Building new Pc

[johnnyboy]

A friend of mine is building his first PC and this is what he wants to get, just wondering if it is ok?

CPU: Ryzen 7 1700

GPU: Asus GTX1070-08G 

Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X370-F

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD(and a 1Tb Harddrive)

PSU: 500W Corsair Vengeance 550m

Case: Corsair 570x RGB

RAM: Ballistix tactical 2x(8gb 3000Mt/s)

 

 

[COUPER MILLAR]

What is he planning on using the computer for? if its just gaming he would be fine with an r5 1600 and could use the extra cash to upgrade to a 1070 ti 

[iRileyx]

The PSU isn't great, try for a grey labelled CXm unit. 500w would be enogh though.

[johnnyboy]

14 minutes ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

What is he planning on using the computer for? if its just gaming he would be fine with an r5 1600 and could use the extra cash to upgrade to a 1070 ti 

yeah that is what i was thinking to, but wouldn´t the r5 bottleneck the 1070ti a bit or would some overclocking do the trick

[brob]

11 minutes ago, johnnyboy said:

A friend of mine is building his first PC and this is what he wants to get, just wondering if it is ok?

CPU: Ryzen 7 1700

GPU: Asus GTX1070-08G 

Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X370-F

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD(and a 1Tb Harddrive)

PSU: 500W Corsair Vengeance 550m

Case: Corsair 570x RGB

RAM: Ballistix tactical 2x(8gb 3000Mt/s)

 

 

Unless the friend has done other builds, reconsider the 570X RGB. That case has glass on both sides. There is nowhere to hide messy cables.

 

Unless the case has a psu shroud, using a fully modular psu will allow for a nicer looking interior.

 

Corsair Vengeance psu are pretty decent according to jonnyguru.com, http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=488

[COUPER MILLAR]

4 hours ago, johnnyboy said:

yeah that is what i was thinking to, but wouldn´t the r5 bottleneck the 1070ti a bit or would some overclocking do the trick

It really depends on the resolution. If he goes for 2k ultrawide or 1440p or higher he will be fine. If he is trying for 1080 high refresh he might take a bit of a hit, but nothing I would call game breaking. 

[seon123]

4 hours ago, RKRiley said:

The PSU isn't great, try for a grey labelled CXm unit. 500w would be enogh though.

The Vengeance is better than that CX/M. A bit noisier, but it's multi rail, good electrically, and uses nice components. 

[seon123]

What will the PC be used for?

If you got a cheaper case, and made some other changes, you might be able to get a 1080. 

[iRileyx]

Just now, seon123 said:

The Vengeance is better than that CX/M. A bit noisier, but it's multi rail, good electrically, and uses nice components. 

Aren't Vengeance the VS models, or are they different? I might have been mistaken on that one.

[seon123]

8 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Aren't Vengeance the VS models, or are they different? I might have been mistaken on that one.

No, the Vengeance models are good tier 1 budget models for people that don't believe in the "single rail is better" claim.