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[VEXICUS]

On 4/6/2018 at 8:44 PM, TheCrafterMaster said:

I have a budget of $1500. I'm also a bit inexperienced in pc building. Show me your skills, build me the most powerful pc you can.

 

For Gaming and productivity. 

 

1080p at 60Hz. I have mouse/keyboard and monitors.

 

Slap me with your feelings. 

Best build under $1500...

Also I HV maintained red ND black colour theme...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($176.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($123.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($165.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($619.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($35.00) 
Total: $1444.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[TheCrafterMaster]

On 4/8/2018 at 7:28 AM, vexicus365 said:

Best build under $1500...

Also I HV maintained red ND black colour theme...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($176.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($123.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($165.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($619.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($35.00) 
Total: $1444.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-08 08:27 EDT-0400

I think the s340 white/purple case goes better with the mother board, and it's like $40 cheaper! But I DO like that case, making me question my color scheme...

[VEXICUS]

3 hours ago, TheCrafterMaster said:

I think the s340 white/purple case goes better with the mother board, and it's like $40 cheaper! But I DO like that case, making me question my color scheme...

S340 has pretty bad air flow

[TheCrafterMaster]

On 4/6/2018 at 10:27 AM, Crunchy Dragon said:

This should do the trick nicely. You could save a bit by not getting a 1080, but it'll do just fine at 1080p60 and will last you longer at 1440p and higher refresh rates.

 

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($176.27 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($102.19 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial - Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($168.44 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($649.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1478.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-06 11:26 EDT-0400

I know we've been on this topic off and on, but they don't have that exact model of RAM at MC, what about this one?

http://www.microcenter.com/product/478373/Trident_Z_RGB_16GB_2_x_8GB_DDR4-3200_PC4-25600_CL16_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit

[Crunchy Dragon]

3 minutes ago, TheCrafterMaster said:

I know we've been on this topic off and on, but they don't have that exact model of RAM at MC, what about this one?

http://www.microcenter.com/product/478373/Trident_Z_RGB_16GB_2_x_8GB_DDR4-3200_PC4-25600_CL16_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit

That's pretty good.

[Crunchy Dragon]

On 4/9/2018 at 3:17 PM, vexicus365 said:

S340 has pretty bad air flow

I haven't had problems with airflow in the S340. I'm running 4x AF120s as well.

[TheCrafterMaster]

56 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I haven't had problems with airflow in the S340. I'm running 4x AF120s as well.

I'm going to downgrade to a 1070. In combination with the Ryzen 5 1600, will I be able to play AAA games at 1080p 144Hz?

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 minutes ago, TheCrafterMaster said:

I'm going to downgrade to a 1070. In combination with the Ryzen 5 1600, will I be able to play AAA games at 1080p 144Hz?

You should be able to, yeah.