Few Questions About A PC Build

[Mhmd]

I am planning to buy this pc build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/MHMD185/saved/Wvqjcf

 

And I have a few questions about it.

1 - is everything compatible, will the ATX Psu work with my MicroATX MotherBoard? Does the case fans and the cpu cooler all fit?

 

2 - is it overclockable? I wont be overclocking my PC but I am just chroius to know.

 

3 - could it bottleneck or will it run normally?

 

4 - Do I need to buy any cables or anything else at all? I got thermal compound but I don't know if I will need maybe a power cable or some wierd cable for the pc parts.

 

5 - Do you think that it is fine or should it be changed a little bit for better results?

[LienusLateTips]

Is this an upgrade?

 

If it isn't, please don't buy that. That's a FX.

[DocSwag]

While it will work, FX is outdated and last gen and is nowhere near as good as more modern parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO FORZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Mushkin - Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($212.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.88 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1176.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-26 09:40 EDT-0400

[Radium_Angel]

4 minutes ago, Mhmd said:

I am planning to buy this pc build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/MHMD185/saved/Wvqjcf

 

And I have a few questions about it.

1 - is everything compatible, will the ATX Psu work with my MicroATX MotherBoard? Does the case fans and the cpu cooler all fit?

 

2 - is it overclockable? I wont be overclocking my PC but I am just chroius to know.

 

3 - could it bottleneck or will it run normally?

 

4 - Do I need to buy any cables or anything else at all? I got thermal compound but I don't know if I will need maybe a power cable or some wierd cable for the pc parts.

 

5 - Do you think that it is fine or should it be changed a little bit for better results?

You're going to catch a lot of grief by going with a last-gen CPU. If it works for you, then don't sweat it. Just know it's probably not the best bang for the buck.

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

You're going to catch a lot of grief by going with a last-gen CPU. If it works for you, then don't sweat it. Just know it's probably not the best bang for the buck.

You mean last-last-last-last-last-last gen CPU.

 

It's from the Sandy Bridge era

[Ezzy-525]

5 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

While it will work, FX is outdated and last gen and is nowhere near as good as more modern parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO FORZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Mushkin - Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($212.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.88 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1176.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-26 09:40 EDT-0400

I'd personally go with a 1600 for higher clock speed that the i5.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HKTmkd 

 

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($91.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO FORZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Mushkin - Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($212.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.88 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1198.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-26 09:48 EDT-0400

[Princess Luna]

12 minutes ago, Mhmd said:

5 - Do you think that it is fine or should it be changed a little bit for better results?

More like change every thing FX line up is obsolete.

[Pink Duck]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/khXfP3
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/khXfP3/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.85 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($294.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1091.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-26 09:49 EDT-0400

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, Ezzy-525 said:

I'd personally go with a 1600 for higher clock speed that the i5.

The i5 8400 has a 3.8ghz all core turbo which is the common clock speed for the Ryzen 5 1600 overclocked, and its IPC is much superior.

[Quadriplegic]

HELL NO.
Pretty much any modern CPU outperforms FX.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - BX300 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus - VG245H 24.0" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1022.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-26 09:55 EDT-0400

That leaves you ~100 for external DVD writer and some fans. In theory, you will be able to overlock.

[meenmeen1103]

For only $100 more, but about twice as good if you can swing it.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k4Tmkd

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k4Tmkd
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k4Tmkd/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($230.00) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($83.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Samsung) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.88 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1250.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-26 09:50 EDT-0400

 

You can later upgrade the stock cooler for some overclocking, and add in extra storage.

[DocSwag]

4 minutes ago, Ezzy-525 said:

I'd personally go with a 1600 for higher clock speed that the i5.

The i5 has a higher turbo and higher ipc though. For gaming it's superior, and unless op is doing something requiring lots of multi core performance I'd stick to the 8400

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($162.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($326.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: SAMA - Maxcool-W-15LEDLight MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.69 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.88 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.69 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: AOC - G2460PF 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($196.32 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1181.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-26 09:56 EDT-0400

[Agonizel]

18 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

I agree with your revised build, but I would not take this motherboard for gaming. It does only have 2 fan headers, it looks super ugly and it doesn't seem to have any heat sink on it. Furthermore, I don't wanna know how the BIOS looks like and the audio sounds like.

At least take a GIGABYTE B360 AORUS GAMING 3 or even a ASUS ROG STRIX B360

Although, if this build is purely for gaming, then go for the i3-8350K and z370 motherboard

[Ezzy-525]

5 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

The i5 has a higher turbo and higher ipc though. For gaming it's superior, and unless op is doing something requiring lots of multi core performance I'd stick to the 8400

@Mhmd Are you going to use this as a gaming PC?

[Mhmd]

1 hour ago, Ezzy-525 said:

I'd personally go with a 1600 for higher clock speed that the i5.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HKTmkd 

 

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($91.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO FORZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Mushkin - Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($212.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($328.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.88 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1198.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-26 09:48 EDT-0400

Thanks this fits me the best, I am surprised that you were able to find better RAM better motherboard better CPU all while keeping the price low, again Thanks!

[Ezzy-525]

15 minutes ago, Mhmd said:

Thanks this fits me the best, I am surprised that you were able to find better RAM better motherboard better CPU all while keeping the price low, again Thanks!

You're welcome, but I just swapped out the CPU and Mobo. @DocSwag did the rest!