First PC Build Advice/Recommendations

[rebwv8]

Hey guys. 

 

Looking for some advice/recommendations for some parts for my first PC build! I plan on only gaming and am looking to be able to game in 1440p eventually, but am only going to game in 1080p to start. I plan on mainly playing FPS games such as H1Z1, PUBG, and Destiny 2 when it releases and maybe some adventure games like Witcher 3. I do not plan on overclocking right away but will eventually so I'd like to get parts that are overclockable because I don't think it'll be long before I overclock my system. I have a couple parts that I have in mind but am always open to suggestions since I am new to PC tech and know a lot of people here know a looooot more than I do but those parts are GTX 1070 ($440), and the NZXT S340 ($70). My budget is $1200 USD before peripherals. If there's any other questions please feel free to ask! Thanks in advance to anyone that replies!

[LienusLateTips]

VEGA HYPE!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: *Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.90 @ Newegg) 
Other: Vega 56 ($399.00)
Total: $1215.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-31 01:18 EDT-0400

[Daniel Z.]

5 minutes ago, rebwv8 said:

Hey guys. 

 

Looking for some advice/recommendations for some parts for my first PC build! I plan on only gaming and am looking to be able to game in 1440p eventually, but am only going to game in 1080p to start. I plan on mainly playing FPS games such as H1Z1, PUBG, and Destiny 2 when it releases and maybe some adventure games like Witcher 3. I do not plan on overclocking right away but will eventually so I'd like to get parts that are overclockable because I don't think it'll be long before I overclock my system. I have a couple parts that I have in mind but am always open to suggestions since I am new to PC tech and know a lot of people here know a looooot more than I do but those parts are GTX 1070 ($440), and the NZXT S340 ($70). My budget is $1200 USD before peripherals. If there's any other questions please feel free to ask! Thanks in advance to anyone that replies!

I will calculate cost without peripherals, but what switches do u like?

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, JDE said:

VEGA HYPE!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: *Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.90 @ Newegg) 
Other: Vega 56 ($399.00)
Total: $1215.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-31 01:18 EDT-0400

ever heard of a GPU?

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

ever heard of a GPU?

 

1 minute ago, JDE said:

Other: Vega 56 ($399.00)

 

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, JDE said:

 

 

FRICK. sorry homeboy

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.49 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  ($514.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.39 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1196.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-31 01:20 EDT-0400

[LienusLateTips]

If you are only going to game, no content creation, no streaming, go with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: *Asus - Z170-K ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($115.88 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.90 @ Newegg) 
Other: Vega 56 ($399.00)
Total: $1243.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-31 01:20 EDT-0400

[Daniel Z.]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

If you are only going to game, no content creation, no streaming, go with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: *Asus - Z170-K ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($115.88 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.90 @ Newegg) 
Other: Vega 56 ($399.00)
Total: $1243.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-31 01:20 EDT-0400

7700k still ages worse imo

[Brooksie359]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/73mGZ8 here is what i would think about doing.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

7700k still ages worse imo

but better in gaming imo

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, JDE said:

but better in gaming imo

Only now, the 1600 will be sweet spot cause I don't see games using 8 cores in a long time

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, JDE said:

If you are only going to game, no content creation, no streaming, go with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: *Asus - Z170-K ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($115.88 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.90 @ Newegg) 
Other: Vega 56 ($399.00)
Total: $1243.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-31 01:20 EDT-0400

are reviews of the vega lineup even out yet? I thought only the reveal was today.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, JDE said:

If you are only going to game, no content creation, no streaming, go with this:

Other: Vega 56 ($399.00)
 

who to blame if vega flops? 

[Guest]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

are reviews of the vega lineup even out yet? I thought only the reveal was today.

the review emargo hasn't been lifted yet, but as far as leaks and stuff it doesn't look promising at all

i mean high TDP, performance on par with 1080 or smt for the higher and ones but costs more (according to leaks)

[Brooksie359]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

Only now, the 1600 will be sweet spot cause I don't see games using 8 cores in a long time

yeah there is actually proof of this when it was tested the performance of dx 12 engine with a certain amount of cores. after 6 there was no performance gains. that being said if you play a game and do something else at the same time then the 8 core may make a difference but tbh i find this to be super what if.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

are reviews of the vega lineup even out yet? I thought only the reveal was today.

There are some awkard graphs for the 64, but nothing else.

 

 

 

 

thats about it

[Daniel Z.]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

who to blame if vega flops? 

It probably won't there are loads of leaks. They seem to be targeting the 1080 and 1070 and with the lower end Vega also being a cut down chip

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

the review emargo hasn't been lifted yet, but as far as leaks and stuff it doesn't look promising at all

i mean high TDP, performance on par with 1080 or smt for the higher and ones but costs more (according to leaks)

nah newer leaks show that it will cost 500 for base 550 for limited edition and i think 600 or something for the liquid cooled version 

[LienusLateTips]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

who to blame if vega flops? 

who cares i'm a amd fanboy

 

 

 

 

blame me always, even when doesn't flop

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

nah newer leaks show that it will cost 500 for base 550 for limited edition and i think 600 or something for the liquid cooled version 

 

nothing about limited edition and water cooled i think

[Guest]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

nah newer leaks show that it will cost 500 for base 550 for limited edition and i think 600 or something for the liquid cooled version 

consumes more power though. so with the money saved you'd end up with a beefier gpu

but we'll see, leaks are just leaks and recommending something that is even out is wrong because no one can predict the future

[Daniel Z.]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

the review emargo hasn't been lifted yet, but as far as leaks and stuff it doesn't look promising at all

i mean high TDP, performance on par with 1080 or smt for the higher and ones but costs more (according to leaks)

 

5 minutes ago, JDE said:

but better in gaming imo

Here is my recommendation. I included browns cause they are pretty hard to hate with its versatility

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($91.77 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card  ($514.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Smart Pro RGB 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($52.70 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1370.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-31 01:28 EDT-0400

 

[Brooksie359]

yeah i would say wait till the official reviews before deciding to get vega or a gtx 1070/1080

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

consumes more power though. so with the money saved you'd end up with a beefier gpu

but we'll see, leaks are just leaks and recommending something that is even out is wrong because no one can predict the future

depends on where he lives

 

 

for me, r9 290 cf and r7 370 gets me $25 CAD bill