First Build

[stealyfill]

Hello All!

1 - Budget and location - $1,500 US

2 - Aim - Gaming, Web Browsing, maybe some light video recording to help a friend with a YouTube Channel get an additional perspective. I have no plans for CAD, graphic design, or video editing. Gaming-wise, I do not play the big open world games (Fallout, Witcher, Elder Scrolls, etc.). I typically play shooters, some WoW, some platformers, League of Legends, Puzzle Games, Dungeon Crawlers/ Hack and Slash looters. I may possibly pick up the next Assassin's Creed/ The Division to give an idea of the biggest scope of game world that I enjoy. 

3 - Monitors - I am looking for a single monitor for 1080p at 120-144 Hz, probably something in the 24 - 27 inch range. 

 

4 - Peripherals - I have a Corsair Mechanical and a Steel Series Mouse already. I plan on purchasing an OEM key from Kinguin.

 

5 - I am currently using a Lenovo ideapad Y500 from either 2012 or 2013. As it is a laptop, upgrading would mean scrapping it and starting over anyways. I prefer to just make a smaller PC (either mATX or ITX) that can do what I want it to, while also being able to be upgraded/mobile in case I want to bring it to as friend's house. 

6 - I have a list on PCPartPicker which I will past under this:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NpHM7h

If this is looked down upon, the current parts I have picked out are as follows:

Ryzen 1600 - I've been told that, for a bit less performance per core, I can have a smoother overall experience with more cores and threads

Corsair H100v2 cooler - Do I need this? Will be overclocking all cores

 

AsRock AB350 mATX MoBo

 

Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (2 stick) DDR4 - 2400 RAM

Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2 for boot and a couple of my most played games

 

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM for everything else

 

Zotac GTX 1070 Mini - whatever the best priced 1070 is when I buy the machine will be the 1070 I get

Thermaltake V21 mATX case - I prefer Horizontal boards

 

SeaSonic G 550 80+ Gold Semi-Modular

 

Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter

 

ViewSonic XG2401 23.6" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor

[jsdsparky]

Overall it looks good. The Ryzen 1600 and GTX 1070 will be able to run 1080p 144Hz well. One thing to note is that Ryzen's "infinity fabric" (the technology that connects the cores together, more or less) runs at a speed proportional to the RAM speed. For the price on PCPartPicker, you could get 2x8GB DDR4 at a higher clock speed (3000MHz or 3200MHz) for the same or lower price.

 

Last note: Make sure to get a AM4 (that's the Ryzen socket) mounting bracket for the CPU liquid cooler if it doesn't come with it.

[honor]

I went 50$ over budget, but managed to squeeze in a better cpu and graphics card. Overkill for 1080p, but in case of a potential 4k monitor in the future, you are at least already properly equipped . I opted for components I have mostly good experiences building systems with. Ram is higher clocked, and the build itself looks overall better However you decide, have fun building buddy

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($296.71 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($135.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: LG - 27MP58VQ-P 27.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1557.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-20 02:22 EDT-0400

[jsdsparky]

7 minutes ago, honor said:

I went 50$ over budget, but managed to squeeze in a better cpu and graphics card. Overkill for 1080p, but in case of a potential 4k monitor in the future, you are at least already properly equipped . I opted for components I have mostly good experiences building systems with. Ram is higher clocked, and the build itself looks overall better However you decide, have fun building buddy

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($296.71 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($135.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: LG - 27MP58VQ-P 27.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1557.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-20 02:22 EDT-0400

TBH, the higher core clock of a Ryzen 1600X or an overclocked 1600 is going to perform better in all the mentioned use cases (due to less of a need for more cores). You can save some money there to stay under budget, and still get that sweet GTX 1080.

[stealyfill]

24 minutes ago, honor said:

I went 50$ over budget, but managed to squeeze in a better cpu and graphics card. Overkill for 1080p, but in case of a potential 4k monitor in the future, you are at least already properly equipped . I opted for components I have mostly good experiences building systems with. Ram is higher clocked, and the build itself looks overall better However you decide, have fun building buddy

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($296.71 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($135.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: LG - 27MP58VQ-P 27.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1557.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-20 02:22 EDT-0400

For the 1700/1600X/1600, would overclocking all the cores require me getting a water cooling setup, or would the air cooler do the job? Additionally, I am looking for a monitor with a higher refresh rate (either 120 or 144 Hz). Lastly, I am looking for a case that I can have the MoBo horizontal (preferably an mATX or ITXMoBo). Do you have any recommendations?

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.69 @ SuperBiiz) stock cooler's good for a 3.8-3.9ghz oc.
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.14 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($376.47 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1500.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-20 02:59 EDT-0400

[stealyfill]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.69 @ SuperBiiz) stock cooler's good for a 3.8-3.9ghz oc.
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.14 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($376.47 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1500.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-20 02:59 EDT-0400

Is the stock cooler good for 3.8-3.9 on all cores, or is that for single core overclocking?

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, stealyfill said:

Is the stock cooler good for 3.8-3.9 on all cores, or is that for single core overclocking?

all cores.

[stealyfill]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

all cores.

You represent the McPootis Clan well, McPootis