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Thoughts on this build

PhilipC
By PhilipC
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[PCPartPicker part list](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jHqKzM)


**CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor] | £178.50 @ Amazon UK 
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte - GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI (rev. 1.0) Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard] | £103.97 @ Ebuyer 
**Memory** | [G.Skill - Flare X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory] | £130.74 @ Amazon UK 
**Storage** | [Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive] | £135.59 @ Amazon UK 
**Video Card** | [MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB GAMING X Video Card] | £259.22 @ Amazon UK 
**Case** | [Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply] | £118.98 @ Ebuyer 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **£927.00**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-10-16 13:41 BST+0100 |

 

Will be using it with my LG-34UM68 which is a 1080p ultrawide freesync monitor, mostly for multi-tasking and gaming.

Was going to go for a 960 EVO nvme drive but apparently there is no speed difference unless you are moving around big files like editing video etc, so I went for a m.2 mx300 instead.

for the GPU im on the fence on what to do, Do I wait for retail price of 580 8gb to come down or get a used 480 8gb for about £200, used 580 8gb are about £30-50 more.

The price shown in the list is for an amazon pre-order with do arrival date.

 

Any ideas are more than welcome

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You can get cheaper ram and the included psu is kinda meh.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£178.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI (rev. 1.0) Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  (£103.97 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: *PNY - Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£106.62 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£135.59 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB GAMING X Video Card  (£259.22 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case  (£73.97 @ Box Limited) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  (£80.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £938.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-16 13:58 BST+0100

 

Otherwise looks good.

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23 hours ago, PhilipC said:

I only went with flare X because I know it wont have issues with ryzen, Several people ran into problems with the PNY ram random bluescreens etc

I'll go for the silverstone psu only £20 more and its fully modular thanks

The "Ryzen compatible" stuff is pretty much BS, really. TBH, any dual channel kit of ram will work at 2400 MHz with Ryzen so if anything paying extra for the flare x ram is only for the heatspreader.

 

With the higher frequency "Ryzen compatible" ram basically they're just using Samsung b die ICs (Memory ICs that tend to work well with Ryzen). In those cases, the flare x kits usually cost a bit more than equivalent b die ram kits so you're better off just getting those equivalent kits.

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