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Motherboard: ASRock X370 Killer SLI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($183.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Other: Ryzen 5 1600X ($290.00)
Total: $712.98
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My rainbow 24 pin mobo cable is killing me.

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Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: Dell S2715H 27.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($379.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.97 @ Amazon Canada) 
Other: VA32AQ ($300.00)
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You may get like 15-20% better performance w/o OC

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Looks ok, though you probably don't need such a good mobo.

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Looks good for gaming or production.

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Hey, before you buy anything i would honestly recommend upgrading your GPU before CPU.

 

the 960 isnt that powerful and i would upgrade to a 1070 and then down the line get a used 4770k or 4790k for gaming.

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4 minutes ago, Jrock said:

You may get like 15-20% better performance w/o OC

 

4 minutes ago, WereCat said:

Usage?

 

3 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Looks ok, though you probably don't need such a good mobo.

 

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Looks good for gaming or production.

I am playing Minecraft, TF2, and SW Battlefront at 1440p. Settings don't really matter unless it is low. I want a better mobo for the features, and i might just get white or black/white extensions from cablemod. Will Ryzen 5 also do better with faster ram? Is this better?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock X370 Killer SLI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($183.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Other: Ryzen 5 1600X ($290.00)
Total: $627.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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1 minute ago, Jrock said:

Hey, before you buy anything i would honestly recommend upgrading your GPU before CPU.

 

the 960 isnt that powerful and i would upgrade to a 1070 and then down the line get a used 4770k or 4790k for gaming.

My 960 is good enough for what I do, but I want to use CPU encoding instead of NVENC. NVENC looks the same in normal screen recording but it looks a lot worse in games.

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Ok,

 

So maybe not a 1070.

 

Minecraft will defiantly perform better but im not too sure about the rest of the games (Battlefront may have some trouble at 1440p on your 960.)

 

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Just now, Daniel Z. said:

My 960 is good enough for what I do, but I want to use CPU encoding instead of NVENC. NVENC looks the same in normal screen recording but it looks a lot worse in games.

Right. then this looks good. You're sure about the nVidia recording? My recording looks pretty good when i set it to high.

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Just now, Jrock said:

Ok,

 

So maybe not a 1070.

 

Minecraft will defiantly perform better but im not too sure about the rest of the games (Battlefront may have some trouble at 1440p on your 960.)

 

it gets medium 60fps, high 40-50, and ultra is around 30 fps

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I could get a used 980Ti for 300 tho

Thats a decent deal.

 

1070 and 980ti are about the same performance.

 

 

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Here is an example of my recordings.

 

1 minute ago, Jrock said:

Right. then this looks good. You're sure about the nVidia recording? My recording looks pretty good when i set it to high.

 

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curious as to why you changed your psu? the b2 is not a bad unit


EDIT lol just saw the reason nvm.

 

Its really a side step psu wise. Would just get some black extensions to hide the ketchup and mustard. OR sharpie them linus style.

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Just now, Daveeede said:

curious as to why you changed your psu? the b2 is not a bad unit

the cables look ugly. I might just get EPS, 2 6pin and mobo extensions tho cause they are $40 from NCIX

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Just now, Daniel Z. said:

the cables look ugly. I might just get EPS, 2 6pin and mobo extensions tho cause they are $40 from NCIX

yea i saw this after. thats what id do. look at directcanada they can be cheaper sometimes (and they are basically ncix anyways)

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Just now, Daveeede said:

yea i saw this after. thats what id do. look at directcanada they can be cheaper sometimes (and they are basically ncix anyways)

ok

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8 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

 

 

 

I am playing Minecraft, TF2, and SW Battlefront at 1440p. Settings don't really matter unless it is low. I want a better mobo for the features, and i might just get white or black/white extensions from cablemod. Will Ryzen 5 also do better with faster ram? Is this better?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock X370 Killer SLI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($183.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Other: Ryzen 5 1600X ($290.00)
Total: $627.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Yup, ram will make a big difference still. Kit looks good.

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4 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

Here is an example of my recordings.

 

 

That doesn't look bad.

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1 minute ago, Daveeede said:

yea i saw this after. thats what id do. look at directcanada they can be cheaper sometimes (and they are basically ncix anyways)

wow direct canada has em for 27 for the same thing

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Just now, Jrock said:

That doesn't look bad.

Should I invest in a used 980Ti and ac wifi card then? My pc has a 15 dollar asus wifi card.

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Just now, Daniel Z. said:

wow direct canada has em for 27 for the same thing

yea and spend 50 bucks to get free shipping. i mean directcanada's site sucks but they have the best prices.

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Get powerline.

 

You in canada or the us?

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Get powerline.

 

You in canada or the us?

canada. all my prices are in canadian peso/rupee

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