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This will be my first build, I was hoping to get it between 600-800 but a bit over is fine, as its kinds necessary. My requirements are excellent airflow (my room has crap for ac and is very hot during the summer) and I would like to be able to run almost all current games at ultra 60fps while recording or streaming. I guess secondary to that is a good look, haven't thought much about color theming yet, so that's completely open. If you have any tips on what part would work better while still being around the same price, or where a fault could happen in the build, please let me know. If you have any experience with these parts over a long period of time, let me know thoughts please.

I currently have 2 options:

first being this one https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RQVMYr  EDIT: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LCwTTH

+ no issues I know of

+within budget

- no theme (not an issue atm)

- told the i5 could bottleneck the 1060, doubt it but seeking another opinon

- i5 isn't the best at handling streaming

the next is a ryzen version: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vZm6Z8 EDIT: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yGj3QV

+ good at gaming and streaming

+ RGB

+ kind of a red/black theme

+ within budget

- these are all recommended parts and I don't have all my research on them

- like the previous, don't know much about AMD because I ignored them after early research showed their chips run hot

 

for both options I am considering replacing the case with https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854048&cm_re=phanteks_eclipse_p400-_-11-854-048-_-Product the phanteks eclipse P400 TG

Thanks in advance

 

EDIT: due to a sale ending

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1 minute ago, veltoc said:

AMD because I ignored them after early research showed their chips run hot

BS, ryzen and FX are completely different. get the ryzen system, i5s are not worth getting anymore. get a rx580 if you can find one, they are a bit better than a  gtx 1060 in newer games, consider another brand MOBO, MSI seems to have issues with ryzen ram compatibility. 

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1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

BS, ryzen and FX are completely different. get the ryzen system, i5s are not worth getting anymore. get a rx580 if you can find one, they are a bit better than a  gtx 1060 in newer games, consider another brand MOBO, MSI seems to have issues with ryzen ram compatibility. 

the rx580 challenges my heat requirement.

also the ram on their isn't ryzen..

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4 minutes ago, veltoc said:

the rx580 challenges my heat requirement.

also the ram on their isn't ryzen..

wut

i5 6600k and GTX 1070 but I play 1600-900. 1440p BABY!

Still, don't put too much faith in my buying decisions. xD 

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6 minutes ago, veltoc said:

the rx580 challenges my heat requirement.

also the ram on their isn't ryzen..

RX 580 doesn't differ much from the GTX 1060. Is a little bit hotter but at 70C (Aftermarket cooler) you really can't complain. Certainly for the boost in performance. 

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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Just now, Arcanekitten said:

RX 580 doesn't differ much from the GTX 1060. Is a little bit hotter but at 70C (Aftermarket cooler) you really can't complain. Certainly for the boost in performance. 

with an aftermarket cooler. and 70C is hot. like the roof of some parts operating temps

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1 minute ago, veltoc said:

@Mooshi okay.... you have the ryzen 1600 in your build. how is it

It's not too bad. Originally had a 6700k, but that build went to my girlfriend since her PC was dying and then I built this one. Ryzen did initially have issues, but each update seems to take care of those. Earlier I did a BIOS update and now my ram actually boots at stock 3200mhz when before it would only do 2993 (3020 with bclk overclocking) Still need to tweak the CPU OC a bit since I chose 3.7ghz as a safe test clock when before it was a little higher.

 

From the benches I've read into, once you're above 1080p for gaming, there is little difference between a 1600 and a 7700k in gaming and the 1600 destroys the 7700k in work loads.

 

 

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