My new PC

[Jorn]

Hello, my laptop recently crashed and the cost for repair didn't seem worth it anymore so i decided that it was time for a new pc. Since i already used my laptop pretty much as a desktop i decided that i wanted to build my own pc as this would be a lot cheaper and would be interesting. I don't really know what are good parts to pick though. So i made a list on a website. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p8jg7h .

Can anyone give any tips or recommendations on this build and possible changes. Please keep in mind that my budget is about 1000$. Thanks in advance.

[QuantumBit]

Get a kinguin windows key and swap out the 1400 for a 1600 

[Daniel Z.]

The psu is crap, and case is crap

[QuantumBit]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hVmJ4C Actually there are a few more things I changed around. 1060 prices are higher right now but hopefully in around a month or so they should go back down. If you can fit it in the budget try getting a nicer case (s340?) but you'll be fine with the current one

[Colin Donoghue]

Ryzen needs faster ram, get a windows key from kinguin, get this mobo it comes with a free case

Here is a great deal on the GIGABYTE GA-AX370-Gaming (rev. 1.0) AM4 AMD X370 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard , http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=n82e16813145009
 I found.

[honor]

Get Windows 10 for cheap (about 30 bucks)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($131.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($159.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor  ($103.57 @ Amazon)
Total: $972.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-24 11:41 EDT-0400

[Varpin]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4tLHM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4tLHM8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.65 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Samsung - S24D300H 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($104.95 @ B&H) 
Total: $993.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-24 11:33 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

get os from reddit for $20-30.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($101.98 @ Newegg) free deepcool dukase included.
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($116.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - BP5e Slim 7 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ - GW2270 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 
Other: GIGABYTE AORUS XTREME GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps  ($314.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $976.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-24 11:40 EDT-0400

[Jorn]

2 hours ago, Colin Donoghue said:

Ryzen needs faster ram, get a windows key from kinguin, get this mobo it comes with a free case

Here is a great deal on the GIGABYTE GA-AX370-Gaming (rev. 1.0) AM4 AMD X370 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard , http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=n82e16813145009
 I found.

What do you mean by Ryzen needs faster ram? That I shouldn't buy a Ryzen at all or that i should switch the 1400 for a better one?

[Jorn]

2 hours ago, QuantumBit said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hVmJ4C Actually there are a few more things I changed around. 1060 prices are higher right now but hopefully in around a month or so they should go back down. If you can fit it in the budget try getting a nicer case (s340?) but you'll be fine with the current one

Can you explain exactly why a different case would be better? And what price do you expect the price of the 1060 to go down to because right now it's almost twice the price of a 1050.

[Jorn]

General updates: I am pretty sure i will switch the 1400 for a 1600. I'm also going to buy windows 10 of kinguin since that's way cheaper. I also changed the monitor to the cheapest 1920x1080 they had but if you have some good reasons to buy a different one i will definitely consider that. The current list looks like this (keep in mind that i haven't really looked at the power supply, motherboard and case because i have no idea about them): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pMWw2R

[Colin Donoghue]

13 minutes ago, Jorn said:

What do you mean by Ryzen needs faster ram? That I shouldn't buy a Ryzen at all or that i should switch the 1400 for a better one?

Faster rated ram like 3200mhz speed ram not 2400mhz speed it works better with faster ram

[Jorn]

2 hours ago, honor said:

Get Windows 10 for cheap (about 30 bucks)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($131.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($159.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor  ($103.57 @ Amazon)
Total: $972.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-24 11:41 EDT-0400

I have a few questions about this build. First of all why did you choose for the more expensive RAM? (sorry if this sounds stupid but i though 16GB was 16GB) Secondly, what makes you choose this powersupply (please just give my any information on it, i have no idea what makes a good powersupply). And lastly why did you choose this monitor. Its a lot more expensive than the one on my list (the new list I posted in my general updates) and also has a response time of 5 ms (I didn't really look at any othet specifics for the monitor because again i don't really know much about computers). Thanks in advance.

[QuantumBit]

1 hour ago, Jorn said:

I have a few questions about this build. First of all why did you choose for the more expensive RAM? (sorry if this sounds stupid but i though 16GB was 16GB) Secondly, what makes you choose this powersupply (please just give my any information on it, i have no idea what makes a good powersupply). And lastly why did you choose this monitor. Its a lot more expensive than the one on my list (the new list I posted in my general updates) and also has a response time of 5 ms (I didn't really look at any othet specifics for the monitor because again i don't really know much about computers). Thanks in advance.

The RAM is more expensive since it has higher speeds (Your original one said "2400" and this one is 3200) This is since Ryzen works better with higher speed RAM. If you go to the powersupply sub forum and then go to the "PSU Tier List" you can see which power supplies are better. The reason I chose the CXM 550W for your build (in my list) is because its a decent rating (3) and its pretty good (using the 450W right now) not to mention its selling for like $10-20 cheaper that normal.

[Jorn]

33 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

The RAM is more expensive since it has higher speeds (Your original one said "2400" and this one is 3200) This is since Ryzen works better with higher speed RAM. If you go to the powersupply sub forum and then go to the "PSU Tier List" you can see which power supplies are better. The reason I chose the CXM 550W for your build (in my list) is because its a decent rating (3) and its pretty good (using the 450W right now) not to mention its selling for like $10-20 cheaper that normal.

Thanks for clarifying, I now understand the RAM thing and have changed it in my build. I'm now going to look into the PSU.

[Jorn]

I looked into the PSU and have decided that QuantumBit suggested a pretty good PSU so I'm going to use that one. The updated list is now: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mkW73F