First Time Build

[Mitchellaparker]

I'm starting to build my first PC and I have a $1600 budget but I also have to buy a quality screen with it too. So far these are the parts that i have chosen any ideas or thoughts on what I might need to change? I'm also a huge fan of the all white build which is what I'm trying to stick with.

 

http://a.co/06OvADf

[Mr.Meerkat]

1. If you're getting a Z270 mobo, may as well get a 7700k no?  

2. Wayyyyyyy overkill PSU. I'd recommend a 550watt EVGA G3.

3. Why not get the white version of the Phanteks PH-TC12DX? (link to prove it exists) You're wanting a full white build after all...

4. Everything else is fine. 

 

edit: Forgot to say how your build would only consume around 300-400 watts of power underload. 

[tom_w141]

@Mitchellaparker This is a better allocation of funds imo. Bumped you up 2 GPUs vs your build.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.33 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($489.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  ($30.00 @ Kinguin) 
Monitor: Asus VX24AH 24.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($254.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1602.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 18:35 EDT-0400

 

[NTDaws]

Replace the gpu with a Radeon RX 580 8gb, get a 550watt evga g2 power supply, get a 7700k not a 6700k, otherwise its fine.

[AvocadosGuac]

Why not get an i5 or r5 and get a 1070?

[suchamoneypit]

27 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

@Mitchellaparker This is a better allocation of funds imo. Bumped you up 2 GPUs vs your build.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.33 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($489.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  ($30.00 @ Kinguin) 
Monitor: Asus VX24AH 24.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($254.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1602.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 18:35 EDT-0400

 

Unless your doing video editing or something, this would be great. Way more GPU performance and you wouldn't really notice the CPU perf decrease, and later on its an easy CPU upgrade to get more CPU power.

[tom_w141]

4 minutes ago, suchamoneypit said:

Unless your doing video editing or something, this would be great. Way more GPU performance and you wouldn't really notice the CPU perf decrease, and later on its an easy CPU upgrade to get more CPU power.

This set up would be no slouch for video editing either  You can get a 1600 to 4GHz easy and its not far behind its octa core bigger brother the 1700... it'd beat the 7700k for sure.

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.25 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T50 AXE (White) 62.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($51.99 @ Directron) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($469.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: AOC Q2577PWQ 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1599.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 19:21 EDT-0400

[LienusLateTips]

1 hour ago, tom_w141 said:

@Mitchellaparker This is a better allocation of funds imo. Bumped you up 2 GPUs vs your build.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.33 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($489.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  ($30.00 @ Kinguin) 
Monitor: Asus VX24AH 24.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($254.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1602.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 18:35 EDT-0400

 

But why a Supernova NEX?????

[tom_w141]

Just now, JDE said:

But why a Supernova NEX?????

Shit that's a miss click and a half  good catch... that psu is dog shit I meant to click the 650W G3 right below it... argh can't really fix it now that I'm in bed on mobile. Fix it for me?   

 

OP my build is good, buy my build - just ignore the psu

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, tom_w141 said:

Shit that's a miss click and a half  good catch... that psu is dog shit I meant to click the 650W G3 right below it... argh can't really fix it now that I'm in bed on mobile. Fix it for me?   

 

OP my build is good, buy my build - just ignore the psu

Eh I will put another PSU like a Whisper M or Seasonic G

[LienusLateTips]

So this is the build with a better PSU:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9MdCVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9MdCVY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.71 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($499.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt Maker 1200W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($1010.87 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  ($30.00) 
Monitor: Asus VX24AH 24.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($254.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2546.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 19:41 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JK I wouldn't do that:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wNFT9W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wNFT9W/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.71 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($499.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  ($30.00) 
Monitor: Asus VX24AH 24.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($254.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1614.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 19:42 EDT-0400

 

[LienusLateTips]

I am questioning myself for using SSD Plus. Right @DocSwag

Anyways here is a build with a better SSD (SKHynix SL308)

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/f7BmHN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/f7BmHN/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($499.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Whisper M 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  ($30.00) 
Monitor: Asus VX24AH 24.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($254.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1619.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 19:43 EDT-0400