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[ChackoM]

Hey,

 

So I've been researching parts for a PC for a looong time, but it seems that I've only been making it more expensive. My list is:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/w6VKD8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/w6VKD8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY - CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: ViewSonic - VA2249S 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Redragon - S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: Logitech - S120 2.3W 2ch Speakers  ($11.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $746.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 18:08 EDT-0400

 

NOTE:The price should be around $1000 because the 1060 6gb is out of stock damn you ethereum mining!

 

I want to get the price to around $850. I want to use this PC for productivity and gaming, such as Battlefield 1, Player Unknown's Background, and Rocket League. I also aim to dual boot Linux and Windows, if that's also necessary to know.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

[SquintyG33Rs]

a 1050Ti and R5 1500x would be the first thing's i'd look at since you clearly want to keep the tempered glass. you could save the couple bucks on stepping down to the regular P400. if you do get the 1050Ti try to get one with power connector or you won't be able to overclock it at all and it's not that worth it then.

 

note that i have tested 2 1500X and at 3.9 GHz they perform almost as well as an i7-4790K in benchmarks

[ChackoM]

4 minutes ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

a 1050Ti and R5 1500x would be the first thing's i'd look at since you clearly want to keep the tempered glass. you could save the couple bucks on stepping down to the regular P400. if you do get the 1050Ti try to get one with power connector or you won't be able to overclock it at all and it's not that worth it then.

 

note that i have tested 2 1500X and at 3.9 GHz they perform almost as well as an i7-4790K in benchmarks

Or should I go for the 1060 3gb?

[QuantumBit]

Go with a 7500 and lower speed ram? (2133 or something)

[TraskJ]

1 hour ago, ChackoM said:

Hey,

 

So I've been researching parts for a PC for a looong time, but it seems that I've only been making it more expensive. My list is:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/w6VKD8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/w6VKD8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($93.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY - CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: ViewSonic - VA2249S 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Redragon - S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: Logitech - S120 2.3W 2ch Speakers  ($11.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $746.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 18:08 EDT-0400

 

NOTE:The price should be around $1000 because the 1060 6gb is out of stock damn you ethereum mining!

 

I want to get the price to around $850. I want to use this PC for productivity and gaming, such as Battlefield 1, Player Unknown's Background, and Rocket League. I also aim to dual boot Linux and Windows, if that's also necessary to know.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

I'd recommend dropping your CPU to a Ryzen 5 1400, or even going the Intel route and getting the i5 without an unlocked multiplier (I think that's an i5-7400). Gaming performance difference between either of those and the 1600 isn't particularly noticeable, especially if you do some minor overclocking on the 1400 with that motherboard. Keep your graphics card as a 1060, that'll be important. You can squeeze a better budget out if you change your case to something less expensive (try the 50-70 dollar range). The only other thing I can recommend to decrease price any more is to try an mATX build. It won't be as flashy or upgradeable, but mATX will do fine for your purposes. If you go that route, your motherboard and case will cost considerably less (forty dollars less on the motherboard, fifty on the case). Also, what are you paying for your video card? Mine (EVGA SSC 1060 6gb) was around $260, and you can find a cheaper 1060 6gb from Zotac for around $230 that runs around the same clock speeds (if pushed a little). I really wouldn't go down to a 3gb model, because you'll be giving up some (please don't burn me at the stake for saying these words) future proofing, as well as some performance in VRAM demanding games, which I believe Battlefield 1 is. 

 

Hope this helped! Let me know if I can provide any more advice/assistance. 

[SquintyG33Rs]

1 hour ago, ChackoM said:

Or should I go for the 1060 3gb?

the 1060 3GB doesn't make sense..,. it's less powerfull than the 1060 despite having the same name on top of having less VRAM the 1050Ti is what i feel like a sweetspot for 1080p gaming at 60fps it's not future proof but it stays cheap enough that you can justify replacing it every couple years.

 

52 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

Go with a 7500 and lower speed ram? (2133 or something)

what do you mean 7500? and ram speed is not something i'd sacrifice on with Ryzen (from experience)

[QuantumBit]

26 minutes ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

the 1060 3GB doesn't make sense..,. it's less powerfull than the 1060 despite having the same name on top of having less VRAM the 1050Ti is what i feel like a sweetspot for 1080p gaming at 60fps it's not future proof but it stays cheap enough that you can justify replacing it every couple years.

 

what do you mean 7500? and ram speed is not something i'd sacrifice on with Ryzen (from experience)

i5 7500 + lower speed ram, since Intel doesn't need it as much as Ryzen 

[SquintyG33Rs]

21 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

i5 7500 + lower speed ram, since Intel doesn't need it as much as Ryzen 

oh ok yeah maybe but it's not cheaper than the 1500x and it doesn't perform better either. but it's true you need to buy more expensive faster ram on ryzen. it probably ends up even

[ChackoM]

20 minutes ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

oh ok yeah maybe but it's not cheaper than the 1500x and it doesn't perform better either. but it's true you need to buy more expensive faster ram on ryzen. it probably ends up even

Also there's much more flexibility in mobos