhz, Motherboard: ASRock B550m Steel Legend, Storage: 1x WD Black 1Tb NVMe (boot) + 1x Samsung 860 QVO 1Tb SSD (storage), Case: Thermaltake Core V21, Cooler: Noctua NH-D15

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3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Do pcpp prices even apply? The board's out of stock

fr? looks in stock to me

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1 minute ago, waterjug said:

fr? looks in stock to me

Oops I meant memory

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 minute ago, Adorable Cat said:

I'd get a bit faster RAM, and maybe a 500GB SSD from a different company instead, samsung SSDs are comparatively expensive.

 

also i have that case its neat

That ram was put in there temporarily thanks for remiding me i'll update it

 

the case actually we're not getting bc i have and old empty case and we're just gonna use that

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Just now, Jurrunio said:

Oops I meant memory

yea I was gonna put some different one in

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what ram do you actually recommend tho?

eh probably at least 3000Mhz, CL16. specific brand doesn't matter really, just get one of the cheaper ones since you're on a tighter budget.

Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen R7 3700X @4.4Ghz, GPU: Gigabyte RX 5700 XT, RAM: 32 GB (2x 8GB Trident Z Royal + 2x 8GB TForce Vulkan Z) @3000Mhz, Motherboard: ASRock B550m Steel Legend, Storage: 1x WD Black 1Tb NVMe (boot) + 1x Samsung 860 QVO 1Tb SSD (storage), Case: Thermaltake Core V21, Cooler: Noctua NH-D15

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A $60 motherboard is bottom of the barrel component.

Its really worth spending more on a good motherboard then going straight to the bottom of the barrel with a $60 motherboard.

Even a $105 mobo you will be far better off, but going to $135-$150 you would be best to aim for that!

Save your money for a good motherboard, 4gb of ram to cheap out, but 8gb is normal. cheap out on case.

 

You can upgrade later!

 

Here is a $130 board, asus prime x570-p

asus tuf gaming x570-plus $160

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti38JS8RuPU

 

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6 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

A $60 motherboard is bottom of the barrel component.

Its really worth spending more on a good motherboard then going straight to the bottom of the barrel with a $60 motherboard.

Even a $105 mobo you will be far better off, but going to $135-$150 you would be best to aim for that!

Save your money for a good motherboard, 4gb of ram to cheap out, but 8gb is normal. cheap out on case.

 

yea the case is most definitely being cheaped out on. thanks for the suggestion.

 

edit: also what are the benefits of a more expensive board? @amdorintel

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3 minutes ago, Adorable Cat said:

eh probably at least 3000Mhz, CL16. specific brand doesn't matter really, just get one of the cheaper ones since you're on a tighter budget.

thanks

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Just now, waterjug said:

yea the case is most definitely being cheaped out on. thanks for the suggestion.

seems your penny situation is tight, so buy the cheapest case possible.

buy a WD Blue hdd

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2 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

seems your penny situation is tight, so buy the cheapest case possible.

buy a WD Blue hdd

what's wrong with the current one?

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here are some mobo's to look at that are very good for around $100, light years ahead of the bottom of the barrel mobo's, and atleast with the $100 range you can upgrade your cpu later.

 

list below from the video from bullzoids am4 roundup.

 

msi b450m gaming plus $95

has bios flashback, can use 64gb ram, stuck with light bios but its good

 

msi b450 gaming plus max $100

this is a supreme choice mobo for the value

downgrades vrm cooling from tomoahawk max, solid choice

^that board is the same as msib450-a pro max, but get the gaming plus for $100

 

msu b450 tomahawk max $114

support for ryzen 3rd gen right out of box

better choice then asus rog strix b450-f gaming (vrm not great, heat sink is somewhat solid, no bios flashback)

 

msi b450i gaming plus ac $120

60a power stages, 6 phase vrm

maybe 3900x/3950x depends on airflow, heat sink is anemic

 

gigabyte b450 i aurus pro wifi $120

viable for apus and 6 core

has 4+2 phase vrm

could even do stock (no oc) 8 core

 

from there they go to $130

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory Patriot Viper Steel 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $32.99 @ Amazon
Storage Patriot Burst 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $19.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $37.99 @ Amazon
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card $99.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case $29.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $64.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $568.91
  Mail-in rebates -$48.00
  Total $520.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-30 21:29 EST-0500  

 

 

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2 minutes ago, amdorintel said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory Patriot Viper Steel 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $32.99 @ Amazon
Storage Patriot Burst 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $19.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $37.99 @ Amazon
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card $99.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case $29.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $64.98 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $568.91
  Mail-in rebates -$48.00
  Total $520.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-30 21:29 EST-0500  

 

 

If I wanted to do something like this, but spend more on a GPU now, so upgrading down the line would hopefully just mean a new CPU, would you recommend?

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1 minute ago, Gard said:

If I wanted to do something like this, but spend more on a GPU now, so upgrading down the line would hopefully just mean a new CPU, would you recommend?

 

2 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

I have been using Windows 10 without activating it and it works fine.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $114.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $69.99 @ Newegg
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $49.99 @ Newegg
Storage Team MS30 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $41.99 @ Newegg
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB GAMING X Video Card $269.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $36.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $703.92
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $663.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-30 21:33 EST-0500  

something kinda like this,  I have and old HDD i would be using so dont need to buy one there.  Is it even worth getting a more expensive GPU with a ryzen 5 2nd gen, even if i plan on upgrading in the future?

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Just now, Gard said:

If I wanted to do something like this, but spend more on a GPU now, so upgrading down the line would hopefully just mean a new CPU, would you recommend?

That is the whole point, but you want a good motherboard to build on, and later you can always upgrade the cpu to a Ryzen 3600, then add the exact same 8gb of ram into its matching ram slot for dual channel, then maybe down the line get a better gpu once your gaming regularly on AAA games.

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $69.99 @ Newegg
Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $54.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $54.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.99 @ Newegg
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card $99.99 @ Newegg
Case Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case $41.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA GD (2019) 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $39.98 @ Newegg
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F12 74 CFM 120 mm Fan $6.89 @ SuperBiiz
Case Fan ARCTIC Arctic F12 74 CFM 120 mm Fan $6.89 @ SuperBiiz
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $585.69
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $545.69
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-30 21:36 EST-0500  
 
7 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

Memory Patriot Viper Steel 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $32.99 @ Amazon

Single channel memory, seriously might as well get low frequency than that

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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