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I plan to build a new PC in two months and I am looking for recommendation about overclocking. I am trying to keep my build cheap so I am looking to pair a 7700 with a B250 mobo, but would it be better to spend a bit more for that extra performance. Please try not to keep in one-sided though if your all about overclocking and provide pros and cons for both.

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Honestly I am looking at this right now https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABFS5CV8058&cm_re=ryzen_1700x-_-9SIABFS5CV8058-_-Product 

since its about the same price I put a 7770 with the RX 480 together. I would want to mail them and see if they have one with a 8GB RX 480

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5 minutes ago, RAM555789 said:

Honestly I am looking at this right now https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABFS5CV8058&cm_re=ryzen_1700x-_-9SIABFS5CV8058-_-Product 

since its about the same price I put a 7770 with the RX 480 together. I would want to mail them and see if they have one with a 8GB RX 480

 

3 minutes ago, RAM555789 said:

Oh found this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABFS5CV8056&cm_re=ryzen_1700x-_-9SIABFS5CV8056-_-Product

 

BUILD YOUR OWN PC!!

 

Not trying to sound elitist or something, but it's really super easy, and saves you hundreds of dollars.

with the money you save, you could even afford to kill your most expensive part (say CPU) and buy a new one, and STILL have it cost less than a prebuilt.

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18 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

 

 

BUILD YOUR OWN PC!!

 

Not trying to sound elitist or something, but it's really super easy, and saves you hundreds of dollars.

with the money you save, you could even afford to kill your most expensive part (say CPU) and buy a new one, and STILL have it cost less than a prebuilt.

Well I have built my own PC, but I mean the cost of this one https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABFS5CV8056&cm_re=ryzen_1700x-_-9SIABFS5CV8056-_-Product will be rather hard to beat.

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1 minute ago, RAM555789 said:

Well I have built my own PC, but I mean the cost of this one https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABFS5CV8056&cm_re=ryzen_1700x-_-9SIABFS5CV8056-_-Product will be rather hard to beat.

It's hilariously easy to beat. build incoming

 

plus, slow RAM = slow performance on Ryzen.

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3 minutes ago, RAM555789 said:

Well I have built my own PC, but I mean the cost of this one https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABFS5CV8056&cm_re=ryzen_1700x-_-9SIABFS5CV8056-_-Product will be rather hard to beat.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($386.48 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
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  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-350_BK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1189.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 09:34 EDT-0400

 

B O I 

idk

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3 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($386.48 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
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  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-350_BK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1189.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 09:34 EDT-0400

 

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xD ..........0_0 thats a 1070

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9 minutes ago, RAM555789 said:

Well I have built my own PC, but I mean the cost of this one https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABFS5CV8056&cm_re=ryzen_1700x-_-9SIABFS5CV8056-_-Product will be rather hard to beat.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4FyFM8

 

- Faster RAM

- Larger SSD

- Most likely better quality PSU

- Cheaper

 

EZ

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2 minutes ago, RAM555789 said:

xD ..........0_0 thats a 1070

 

7 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($386.48 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
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  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-350_BK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1189.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 09:34 EDT-0400

 

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Damn.

 

Sacrificing looks for performance in this one, but it seems like the best option. nice build m8

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I did some research and found by getting some of my parts from microcenter I can get a Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AM4 ATX AMD Motherboard and a 2TB HDD for only 1101.5 in total for all the parts. Some parts I would buy based on the cheapest I could see on pcpartpicker. The RAM would also be 3200 not 2666mhz.

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4 hours ago, Joey96 said:

What's your budget? I think it also depends on what resolution you are going to game at, if it's 1080p the Ryzen 1700 will be all good, and then you also save some money on the CPU cooler and get some faster ram.

Honestly I'm trying to keep it under $1200, with a 1080p monitor but all I am looking for is 1080p gaming. Also why would I need faster than 3200mhz RAM?

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5 hours ago, RAM555789 said:

I did some research and found by getting some of my parts from microcenter I can get a Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AM4 ATX AMD Motherboard and a 2TB HDD for only 1101.5 in total for all the parts. Some parts I would buy based on the cheapest I could see on pcpartpicker. The RAM would also be 3200 not 2666mhz.

Definitely go for that. 3200Mhz (assuming you can run it) helps Ryzen's Infinity Fabric out a hell of a lot, as it runs at half of RAM speed (ie 2133Mhz RAM = 1066Mhz IF) - 3200Mhz RAM would run the IF at 1600Mhz, which is quite a boost. 

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