Potential Upgrade?

[nsinnott]

I am currently running an FX-6300 and a GTX 660, with a single 1080p monitor. It's alright for right now, but in newer games it's starting to slow down, and running Plex in the background taxes the CPU. I'm thinking of upgrading to Ryzen, but I don't have a lot of money to spend right at the minute, so I was debating the possibility of buying CPU, Motherboard, and RAM first and then upgrading more of the parts down the line? Not too sure, that's why I've come here. TIA

 

Current build (obviously all purchased): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jDrFvV

Potential New Parts: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nT4bbj

[just_dave]

The cooler is unnecessary

[nsinnott]

1 minute ago, dave_k said:

The cooler is unnecessary

Could you expand on that a little? I mean, why is it unnecessary?

[Gpuprodamnn]

Firstly, based on your potential new build, you will be wasting more on parts that won’t effect the performance at all. I recommend getting a Ryzen 5 1600 and gtx 1060 6gb for 1000$ build. Something like this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8xyCHN without the peripherals. Or if you have enough, this one for 1500$ will be a complete bad-ass!https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2wMkpb

[seon123]

Just now, Gpuprodamnn said:

Firstly, based on your potential new build, you will be wasting more on parts that won’t effect the performance at all. I recommend getting a Ryzen 5 1600 and gtx 1060 6gb for 1000$ build. Something like this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8xyCHN without the peripherals. Or if you have enough, this one for 1500$ will be a complete bad-ass!https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2wMkpb

How did you manage to find a $460 GTX 1060?

 

[Gpuprodamnn]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

How did you manage to find a $460 GTX 1060?

 

That’s my current build, you can always switch the one you like, also it was like 40-50% off when I bought it.

[nsinnott]

2 minutes ago, Gpuprodamnn said:

Firstly, based on your potential new build, you will be wasting more on parts that won’t effect the performance at all. I recommend getting a Ryzen 5 1600 and gtx 1060 6gb for 1000$ build. Something like this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8xyCHN without the peripherals. Or if you have enough, this one for 1500$ will be a complete bad-ass!https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2wMkpb

What am I wasting money on? I have had very good experiences with Asus, and am also interested in their Aura system. Most of what you say is "wasted" is on aesthetics which is pretty high on my list. I also don't need an operating system or peripherals 

[Moress]

3 minutes ago, nsinnott said:

 Most of what you say is "wasted" is on aesthetics which is pretty high on my list.

Says the person who has a bare green pcb on his included ram

[seon123]

You can get a 1600, 1070 and 16GB RAM, if you are fine with less RGB, and a lesser case and PSU. Stock cooler is fine for Ryzen, the Pro4 has a decent VRM, Ryzen benefits a lot from faster RAM, WD SSDs are crap, and the CXM is fine.  Unless you want the specific case a lot, spending the money elsewhere in the PC makes more sense. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($434.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1011.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-30 14:44 EDT-0400

[nsinnott]

Just now, Moress said:

Says the person who has a bare green pcb on his included ram

Like I said, would be trying to spend less to begin with, just to get my foot in the door with the platform (remember, I'm using DDR3 RAM right now) with upgrades for small things like that sometime later

[Moress]

4 minutes ago, nsinnott said:

Like I said, would be trying to spend less to begin with, just to get my foot in the door with the platform (remember, I'm using DDR3 RAM right now) with upgrades for small things like that sometime later

Is that PSU in your original build actually a Photon or is it just a stand-in for some other one?

[sauce-c]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PWZM9W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PWZM9W/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($116.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.69 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($269.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $981.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-30 14:54 EDT-0400

 

Here's another build that's a better value than what you had for about the same price.

 

EDIT: You could easily spend another $20 and get a better power supply and still stay at $1000

[nsinnott]

Just now, seon123 said:

You can get a 1600, 1070 and 16GB RAM, if you are fine with less RGB, and a lesser case and PSU. Stock cooler is fine for Ryzen, the Pro4 has a decent VRM, Ryzen benefits a lot from faster RAM, WD SSDs are crap, and the CXM is fine.  Unless you want the specific case a lot, spending the money elsewhere in the PC makes more sense. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($434.89 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1011.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-30 14:44 EDT-0400

I don't really have any need for that much power... I'm using it for light to moderate gaming, possibly some school work (but I have a MacBook for that) and running a Plex server. Having it look nice is pretty necessary, and upgrades can always be made later on if my use case changes, especially considering AMD's stance on support for the AM4 platform

[nsinnott]

4 minutes ago, Moress said:

Is that PSU in your original build actually a Photon or is it just a stand-in for some other one?

It's actually a Photon.....