Comment on my 1200ish$ pc build (my first ever build)

[VicRik]

Hi guys,

 

I will soon be building my first ever pc. Besides being very nervous about the building itself, I also want to make sure I got good parts. So if you guys could comment on that, that would be great. I will be using it for gaming and schoolwork mostly, with maybe some streaming in the future. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2tFrnn

 

Thanks!

 

VicRik

[The Sloth]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8X7qQV

[Himommies]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8X7qQV

S340 ELITE

[PCGuy_5960]

6 minutes ago, VicRik said:

I will be using it for gaming and schoolwork mostly, with maybe some streaming in the future. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.98 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($113.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($93.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($149.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($394.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1336.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-18 16:57 EDT-0400

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.98 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($113.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($93.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($149.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($394.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1336.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-18 16:57 EDT-0400

 

ryzen for streaming, also can handle gaming vary well. a really good in-depth review

 

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

ryzen for streaming, also can handle gaming vary well. a really good in-depth review

You missed this little detail:

11 minutes ago, VicRik said:

I will be using it for gaming and schoolwork mostly, with maybe some streaming in the future. 

 

[Technomancer__]

11 minutes ago, VicRik said:

Hi guys,

 

I will soon be building my first ever pc. Besides being very nervous about the building itself, I also want to make sure I got good parts. So if you guys could comment on that, that would be great. I will be using it for gaming and schoolwork mostly, with maybe some streaming in the future. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2tFrnn

 

Thanks!

 

VicRik

in your case i would have gotten 1700x

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, Ethocreeper said:

in your case i would have gotten 1700x

Why? The 1700X is not worth it....

[Guest lilbman]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

ryzen for streaming, also can handle gaming vary well. a really good in-depth review

 

That's for the 1800X, he has the 1700 in his list.

[The Sloth]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

You missed this little detail:

 

 

streaming will be much better with ryzen, hardware streaming using cores is much better. watch the video. 

[The Sloth]

Just now, lilbman said:

That's for the 1800X, he has the 1700 in his list.

you can overclock a 1700 to 4 ghz, easily making it similar to 1800x.  

[RadiatingLight]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

You missed this little detail:

 

so what?

7700K has no upgrade path to an 8-core or even 6-core.

 

1700 isn't BAD for gaming, just not as good as the 7700K. it's definitely good enough.

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

streaming will be much better with ryzen, hardware streaming using cores is much better. watch the video. 

You are missing the point:

13 minutes ago, VicRik said:

I will be using it for gaming and schoolwork mostly, with maybe some streaming in the future. 

 

[RadiatingLight]

10 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8X7qQV

What did you change here? just the memory speed?

 

for Ryzen, RAM speed acutally does make a difference, because the infinity fabric speed is linked to RAM speed, so fast RAM = fast infinity fabric = better performance.

[Technomancer__]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

Why? The 1700X is not worth it....

why?

1700x has higher clock speeds

the 1700 is 28 cheaper!

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

so what?

7700K has no upgrade path to an 8-core or even 6-core.

 

1700 isn't BAD for gaming, just not as good as the 7700K. it's definitely good enough.

But he said that he MAY stream. BTW, don't forget that Intel quicksync exists.....

[The Sloth]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

What did you change here? just the memory speed?

 

for Ryzen, RAM speed acutally does make a difference, because the infinity fabric speed is linked to RAM speed, so fast RAM = fast infinity fabric = better performance.

 

i added 16gb ram, for peace of mind and streaming. 

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

You are missing the point:

 

no you are missing the point.

 

7700K will be good for only gaming

 

1700 will be good for gaming AND streaming if OP wants.

 

imagine somebody buying a car, and he says that he will be using it for commuting, and maybe in the future some racing. would you get him a Prius? obviously not, because it's not good for racing at all.

[The Sloth]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

But he said that he MAY stream. BTW, don't forget that Intel quicksync exists.....

quick sync sucks, really low quality not a valid excuse.  

[RadiatingLight]

1 minute ago, Ethocreeper said:

why?

1700x has higher clock speeds

the 1700 is 28 cheaper!

1700 overclocks to basically the same speed as the 1700X and is cheaper.

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, Ethocreeper said:

why?

1700x has higher clock speeds

the 1700 is 28 cheaper!

The 1700 is unlocked, so you can easily OC it to the same clock speeds as the 1700X

The 1700 is not $28 cheaper:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9Q98TW/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-34ghz-8-core-processor-yd170xbcaewof

[Technomancer__]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

But he said that he MAY stream. BTW, don't forget that Intel quicksync exists.....

nvec also exists. also encoding with cpu gives higher quality

fuck off intel funboy

[The Sloth]

Just now, Ethocreeper said:

nvec also exists. also encoding with cpu gives higher quality

fuck off intel funboy

 

no need to attack someone for having different opinion than you, using logic helps rather than pure hatred. 

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

no you are missing the point.

 

7700K will be good for only gaming

 

1700 will be good for gaming AND streaming if OP wants.

And the OP will game and may stream. I wouldn't compromise gaming performance "just in case I ever want to stream", but that's just my opinion...

 

[Technomancer__]

2 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

The 1700 is unlocked, so you can easily OC it to the same clock speeds as the 1700X

The 1700 is not $28 cheaper:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9Q98TW/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-34ghz-8-core-processor-yd170xbcaewof

well its 30 in amazon uk

i live in Cyprus so i get from there