First ever pc build, will it work?

[TheNickqq]

Hey all,

 

I'll get straight into the action, I'm planning to build myself a new computer, as my old computer is just not sufficient enough for the games I want to play. My current pc has the following specs:

 

Amd Athlon X4 740

AMD Radeon R7 260X

And some other generic parts, as I bought it pre-built from a local company 5 years ago.

 

The budget I'm aiming for is 800 euro's max, which comes down to 700 dollars, I find. The main use of the computer will be gaming, but I'm also planning on going to college, so it has to have smooth productivity aswell. I already own 2 monitors and peripherals, so those don't concern me. both monitors being just regular full HD. 

I put together a list of components, but as it is my first time building a pc myself, I'm afraid I'll screw up and have incompatible parts and that something will not work. Here are my preferred parts:

 

AMD Ryzen 5 1400

ASRock A320M

Crucial DDR4-2133 2x4 GB

Crucial MX300 525GB SSD

MSI Radeon RX570 ARMOR 4G OC

Corsair Carbide 88R

Corsair CX450M

Arctic F12 120mm

 

I'm looking for any and all tips you guys can give me, thanks in advance.

 

EDIT: Here is the PcPartPicker link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fjCf4C

 

EDIT: After some tinkering and playing around with the tips you guys gave me, I came up with the following setup:

 

AMD Ryzen 5 1400

ASRock AB350M

G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 2800MHz 2x4GB

WD Green SSD M.2 240 MB

WD Blue 1TB

AUS ROG-STRIX RX 570 O4G

Corsair Carbide 88R

be quiet! Pure Power 10 500W

Arctic F12 120mm Case fan

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PfBf4C

 

Any tips?

[The Sloth]

now its better https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X4zzxY

[TheNickqq]

Why did you go for better memory and another Motherboard, if I may ask?

[The Sloth]

Just now, TheNickqq said:

Why did you go for better memory and another Motherboard, if I may ask?

-ryzen loves memoty 

-a much better mobo 

[eira]

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/wFvHjc

What do you think?

 

[TheNickqq]

7 minutes ago, 1kv said:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/wFvHjc

What do you think?

 

Interesting, altough I really had my mind set on using the new Ryzen cpu  , is there a reason you opted to go for Intel instead of Ryzen?

[genexis_x]

5 hours ago, TheNickqq said:

Why did you go for better memory and another Motherboard, if I may ask?

Ryzen benefit from high speed RAM

The mobo you choose can't overclock

[genexis_x]

5 hours ago, 1kv said:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/wFvHjc

What do you think?

 

Please don't recommend 7350K, it's a shit CPU, Ryzen 5 or even an i5 is much better

[genexis_x]

5 hours ago, TheNickqq said:

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May I know why you need such large SSD instead of going 1TB HDD + 240-275GB SSD?

Also, if RX 480/580 is a bit more, go for it.

[cowpker4life]

5 hours ago, TheNickqq said:

Hey all,

 

I'll get straight into the action, I'm planning to build myself a new computer, as my old computer is just not sufficient enough for the games I want to play. My current pc has the following specs:

 

Amd Athlon X4 740

AMD Radeon R7 260X

And some other generic parts, as I bought it pre-built from a local company 5 years ago.

 

The budget I'm aiming for is 800 euro's max, which comes down to 700 dollars, I find. The main use of the computer will be gaming, but I'm also planning on going to college, so it has to have smooth productivity aswell. I already own 2 monitors and peripherals, so those don't concern me. both monitors being just regular full HD. 

I put together a list of components, but as it is my first time building a pc myself, I'm afraid I'll screw up and have incompatible parts and that something will not work. Here are my preferred parts:

 

AMD Ryzen 5 1400

ASRock A320M

Crucial DDR4-2133 2x4 GB

Crucial MX300 525GB SSD

MSI Radeon RX570 ARMOR 4G OC

Corsair Carbide 88R

Corsair CX450M

Arctic F12 120mm

 

I'm looking for any and all tips you guys can give me, thanks in advance.

 

EDIT: Here is the PcPartPicker link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fjCf4C

I would go for faster ram as ryzen needs it becuase ryzen is 2 core clusters and I would go with a 1600 if you can the extra 2 cores could do a lot and If possible get a b or x mobo as it will have the ability to oc the cpu. Also get a better rated psu maybe? I heard that cheaping out on psu's can hurt your system from power surges. I mean it's not a bad psu just if you could I would try to get a little bit higher tier psu

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MdBsf8

 

If you can aforid this. Would probably get 5 or so years out of It again and some oc on the cpu. 

[TheNickqq]

10 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

May I know why you need such large SSD instead of going 1TB HDD + 240-275GB SSD?

My current computer only has an hdd and it makes a hell of a lot of noise constantly, i wanted to go as silent as possible because i find the sound very annoying. Maybe you know what type of hdd makes the least noise? It would be a great way to lower the cost and maybe allow me to go for the 580 instead. 

[genexis_x]

12 minutes ago, TheNickqq said:

My current computer only has an hdd and it makes a hell of a lot of noise constantly, i wanted to go as silent as possible because i find the sound very annoying. Maybe you know what type of hdd makes the least noise? It would be a great way to lower the cost and maybe allow me to go for the 580 instead. 

Usually HDD don't make loud noise unless there's a problem with HDD

[TheNickqq]

3 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Usually HDD don't make loud noise unless there's a problem with HDD

I think there might be a problem with my hdd then  When it's not idle, it makes noise like just as loud as my typing on my keyboard 

[genexis_x]

4 minutes ago, TheNickqq said:

I think there might be a problem with my hdd then  When it's not idle, it makes noise like just as loud as my typing on my keyboard 

Yeah probably there's a problem. Try changing a new HDD

[TheNickqq]

Just now, ZM Fong said:

Yeah probably there's a problem. Try changing a new HDD

I still need a new pc though, my old one is getting to slow for modern games, but I think I will go for an HDD with an additional smaller SSD then, do you have any recomendations concerning the hard drives?

[genexis_x]

3 minutes ago, TheNickqq said:

I still need a new pc though, my old one is getting to slow for modern games, but I think I will go for an HDD with an additional smaller SSD then, do you have any recomendations concerning the hard drives?

Any HDD will work just fine, WD Blue and Seagate Bararcuda are among the popular choices

[TheNickqq]

Just now, ZM Fong said:

Any HDD will work just fine, WD Blue and Seagate Bararcuda are among the popular choices

Right, I will go do some research, thanks mate 

[genexis_x]

3 minutes ago, TheNickqq said:

Right, I will go do some research, thanks mate 

Welcome

[eira]

Sorry about recommending the 7350K, only reason why I recommended it is purely because it's a bit more than a 7320 but can overclock and doesn't bottleneck too many video cards.

I would definitely go for either an i5-7500 or Ryzen 5 1400. I would go for an RX 470 or 480 since the RX 5 series is literally a rebranded version of the 4 series that AMD are selling for a higher price.

 

 

 

[eira]

18 hours ago, TheNickqq said:

Interesting, altough I really had my mind set on using the new Ryzen cpu  , is there a reason you opted to go for Intel instead of Ryzen?

No reason, just because the i3 was a decent cpu.

[Guest]

13 hours ago, cowpker4life said:

I would go for faster ram as ryzen needs it becuase ryzen is 2 core clusters and I would go with a 1600 if you can the extra 2 cores could do a lot and If possible get a b or x mobo as it will have the ability to oc the cpu. Also get a better rated psu maybe? I heard that cheaping out on psu's can hurt your system from power surges. I mean it's not a bad psu just if you could I would try to get a little bit higher tier psu

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MdBsf8

 

If you can aforid this. Would probably get 5 or so years out of It again and some oc on the cpu. 

You are nearly at twice his budget. Also for $1300 that isn't a good build.

[TheNickqq]

@1kv @ZM Fong I updated my list according to your advice. Opinions?

[eira]

1 minute ago, TheNickqq said:

@1kv @ZM Fong I updated my list according to your advice. Opinions?

I think it's a very good PC for the budget.

What do you think of it? 

[TheNickqq]

Just now, 1kv said:

I think it's a very good PC for the budget.

What do you think of it? 

I'm in love with it already 

[eira]

1 minute ago, TheNickqq said:

I'm in love with it already 

That's a good sign!

I hope you enjoy it