General Questions

[RoyCS]

I am coming to the end of my build with the budget of $1300 and I am reconsidering these parts
Which would be better for my needs?

I Mainly use my desktop for the following.

 

95% Gaming.

PUBG

Rocket League

CS: GO

ARMA 3

Fallout 4
Rust 
Six Seige

Call Of Duty
GTA 4

And Many More Similar Games.

 

5% Productivity 

Very Minimal 

Photoshop

Video Editing

And would like to get into youtube production.

 

My components are.

CPU – 

CPU Cooler – 

Motherboard – 

RAM -

Storage – 

SSD – 

Graphics Card -

Case – NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply - EVGA - 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

Operating System – Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

 

 

Thanks For the help in advance.

[Mi26]

Ryzen 5 1600x with a B350 board 

[D13H4RD]

An AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or 1600X alongside a GeForce GTX 1060.

 

Ryzen CPUs actually see a performance boost with faster-clocked memory so plan on getting the fastest one you can but don’t go too crazy as faster RAM also has more CAS latency.

[RoyCS]

6 minutes ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

An AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or 1600X alongside a GeForce GTX 1060.

 

Ryzen CPUs actually see a performance boost with faster-clocked memory so plan on getting the fastest one you can but don’t go too crazy as faster RAM also has more CAS latency.

Is the X Worth $50?

[D13H4RD]

1 minute ago, RoyCS said:

Is the X Worth $50?

IMO, if you’re into overclocking, get the 1600 and save a couple bucks.

[RoyCS]

1 minute ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

IMO, if you’re into overclocking, get the 1600 and save a couple bucks.

Looking at the stats it looks better with the X

[D13H4RD]

1 minute ago, RoyCS said:

Looking at the stats it looks better with the X

I know a lot of people who bought the 1600 non-X and overclocked it.

 

IMHO, the 1600 is the better option as XFR on the 1600X will be disabled when applying a manual OC and the 1600 comes with a cooler. Irrelevant when you are already planning to add a beefier cooler, but if you haven’t got one, it’s a significant factor.

[Enderman]

 

[RoyCS]

1 minute ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

I know a lot of people who bought the 1600 non-X and overclocked it.

 

IMHO, the 1600 is the better option as XFR on the 1600X will be disabled when applying a manual OC and the 1600 comes with a cooler. Irrelevant when you are already planning to add a beefier cooler, but if you haven’t got one, it’s a significant factor.

How about if i bought a 1600 X and a 212 Evo?

[D13H4RD]

2 minutes ago, RoyCS said:

How about if i bought a 1600 X and a 212 Evo?

That’s a solid choice if you’re not planning to OC but if you are, save the $50 and get the 1600.

[RoyCS]

The 1600 on a B350 Mobo with G.Skill Flare X 16GB Kit DDR4 2400MHz RAM and then OC it to 29 33? relaxed timings?

3 minutes ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

That’s a solid choice if you’re not planning to OC but if you are, save the $50 and get the 1600.

 

[D13H4RD]

4 minutes ago, RoyCS said:

The 1600 on a B350 Mobo with G.Skill Flare X 16GB Kit DDR4 2400MHz RAM and then OC it to 29 33? relaxed timings?

 

Should be alright. Don’t forget to do a memory stress test after to make sure it’s stable

[RoyCS]

1 minute ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

Should be alright. Don’t forget to do a memory stress test after to make sure it’s stable

Suggestion on a B350 Board?

[D13H4RD]

2 minutes ago, RoyCS said:

Suggestion on a B350 Board?

I’m no expert on AMD motherboards, and I don’t have much experience in the reliability of ASRock motherboards, but this one seems to enjoy a high rating on Newegg.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157762&cm_re=B350_motherboard-_-13-157-762-_-Product