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Humblecamp
By Humblecamp
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Hello, thank you in advance for your help. My goal for this build is gaming (games like civ 6, overwatch, fallout 4, and dishonored 2) on the highest settings with the ability to stream (streaming doesn't have to be on highest settings) . I don't plan on streaming often but more as a fun thing to do with friends.  Prices in USD. 

 

The parts I already have:

 

I got the gtx 980ti gently used for $330 on Craigslist and I got the ssd for $130 on amazon prime day. I have a mouse, keyboard and 1080p monitor 60hz. Might upgrade to higher refresh rate in the future but I am happy with 1080p right now.

 

All of the other parts listed below except the ssd and gpu I still need to buy. 

 

Questions: 

Look over the part list and let me know anything that you think I should reconsider. 

 

More specifically, 

 

Do you think a 480gb hard drive is too small? I am concerned adding a hdd will slow me down. But the 1tb ssd wasn't on sale haha. 

 

I don't know anything about motherboards, does the MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard look good for thia build? 

 

Is a 650w Power supply too much? The guy used to have the card said a 500w did not give him enough power to overclock. I don't plan on overclocking right away but I might later on. 

 

If I want to run the desktop on wifi, do I need an additional component? 

 

 

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

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.68 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($91.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SanDisk - Extreme II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.69 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1456.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-25 13:50 EDT-0400

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Always good to have a secondary drive for game storage and whatnot. The 480GB SSD will be plenty for OS and most programs and then store your games on the HDD. 650W PSU is plenty, if you don't need the power it doesn't get used :) 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SanDisk - Extreme II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.34 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1468.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-25 14:14 EDT-0400

 

Edit:

Can swap the NEX 650W for a V650 from Cooler Master if you want a better build quality PSU. The NEX is rated as Tier 3 but the V650 is Tier 1 (higher quality) but the prices are within $1 of each other so it's up to you. I think you're good either way but just giving you options :) 

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Prior Build Log/PC:

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6 hours ago, Lurick said:

Always good to have a secondary drive for game storage and whatnot. The 480GB SSD will be plenty for OS and most programs and then store your games on the HDD. 650W PSU is plenty, if you don't need the power it doesn't get used :) 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SanDisk - Extreme II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.34 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1468.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-25 14:14 EDT-0400

 

Edit:

Can swap the NEX 650W for a V650 from Cooler Master if you want a better build quality PSU. The NEX is rated as Tier 3 but the V650 is Tier 1 (higher quality) but the prices are within $1 of each other so it's up to you. I think you're good either way but just giving you options :) 

I took your suggestions and tweaked the build list.  

 

I have never used a Ryzen system before, do they hold up over time?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gzNHM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gzNHM8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SanDisk - Extreme II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.34 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.69 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1515.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-25 21:05 EDT-0400

 

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10 hours ago, Humblecamp said:

I took your suggestions and tweaked the build list.  

 

I have never used a Ryzen system before, do they hold up over time?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gzNHM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gzNHM8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($136.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SanDisk - Extreme II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.34 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.69 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1515.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-25 21:05 EDT-0400

 

Yah, they are great overall chips. If you're focus is like 99% gaming then you'll want to go for the 7700K but if you want good streaming, editing, and all around performance then definitely go with Ryzen.

The difference between the 1600 and 1600X is minimal and they both overclock about the same so if you want to save a little money you can go for the 1600. Otherwise, looks great :) 

I would ask, why the CD drive?

Current Network Layout:

Current Build Log/PC:

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Prior Build Log/PC:

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