New build $1500 Budget. Need help choosing parts

[Carithus]

Hi guys, just about to help my friend build his first PC. He has a budget of $1500.

Was wondering what everyone thought of this build and what I could do to save some money on it.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/hZWD6X

we're only purchasing from amazon and memoryexpress as that'ss the fastest and easiest way for us to get the parts.
He absolutely needs a network card in there because his router is located in a shitty place that he can't run a wire to.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

[NelizMastr]

What's the purpose of the system?Just gaming? Content creation?

[Carithus]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

What's the purpose of the system?Just gaming? Content creation?

Gaming and possibly streaming as well

 

[The_FrontStabber]

If you can get higher clocked memory get it, Ryzen LOVES higher clocked ram

 

That system can be powered by under 500watt so downgrade that to have more money for higher clocked ram

 

 

edit:

This could be a smart choice 35$ saved without losing anything (unless he's going to sli)

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1

[Likwid]

I would use this build It doesn't cost much more , but is a lot better in terms of gpu and  ram 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/guide/hRbtt6/great-amd-gaming-build

[The_FrontStabber]

2 minutes ago, Likwid said:

I would use this build It doesn't cost much more , but is a lot better in terms of gpu and  ram 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/guide/hRbtt6/great-amd-gaming-build

I agree that's a lot better value and if he wants to save a bit he could do 1070ti instead of 1080

[NelizMastr]

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

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($228.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($127.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($135.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: ADATA - Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($587.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.75 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($42.00 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1471.91

[TheNight]

24 minutes ago, Carithus said:

Hi guys, just about to help my friend build his first PC. He has a budget of $1500.

Was wondering what everyone thought of this build and what I could do to save some money on it.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/hZWD6X

we're only purchasing from amazon and memoryexpress as that'ss the fastest and easiest way for us to get the parts.
He absolutely needs a network card in there because his router is located in a shitty place that he can't run a wire to.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

You could use a powerline adaptor

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($130.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($199.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - BX300 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($91.74 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Mini Video Card  ($579.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Deepcool - DUKASE WHV2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($44.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1501.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-01 05:11 EST-0500

[The_FrontStabber]

1 hour ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($130.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($199.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - BX300 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($91.74 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Mini Video Card  ($579.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Deepcool - DUKASE WHV2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($44.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1501.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-01 05:11 EST-0500

 

I know this is personal preference but I'm just going to throw it out there, for a bit more you can get a better looking probably also better motherboard with inbuilt wifi 

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/FMJkcf/asrock-z370-killer-sliac-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z370-killer-sliac