New PC Build

[Irishancest]

Hey everyone, it's been a very long time since I built a PC and I'm not really sure where to start. My budget is about $1000 give or take. The PC is for a mix of school and gaming. I'm an engineering student, so I would like it to have the ability to run some cad/simulation software at a reasonable speed, and I would like it to be as future proof as possible for gaming considering the budget. While I mostly game on console there are PC exclusives that I would like to play on reasonably high settings. I've also started using the steam link to approximate a console experience for games I can play with a controller, but my current build is too slow for the steam link. I don't really have a preference for nvidia/amd/intel stuff, I only care about reliability and value (though the new nvidia cloud geforce stuff is a bit of a turnoff). Also, my current PC is old and dying, so I'm assuming that none of the parts besides the hard drives can carry over to a new build. Any help deciding parts is appreciated, especially with black friday rapidly approaching. Thanks.

[Herman Mcpootis]

what's the specs of your current build?

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.67 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Deepcool - EARLKASE RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $989.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-02 12:02 EDT-0400

[Lennart van de Merwe]

6 minutes ago, Irishancest said:

Hey everyone, it's been a very long time since I built a PC and I'm not really sure where to start. My budget is about $1000 give or take. The PC is for a mix of school and gaming. I'm an engineering student, so I would like it to have the ability to run some cad/simulation software at a reasonable speed, and I would like it to be as future proof as possible for gaming considering the budget. While I mostly game on console there are PC exclusives that I would like to play on reasonably high settings. I've also started using the steam link to approximate a console experience for games I can play with a controller, but my current build is too slow for the steam link. I don't really have a preference for nvidia/amd/intel stuff, I only care about reliability and value (though the new nvidia cloud geforce stuff is a bit of a turnoff). Also, my current PC is old and dying, so I'm assuming that none of the parts besides the hard drives can carry over to a new build. Any help deciding parts is appreciated, especially with black friday rapidly approaching. Thanks.

For a base I'd say this:

- i5 8400 (the 6 cores will help a lot in CAD/ simulation software 
- wait for spring 2018 for budget mobo

- 8 gb (2 x 4) and upgrade in the future to 16 gb

- Nvidia geforce gtx 1070 (if you can get a good deal)

- SSD boot drive

And of course RGB (Jk)

[Lennart van de Merwe]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.67 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Deepcool - EARLKASE RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $989.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-02 12:02 EDT-0400

I'd rather take the i5 8400 for multi-core performance in CAD/simulation

[seon123]

1 minute ago, Lennart van de Merwe said:

I'd rather take the i5 8400 for multi-core performance in CAD/simulation

The 1600 beats the 8400 in multi core. Twice the number of threads

[Lennart van de Merwe]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

The 1600 beats the 8400 in multi core. Twice the number of threads

True, I'd choose the 8600 (k), but I think that could fit in the budget.

[jpfeif]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QdJm6X

 

 

You can downgrade to a 1060 or a RX 470 or you could downgrade to 8gb of ram to make room for a better motherboard you could also get a normal case.  I made it an ITX build because you said you were a student so you will be able to move around easier or even get a 1600 or 1600x upgrade.

[AMDPRO]

15 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.67 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Deepcool - EARLKASE RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $989.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-02 12:02 EDT-0400

It is a great list

[Irishancest]

6 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

what's the specs of your current build?

I'll have to double check when I get home, but I believe the build was middle of the road about 4 or 5 years ago. I think the gpu is an NVidia 660, and the cpu is an i5 from around that same launch time. The computer is my friends old one since my original died a couple of years ago. For the most part all I play is dota 2 and civ, so it's been able to handle that, but now it's starting to crash and slow down a lot.

 

Thank you everyone for the tips, I appreciate the help!