first build My first PC

[adidharmapotato1]

I am new to pc building. can anybody help me pick parts for a PC. i will mostly use it for gaming and photo editing, my budget is 800$

[mr_bres]

$800 usd?

[adidharmapotato1]

1 minute ago, mr_bres said:

$800 usd?

yes

[EarthWormJM2]

Something along these lines would be a great place to start: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/4jbXsY . I would definitely swap out the HDD for an SSD to put your OS on tho. Or if you go here: https://pcpartpicker.com/builds/#period=1m&X=75000,81000 I have adjusted the search to be for recent builds and around your price range. You can go through a couple of these and get an idea of what you can afford, there are some decent options on there.

[mr_bres]

This represents something that pretty spot on for games today but I also thought about the future a little so the motherboard has good enough VRM to support a i5 8400 and using 1 x 8gb instead of 2 x 4gb ram sticks leaves room to grow.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Yw3HWD

[adidharmapotato1]

12 minutes ago, EarthWormJM2 said:

Something along these lines would be a great place to start: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/4jbXsY . I would definitely swap out the HDD for an SSD to put your OS on tho. Or if you go here: https://pcpartpicker.com/builds/#period=1m&X=75000,81000 I have adjusted the search to be for recent builds and around your price range. You can go through a couple of these and get an idea of what you can afford, there are some decent options on there.

Thank you

[adidharmapotato1]

9 minutes ago, mr_bres said:

This represents something that pretty spot on for games today but I also thought about the future a little so the motherboard has good enough VRM to support a i5 8400 and using 1 x 8gb instead of 2 x 4gb ram sticks leaves room to grow.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Yw3HWD

Thanks

[EarthWormJM2]

2 minutes ago, mr_bres said:

This represents something that pretty spot on for games today but I also thought about the future a little so the motherboard has good enough VRM to support a i5 8400 and using 1 x 8gb instead of 2 x 4gb ram sticks leaves room to grow.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Yw3HWD

Yes, that Motherboard would definitely be good enough for future upgrades. It is a micro ATX board, which means it is very small so you will be limited on expansion slots, but it will get the job done and last you awhile if your not worried about additional PCI slots. Personally, if you are looking to have the ability for future upgrades, the Motherboard is the most import part to start with. If they are compatible with the 8000 series intel cpus, you will have room to upgrade all the way to the i7 8700k. Either way, ALWAYS look at reviews of whatever parts you are about to buy just to make sure there are no major issues with them, and you can build your PC on pcpartpicker.com to make sure all the parts are compatible.

[adidharmapotato1]

24 minutes ago, EarthWormJM2 said:

Yes, that Motherboard would definitely be good enough for future upgrades. It is a micro ATX board, which means it is very small so you will be limited on expansion slots, but it will get the job done and last you awhile if your not worried about additional PCI slots. Personally, if you are looking to have the ability for future upgrades, the Motherboard is the most import part to start with. If they are compatible with the 8000 series intel cpus, you will have room to upgrade all the way to the i7 8700k. Either way, ALWAYS look at reviews of whatever parts you are about to buy just to make sure there are no major issues with them, and you can build your PC on pcpartpicker.com to make sure all the parts are compatible.

should i go for B350 or A320 motherboard

[EarthWormJM2]

48 minutes ago, adidharmapotato1 said:

should i go for B350 or A320 motherboard

Go for the B350 if you are going AMD for the CPU as the B350 allows overclocking and the A320 does not.

[adidharmapotato1]

1 minute ago, EarthWormJM2 said:

Go for the B350 if you are going AMD for the CPU as the B350 allows overclocking and the A320 does not.

ok thanks

[adidharmapotato1]

31 minutes ago, EarthWormJM2 said:

Go for the B350 if you are going AMD for the CPU as the B350 allows overclocking and the A320 does not.

This is my parts for my pc, is it good? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nKL4pG

[EarthWormJM2]

20 minutes ago, adidharmapotato1 said:

This is my parts for my pc, is it good? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nKL4pG

My only concern would be with having the new 2000 series Ryzen CPU, the motherboard my not be compatible without a BIOS update (if it doesn't have the supported BIOS already installed from the factory), which could cause issues until you can get the BIOS updated, which requires an older CPU installed first. https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/2Gen-Ryzen-AM4-System-Bootup.aspx But to avoid these issues, you can either save a few $$ and get a 1000 series Ryzen, which are still good, may even be able to get a more powerful 1000 series CPU, OR look at a different Motherboard with the X470 chipset which supports the 2000 series Ryzen out of the box, although might be a little more $$.

 

Other then that, it all looks good. May want to look into an SSD for your boot drive for windows, or replace the HDD with an SSD altogether, that is a HUGE factor in boot up and load times.

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

7 hours ago, adidharmapotato1 said:

This is my parts for my pc, is it good? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nKL4pG

i'm assuming you're using photoshop for photo editing, in which case a coffeelake cpu will do better than a ryzen CPU.

get this instead:

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  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($184.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: SAMA - Maxcool-BK-15LEDLight MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.46 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: HP - 22cwa 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $851.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-07 22:56 EDT-0400

[adidharmapotato1]

9 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

i'm assuming you're using photoshop for photo editing, in which case a coffeelake cpu will do better than a ryzen CPU.

get this instead:

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  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($184.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: SAMA - Maxcool-BK-15LEDLight MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.46 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: HP - 22cwa 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $851.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-07 22:56 EDT-0400

Can you build one that are ATX?

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, adidharmapotato1 said:

Can you build one that are ATX?

you're only losing a couple pci-e connectors that you wouldn't use anyways, no point wasting money on it.