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I've created a wall of text build log for my build here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/391635-phoenix-a-budget-gamers-pc/

 

tl;dr version:

AMD FX-4300

MSI 970 Gaming

MSI R9 270x 2G

4GB Kingston HyperX Savage @ 1600

200GB of storage from a couple of spare drives I had around

3 of 5 case fans in a Corsair Carbide Spec-01

 

Things I want to upgrade:

The CPU, since I don't want to be stuck with a quad-core for more than a couple of years. Thinking of an FX-8350 sometime next year

Definitely more memory, so a second 4Gb stick will have to do for now.

Cooling: getting two Corsair AF120 High Airflow which will be mounted as intakes

Storage: 120Gb SSD, a 1Tb HDD

CPU cooling. I was initially thinking I could get a cheapo heatsink and then upgrade to an AIO when I get the new CPU in, but then it dawned upon me that it might just be a waste of money, since the stock cooler (although crappy) does its job fairly well for what I need.

 

I need some advice in what regards the SSD, HDD and the CPU cooling, since I'm pretty much out of ideas at this point and everything seems either weaksauce (performance-wise) or out of my budget (which is funny, since I don't actually have a budget right now)

Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down. - Adam Savage

 

PHOΞNIX Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.75GHz | Corsair LPX 16Gb DDR4 @ 2933 | MSI B350 Tomahawk | Sapphire RX 480 Nitro+ 8Gb | Intel 535 120Gb | Western Digital WD5000AAKS x2 | Cooler Master HAF XB Evo | Corsair H80 + Corsair SP120 | Cooler Master 120mm AF | Corsair SP120 | Icy Box IB-172SK-B | OCZ CX500W | Acer GF246 24" + AOC <some model> 21.5" | Steelseries Apex 350 | Steelseries Diablo 3 | Steelseries Syberia RAW Prism | Corsair HS-1 | Akai AM-A1

D.VA coming soon™ xoxo

Sapphire Acer Aspire 1410 Celeron 743 | 3Gb DDR2-667 | 120Gb HDD | Windows 10 Home x32

Vault Tec Celeron 420 | 2Gb DDR2-667 | Storage pending | Open Media Vault

gh0st Asus K50IJ T3100 | 2Gb DDR2-667 | 40Gb HDD | Ubuntu 17.04

Diskord Apple MacBook A1181 Mid-2007 Core2Duo T7400 @2.16GHz | 4Gb DDR2-667 | 120Gb HDD | Windows 10 Pro x32

Firebird//Phoeniix FX-4320 | Gigabyte 990X-Gaming SLI | Asus GTS 450 | 16Gb DDR3-1600 | 2x Intel 535 250Gb | 4x 10Tb Western Digital Red | 600W Segotep custom refurb unit | Windows 10 Pro x64 // offisite backup and dad's PC

 

Saint Olms Apple iPhone 6 16Gb Gold

Archon Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE

Gulliver Nokia Lumia 1320

Werkfern Nokia Lumia 520

Hydromancer Acer Liquid Z220

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I've created a wall of text build log for my build here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/391635-phoenix-a-budget-gamers-pc/

 

tl;dr version:

AMD FX-4300

MSI 970 Gaming

MSI R9 270x 2G

4GB Kingston HyperX Savage @ 1600

200GB of storage from a couple of spare drives I had around

3 of 5 case fans in a Corsair Carbide Spec-01

 

Things I want to upgrade:

The CPU, since I don't want to be stuck with a quad-core for more than a couple of years. Thinking of an FX-8350 sometime next year

Definitely more memory, so a second 4Gb stick will have to do for now.

Cooling: getting two Corsair AF120 High Airflow which will be mounted as intakes

Storage: 120Gb SSD, a 1Tb HDD

CPU cooling. I was initially thinking I could get a cheapo heatsink and then upgrade to an AIO when I get the new CPU in, but then it dawned upon me that it might just be a waste of money, since the stock cooler (although crappy) does its job fairly well for what I need.

 

I need some advice in what regards the SSD, HDD and the CPU cooling, since I'm pretty much out of ideas at this point and everything seems either weaksauce (performance-wise) or out of my budget (which is funny, since I don't actually have a budget right now)

How much is your budget?

Echelon Mk 2.11 

Spoiler
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6500
  • Cooler: Cryorig H7 (With a 120 mm Thermaltake Riing RGB)
  • Motherboard: MSI B150M Bazooka Plus
  • Memory: 16 (2x8) GB DDR4 Kingston HyperX Fury (Black)
  • Video Card: Sapphire NITRO R9 390 (Stock)
  • Storage:  1 TB Western Digital Blue
  • Power Supply: 520 W Seasonic M12II Evo (with custom extensions and cable combs)
  • Casing: NZXT S340 Elite (Matte Black)
  • Fans: 2x 120 mm & 3x 140 mm Thermaltake Riing RGB
  • Display: 22 " LG Flatron L227WTG-PF LCD (OCed to 76 Hz)
  • Keyboard: Logitech K120
  • Mouse: Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury
  • Mousepad: SteelSeries QcK
  • Operating System: Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)

 

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How much is your budget?

currently no budget is set, since I'll be buying parts as I go, paycheck by paycheck and for the more expensive ones I'll just set money aside until I can afford them

Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down. - Adam Savage

 

PHOΞNIX Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.75GHz | Corsair LPX 16Gb DDR4 @ 2933 | MSI B350 Tomahawk | Sapphire RX 480 Nitro+ 8Gb | Intel 535 120Gb | Western Digital WD5000AAKS x2 | Cooler Master HAF XB Evo | Corsair H80 + Corsair SP120 | Cooler Master 120mm AF | Corsair SP120 | Icy Box IB-172SK-B | OCZ CX500W | Acer GF246 24" + AOC <some model> 21.5" | Steelseries Apex 350 | Steelseries Diablo 3 | Steelseries Syberia RAW Prism | Corsair HS-1 | Akai AM-A1

D.VA coming soon™ xoxo

Sapphire Acer Aspire 1410 Celeron 743 | 3Gb DDR2-667 | 120Gb HDD | Windows 10 Home x32

Vault Tec Celeron 420 | 2Gb DDR2-667 | Storage pending | Open Media Vault

gh0st Asus K50IJ T3100 | 2Gb DDR2-667 | 40Gb HDD | Ubuntu 17.04

Diskord Apple MacBook A1181 Mid-2007 Core2Duo T7400 @2.16GHz | 4Gb DDR2-667 | 120Gb HDD | Windows 10 Pro x32

Firebird//Phoeniix FX-4320 | Gigabyte 990X-Gaming SLI | Asus GTS 450 | 16Gb DDR3-1600 | 2x Intel 535 250Gb | 4x 10Tb Western Digital Red | 600W Segotep custom refurb unit | Windows 10 Pro x64 // offisite backup and dad's PC

 

Saint Olms Apple iPhone 6 16Gb Gold

Archon Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE

Gulliver Nokia Lumia 1320

Werkfern Nokia Lumia 520

Hydromancer Acer Liquid Z220

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currently no budget is set, since I'll be buying parts as I go, paycheck by paycheck and for the more expensive ones I'll just set money aside until I can afford them

Im guessing this is for gaming? Want to play the latest games? If so, I suggest first to sell your CPU and mobo as used then saving to buy an i5-4590 with a B85 mobo. Another cheaper upgrade is getting another exact 4GB memory module for dual channel 8GB RAM. Web browsing by itself will benefit from the extra RAM and ofcourse games.

Echelon Mk 2.11 

Spoiler
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6500
  • Cooler: Cryorig H7 (With a 120 mm Thermaltake Riing RGB)
  • Motherboard: MSI B150M Bazooka Plus
  • Memory: 16 (2x8) GB DDR4 Kingston HyperX Fury (Black)
  • Video Card: Sapphire NITRO R9 390 (Stock)
  • Storage:  1 TB Western Digital Blue
  • Power Supply: 520 W Seasonic M12II Evo (with custom extensions and cable combs)
  • Casing: NZXT S340 Elite (Matte Black)
  • Fans: 2x 120 mm & 3x 140 mm Thermaltake Riing RGB
  • Display: 22 " LG Flatron L227WTG-PF LCD (OCed to 76 Hz)
  • Keyboard: Logitech K120
  • Mouse: Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury
  • Mousepad: SteelSeries QcK
  • Operating System: Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)

 

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Im guessing this is for gaming? Want to play the latest games? If so, I suggest first to sell your CPU and mobo as used then saving to buy an i5-4590 with a B85 mobo. Another cheaper upgrade is getting another exact 4GB memory module for dual channel 8GB RAM. Web browsing by itself will benefit from the extra RAM and ofcourse games.

selling the components is out of the discussion, since I just got them. I'll be upgrading the CPU later (seems you haven't bothered reading the post)

Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down. - Adam Savage

 

PHOΞNIX Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.75GHz | Corsair LPX 16Gb DDR4 @ 2933 | MSI B350 Tomahawk | Sapphire RX 480 Nitro+ 8Gb | Intel 535 120Gb | Western Digital WD5000AAKS x2 | Cooler Master HAF XB Evo | Corsair H80 + Corsair SP120 | Cooler Master 120mm AF | Corsair SP120 | Icy Box IB-172SK-B | OCZ CX500W | Acer GF246 24" + AOC <some model> 21.5" | Steelseries Apex 350 | Steelseries Diablo 3 | Steelseries Syberia RAW Prism | Corsair HS-1 | Akai AM-A1

D.VA coming soon™ xoxo

Sapphire Acer Aspire 1410 Celeron 743 | 3Gb DDR2-667 | 120Gb HDD | Windows 10 Home x32

Vault Tec Celeron 420 | 2Gb DDR2-667 | Storage pending | Open Media Vault

gh0st Asus K50IJ T3100 | 2Gb DDR2-667 | 40Gb HDD | Ubuntu 17.04

Diskord Apple MacBook A1181 Mid-2007 Core2Duo T7400 @2.16GHz | 4Gb DDR2-667 | 120Gb HDD | Windows 10 Pro x32

Firebird//Phoeniix FX-4320 | Gigabyte 990X-Gaming SLI | Asus GTS 450 | 16Gb DDR3-1600 | 2x Intel 535 250Gb | 4x 10Tb Western Digital Red | 600W Segotep custom refurb unit | Windows 10 Pro x64 // offisite backup and dad's PC

 

Saint Olms Apple iPhone 6 16Gb Gold

Archon Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE

Gulliver Nokia Lumia 1320

Werkfern Nokia Lumia 520

Hydromancer Acer Liquid Z220

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