Rate my $1500 Streaming PC Build

Brama · April 4, 2017

Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Brama/saved/#view=PXCvK8

Purposes: Gaming, Streaming, Minor Video & Photo Editing

Games to Play: Ark: Survival Evolved, For Honor, LoL, Overwatch, GTA V, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wild Lands, Battlefield 1

Is the build good for the price? Should I add something? take something away? Tone something down.

The things im sort of uncertain on is the Case, Mobo, RAM (Too much? good choice?),

Monitor good for gaming? should I got with a Faster TN Panel instead?

Should I try saving for the 1700x or is the 1700 good enough?

Any input is welcomed and appreciated

Himommies · April 4, 2017

3 minutes ago, Brama said:

Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Brama/saved/#view=PXCvK8

Purposes: Gaming, Streaming, Minor Video & Photo Editing

Games to Play: Ark: Survival Evolved, For Honor, LoL, Overwatch, GTA V, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wild Lands, Battlefield 1

Is the build good for the price? Should I add something? take something away? Tone something down.

The things im sort of uncertain on is the Case, Mobo, RAM (Too much? good choice?),

Monitor good for gaming? should I got with a Faster TN Panel instead?

Should I try saving for the 1700x or is the 1700 good enough?

Any input is welcomed and appreciated

16 gb of ram and then get a hdd

Droidbot · April 4, 2017

Way too much RAM, but a solid build overall. B series mobo isn't even that bad with 9 power phases, which is pretty good

Maybe get a 2TB HDD

fanchazstic · April 4, 2017

i agree def don't need 32gb of ram unless you specifically want it for after effects or something ram intensive

Brama · April 4, 2017

I was thinking the RAM might be overkill. Wasn't certain. The Mobo I have selected is due to the 32GB RAM. Before the 32GB RAM someone suggest adifferent MOBO -

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/TsfmP6/msi-b350m-gaming-pro-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b350m-gaming-pro

Is this one a better choice?

Droidbot · April 4, 2017

2 minutes ago, Brama said:

I was thinking the RAM might be overkill. Wasn't certain. The Mobo I have selected is due to the 32GB RAM. Before the 32GB RAM someone suggest adifferent MOBO -

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/TsfmP6/msi-b350m-gaming-pro-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b350m-gaming-pro

Is this one a better choice?

No, the PRO4 is fine, in fact it's one of my budget recommendations for a B series board

Brama · April 4, 2017

4 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

No, the PRO4 is fine, in fact it's one of my budget recommendations for a B series board

Okay, thanks. What would recommend for the RAM 2x 8GB or 4x 4GB

Droidbot · April 4, 2017

Just now, Brama said:

Okay, thanks. What would recommend for the RAM 2x 8GB or 4x 4GB

Whatever's cheapest - it makes no difference

Bradl79 · April 4, 2017

if u r not getting a HDD i would bet a better SSD with high endurance if u are going to be doing video editing and streaming. I would go with a 960 Pro or EVO m.2

Cyracus · April 4, 2017

might be a good idea to get g.skill flare x ram since it's ryzen optimized, give it the best chance of hitting its rated speed since ram speed is good for ryzen

Brama · April 4, 2017

2 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

might be a good idea to get g.skill flare x ram since it's ryzen optimized, give it the best chance of hitting its rated speed since ram speed is good for ryzen

Oh thanks. nice little tip I didn't know about.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/9v7CmG/gskill-flare-x-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-2400-memory-f4-2400c15d-16gfx

Brama · April 4, 2017

7 minutes ago, Bradl79 said:

if u r not getting a HDD i would bet a better SSD with high endurance if u are going to be doing video editing and streaming. I would go with a 960 Pro or EVO m.2

I plan on getting a 2TB Seagate Barracuda a little later on.

Brama · April 4, 2017

9 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Whatever's cheapest - it makes no difference

This CPU doesn't need a CPU Cooler right? the Stock cooler is good enough?

Droidbot · April 4, 2017

2 minutes ago, Brama said:

This CPU doesn't need a CPU Cooler right? the Stock cooler is good enough?

While the stock cooler is quite good, I would recommend something like a large aircooler or an AIO instead as to get the best performance you need to overclock the chip

Brama · April 4, 2017

Is the RYZEN 7 1700 really so much better at gaming while streaming that it is a clear better choice over the i7-6700k or i7-7700k?

TheDankKoosh · April 4, 2017

20 minutes ago, Brama said:

Is the RYZEN 7 1700 really so much better at gaming while streaming that it is a clear better choice over the i7-6700k or i7-7700k?

Yes it is, and pairing it with fast ram (I would suggest 3200 corsair lpx) will bring it within 10% of the 7700k at 5ghz in gaming. Not to mention that the 7700k without de-lidding is a nightmare with temps (easily 80c on an AIO). I would also get a slightly cheaper ssd like the su800 and then get a better quality psu like the seasonic ssr for only $5 more.

Brama · April 4, 2017

10 minutes ago, TheDankKoosh said:

Yes it is, and pairing it with fast ram (I would suggest 3200 corsair lpx) will bring it within 10% of the 7700k at 5ghz in gaming. Not to mention that the 7700k without de-lidding is a nightmare with temps (easily 80c on an AIO). I would also get a slightly cheaper ssd like the su800 and then get a better quality psu like the seasonic ssr for only $5 more.

K thanks for the info. Isn't the RAM bottle-necked at 2666 due to the motherboard tho?

TheDankKoosh · April 4, 2017

Just now, Brama said:

K thanks for the info. Isn't the RAM bottle-necked at 2666 due to the motherboard tho?

Bios revisions should have fixed that by now, but I don't know about asrocks boards that well.

Brama · April 4, 2017

6 minutes ago, TheDankKoosh said:

Bios revisions should have fixed that by now, but I don't know about asrocks boards that well.

So you recommend this RAM? http://pcpartpicker.com/product/mtp323/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3200c16r

TheDankKoosh · April 4, 2017

1 hour ago, Brama said:

So you recommend this RAM? http://pcpartpicker.com/product/mtp323/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3200c16r

That is the same ram that was sent with the review copies, and people have been having a good time with it. Don't worry if you have to run it at slightly higher timings (cas 15 or 16) or voltages (1.4 should be good if you cant get to that rated speed with stock) to get the higher speeds since speed is MUCH better than timings on latency for ryzen.

Brama · April 5, 2017

21 hours ago, Droidbot said:

I just saw that that NewEgg has the MSI GTX 1080 Duke on sale for $500 which is $45 cheaper then the ASUS ROG Strix I have selected.

I also noticed the ROG Strix I I have is the A8G-Gaming not the O8G-Gaming which is the ROG everyone praises so highly but it it's the most expensive going for $680

Obviously the 1080 is the much better choice here now and I hihgly doubt that even if I waited for the Easter Sales that I am going to get a better deal on a 1080 GPU

Opinions on this case tho? Is it a much better option over the case I have selected?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147183

TheDankKoosh · April 5, 2017

3 minutes ago, Brama said:

I just saw that that NewEgg has the MSI GTX 1080 Duke on sale for $500 which is $45 cheaper then the ASUS ROG Strix I have selected.

I also noticed the ROG Strix I I have is the A8G-Gaming not the O8G-Gaming which is the ROG everyone praises so highly but it it's the most expensive going for $680

Obviously the 1080 is the much better choice here now and I hihgly doubt that even if I waited for the Easter Sales that I am going to get a better deal on a 1080 GPU

Opinions on this case tho? Is it a much better option over the case I have selected?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147183