First PC setup parts list

JYAN42 · May 14, 2018

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/JYAN42/saved/mMT2RB

I'm planning on getting a graphics card later so I'm not going to get one yet. I know I don't need rgb or tg, but I'm just going to buy that later anyway. I'm getting a job this summer so I thought I might as well work a bit harder and get a 144Hz monitor and all that nice stuff. I just want to hear any opinions or thoughts, otherwise I think I'm done.

knightslugger · May 14, 2018

that B350 may or may not work right out of the box with that 2200G without a BIOS update.

JustMATT · May 14, 2018

19 minutes ago, JYAN42 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/JYAN42/saved/mMT2RB

I'm planning on getting a graphics card later so I'm not going to get one yet. I know I don't need rgb or tg, but I'm just going to buy that later anyway. I'm getting a job this summer so I thought I might as well work a bit harder and get a 144Hz monitor and all that nice stuff. I just want to hear any opinions or thoughts, otherwise I think I'm done.

Alright, theres a few problems here, some are big some are small, so heres the list of problems I found:
1. This is the biggest one, 2nd gen ryzen chips need either a 2nd gen zen board (X470, apparently thats it so far) OR you need a 1st gen zen CPU as well in order to get the motherboard you picked to boot, so that you can update the bios to work with the 2nd gen chip, which also would need a dedicated GPU as none of the 1st gen chips have integrated graphics as far as i remember.
2. as someone with a 120GB ssd, get a 240GB ssd instead, the ssd fills up fast, i have all my games on my secondary storage drive and I still only have 10GB free on my ssd, GET THE 240!

3. Try and try out the peripherals in store before you buy them, peripherals are about how they feel to you more than anything (of course accuracy and quality are important, but if the keycaps are just metal spikes, it doesnt matter if its mechanical or not, its not usable)
4. You dont really NEED to buy fans... the case comes with fans in it pre-installed

5. You dont need a screwdriver kit, especially one thats $20... just get a decent magnetic philips-head (The + ) screwdriver, thats all you need the thickness at the head should be around 6mm (someone correct me on that if im wrong, I just grabbed the screwdriver i used for my build and guessed)
6. Focus on finding an actual GPU, Seriously, on my old rig (Sandy bridge i3 with integrated graphics, a lot worse than this, but the point remains the same) I ran csgo on medium 720P at 40 FPS.... now i run right around 60 at just about whatever settings I want because I picked a terrible CPU... seriously, Its quite the difference

EDIT: Im not trying to discourage you from building a PC, good on you for trying to come up with a build! Im trying to help you spend your money better

Edited May 14, 2018 by JustMATT
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JYAN42 · May 14, 2018

9 minutes ago, JustMATT said:

Alright, theres a few problems here, some are big some are small, so heres the list of problems I found:
1. This is the biggest one, 2nd gen ryzen chips need either a 2nd gen zen board (X470, apparently thats it so far) OR you need a 1st gen zen CPU as well in order to get the motherboard you picked to boot, so that you can update the bios to work with the 2nd gen chip, which also would need a dedicated GPU as none of the 1st gen chips have integrated graphics as far as i remember.
2. as someone with a 120GB ssd, get a 240GB ssd instead, the ssd fills up fast, i have all my games on my secondary storage drive and I still only have 10GB free on my ssd, GET THE 240!

3. Try and try out the peripherals in store before you buy them, peripherals are about how they feel to you more than anything (of course accuracy and quality are important, but if the keycaps are just metal spikes, it doesnt matter if its mechanical or not, its not usable)
4. You dont really NEED to buy fans... the case comes with fans in it pre-installed

5. You dont need a screwdriver kit, especially one thats $20... just get a decent magnetic philips-head (The + ) screwdriver, thats all you need the thickness at the head should be around 6mm (someone correct me on that if im wrong, I just grabbed the screwdriver i used for my build and guessed)
6. Focus on finding an actual GPU, Seriously, on my old rig (Sandy bridge i3 with integrated graphics, a lot worse than this, but the point remains the same) I ran csgo on medium 720P at 40 FPS.... now i run right around 60 at just about whatever settings I want because I picked a terrible CPU... seriously, Its quite the difference

EDIT: Im not trying to discourage you from building a PC, good on you for trying to come up with a build! Im trying to help you spend your money better

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Thanks! I'll get a 240 ssd, but I know the mechanical keyboard is good. I watched like 5 reviews already on it, and all of them are good. Since I'm working this summer, I can just work a little harder for fans since they'll drop temps, but I'm going to get them anyway in the future. I know dedicated graphics are better, but prices are high right now, and I'm mostly playing esports titles so it isn't really a problem. I'll get a GPU later when prices aren't over MSRP. Actually, I'm going to wait to buy the ram last since there's a legal issue over that right now so in a couple months, maybe they won't be twice the price they were at 2 years ago. Also, I don't have a magnetic screwdriver at home, and I'm going to be using this one a lot in the future as well so I figured I won't need to worry about this anymore. Also, I was originally going to get a corsair harpoon, but after trying it in the store, the dpi button really is too easy to misclick so I'm trying to decide between a razer abyssus v2 or Logitech g203.

Oh and by now, I believe most boards should be updated already. I visited a local micro center, and it looks like they labeled their boards to tell you that they've been updated, and anyway, it's not that much work to get a chip from AMD. I've already gone through this much work.