RX580/Ryzen 5 1600

caspersalminen · December 21, 2017

Hello

This is my first post to the forum, i am a 19 year old from Norway who wishes to "upgrade" the now 4 year old "gaming" laptop, It`s a HP Probook 640 witch hasnt serwed me wery well....

I have speced out a pc and wanted your opinions on the hardware chosen.

(look at the attached image)

I want a pc that can handle new games at a 1080p resoloution and be able to play them for atleast 2-3 years, i am also a "hobby" photgrapher who uses Lightroom and Photoshop alot.

Thank you for the opinion!

I will make updates as the pc is built in early 2018

PerfectPlasma · December 21, 2017

Can you give us a budget in USD/ What website/app you used to make that list?

caspersalminen · December 21, 2017

The hardware chosen has a cost of 1524 USD, i use a site called komplett.no, it is the largest computerhardware site in Norway

PerfectPlasma · December 21, 2017

1 minute ago, caspersalminen said:

The hardware chosen has a cost of 1524 USD, i use a site called komplett.no, it is the largest computerhardware site in Norway

This is about $1500 USD. I'll see if I can use that site and make a list at about that.

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB DUKE Video Card ($474.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1468.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-21 15:51 EST-0500

Streetguru · December 21, 2017

5 minutes ago, caspersalminen said:

You can get windows 10 for free from microsoft

Ditch the SSD and try to find a better motherboard, like an ASUS PRIME X370 PRO, just buy the SSD later

You'll want a Hyper T4 cooler minimum, that one likely isn't much better than the stock cooler

and buy a case like the Masterbox 5 that actually has airflow

minibois · December 21, 2017

Looks decent on the surface, but please do not go for that power supply.

You should also consider not going for that motherboard if you want to do any overclocking or are looking to run your memory at full speed. That Coolermaster CPU cooler also won't be much better than what is included with the Ryzen 5 too.

As for PSU, you are better off with a CX550M, much higher quality unit that is actually meant for a system sorta like this. Or a Coolermaster VSM 550.

As for motherboard, Asus and AsRock have better options in this price range.

For the cooler, I would almost be inclined to say go for the stock cooler.

Streetguru · December 21, 2017

Just now, PerfectPlasma said:

I can already tell that your pricing isn't going to translate at all

PerfectPlasma · December 21, 2017

Just now, Streetguru said:

I can already tell that your pricing isn't going to translate at all

I can try, can't I? I'll stop at 12,750...whatever the currency is in Norway.

caspersalminen · December 21, 2017

Yeah i know, everything in Norway is alot more expensive than other places, that is why i posted here because all the build guides do not translate into a norwegian budget... i have a budget of equivalent 1000 USD.....