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Need to build a new gaming PC, considering the following:

CPU - Ryzen 5 1600x

MB - MSI B350 Tomahawk

GPU - GTX 1060 ASUS Turbo

Case - Corsair Carbide 270R

RAM - Corsair Vengance LPX 16gb

PSU - Corsair CX650

SSD - Kingston UV400 200GB

HDD - WD Blue 3TB

Any feedback on how I could improve the build would be appreciated. Thanks

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Do you really need 16GB of RAM? Are you doing any other things besides gaming?

P/S give me the pcpartpicker list if you can

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17 minutes ago, deprime_ said:

Need to build a new gaming PC, considering the following:

CPU - Ryzen 5 1600x

MB - MSI B350 Tomahawk

GPU - GTX 1060 ASUS Turbo

Case - Corsair Carbide 270R

RAM - Corsair Vengance LPX 16gb

PSU - Corsair CX650

SSD - Kingston UV400 200GB

HDD - WD Blue 3TB

Any feedback on how I could improve the build would be appreciated. Thanks

If it's within your budget then it's a excellent build.

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22 minutes ago, CapitalistVN said:

Do you really need 16GB of RAM? Are you doing any other things besides gaming?

P/S give me the pcpartpicker list if you can

Pretty much just hardcore gaming, dont have partpicker list. 

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Don't get the 1600X, get the 1600 and overclock it. 

All MSI AM4 boards are crap. Get the Prime Plus or the Pro4.

Just get the cheapest 1060 6GB.

Get whatever ≥2800 MHz RAM kit that's the cheapest. Brand doesn't matter.

Get the cheaper CX450M/550M, or get a better 550W PSU.

Unless the UV400 is much cheaper than other SSDs, don't get it.

Make sure you get a 7200RPM HDD.

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Honestly, now is such a terrible time to build a PC it's ridiculous. Memory is expensive. GPUs are practically nonexistent. Intel's i7 is nearly 400 dollars. Cases, by and large, have zero airflow.

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What is your budget? B350 Tomahawk is an awful mobo.

CPU: R5 1600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte AX370 Gaming 5 | RAM: Gskill RipjawsV 3200 MHz 2x8 GB Black | Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400 | PSU: EVGA 650 G3 | SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500 GB | Graphics Card: MSI Armor RX 570 4G OC | Wi-Fi Adapter: Asus USB-N14 | Headset: Arctis 5 | Keyboard: Masterkeys Pro L Cherry MX Red | Mouse: Logitech G402 | Mousepad: Logitech G240 | Monitor: Viewsonic XG2700-4K 

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2 minutes ago, Nazim Pasa said:

What is your budget? B350 Tomahawk is an awful mobo.

Budget is pretty flexible, could switch mobo for Asus prime plus

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9 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Honestly, now is such a terrible time to build a PC it's ridiculous. Memory is expensive. GPUs are practically nonexistent. Intel's i7 is nearly 400 dollars. Cases, by and large, have zero airflow.

Yep.

I don't think anyone expected the GPU or DRAM shortage to last this long.

 

think about the future -- where you can get an RX 480 for $180 and 16GB RAM for $70. prices on low-end-midrange PCs will quite literally be cut by almost 50%

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18 minutes ago, Nazim Pasa said:

What is your budget? B350 Tomahawk is an awful mobo.

It's fine if you ignore the VRM. It actually has manual voltage rather than an offset which is cool. For a 1500X it's totally fine.

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3 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

It's fine if you ignore the VRM. It actually has manual voltage rather than an offset which is cool. For a 1500X it's totally fine.

The problem is not the hardware I think. Many people got various problems when it first released. Then they fixed many of them with BIOS upgrades. But still, so many people getting errors and RAM problems. At least I observed like this. 

 

4 hours ago, deprime_ said:

Budget is pretty flexible, could switch mobo for Asus prime plus

Since you didn't give a budget I made one with 1400 dollars. Also, I don't know the graphics cards deals in the USA so my graphics card price may be very expensive. Here is my config:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113435

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128991

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820215146

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ5XU5762

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854068&cm_re=phanteks_p300-_-11-854-068-_-Product

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139147

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149633

As I say I am not living in the USA so I only chose parts from Newegg. They might be cheaper in other stores.

CPU: R5 1600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte AX370 Gaming 5 | RAM: Gskill RipjawsV 3200 MHz 2x8 GB Black | Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400 | PSU: EVGA 650 G3 | SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500 GB | Graphics Card: MSI Armor RX 570 4G OC | Wi-Fi Adapter: Asus USB-N14 | Headset: Arctis 5 | Keyboard: Masterkeys Pro L Cherry MX Red | Mouse: Logitech G402 | Mousepad: Logitech G240 | Monitor: Viewsonic XG2700-4K 

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9 hours ago, Nazim Pasa said:

The problem is not the hardware I think. Many people got various problems when it first released. Then they fixed many of them with BIOS upgrades. But still, so many people getting errors and RAM problems. At least I observed like this. 

 

That's just Ryzen as a whole though. My B350 Strix still can't run Hynix 3200 MHz memory above 3066 MHz. That's also a problem with AMD using an IMC on the CPU, which means that that it's own silicon lottery right there.

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15 hours ago, deprime_ said:

Need to build a new gaming PC, considering the following:

CPU - Ryzen 5 1600x

MB - MSI B350 Tomahawk

GPU - GTX 1060 ASUS Turbo

Case - Corsair Carbide 270R

RAM - Corsair Vengance LPX 16gb

PSU - Corsair CX650

SSD - Kingston UV400 200GB

HDD - WD Blue 3TB

Any feedback on how I could improve the build would be appreciated. Thanks

CPU: Just get the 1600 non-x.

MB: The Tomahawk is good, but Gigabyte has a board, the Gaming-3, with more features for about the same price.

GPU: Wouldn't recommend a blower style, but make sure the card is 6GB, not 3GB.

Case: It's fine.

RAM: Just go for the cheapest 16GB 2800MHz+ memory with a heatsink.

PSU: The SeaSonic EVO-Edition 620w is fully-modular and cheaper.

SSD: Go for a larger capacity, 250-275.

HDD: If you need that much storage go ahead, but you can get a 2TB or 1TB to have more budget for a better SSD.

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15 hours ago, deprime_ said:

Need to build a new gaming PC, considering the following:

CPU - Ryzen 5 1600x

MB - MSI B350 Tomahawk

GPU - GTX 1060 ASUS Turbo

Case - Corsair Carbide 270R

RAM - Corsair Vengance LPX 16gb

PSU - Corsair CX650

SSD - Kingston UV400 200GB

HDD - WD Blue 3TB

Any feedback on how I could improve the build would be appreciated. Thanks

CANADA:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($251.00 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.75 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($218.99 @ PC-Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB FTW2 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($652.97 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($81.64 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Monitor: BenQ - GW2765HT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($369.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1998.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-12 16:00 EST-0500

 

USA:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($198.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.90 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Hybrid Gaming Video Card  ($609.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ - GW2765HT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($296.20 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1676.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-12 16:03 EST-0500

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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4 hours ago, Ωhmbreon said:

MB: The Tomahawk is good, but Gigabyte has a board, the Gaming-3, with more features for about the same price.

You do not want to run a 6-core on a board with that crappy VRM. Unless you have a fan blowing on the heatsink.

4 hours ago, Ωhmbreon said:

PSU: The SeaSonic EVO-Edition 620w is fully-modular and cheaper.

It's also a lot worse electrically 

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