Amd rig

[Buffon07]

So, going to be building my wife an AMD gaming rig and also need mild workstation use (photoshop and other small editing) 

 

what do we think? any comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Right now I have it around $925 - but if anyone has some thoughts to lower it to mid or low 800, would be greatly appreciated. If this price holds no big deal, still happy in this price range. Will only shop newegg, so keep items to their site. 

 

Qty.	Product Description		Savings	Total Price
1		EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3, 220-G3-0550-Y1, 80+ GOLD, 550W Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode with New HDB Fan, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester, Compact 150mm Size, Power Supply Item #: N82E16817438095 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$84.99
1		ASUS ROG Radeon RX 480 STRIX-RX480-O8G-GAMING 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card Item #: N82E16814126117 Return Policy: Replacement Only Return Policy	$30.00 Mail-in Rebate Card	$264.99
1		SanDisk SSD PLUS 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDA-240G-G26 Item #: N82E16820173151 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy	-$25.00  Instant	$109.99 $84.99
1		SilverStone Precision Series PS10B Black High-strength plastic front panel, steel body ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Foam Padded Side Panel - Retail Item #: N82E16811163254 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$49.99
1		MSI MSI Gaming 990FXA-GAMING AM3+/ AM3 AMD 990FX & SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX AMD Motherboard Item #: N82E16813130859 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy	-$10.00  Instant $20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card	$149.99 $139.99
1		AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor Item #: N82E16819113284 Return Policy: Replacement Only Return Policy		$119.99
1		WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX Item #: N82E16822236339 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy	-$20.00  Instant	$69.99 $49.99
1		G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL10D-16GBXL Item #: N82E16820231528 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$104.99
1		Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan Item #: N82E16835103099 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$24.99

[Guest]

Do not get the FX, save up a bit more money and get the Ryzen 1600. It is better in every way.

You can also ditch the cooler since the Ryzen one comes with a stock cooler.

[Buffon07]

Just now, FTL said:

Do not get the FX, save up a bit more money and get the Ryzen 1600. It is better in every way.

I've used the FX in the past and had great results, I know the Ryzen is the better buy given the specs, but not entirely necessary for this particular build. Appreciate the comment

[Guest]

Just now, Buffon07 said:

I've used the FX in the past and had great results, I know the Ryzen is the better buy given the specs, but not entirely necessary for this particular build. Appreciate the comment

Just remember that you are buying into a VERY dead platform with absolutly no upgrade path. AM4 will last until 2020 (according to AMD).

[Buffon07]

Just now, FTL said:

Just remember that you are buying into a VERY dead platform with absolutly no upgrade path. AM4 will last until 2020 (according to AMD).

I understand that. My wife is not in the need of heavy upgrading. That would be me more so. 

[PaperLuigi]

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($259.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $941.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-18 10:46 EDT-0400

 

You could go for 4gb 480 to save some money if it's over budget 

[knightslugger]

i've never seen someone say that they'd rather spend $1500 in 4 years than $700 now. The 1600 will be relevant for a long time, and believe me, happy wife, happy life.

[Ashiella]

Do not get the FX 8350, I don't care if the use isn't very intensive, it's Garbo. Get the r5 1400 if you have to. Single core matters allot more than you think it would. An I3 7100 and 6100 even the p 4560 is probably faster.

[brob]

A Ryzen build makes more sense. An R5-1500X has roughly 20% more performance. Using one would bring the cost in around the $850 mark. An R5-1600 offers about 40% better performance than an FX-8350 and comes in just under $900.

 

If you are fixed on the FX-8350, you might consider getting a less expensive psu. The G3 are great units, but the cost could be reduced by picking something almost as excellent. G.Skill Ripjaws X memory modules are not the best fit with a Hyper 212 Evo.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock A320M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($259.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $889.79
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-18 10:51 EDT-0400