I want to build a PC centered around the RYZEN 5 1500x CPU

[Skwarky]

I have a budget of around $1000 for an upcoming PC build.

Here are the components (i already have an SSD);

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X  (stock cooler)

MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard

Corsair Vengence LED Ram (2x8) @ 3000

NZXT S340

EVGA NEX 650W 80+ gold certified power supply 

Super necessary NZXT Aer RGB fans

 

What do you guys think?

I'm stuck between a Strix 1060,1070, RX 480 or even Cross-Fire 480s.

Should I just wait for new cards this year?

 

I'm newb

[afyeung]

Crossfire 480s is a bad idea, because Crossfire comes with a bundle of issues which are not worth it unless you have a set selection of games in mind you want to play on really demanding settings which scale well with Crossfire. I don't think you can fit in a 1070 with that budget. I'd recommend sticking to one 480 or 1060 (if you want to go the Nvidia route, they have very similar performance), or getting a used card if it saves you money which performs just as well such as a 390x. 

[Skwarky]

Just now, afyeung said:

Crossfire 480s is a bad idea, because Crossfire comes with a bundle of issues which are not worth it unless you have a set selection of games in mind you want to play on really demanding settings which scale well with Crossfire. I don't think you can fit in a 1070 with that budget. I'd recommend sticking to one 480 or 1060 (if you want to go the Nvidia route, they have very similar performance), or getting a used card if it saves you money which performs just as well such as a 390x. 

 

Thanks! any recommendations for a used card that could get me 1070 results (other than a 1070)

[HKZeroFive]

The EVGA NEX series has terrible voltage regulation, you're better off with the EVGA G2 or G3 series.

 

If you can fit in a GTX 1070 into the budget, that'd probably be the best choice. I'd also try to stretch for the R5 1600 instead of the R5 1500X... only about $30 extra for a hexacore CPU.

[Skwarky]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

The EVGA NEX series has terrible voltage regulation, you're better off with the EVGA G2 or G3 series.

 

If you can fit in a GTX 1070 into the budget, that'd probably be the best choice. I'd also try to stretch for the R5 1600 instead of the R5 1500X... only about $30 extra for a hexacore CPU.

 

thanks homes

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, afyeung said:

I don't think you can fit in a 1070 with that budget.

But a GTX 1080 can

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.35 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock A320M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($50.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($499.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1009.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-18 22:50 EDT-0400

[afyeung]

4 minutes ago, Skwarky said:

Thanks! any recommendations for a used card that could get me 1070 results (other than a 1070)

GTX 980Ti, if you live in the US you might be able to find it in your local listings for around $270. If not, the 1070 is only $60-70 more so just save up a bit.  

[afyeung]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

 

You didn't factor in the fans he wanted, and stinged on basically everything except the case, just to prove me wrong? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.35 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Turbo OC Video Card  ($470.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: DIYPC DIY-J21-W ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.97 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1000.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-18 22:54 EDT-0400

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, afyeung said:

You didn't factor in the fans he wanted, and stinged on basically everything except the case, just to prove me wrong? 

Sorry. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.35 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($50.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($374.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: NZXT Aer RGB120 (3-pack) 61.4 CFM  120mm Fans  ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $967.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-18 23:02 EDT-0400

 

[afyeung]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

 

Good selection, I'd spend a bit more on the board because A320 is not an overclocking chipset. But it's really up to the OP whether they value GPU over CPU power 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, afyeung said:

Good selection, I'd spend a bit more on the board because A320 is not an overclocking chipset. But it's really up to the OP whether they value GPU over CPU power 

Just noticed that. Thought it was a B350

[Herman Mcpootis]

7 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

 

Motherboard: ASRock A320M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 

b530m-HDV is cheaper, why this?

[Guest]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

b530m-HDV is cheaper, why this?

4 RAM slots

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

4 RAM slots

but you lose overclocking support. if he needed more ram he could have just gotten 2 16gb sticks which would have been more than enough.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

but you lose overclocking support. if he needed more ram he could have just gotten 2 16gb sticks which would have been more than enough.

yeah just swapped for a different  board already