Ryzen 1700x Build

[Zakara]

Hey everyone!

 

I'm planning to upgrade the components in my pc as studying a Games Art & Design degree at university is becoming more taxing on my hardware than I thought.

 

A Ryzen 1700x will hopefully be at the core of my build, but am mostly wondering if i'll need to upgrade my power supply from my current one.

 

Current Build:

• Intel Core i5-3550k (Overclocked to 4.2GHz)
• ASROCK Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard
• 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM
• GEFORCE® GTX 1070 Graphics Card.
• Corsair H50i Water Cooler
• Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD
• Western Digital 1TB HDD
• Corsair CS550M 550W Hybrid Modular Power Supply

As mentioned above, I'm currently running a 500W supply, but am thinking about going up to 750 possibly even an 850w supply as I'll have to install a few demanding parts.

Here are the parts I am planning to purchase, any advice on whether these are suitable for a heavy content creator would be appreciated

 

Planned Additions:

• AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8 Core AM4 CPU/Processor
• Asus - CROSSHAIR VI HERO ATX AM4 Motherboard
• Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory   -  (Matches colour scheme)
• Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply   - (Not sure if this is overkill)

Wasn't sure if my CPU cooler is capable either, any information is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks guys!

Jack.

[NelizMastr]

I'd replace the PSU not because of wattage but rather because age. If it's about 5 years old, like the rest of the system, I'd use it as a back-up rather than a main.

[Bworde15]

You can probably get away with a 650w but i would recommend a 750w. 850w is a little overkill.

Your CPU cooler is fine unless you are going to be doing overclocking, then you might want a better one.

[Zakara]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

I'd replace the PSU not because of wattage but rather because age. If it's about 5 years old, like the rest of the system, I'd use it as a back-up rather than a main.

Yeah it's been a while aha, appreciate it!

[Zakara]

Just now, Bworde15 said:

You can probably get away with a 650w but i would recommend a 750w. 850w is a little overkill.

Your CPU cooler is fine unless you are going to be doing overclocking, then you might want a better one.

750 sounds good to me too. Thanks man!

[Bworde15]

Just now, Zakara said:

750 sounds good to me too. Thanks man!

Yea, for sure!

Are you going to stick around on the forum?

[Zakara]

6 minutes ago, Bworde15 said:

Yea, for sure!

Are you going to stick around on the forum?

I'm usually a bit hit and miss with activity on the forum aha, but often I am around yeah

[Bworde15]

Just now, Zakara said:

I'm usually a bit hit and miss with activity on the forum aha, but often I am around yeah

Dope

[Eduard the weeb]

28 minutes ago, Zakara said:

Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply   - (Not sure if this is overkill)

You should be fine i think just reapply some thermal paste and wipe down the heat sync with rubbing alcohol  

30 minutes ago, Zakara said:

Wasn't sure if my CPU cooler is capable eithe

Yeah it is overkill

[Guest]

You would be fine with a 550W power supply for an R7 1700X and GTX 1070.

 

I would be looking at 3000MHz ram or above.