$1500 PC Build - Discussion

[Squarq]

Pretty simple, I've got a $1500 PC build I've made focused around Ryzen. I want everybody's opinion and anything you guys would change.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/CrimsonkR291/saved/#view=rXqXLk

 

CPU		AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor	$399.99	Buy
CPU Cooler		Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$64.99	Buy
Thermal Compound		Masscool Fanner-420 2g Thermal Paste	$2.99	Buy
Motherboard		Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$163.98	Buy
Memory		G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$109.99	Buy
Storage		Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$149.99	Buy
Video Card		PNY GeForce GTX 1070 8GB XLR8 Video Card	$399.99	Buy
Case		Corsair Crystal 460X ATX Mid Tower Case	$109.99	Buy
Power Supply		EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$92.44	Buy
Total:			$1494.35

[Reece Boddington]

Not sure fanboys would be happy about the AMD and Nvidia is the same build...

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, ABXY Gaming said:

Not sure fanboys would be happy about the AMD and Nvidia is the same build...

Why not? I dislike Intel, but have no preference AMD vs nVidia

[Reece Boddington]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

Why not? I dislike Intel, but have no preference AMD vs nVidia

I like Intel and Nvidia... AMD aren't bad but I just find some of their decision a LITTLE bit annoying sometimes.

[alca]

Looks good other than no HDD. Do you already have one? If not, I'd chuck one in and spend the rest of the money on a lesser capacity SSD.

[gtx1060=value]

well the red black and white colour scheme disturbs me - and the h60 isn't exactly the best value cooler - i'd chuck that and go for a h100i or an air cooler - you don't need an evga g2 - any tier 1 or 2 psu will do - bitfenix whisper is actually a good choice when it's on sale - consider an evga gs

[gtx1060=value]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($393.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($101.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($509.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa C22 RGB Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1512.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-25 20:16 EDT-0400

[Droidbot]

5 minutes ago, gtx1060=value said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($393.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($101.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($509.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa C22 RGB Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1512.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-25 20:16 EDT-0400

Apparently with newer BIOSes AMD has fixed the IMC issue where it can't actually use faster RAM, people are reporting amazing gains with 3000-3600Mhz memory, with the 1700x + 3600 beating Intel in some games

[gtx1060=value]

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Apparently with newer BIOSes AMD has fixed the IMC issue where it can't actually use faster RAM, people are reporting amazing gains with 3000-3600Mhz memory, with the 1700x + 3600 beating Intel in some games

oh really? shit then - i might actually consider amd for single threaded performance

[Droidbot]

5 minutes ago, gtx1060=value said:

oh really? shit then - i might actually consider amd for single threaded performance

I have no fucking idea how he got 3600Mhz stable but here you go

 

 

 

[gtx1060=value]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

I have no fucking idea how he got 3600Mhz stable but here you go

 

 

 

wth - i just watched that - some fucking sorcery going on here - burn him at the stake

but srsly - if this works for me when i get my ryzen cpu and mobo and ram in, ill return the low speed ram and buy higher speeds

[dizmo]

26 minutes ago, gtx1060=value said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($393.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($101.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($509.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa C22 RGB Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1512.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-25 20:16 EDT-0400

LoL, you actally thought a 500GB 2.5" HDD is a good idea? For a mere $8 savings over a 1TB 7200 RPM drive?

[gtx1060=value]

15 minutes ago, dizmo said:

LoL, you actally thought a 500GB 2.5" HDD is a good idea? For a mere $8 savings over a 1TB 7200 RPM drive?

no, but seagate has more cache than a wd caviar blue - and besides, that was just a placeholder - and i didn't want to jack the total price up that much or else people would complain that it was painfully over budget

[dizmo]

8 minutes ago, gtx1060=value said:

no, but seagate has more cache than a wd caviar blue - and besides, that was just a placeholder - and i didn't want to jack the total price up that much or else people would complain that it was painfully over budget

I don't think anyone would have cried over $8...as much as they'd point out what a shitty choice that drive is.

You're actually going to try and argue it makes sense to get half the storage in a much slower drive because it has more cache? That's not a very smart suggestion to make. You could have gotten a cheaper SSD to counter the added cost. I'd also have went with the S340, that case is ugly as balls, but each to their own

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($324.68 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T50 AXE (White) 62.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($51.99 @ Directron) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1080 8GB XLR8 Video Card  ($486.97 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($103.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1481.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-25 21:17 EDT-0400

[gtx1060=value]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I don't think anyone would have cried over $8...as much as they'd point out what a shitty choice that drive is.

You're actually going to try and argue it makes sense to get half the storage in a much slower drive because it has more cache? That's not a very smart suggestion to make. You could have gotten a cheaper SSD to counter the added cost. I'd also have went with the S340, that case is ugly as balls, but each to their own

lol - i just like rgb and white - if they had a s340 elite with hue and grid pre installed in it i would snap it up - im using a h440 rn - lol and it doesn't make sense to save 8 bucks for 500gb less - but i was being an idiot - pardon my shittyness - woke up at 4 to meet a deadline for an app my company is developing and haven't stepped away from webstorms and intellij since - kill me now

[gtx1060=value]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($324.68 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T50 AXE (White) 62.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($51.99 @ Directron) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1080 8GB XLR8 Video Card  ($486.97 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($103.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1481.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-25 21:17 EDT-0400

what - 

no one likes a show off  

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@Squarq

 

I would swap out the R7 1700X for the R7 1700 and then use the savings to get a 240mm/280mm AIO.