Is this a good build

[Owlman]

I'm trying to show a friend of mine that he doesn't have to sell his soul for a gaming pc. Does this look good? AMD will keep using AM4 for a while so upgrading should be easy, and the 1060 is a really good card for 1080p gaming. Not sure about the PSU and SSD. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GPxsTH

[Herman Mcpootis]

not a bad build tbh, it's pretty decent.

[3rrant]

7 minutes ago, Owlman said:

I'm trying to show a friend of mine that he doesn't have to sell his soul for a gaming pc. Does this look good? AMD will keep using AM4 for a while so upgrading should be easy, and the 1060 is a really good card for 1080p gaming. Not sure about the PSU and SSD. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GPxsTH

You can go down to a 120gb SSD for boot and 1TB HDD and step up to a 1300X instead, for gaming.

 

It's good as a mainstream build tho.

[Herman Mcpootis]

this is what i'll recommend for him, you get a far better cpu.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.19 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.78 @ OutletPC) does he really need the 2tb hdd?
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($269.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Apevia - X-QTIS-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $809.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-08 05:08 EDT-0400

[Sir Asvald]

28 minutes ago, ErrantNyles said:

You can go down to a 120gb SSD for boot and 1TB HDD and step up to a 1300X instead, for gaming.

 

It's good as a mainstream build tho.

No need to get 120gb SSD. It'll run out space rather quickly. Again. 1300X no different, other than clock speeds. 

 

26 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

this is what i'll recommend for him, you get a far better cpu.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.19 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.78 @ OutletPC) does he really need the 2tb hdd?
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($269.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Apevia - X-QTIS-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $809.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-08 05:08 EDT-0400

Much better build! Get this one @Owlman

[Owlman]

29 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

this is what i'll recommend for him, you get a far better cpu.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.19 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.78 @ OutletPC) does he really need the 2tb hdd?
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($269.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Apevia - X-QTIS-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $809.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-08 05:08 EDT-0400

 

1 minute ago, Abdul201588 said:

No need to get 120gb SSD. It'll run out space rather quickly. Again. 1300X no different, other than clock speeds. 

 

Much better build! Get this one @Owlman

I'll look into it. But I suspect norwegian pricing may screw me over. 

[seon123]

5 minutes ago, Owlman said:

 

I'll look into it. But I suspect norwegian pricing may screw me over. 

What's the budget in NOK?

[Owlman]

Just now, seon123 said:

What's the budget in NOK?

8500Kr for the R3 1200 + 1060 6GB build with decent upgradability