New PC Build, thoughts?

[itsaiden]

Hey everybody, new to the forums and just wanted to know what everyone thought of this PC. I'm building this one to replace my old one with a gtx 750 ti

 

 Here is the build, i'm hoping to run games like rainbow six siege and pugb at 60fps/1080p/ high settings. I've already got the power supply and the graphics card is going to be a GTX 960 SSC at 2gb vram.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dh22D8

 

 

Tell me what you guys think!

[Apollo Refugio]

can you tell us what PSU you have?

[itsaiden]

Its an EVGA supernova nex 650w fully modular atx

[Zando_]

5 minutes ago, itsaiden said:

Its an EVGA supernova nex 650w fully modular atx

Welome to the Forum! 

 

And just quote him or tag him: @Apollo Refugio, so he can see you replied. And you should be fine with that PSU. 

[Squarq]

Also, I'd recommend going with a single stick of 8GB ram so that you can upgrade to a total of 32GB. I know that this won't help with gaming, but being future-proof is a good idea; it should still be the same price. No SSD either? A 60 or 120GB could really help you out and cost only a little 

[itsaiden]

2 minutes ago, Squarq said:

B350 motherboard? Are you not planning to overclock the 1500x? Also, I'd recommend going with a single stick of 8GB ram so that you can upgrade to a total of 32GB. I know that this won't help with gaming, but being future-proof is a good idea; it should still be the same price. No SSD either? A 60 or 120GB could really help you out and cost only a little 

i thought the b350 supported overclocking?

[Squarq]

3 minutes ago, itsaiden said:

i thought the b350 supported overclocking?

Yeah, I checked again. Sorry, I was a bit mixed up

[Drake10114]

5 minutes ago, Squarq said:

B350 motherboard? Are you not planning to overclock the 1500x? Also, I'd recommend going with a single stick of 8GB ram so that you can upgrade to a total of 32GB. I know that this won't help with gaming, but being future-proof is a good idea; it should still be the same price. No SSD either? A 60 or 120GB could really help you out and cost only a little 

I think you meant 8gb - 16gb, since 32gb is still overkill.

 

2 minutes ago, itsaiden said:

i thought the b350 supported overclocking?

I'd get a ssd for booting as well.

and If you can, I'd see if you can get a g2/g3 from EVGA instead of the NEX which is a garbage PSU for the price, and is definitely a point of failure in your system.

Also see if a 1050ti fits within your budget, since you are updating parts to current gen, but having a 2nd gen gpu that will need upgrading pretty fast, it's basically a waste of money.

[itsaiden]

Just now, Drake10114 said:

I think you meant 8gb - 16gb, since 32gb is still overkill.

 

I'd get a ssd for booting as well.

and If you can, I'd see if you can get a g2/g3 from EVGA instead of the NEX which is a garbage PSU for the price, and is definitely a point of failure in your system.

Also see if a 1050ti fits within your budget, since you are updating parts to current gen, but having a 2nd gen gpu that will need upgrading pretty fast, it's basically a waste of money.

The reason im going with the GTX 960 SSC is because my friend is giving it to me for free. Do you think it could still handle most games at decent frames and settings?

Im also getting the power supply for free.

[Squarq]

1 minute ago, itsaiden said:

The reason im going with the GTX 960 SSC is because my friend is giving it to me for free. Do you think it could still handle most games at decent frames and settings?

Im also getting the power supply for free.

1080p 60fps should be achievable in most games as long as you aim for medium settings

[Drake10114]

Just now, itsaiden said:

The reason im going with the GTX 960 SSC is because my friend is giving it to me for free. Do you think it could still handle most games at decent frames and settings?

Im also getting the power supply for free.

Even free that PSU is garbage lmfao, it's not a good PSU, and wouldn't want to trust a system with it.

If the Gtx 960 is free, then cool, but you will want to upgrade that soon.

It probably can handle some games, not at decent settings or fps, but playable I imagine. It was a massive jump between the 900 and 10 series cards. Not to mention energy efficiency.

[itsaiden]

Just now, Drake10114 said:

Even free that PSU is garbage lmfao, it's not a good PSU, and wouldn't want to trust a system with it.

If the Gtx 960 is free, then cool, but you will want to upgrade that soon.

It probably can handle some games, not at decent settings or fps, but playable I imagine. It was a massive jump between the 900 and 10 series cards. Not to mention energy efficiency.

How is this PSU? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139049

[Drake10114]

4 minutes ago, itsaiden said:

How is this PSU? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139049

Still not the best...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $26.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-26 16:38 EDT-0400

 

or...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $39.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-26 16:38 EDT-0400

 

Note: This can come fully modular, but it costs more. Basically the Seasonic M12ii 520W is the fully-modular version of the S12ii 52oW.

 

Both of these are better, since the old corsair cxm units aren't as good as the newer cxm grey units (updated parts, etc.)

 

But if your able to fit it in...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.33 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $79.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-26 16:39 EDT-0400

 

Is an awesome top tier PSU.

[itsaiden]

Okay, i'll look into those. As far as the CPU, do you think that is good for gaming?

[Squarq]

This is all really dependent on you budget. If you don't have a high budget, you can consider selling your parts, but running momentarily w/ the 960 until you have more money isn't a bad idea. But I agree with @Drake10114 that you really shouldn't trust that PSU

 

[Squarq]

Just now, itsaiden said:

Okay, i'll look into those. As far as the CPU, do you think that is good for gaming?

Yeah, you should be good for a while with the 1500X

[Drake10114]

1 minute ago, itsaiden said:

Okay, i'll look into those. As far as the CPU, do you think that is good for gaming?

Yep, it'll be fine.

Most games are geared towards Intel systems currently, so just keep that in mind.

You may want to go 1 8gb stick at a higher frequency though, since Ryzen loves high frequency RAM.

[itsaiden]

Just now, Drake10114 said:

Yep, it'll be fine.

Most games are geared towards Intel systems currently, so just keep that in mind.

You may want to go 1 8gb stick at a higher frequency though, since Ryzen loves high frequency RAM.

Is it worth changing systems for an intel cpu? I'll change the RAM.

 

My friend said he could also give me a Thermaltake 650w bronze

[Drake10114]

Just now, itsaiden said:

Is it worth changing systems for an intel cpu? I'll change the RAM.

 

My friend said he could also give me a Thermaltake 650w bronze

Ask him for the model, since Thermaltake makes many PSU's, it's hard to say if it's a good PSU or not.

Depends on the person, Ryzen is more budget friendly, where Intel gives you better gaming performance since everything is intel focused, since AMD was non-existent for a long time.

I went w/ Intel, because Ryzen was just being announced/launched, and I knew Intel wouldn't give me any griefs, since Ryzen is still a new architecture, so it has to get broken-in.

[itsaiden]

4 minutes ago, Drake10114 said:

Ask him for the model, since Thermaltake makes many PSU's, it's hard to say if it's a good PSU or not.

Depends on the person, Ryzen is more budget friendly, where Intel gives you better gaming performance since everything is intel focused, since AMD was non-existent for a long time.

I went w/ Intel, because Ryzen was just being announced/launched, and I knew Intel wouldn't give me any griefs, since Ryzen is still a new architecture, so it has to get broken-in.

I would probably only swap if it makes a significant difference. I'll get the model for the PSU later

[Guest]

22 minutes ago, itsaiden said:

How is this PSU? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139049

The EVGA NEX will be fine to use for that setup. Not the best psu in the world but if you are getting it for free it will do the job. It isn't going to burn your house down etc.

[itsaiden]

 

16 minutes ago, Drake10114 said:

Yep, it'll be fine.

Most games are geared towards Intel systems currently, so just keep that in mind.

You may want to go 1 8gb stick at a higher frequency though, since Ryzen loves high frequency RAM.

Is this a better RAM stick? https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4CyxFT/crucial-memory-bls8g4d240fsb?history_days=730

[Drake10114]

5 hours ago, itsaiden said:

 

Is this a better RAM stick? https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4CyxFT/crucial-memory-bls8g4d240fsb?history_days=730

That should work, it's from a reputable brand, good speed for your cpu (assuming your going w/ an i5) and is 8GB.

[itsaiden]

On 6/26/2017 at 10:55 PM, Drake10114 said:

That should work, it's from a reputable brand, good speed for your cpu (assuming your going w/ an i5) and is 8GB.

What should the speed be if i go for a ryzen 1500x or 1600?

[Drake10114]

4 hours ago, itsaiden said:

What should the speed be if i go for a ryzen 1500x or 1600?

I've heard higher is the better, but don't know the exact number. I imagine a Ryzen fanboy could tell you the speed needed/wanted. I think 3000Mhz, but idk what is the sweet spot