Gaming PC building, Help

[pav123]

Hi,

I am looking to build a budget gaming PC, as i am very new to this field i could appreciate some assistance.

I researched and made the following PC configuration:

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/gDrm9W

Some parts don't have a price listed; GPU is approx. AUD $385, and the SSD is Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD (not Samsung 840) for approx. AUD $148. which all comes to $1200+.

 

I am not sure whether this configuration is good for the money, or if there is an better combination. I am not sure whether these parts are all compatible as well.

 Assistance would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance

[Herman Mcpootis]

get a 1600 and 3000mhz ram. you can get a cheaper AB350M pro4 to save money.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($278.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($115.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($189.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Samsung - 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $765.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-10 13:10 AEST+1000

[pav123]

So the Ryzen 5 1600 is much better than 1500x?

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 hours ago, pav123 said:

So the Ryzen 5 1600 is much better than 1500x?

 

yes.

[Redtigercod4]

The 1600 has two more cores than the 1500x but is clocked a tiny bit slower

[Redtigercod4]

Do you want to stick to AMD or would you also settle for an Intel Build? 

[SpicyCactus]

I would suggest getting a B350 motherboard as you can then overclock your processor, allowing it to perform better.

[pav123]

On 9/10/2017 at 5:31 PM, Redtigercod4 said:

Do you want to stick to AMD or would you also settle for an Intel Build? 

AMDs are cheaper than intel and with intel, i don't know whether the intel processors would fit into my budget. I dont wish to spend over AUD $300 on the processor and i am already way over my budget of AUD $1100, thats not even including monitor, keyboard and mouse.

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, pav123 said:

AMDs are cheaper than intel and with intel, i don't know whether the intel processors would fit into my budget. I dont wish to spend over AUD $300 on the processor and i am already way over my budget of AUD $1100, thats not even including monitor, keyboard and mouse.

what's your budget for everything?

[pav123]

Well max $1300

[Herman Mcpootis]

12 minutes ago, pav123 said:

Well max $1300

$10 over but worth it:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($279.00 @ Umart) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($88.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($88.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Transcend - 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($105.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($359.70 @ Newegg Australia) actual price is $327.
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Monitor: Acer - K222HQL 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($123.60 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Keyboard: Logitech - MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $1342.30 
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-11 20:20 AEST+1000

[pav123]

4 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

$10 over but worth it:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($279.00 @ Umart) 
Motherboard: - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($88.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($88.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Transcend - 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($105.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($359.70 @ Newegg Australia) actual price is $327.
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($49.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Monitor: Acer - K222HQL 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($123.60 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Keyboard: Logitech - MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $1342.30 
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-11 20:20 AEST+1000

Looks good,

And for the motherboard, is the ASRock better than the MSI b350?

And all of these parts would fit together nicely (compatible) when i go to build the pc? Its my first time so i am not very sure.

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, pav123 said:

Looks good,

And for the motherboard, is the ASRock better than the MSI b350?

And all of these parts would fit together nicely (compatible) when i go to build the pc? Its my first time so i am not very sure.

i've heard some bad things about MSI's VRMs and ram compatibility, the asrock board has less features but is cheaper. if you really wanna spend money for more features try the ab350m pro4. they'll fit just fine.

[pav123]

3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

i've heard some bad things about MSI's VRMs and ram compatibility, the asrock board has less features but is cheaper. if you really wanna spend money for more features try the . they'll fit just fine.

The difference between AB350M-HDV and ab350m pro4 is only AUD $30 so i could go for it