Would this build work fine?

[Aled]

Hello, I'm going to be buying all of the parts in a week or so but want to make sure everything will work fine before that.

 

I have been absolutely won over by the Corsair 240 Air case, so would like all of the components to work around that.

 

My only concern is that this case comes with 3 fans which are 3 pin.  Although the motherboard has only 1x4 pin chassis fan header.  

 

My question is, would I be able to use a splitter to allow me to use those 3 fans and 1 other which I will buy separately?  And will that allow the control of fan speeds, or will they simply run at 100% all of the time?

 

This is the build in question:  https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/8m7zd6

Case: http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/carbide-series-air-240-high-airflow-micro-atx-and-mini-itx-pc-case

Motherboard specifications: https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/PRIME-B350M-A/specifications/

 

Thanks very much in advance and sorry if it's a stupid question, I'm still learning a lot and hope that completing my first build will help me along the way!

 

 

[GrayTech]

I would recommend getting a motherboard with heatsinks on the VRM.

[genexis_x]

Your build looks good, however the mobo doesn't has VRM heatsink, also consider 16GB RAM
 

3 pin fan will work on 4 pin header
If your mobo has enough fan headers then no need to buy a splitter
You can only control 3 pin fans by controlling their voltage since they are not PWM fans

[Lord Nicoll]

6 minutes ago, Aled said:

Hello, I'm going to be buying all of the parts in a week or so but want to make sure everything will work fine before that.

 

I have been absolutely won over by the Corsair 240 Air case, so would like all of the components to work around that.

 

My only concern is that this case comes with 3 fans which are 3 pin.  Although the motherboard has only 1x4 pin chassis fan header.  

 

My question is, would I be able to use a splitter to allow me to use those 3 fans and 1 other which I will buy separately?  And will that allow the control of fan speeds, or will they simply run at 100% all of the time?

 

This is the build in question:  https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/8m7zd6

Case: http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/carbide-series-air-240-high-airflow-micro-atx-and-mini-itx-pc-case

Motherboard specifications: https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/PRIME-B350M-A/specifications/

 

Thanks very much in advance and sorry if it's a stupid question, I'm still learning a lot and hope that completing my first build will help me along the way!

 

 

 

1 minute ago, GrayTech said:

I would recommend getting a motherboard with heatsinks on the VRM.

I second that, with a decent VRM and good heatsinking for it, you can overclock it far with little VRM relayed instability, for that board, if the VRM did hit 125°C it might derate and loose stability. 

[DocSwag]

I'd just a different mobo, probably b350m pro 4 or mortar or tomahawk. Other than that, there's not much for me to say.

[Lord Nicoll]

Oh, @Aled if you do wanna overclock consider getting a 500 watt PSU too, as you could easily add 100 watts from  overclocks if you do plan to overclock (on AM4 it's strongly recommended as the performance gains are real) 

[Guest]

1. As other stated, VRM and heatsink

2. Not sure about getting a cheap Wi-Fi card. I'd try running a long ethernet cable, costs more but reliability  of internet while gaming won't be much of an issue.

3. 1x8 RAM is cheaper and dual channel won't benefit you hugely

4. Case comes with enough fan, no need for extra

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£199.97 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£76.61 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£51.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: PNY - CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.47 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  (£229.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£48.36 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  (£28.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £713.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-27 17:09 BST+0100

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Lord Nicoll said:

Oh, @Aled if you do wanna overclock consider getting a 500 watt PSU too, as you could easily add 100 watts from  overclocks if you do plan to overclock (on AM4 it's strongly recommended as the performance gains are real) 

Only 50w at most https://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2017/05/11/amd-ryzen-5-1600-review/6

[Lord Nicoll]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Only 50w at most https://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2017/05/11/amd-ryzen-5-1600-review/6

I meant including the GPU.....

[Aled]

Would something like this be better overall? This mobo also comes with the 3 4 pin fan connectors needed

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/L8c2Gf
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/L8c2Gf/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£199.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£81.00 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£54.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: PNY - CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming 8G Video Card  (£234.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.93 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £712.34
 

 

Also, is it worth spending more on faster RAM?  I've seen a lot about Ryzen not doing too well with slower RAM but don't understand it very much.

 

Thanks

[Guest]

Just now, Aled said:

Would something like this be better overall? This mobo also comes with the 3 4 pin fan connectors needed

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/L8c2Gf
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/L8c2Gf/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£199.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£81.00 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£54.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: PNY - CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming 8G Video Card  (£234.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.93 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £712.34
 

 

Also, is it worth spending more on faster RAM?  I've seen a lot about Ryzen not doing too well with slower RAM but don't understand it very much.

 

Thanks

Green CX is quite bad and overpriced, stick with the ones I gave

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=416

https://www.hardocp.com/article/2015/01/21/corsair_cx750_750w_power_supply_review/9

 

[Aled]

Would the 450w PSU be okay for any overclocking as @Lord Nicoll said above?  I can't imagine I'll take the CPU or GPU to their limits anyway as I'm only planning on 1080p gaming.  

 

But it would be nice to have the options there

[Lord Nicoll]

Just now, Aled said:

Would the 450w PSU be okay for any overclocking as @Lord Nicoll said above?  I can't imagine I'll take the CPU or GPU to their limits anyway as I'm only planning on 1080p gaming.  

 

But it would be nice to have the options there

well, you could do maybe 3.6GHz and bump the GPU by 15% speed, within it, but it's still cutting it close, PSU's are most efficient and indeed happy around thr 40-60% load, depends on what they're made for, so I'd say 500+ would be better, if you want quality, something like an RM550x would be great, I don't really deal with other brands however, so maybe wait until some other people recommned non corsair PSUs, as I know they cost more than competitors, and while I value the quality and fact I've never has a Corsair PSU blow up, other brands are as good.