HELP... My First Computer Build

[Cunning Death]

Appreciate in advance all the help anyone can give.I live in Puerto Rico BUT ordering the parts online through Amazon (USA) mostly because of free shipping

The objective of the build: 
Gaming,  Content Creation(Streaming, editing videos and Rendering), Animations (Photoshop, Blender, Maya, Zbrush)

Price range: I would like to cap at $1500- 1700ish. and ANYWHERE i can cut corners cost wise will be appreciated. 

Note: WIll be running 2 monitors and perhaps one day 3

Note 2: When t for ryzen > Intel because im under the impression that it would serve me better for the purposes listed above

 

So after 12 hours of researching this is where I am at: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MNZpJV

 

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  $323.19

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H& TOWER COOLER  $34.89

Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard $178.98

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (can i get away with this or do i NEED special AMD RAM) $134.99

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (for operating system) $129.99

         Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (was told this would make rendering stuff faster) $177.89

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (main storage devise) $69.99

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  379.99

Tower: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (Cant seem to find one i like ot replace this one) 66.99

Power Suply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Fans: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans

MOnitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (still loking to change it)

Total: 1819.26

 

OK so i have updated the build based what everyone said/recomended. TY everyone for your help

Questions that im having.

1) motherboard changed because the Asus ram caped at 2444 (or something like that) not sure if its worth the extra money for a MSI 3200mhz ryzen motherboard. Information in this regard would be appreciated.

2) Would i be better off going with intel? from what i gather ryzen is better with things not gaming (video editing , browsing, programming etc...). 

3) The ram does it have to be AMD specific? 

4) Is M.2 SSD worth it? 

5) On the monitor im clueless on what to get but after doing research for 12 hours and comparing im going to sleep. 

PS Just saw this SanDisk SSD PLUS 480GB Solid State Drive (SDSSDA-480G-G26) [Newest Version] at $130. Could save me $70+. Worth?

[Himommies]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7Bmtqk

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7Bmtqk

Bruh, you know the 7600k bottlenecks a 1070 in modern CPU-heavy titles - and he plans to do content creation which is definitely not it's forte. 

 

OP, do you need monitors? 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Himommies said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7Bmtqk

That doesn't make any sense for the op's needs.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, Cunning Death said:

Appreciate in advance all the help anyone can give.I live in Puerto Rico BUT ordering the parts online through Amazon (USA) mostly because of free shipping

The objective of the build: 
Gaming,  Content Creation(Streaming, editing videos and Rendering), Animations (Photoshop, Blender, Maya, Zbrush)

Price range: I would like to cap at $1500- 1700ish. and ANYWHERE i can cut corners cost wise will be appreciated. 

Note: WIll be running 2 monitors and perhaps one day 3

 

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card

NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans

Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor

 

Swap out the cpu for the R7 1700 and use the savings for a better cooler.

 

Same with the psu. The EVGA G2/G3 are better units.

[Cunning Death]

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

 

OP, do you need monitors? 

well when i work on videos i find it better to have 2. One of my current ones broke so was going to buy a new one. I thought that asus would be good

[Himommies]

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Bruh, you know the 7600k bottlenecks a 1070 in modern CPU-heavy titles - and he plans to do content creation which is definitely not it's forte. 

 

OP, do you need monitors? 

He include monitors in the parts list so I assume so

7600k isn't that bad for what he's doing.1070 is most definitely not a bottleneck.And Imo a better monitor(for content creation) makes much more sense on faster rendering

[JoostinOnline]

Replace the Hyper 212 Evo with a Cryorig H7.  Better cooling for the same price, and it doesn't look hideous.

[Cunning Death]

6 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Swap out the cpu for the R7 1700 and use the savings for a better cooler.

 

Same with the psu. The EVGA G2/G3 are better units.

thank you already changed the power supply. BUT question? is the overclocking of the 1700x chip not worth the extra 60 dolors? 

[DragonTamer1]

10 minutes ago, Cunning Death said:

Appreciate in advance all the help anyone can give.I live in Puerto Rico BUT ordering the parts online through Amazon (USA) mostly because of free shipping

The objective of the build: 
Gaming,  Content Creation(Streaming, editing videos and Rendering), Animations (Photoshop, Blender, Maya, Zbrush)

Price range: I would like to cap at $1500- 1700ish. and ANYWHERE i can cut corners cost wise will be appreciated. 

Note: WIll be running 2 monitors and perhaps one day 3

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hs3T3F

 

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card

Tower: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Suply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Fans: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans

MOnitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor

 

I would not suggest a 144Hz monitor, I would suggest something with GSync to pair with your card. I don't think that Ryzen can push a 1070 hard enough to hold 144Hz steady (unless you are playing CS:GO).

 

I would also suggest sticking with the stock cooler or getting something a little heftier. A Cryorig H7 should perform better than a 212 for about the same cost.

 

I've been hearing mixed things about the Asus boards on the Ryzen platform but I think they have largely sorted things out.

 

Instead of getting a SATA SSD, try looking at one for the M.2 slots on your motherboard.

 

You can get a 2TB HD from Seagate for about the same amount of money as a WD Blue if I remember correctly.

[Cunning Death]

3 minutes ago, JoostinOnline said:

Replace the Hyper 212 Evo with a Cryorig H7.  Better cooling for the same price, and it doesn't look hideous.

on amazon the 121 evo is $30 and the cryorigh h7 is $48. Is the extra cooling performance wont the extra $18? or did i get these prices wrong? or a diff seller? 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Cunning Death said:

thank you already changed the power supply. BUT question? is the overclocking of the 1700x chip not worth the extra 60 dolors? 

1700 can oc too

[Cunning Death]

TY to everyone for responding. to be honest in 24+ on Reddit i got like 2 responses. Here i have gotten a LOT more. Great forum

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($322.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($119.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($177.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($374.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.89 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($329.00 @ B&H) 
Total: $1701.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 20:44 EDT-0400

[JoostinOnline]

1 minute ago, Cunning Death said:

on amazon the 121 evo is $30 and the cryorigh h7 is $48. Is the extra cooling performance wont the extra $18? or did i get these prices wrong? or a diff seller? 

Literally 5 minutes ago the $48 seller didn't exist.    Check the sellers, you'll see one for $35.  I didn't realize the Evo was on sale, but it's usually $35.

 

If you are having a windowed case, absolutely get the Cryorig one, because you don't want to stare at those copper pipes.  In terms of cooling performance, it's a 2-3C difference between them.

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, Cunning Death said:

thank you already changed the power supply. BUT question? is the overclocking of the 1700x chip not worth the extra 60 dolors? 

Just overclock the R7 1700.

[Cunning Death]

Just now, JoostinOnline said:

Literally 5 minutes ago the $48 seller didn't exist.    Check the sellers, you'll see one for $35.  I didn't realize the Evo was on sale, but it's usually $35.

 

If you are having a windowed case, absolutely get the Cryorig one, because you don't want to stare at those copper pipes.  In terms of cooling performance, it's a 2-3C difference between them.

a man your right but non the less i will be getting the cryorig one ty

 

[NTDaws]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Jrrkyf
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Jrrkyf/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($322.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($178.98 @ Directron) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($99.97 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($374.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM  120mm Fans  ($27.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer XF240H 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($199.97 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1602.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-03 20:50 EDT-0400

[brob]

1 hour ago, Cunning Death said:

Appreciate in advance all the help anyone can give.I live in Puerto Rico BUT ordering the parts online through Amazon (USA) mostly because of free shipping

The objective of the build: 
Gaming,  Content Creation(Streaming, editing videos and Rendering), Animations (Photoshop, Blender, Maya, Zbrush)

Price range: I would like to cap at $1500- 1700ish. and ANYWHERE i can cut corners cost wise will be appreciated. 

Note: WIll be running 2 monitors and perhaps one day 3

 

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card

Tower: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Suply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Fans: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans

MOnitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor

 

Ryzen is a bit touchy when it comes to memory. G.Skill does not include the memory kit in its Prime X370-Pro QVL. In fact they have completely different parts for Ryzen - Flare X and Fortis. None, by the way, over DDR-2400 for the Prime X370-Pro motherboard (the Crosshair VI Hero does list a DDR4-3200 2x8GB part), G.Skill Flare X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory. Besides, the memory modules are not optimal with the Hyper 212 Evo cpu cooler. That cooler with the fan in its normal position has 37 mm memory clearance in the first memory slot. Ripjaws V modules are 42 mm tall.

 

The Cryorig H7 would be a decent choice. But the Prime X370-Pro requires an adapter. Free from Cryorig, but can only be applied for after purchasing the cpu and cooler. The Crosshair VI Hero, btw, does not require the adapter. But I would stick with the stock cooler.

 

You might consider a different case. Something like the Define C should not need any additional fans.

 

You might consider getting a single larger monitor. Something more suited to content creation.

 

I believe the need for a better psu has already been aired and accepted.

 

 

 

[Cunning Death]

9 minutes ago, brob said:

Ryzen is a bit touchy when it comes to memory. G.Skill does not include the memory kit in its Prime X370-Pro QVL. In fact they have completely different parts for Ryzen - Flare X and Fortis. None, by the way, over DDR-2400 for the Prime X370-Pro motherboard (the Crosshair VI Hero does list a DDR-3200 2x8GB part), G.Skill Flare X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory. Besides, the memory modules are not optimal with the Hyper 212 Evo cpu cooler. That cooler with the fan in its normal position has 37 mm memory clearance in the first memory slot. Ripjaws V modules are 42 mm tall.

 

The Cryorig H7 would be a decent choice. But the Prime X370-Pro requires an adapter. Free from Cryorig, but can only be applied for after purchasing the cpu and cooler. The Crosshair VI Hero, btw, does not require the adapter. But I would stick with the stock cooler.

 

You might consider a different case. Something like the Define C should not need any additional fans.

 

You might consider getting a single larger monitor. Something more suited to content creation.

 

I believe the need for a better psu has already been aired and accepted.

 

 

 

Motherboard wise should i get the Crosshair VI Hero? as for the case ill look into that now & other monitors because it seems everyone recomends one thats NOT the one i selected lol

[brob]

1 minute ago, Cunning Death said:

Motherboard wise should i get the Crosshair VI Hero?

Tough question. I think you would be better off sticking with the Prime. Just don't waste money getting fast memory. Stick with DDR-2400 as that is known to work with all slots populated. I would also make sure that the memory kit was qualified for use on the motherboard. http://gskill.com/en/configurator?manu=29&chip=2952&model=2981 is a list of G.Skill kits qualified for the Prime X370-Pro motherboard.

[Cunning Death]

Trying my best to rap my head around all this: ty for everyone who is helping me.

Update1a : Changed to Ryzen 7 1700 > 1700x as recomended. Leaving me to question. is there any point to the 1700x iteration? 

update1b: Changed the fan. (from what i heard there is little diff between water and fan cooling so Im going with the cheaper option + with my luck i get the .000001% defective unit that will leak)

Update2a: Ok it would seem the the max speed for compatible ram with the Asus Prime x370 is indead 2400mhz.

update2b: I would get a crosshair VI hero BUT no hdmi port? so ether buy converter or make/buy all monitors thunberbolt? Im sure someone will tell me how bum im being so be gentel pls. I have never even seen a thunderbolt port in real life.

Update3: Im sitting here and questioning if i should go with an intel one like 7700K BUT i do want to support AMD 

 

Still reading comments and slowly making threw them 

[brob]

1 minute ago, Cunning Death said:

Trying my best to rap my head around all this: ty for everyone who is helping me.

Update1a : Changed to Ryzen 7 1700 > 1700x as recomended. Leaving me to question. is there any point to the 1700x iteration? 

update1b: Changed the fan. (from what i heard there is little diff between water and fan cooling so Im going with the cheaper option + with my luck i get the .000001% defective unit that will leak)

Update2a: Ok it would seem the the max speed for compatible ram with the Asus Prime x370 is indead 2400mhz.

update2b: I would get a crosshair VI hero BUT no hdmi port? so ether buy converter or make/buy all monitors thunberbolt? Im sure someone will tell me how bum im being so be gentel pls. I have never even seen a thunderbolt port in real life. 

 

Still reading comments and slowly making threw them 

The HDMI port(s) that will be used is/are on the gpu, not the motherboard.

 

Things are still being sorted, but at the moment I am not sure that even the Crosshair VI Hero supports anything above DDR4-2400 with all memory slots populated. In other words, a memory upgrade might be difficult.

 

Nothing wrong running at DDR4-2400. Performance differences are generally quite small with faster memory. 

[Cunning Death]

2 minutes ago, brob said:

The HDMI port(s) that will be used is/are on the gpu, not the motherboard.

Right right , i forgot the graphic cards has ports in the back. lol.  have had laptops for most of my life. TY for the response 

[JoostinOnline]

1 hour ago, brob said:

Tough question. I think you would be better off sticking with the Prime. Just don't waste money getting fast memory. Stick with DDR-2400 as that is known to work with all slots populated. I would also make sure that the memory kit was qualified for use on the motherboard. http://gskill.com/en/configurator?manu=29&chip=2952&model=2981 is a list of G.Skill kits qualified for the Prime X370-Pro motherboard.

How is it a waste to get fast memory?  Ryzen performs significantly better with fast memory.

 

Also, the OP can just use the stock cooler until the adapter comes.  That way there are no compromises.