Ryzen Build, about to pull the trigger so please review!!

[Lazorsnipes]

Ok, have been working on getting things together and finally looking to bite the bullet and order everything.  So here is what I am looking at, I currently do not need Mouse/keyboard and my monitor is LG 34UM59-P 34" 21:9 FreeSync IPS Monitor

 

CPU		AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor	$219.99	Buy
CPU Cooler		be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler	$59.90	Buy
Motherboard		ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard	$183.98	Buy
Memory		Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$158.99	Buy
Storage		Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$233.88	Buy
Video Card		EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card	$434.89	Buy
Case		be quiet! - Dark Base Pro 900 w/Window (Black) ATX Full Tower Case	$219.90	Buy
Power Supply		be quiet! - DARK POWER PRO 11 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$159.90

 

I have other SSD's and HDD that I will be adding from older system.  My budget is around $1800 to $2200 US.

 

The reason for the computer is for Photo Editing, very little video editing,  YouTube/Netflix, surfing web/email and playing some newer games. I have not been playing games besides War Thunder for a couple of years now, but my current system will not run anything new that I am looking at.   I plan on running 1080P not 4k for now.  Not sure when I would switch to 4k. 

 

Anyway, thanks for the feedback, I am planning on doing this within the next week or two!!!

[sauce-c]

Personally I would re-use an old case, or get a cheap temporary one and upgrade to a 1080 or 1080 Ti. Then get the DBP900 later on when you have some extra cash and just move the system into it. Just a thought!

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

You're pretty much set, though there's a few things I would change.

 

RAM -- DDR4 is super expensive right now, so I'd recommend just getting 8Gigs (plenty for photo editing & War thunder), and upgrading when it gets a bit cheaper

 

Storage - If you don't have one already, try to squeeze in an HDD, it's really useful.

 

Otherwise, looks great! 

[Lazorsnipes]

1 minute ago, sauce-c said:

Personally I would re-use an old case, or get a cheap temporary one and upgrade to a 1080 or 1080 Ti. Then get the DBP900 later on when you have some extra cash and just move the system into it. Just a thought!

I am currently at $1800, so going to a 1080ti would be within the budget.  Just wasn't sure I needed to if I am only at 1080P res??

 

[Lazorsnipes]

1 minute ago, bob51zhang said:

You're pretty much set, though there's a few things I would change.

 

RAM -- DDR4 is super expensive right now, so I'd recommend just getting 8Gigs (plenty for photo editing & War thunder), and upgrading when it gets a bit cheaper

 

Storage - If you don't have one already, try to squeeze in an HDD, it's really useful.

 

Otherwise, looks great! 

Because I use it for photo editing, I need 16MB to start, would like to go to 32 in the future.  I have plenty of SSD's and HDD's that I will be adding to the system already.  What are your thoughts on GPU?? should I go to 1080ti??

[sauce-c]

Just now, Lazorsnipes said:

I am currently at $1800, so going to a 1080ti would be within the budget.  Just wasn't sure I needed to if I am only at 1080P res??

 

Valid point. It will be a more future proof choice though. If you decide to run 4k you'll be in a much better position, it could provide better frames for these new games you said you were looking at as well. Either way, I always prefer to get the best that I can afford at the time so that I can push off upgrading as long as possible. 

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, Lazorsnipes said:

Ok, have been working on getting things together and finally looking to bite the bullet and order everything.  So here is what I am looking at, I currently do not need Mouse/keyboard and my monitor is LG 34UM59-P 34" 21:9 FreeSync IPS Monitor

 

CPU		AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor	$219.99	Buy
CPU Cooler		be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler	$59.90	Buy
Motherboard		ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard	$183.98	Buy
Memory		Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$158.99	Buy
Storage		Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$233.88	Buy
Video Card		EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card	$434.89	Buy
Case		be quiet! - Dark Base Pro 900 w/Window (Black) ATX Full Tower Case	$219.90	Buy
Power Supply		be quiet! - DARK POWER PRO 11 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$159.90

 

I have other SSD's and HDD that I will be adding from older system.  My budget is around $1800 to $2200 US.

 

The reason for the computer is for Photo Editing, very little video editing,  YouTube/Netflix, surfing web/email and playing some newer games. I have not been playing games besides War Thunder for a couple of years now, but my current system will not run anything new that I am looking at.   I plan on running 1080P not 4k for now.  Not sure when I would switch to 4k. 

 

Anyway, thanks for the feedback, I am planning on doing this within the next week or two!!!

As you have a Freesync monitor you might want to go with a Vega 56. If you go with a GTX 1070 then you won't be able to use the variable refresh rate.

 

The R5 1600 would give you a decent stock cooler as a backup. It should overclock pretty similar.

 

A B350 board could also save you money if you are not going to go with a CF/SLI setup. The Asus B350-F Strix is a good board.

 

I would swap out the psu for something like a Seasonic Focus Gold. A 550w/650W would be enough.

 

Also that build might look a bit empty in that huge full tower case.

 

[Lazorsnipes]

2 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

As you have a Freesync monitor you might want to go with a Vega 56. If you go with a GTX 1070 then you won't be able to use the variable refresh rate.

 

The R5 1600 would give you a decent stock cooler as a backup. It should overclock pretty similar.

 

A B350 board could also save you money if you are not going to go with a CF/SLI setup. The Asus B350-F Strix is a good board.

 

I would swap out the psu for something like a Seasonic Focus Gold. A 550w/650W would be enough.

 

Also that build might look a bit empty in that huge full tower case.

 

I like the Vega idea.  I have always been a fan of ASUS but read many reviews about the board you mentioned and it seemed the ASRock board had the least issues with Ryzen.

 

Need room for the mini Christmas tree I am adding inside!!

[seon123]

1080 Ti is stupidly overkill for 1080p, unless you have a 144 or 240 Hz monitor. The build looks fairly nice, but I would change things.

1600 instead of 1600X. Those $30 are better spent elsewhere. Literally anywhere. $30 worth of candy, for example. 

The Taichi is really nice, but something like the X370 Prime Pro would be sufficient for an overclocked Ryzen 7. 

Are you sure you want to spend the additional $80 for the 960 Evo, rather than a SATA SSD?

That's a huge case. Custom loop water cooling?

Good PSU, but overkill in terms of wattage, and it's only semi modular. Focus Plus Gold/Platinum, G2/G3, RMx/RMi, Cooler Master V-series are all good choices. Use the PSU tier list for reference. 550-650W is enough. 

With a $2000 budget, I think you should be able to fit a 1440p 165 Hz G-sync monitor and/or the 8700K, when it comes out on Thursday. 

[ARikozuM]

18 minutes ago, Lazorsnipes said:

The reason for the computer is for Photo Editing, very little video editing,  YouTube/Netflix, surfing web/email and playing some newer games.

Wait for the i5-8600K. 

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6 minutes ago, Lazorsnipes said:

I like the Vega idea.  I have always been a fan of ASUS but read many reviews about the board you mentioned and it seemed the ASRock board had the least issues with Ryzen.

 

Need room for the mini Christmas tree I am adding inside!!

The custom Vega cards should hopefully be out soon. The Asus B350-F won't have any issues with a 6 core R5. If you want the best boards then stick with the Taichi or the Asus Crosshair VI.

[Lazorsnipes]

3 minutes ago, seon123 said:

1080 Ti is stupidly overkill for 1080p, unless you have a 144 or 240 Hz monitor. The build looks fairly nice, but I would change things.

1600 instead of 1600X. Those $30 are better spent elsewhere. Literally anywhere. $30 worth of candy, for example. 

The Taichi is really nice, but something like the X370 Prime Pro would be sufficient for an overclocked Ryzen 7. 

Are you sure you want to spend the additional $80 for the 960 Evo, rather than a SATA SSD?

That's a huge case. Custom loop water cooling?

Good PSU, but overkill in terms of wattage, and it's only semi modular. Focus Plus Gold/Platinum, G2/G3, RMx/RMi, Cooler Master V-series are all good choices. Use the PSU tier list for reference. 550-650W is enough. 

With a $2000 budget, I think you should be able to fit a 1440p 165 Hz G-sync monitor and/or the 8700K, when it comes out on Thursday. 

I guess the 1080ti was for future upgrade to 4k later on, and I have a couple of SSD's one will be for windows 10, the 960 Evo is for my scratch disc for photo editing. I was looking at the beqiet 650 PSU, but for $10 difference I thought why not go higher for future if need be??

[Lazorsnipes]

1 minute ago, lee32uk said:

The custom Vega cards should hopefully be out soon. The Asus B350-F won't have any issues with a 6 core R5. If you want the best boards then stick with the Taichi or the Asus Crosshair VI.

Thanks for the info, now I will reconfigure with Vega and see how it looks price wise and from what others have said I may look for a smaller case!!  Thanks again!!

[SquintyG33Rs]

19 minutes ago, Lazorsnipes said:

I am currently at $1800, so going to a 1080ti would be within the budget.  Just wasn't sure I needed to if I am only at 1080P res??

 

at 1080p you don't even "need" a 1070. it just makes more sense to get the better one at this budget

[seon123]

1 minute ago, Lazorsnipes said:

I guess the 1080ti was for future upgrade to 4k later on, and I have a couple of SSD's one will be for windows 10, the 960 Evo is for my scratch disc for photo editing. I was looking at the beqiet 650 PSU, but for $10 difference I thought why not go higher for future if need be??

For 4K, 1080 Ti makes sense. 

Gotcha on the SSD, though I don't know how much it will actually affect the performance.

But you can get other, fully modular tier 1 PSUs for lower prices. You should be able. But it's a nice unit, with Apple-esque touches. Like hiding the screws under a silicone thing, blacking out all of the components internally, etc. Personally, I wouldn't buy a semi modular unit at the price, though. Here's the review on Jonnyguru http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=467

If you decide to get the the PSU, $10 more for 200W more is worth it, imo. 

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, Lazorsnipes said:

 

Probably overspending on that motherboard, and the case, could easily get an R7 1700 in there, otherwise just get an R5 1600

 

Vega 56 is finally down to $499 with the game bundle version, not too bad overall if you want the games.

You're going to want B-die to get the most out of Ryzen.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232530

[MorganO]

9 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

Wait for the i5-8600K. 

rip ryzen