My First Build

[BRADYSMITTY]

This is going to be the first build I've done and am looking for some feedback to make sure everything is compatible. I was aiming to get a nice gaming rig that could run games like Arma 3 or Planetside 2 with a far render distance while still getting decent graphics. I'm planning on ordering either the 1400 or 1500x depending on performance.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cMXT3F

 

I'm planning on getting another 8gb of ram at a later date.

[Brooksie359]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r7nZPs

added a much better psu that wont harm your hardware. added a more powerful gpu for cheaper and added a internal hardrive rather than an external one. 

[machinima811]

6 minutes ago, BRADYSMITTY said:

This is going to be the first build I've done and am looking for some feedback to make sure everything is compatible. I was aiming to get a nice gaming rig that could run games like Arma 3 or Planetside 2 with a far render distance while still getting decent graphics. I'm planning on ordering either the 1400 or 1500x depending on performance.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cMXT3F

 

I'm planning on getting another 8gb of ram at a later date.

Nice choice on choosing the tesseract case!

I have a white one with a side window!

 

I honestly have no idea whats compatible and whats not, I'm still making my first build

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, PCs4Fggts said:

Nice choice on choosing the tesseract case!

I have a white one with a side window!

 

I honestly have no idea whats compatible and whats not, I'm still making my first build

the z170 motherboard isnt compatible with the 7th gen cpus unless it has an updated bios so you are better off getting a z270 motherboard. also that ram is a bit overkill. 

[Damascus]

Definitely get the RX 480 8GB over the 1060 6gb

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

and added a internal hardrive rather than an external one.

The HDD he had selected was a 2 tb enterprise edition internal HDD. Dunno where you've been looking, but the HDD you selected SEEMS to be worse. (considering warranty) Not enterprise edition, and only half the size.

[Damascus]

4 minutes ago, PCs4Fggts said:

I honestly have no idea whats compatible and whats not, I'm still making my first build

Don't get RAZER bruh.  The keyboards use knock off keys and the mice break down very quickly

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Brooksie359 said:

the z170 motherboard isnt compatible with the 7th gen cpus unless it has an updated bios so you are better off getting a z270 motherboard. also that ram is a bit overkill. 

What are you rambling about? Wrong topic? Topic starter is looking for Ryzen, and selected the following motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard

[TheDankKoosh]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YrLhxY
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Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.97 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer XF240H 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($199.97 @ Amazon) 
Other: Hitachi Ultrastar A7K3000 2TB HUA723020ALA641 (0F12470) 2TB 64MB Cache 7200RPM SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Enterprise 3.5-Inch Hard Drive  ($49.95 @ Amazon) 
Other: R5 1500x ($189.00)
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This will play all of your games on the monitor very well, btw there is no need for a cpu cooler seeing as you can set the wraith spire to curve up to 100% if you want to oc.

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, Dutch-stoner said:

The HDD he had selected was a 2 tb enterprise edition internal HDD. Dunno where you've been looking, but the HDD you selected SEEMS to be worse. (considering warranty) Not enterprise edition, and only half the size.

lol just saw it at the end and assumed it was a different section. my mistake. 

[machinima811]

2 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

the z170 motherboard isnt compatible with the 7th gen cpus unless it has an updated bios so you are better off getting a z270 motherboard. also that ram is a bit overkill. 

Ye that RAM is total overkill will probably downgrade a lil

and THANKS for letting me know my motherboard eats ass, ive been wanting to know if its compatible thanks for reals!

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, Dutch-stoner said:

What are you rambling about? Wrong topic? Topic starter is looking for Ryzen, and selected the following motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard

look at who i was replying to.......

[Guest]

Maybe not hyjack a topic? Maybe comment that stuff in that person his own topics? And considering he hasn't got an own topic, send him a PM? Or maybe suggest he should start his own topic?

[BRADYSMITTY]

11 minutes ago, PCs4Fggts said:

Nice choice on choosing the tesseract case!

I have a white one with a side window!

 

I honestly have no idea whats compatible and whats not, I'm still making my first build

I was going for a nice blue exterior and red interior

[Brooksie359]

5 minutes ago, Dutch-stoner said:

Maybe not hyjack a topic? Maybe comment that stuff in that person his own topics? And considering he hasn't got an own topic, send him a PM? Or maybe suggest he should start his own topic?

it was one quick comment. didn't think i would get flamed over it lol. whatever the case is lets agree to stay on topic and not argue over how i derailed the thread. 

[Shura]

35 minutes ago, BRADYSMITTY said:

This is going to be the first build I've done and am looking for some feedback to make sure everything is compatible. I was aiming to get a nice gaming rig that could run games like Arma 3 or Planetside 2 with a far render distance while still getting decent graphics. I'm planning on ordering either the 1400 or 1500x depending on performance.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cMXT3F

 

I'm planning on getting another 8gb of ram at a later date.

Made some changes, changed the PSU from 430W to 500W, the SSD from 120GB to 240GB, the GTX 10603GB to RX 480 4GB(I recommend 8GB) and finally get the windows 10 from kinguin, you can get a windows 10 pro key for $32. It's overall $30 cheaper so you can use the extra on going up to either 8GB 480 or Ryzen 5 1600 which would give you 6 core/12 threads as opposed to 4 core/8 threads.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KkmnFd

or

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W2f6jc

 

 

[BRADYSMITTY]

22 minutes ago, Shura said:

Made some changes, changed the PSU from 430W to 500W, the SSD from 120GB to 240GB, the GTX 10603GB to RX 480 4GB(I recommend 8GB) and finally get the windows 10 from kinguin, you can get a windows 10 pro key for $32. It's overall $30 cheaper so you can use the extra on going up to either 8GB 480 or Ryzen 5 1600 which would give you 6 core/12 threads as opposed to 4 core/8 threads.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KkmnFd

or

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W2f6jc

 

 

Geez, saved me $50 on the os. The 8gb gpu would only be needed for better texture quality, right? 

[Shura]

1 minute ago, BRADYSMITTY said:

Geez, saved me $50 on the os. The 8gb gpu would only be needed for better texture quality, right? 

And if you plan to keep your PC for a few years, some new triple A games are already pushing 4GB video cards to it's limits so going 8GB is good for the long run.

[BRADYSMITTY]

10 minutes ago, Shura said:

And if you plan to keep your PC for a few years, some new triple A games are already pushing 4GB video cards to it's limits so going 8GB is good for the long run.

It's always about futureproofing lol

This will be my final version then unless the 1600 isnt worth the $30 extra

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MsQT3F

Thanks for the help

[Shura]

16 minutes ago, BRADYSMITTY said:

It's always about futureproofing lol

This will be my final version then unless the 1600 isnt worth the $30 extra

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MsQT3F

Thanks for the help

Actually, if your budget allows, go with this motherboard instead,

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Y4kwrH/msi-b350-tomahawk-atx-am4-motherboard-b350-tomahawk

[BRADYSMITTY]

17 minutes ago, Shura said:

Actually, if your budget allows, go with this motherboard instead,

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Y4kwrH/msi-b350-tomahawk-atx-am4-motherboard-b350-tomahawk

I have been looking at the Tomahawk since it is the the mobo amd is sending out with the ryzen 5 review kits, but are there any obvious advantages that it has over the gigabyte? I noticed that the gigabyte has more usb 3.0 and 2 more sata ports while still being cheaper

[Shura]

5 minutes ago, BRADYSMITTY said:

I have been looking at the Tomahawk since it is the the mobo amd is sending out with the ryzen 5 review kits, but are there any obvious advantages that it has over the gigabyte? I noticed that the gigabyte has more usb 3.0 and 2 more sata ports while still being cheaper

The Tomahawk has better reviews, MSI has better quality control imo compared to gigabyte and I think the MSI bios is better. The MSI also has a Type C port, where as the Gigabyte only has Type A.