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I would like some suggestions about a build I am planning. I am starting from scratch. 

I have a monitor, but other than that I need to buy everything.

 

What I want?

 - I will use the computer for number crunching and gaming. Since I will use CUDA an nvidia GPU is a must.

 - The scientific number crunching will not run all the time. This will not be a machine running 24/7.

 - Max budget is around 750-800EUR. (I am in Germany)

 

My current idea of the build is the following:

Case: Thermaltake Versa H22

PSU: Thermaltake Hamburg 530W

CPU: Intel i5-7600 with stock Cooler

GPU: Zotax GTC 1050 Ti Mini

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 2X8GB

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Motherboard: Maybe ASUS ROG Strix B250F. Not sure.

 

What do you guys think?

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6 minutes ago, evilcman said:

I would like some suggestions about a build I am planning. I am starting from scratch. 

I have a monitor, but other than that I need to buy everything.

 

What I want?

 - I will use the computer for number crunching and gaming. Since I will use CUDA an nvidia GPU is a must.

 - The scientific number crunching will not run all the time. This will not be a machine running 24/7.

 - Max budget is around 750-800EUR. (I am in Germany)

 

My current idea of the build is the following:

Case: Thermaltake Versa H22

PSU: Thermaltake Hamburg 530W

CPU: Intel i5-7600 with stock Cooler

GPU: Zotax GTC 1050 Ti Mini

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 2X8GB

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Motherboard: Maybe ASUS ROG Strix B250F. Not sure.

 

What do you guys think?

for gaming a 1500x over a 7600k, and what about a 1060?

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6 minutes ago, evilcman said:

 - I will use the computer for number crunching and gaming. Since I will use CUDA an nvidia GPU is a must.

 

You really want an R5 CPU for compute work

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/ksrxQV

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€241.42 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€80.30 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: ADATA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€76.31 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€144.95 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  (€144.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case  (€24.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€72.74 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €784.90

 

 

Less storage but better GPU

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/xJD4vV

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€241.42 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€80.30 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: ADATA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€76.31 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€84.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  (€205.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case  (€24.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€72.74 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €784.95

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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12 minutes ago, evilcman said:

 

If you can do 850 EU this is a beast 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/g8qqyf
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/g8qqyf/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€211.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€106.71 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€109.93 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€50.50 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  (€262.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€34.39 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€70.50 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €845.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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2 minutes ago, Damascus said:

You really want an R5 CPU for compute work

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/ksrxQV

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€241.42 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€80.30 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: ADATA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€76.31 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€144.95 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  (€144.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case  (€24.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€72.74 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €784.90

 

 

Less storage but better GPU

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/xJD4vV

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€241.42 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€80.30 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: ADATA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€76.31 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€84.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  (€205.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case  (€24.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€72.74 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €784.95

1500x and a 1060 6gb. also hdd is fine

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Go for ryzen if you don't mind or at least wait for i5 prices to drop.

A 1050 ti's performance per buck ratio is not that high. I would say a Zotac 1060 Mini 3GB will be better. If you don't mind getting older products (still in brand new, retail condition), you can get a 970 4GB.

If you decided to stick with the 1050 ti, you can use a 400W PSU from known brands like Antec, EVGA, Cooler Master sth like that with good customer reviews. Your overall set-up won't pull more than 300W under full load.

I don't recommend using Seagate drives. 2 hard drives from them died on me right after warranty expires.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Just now, Ethan Meskin said:

1500x and a 1060 6gb. also hdd is fine

1400/1500X isn't worth it, get the extra threads and a cheaper GPU while staying in budget.  Gaming isn't priority and the 1600 will easily win in number crunching therefore it is more important

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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1400/1500X isn't worth it, get the extra threads and a cheaper GPU while staying in budget.  Gaming isn't priority and the 1600 will easily win in number crunching therefore it is more important

1060 3gb has less cuda, he wants cuda cores too and games will be better, its better overall

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Just now, Ethan Meskin said:

1060 3gb has less cuda, he wants cuda cores too and games will be better, its better overall

Its a minimal difference when compared to the extra cores.  

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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Just now, Ethan Meskin said:

it is more balanced & better for gaming, while not sacrificing too much compute. also higher clocked cores help

The cores will OC to the exact same, plus your build goes way over budget.  Mine goes a bit high but yours blows it out of the park.

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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Well I'll just toss my two cents in here: ¿por qué no los dos?

R5 1600, 16GB RAM and a GTX 1060 all at 0.58€ over budget. (The only compromise here is that you will only have enough budget for one storage solution, replacing the SSHD with a SSD works great too, but I thought this was a good compromise) 
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/Q9dnJV / Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/Q9dnJV/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€241.42 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€106.71 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€109.93 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (€66.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  (€205.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case  (€24.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€46.43 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €800.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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1 minute ago, VanguardScar said:

Well I'll just toss my two cents in here: ¿por qué no los dos?

R5 1600, 16GB RAM and a GTX 1060 all at 0.58€ over budget. (The only compromise here is that you will only have enough budget for one storage solution, replacing the SSHD with a SSD works great too, but I thought this was a good compromise) 
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/Q9dnJV / Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/Q9dnJV/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€241.42 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€106.71 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€109.93 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (€66.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  (€205.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case  (€24.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€46.43 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €800.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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lol, thats the build I made, or close to it!  

18 minutes ago, Damascus said:

You really want an R5 CPU for compute work

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/ksrxQV

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€241.42 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€80.30 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: ADATA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€76.31 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€144.95 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  (€144.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case  (€24.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€72.74 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €784.90

 

 

Less storage but better GPU

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/xJD4vV

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€241.42 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€80.30 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: ADATA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€76.31 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€84.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  (€205.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case  (€24.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€72.74 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €784.95

 

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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1 minute ago, Damascus said:

lol, thats the build I made, or close to it!  

 

Sure is pretty close, the only differences really is the RAM choice, storage and motherboard. Though, I tried to stick to some of OP's original parts, like 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD and an ATX size mobo. 

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5 minutes ago, VanguardScar said:

Sure is pretty close, the only differences really is the RAM choice, storage and motherboard. Though, I tried to stick to some of OP's original parts, like 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD and an ATX size mobo. 

Oh shite, the RAM was an accident.  good catch, now fixed

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/kJ48wV

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€241.41 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€80.30 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: Corsair ValueSelect 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€106.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€50.50 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  (€205.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case  (€24.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€72.74 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €781.03

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/wK9T9W

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (€241.41 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€80.30 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: Corsair ValueSelect 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€106.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€84.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€49.96 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  (€144.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool Strike-X One ATX Mid Tower Case  (€24.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€72.74 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €805.47

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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