Light gaming/light content creation PC that will last for quite a while

[zwirek2201]

Hello!
I am thinking of building a PC that is going to last me for a few years of light gaming (Some bigger games like GTA V too, but I'm happy with 1080p and don't even need 60 fps in most games) and some content creation (including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, CAD etc.). 

My budget is around 900-1100 USD for the tower, but I'm open to some other ideas if they would give me a big performance boost. I'm not going to be using any crazy 1440Hz monitors, but I may one day decide to buy a second 1080p or 4k display so the system would need to handle it.

The idea is:
- Good CPU (probably I'll be overclocking)
- A fair bit of RAM

- Relatively good PSU (at least 80+ Gold)

- Budget graphics card  

- Definitely an SSD (was thinking whether NVMe would be much better than normal SATA)

- Essentially any case that is just simple (not something that looks like a tank). Was thinking about simple mid tower, but something smaller would probably be even better as long as it doesn't have any airflow issues. I want the build to be fairly clean so maybe even a window would be a good idea.

- I may one day need to throw in a network or sound card, so MoBo that can support it pretty well.

- Some room for upgrades

 

I built a PCPartPicker list, but I'm looking for some ideas for a MoBo and case. The CPU cooler and PSU are still open for discussion.

PCPartPicker list:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bCKbzM

Thanks for help!

[Taswell]

Duuude Im Digging the Invisible Case =P, how big of a computer you looking to build the motherboard and case determine that and you havent picked either of them yet?

 

I think this would make a good mini atx build in a factal S4 mini or somthing

[Droidbot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($306.81 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($126.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston - FURY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($191.20 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4GB PULSE ITX Video Card  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.49 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1089.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-22 09:10 EDT-0400

 

Ryzen is slightly slower than Intel in single-core performance, but faster in multi-core performance. 

And you don't need 32GB of RAM, but I included it anyway - get yourself a good 3200Mhz 16GB kit and wait for the full speed update to come out. 

[zwirek2201]

Just now, ITheSpazI said:

Duuude Im Digging the Invisible Case =P, how big of a computer you looking to build the motherboard and case determine that and you havent picked either of them yet?

As I said, I can go with medium tower and down.
I was thinking about Fractal Design Core 2300 since it's not very expensive and looks OK to me, but I realized that there are way smaller cases that would probably fit my build just as well as a midTower

When it comes to motherboard, many of them were throwing compatibility issues with the 7700k so I wanted to ask you about some recommendations

[PaperLuigi]

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($306.81 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.33 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($224.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1087.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-22 09:13 EDT-0400

 

 

You can most likely get 16 ram and not notice any difference, RX 570 and 580 are good too I just went for this for the CUDA support.

[zwirek2201]

13 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($306.81 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($126.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston - FURY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($191.20 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4GB PULSE ITX Video Card  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.49 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1089.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-22 09:10 EDT-0400

 

Ryzen is slightly slower than Intel in single-core performance, but faster in multi-core performance. 

And you don't need 32GB of RAM, but I included it anyway - get yourself a good 3200Mhz 16GB kit and wait for the full speed update to come out. 

 

9 minutes ago, PaperLuigi said:

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($306.81 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.33 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($224.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1087.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-22 09:13 EDT-0400

 

 

You can most likely get 16 ram and not notice any difference, RX 570 and 580 are good too I just went for this for the CUDA support.

What about the CPU cooler? Is AMD's stock cooler enough for any overclocking?

[Droidbot]

Just now, zwirek2201 said:

 

What about the CPU cooler? Is AMD's stock cooler enough for any overclocking?

I've seen someone running a 3.7Ghz OC on the stock cooler. 

It's bloody good considering it's included in the box

[DocSwag]

15 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($306.81 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($126.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston - FURY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($191.20 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4GB PULSE ITX Video Card  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.49 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1089.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-22 09:10 EDT-0400

 

Ryzen is slightly slower than Intel in single-core performance, but faster in multi-core performance. 

And you don't need 32GB of RAM, but I included it anyway - get yourself a good 3200Mhz 16GB kit and wait for the full speed update to come out. 

I would try to go Nvidia for CUDA.

Just now, zwirek2201 said:

 

What about the CPU cooler? Is AMD's stock cooler enough for any overclocking?

Yeah, should be able to take you to 3.6-3.7, at least.

[DocSwag]

Just now, Droidbot said:

It's bloody good

Found the Aussie  

[Taswell]

14 minutes ago, zwirek2201 said:

As I said, I can go with medium tower and down.
I was thinking about Fractal Design Core 2300 since it's not very expensive and looks OK to me, but I realized that there are way smaller cases that would probably fit my build just as well as a midTower

When it comes to motherboard, many of them were throwing compatibility issues with the 7700k so I wanted to ask you about some recommendations

Literally any NZXT case they are all good. Most any fractal case, if you want a minimalist design go for the SXXX series. Cosair Carbide/T Series Are solid Budget Cases.

 

for motherboard I would suggest the Asus - STRIX Z270 or new MSI Krait edition board assuming your sticking with intel. 

[Droidbot]

Just now, DocSwag said:

Found the Aussie  

aaAAAaaaa it's 11PM

[Max_Settings]

A touch over, but I included windows

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($306.81 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.33 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($126.59 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.90 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($70.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1159.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-22 09:31 EDT-0400

[Ordinarily_Greater]

@Max_Settingsthat's great

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CCVR9W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CCVR9W/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($88.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($126.59 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($400.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1108.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-22 09:34 EDT-0400