Is my gaming pc build enough/good/perfect for 2018

[Devel0per95]

Howdy all,

 

So i'm thinking to update my gaming computer and that's what i ended up with (Good Specs & And budget Hardware).

But the real question there (Is it enough for for gaming in 2018)?

 

Okay here's the Specs List:

•  Case: Raidmax Zeta | http://www.raidmax.com/chassis_zeta.html
•  Processor: Core i5 8th Generation 2.8 GHz | https://ark.intel.com/products/126687/Intel-Core-i5-8400-Processor-9M-Cache-up-to-4_00-GHz
•  MainBoard: Gigabyte Z370P D3 | https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z370P-D3-rev-10
•  Memory: HyperX Fury DDR4 8GB | https://www.hyperxgaming.com/us/memory/fury-ddr4
•  Graphics Card: MSI GTX 1050Ti GamingX 4GB | https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1050-Ti-GAMING-X-4G
•  SSD: Kingston A400 SSD 120GB or maybe 240GB | https://www.kingston.com/en/ssd/consumer/sa400s37
•  Power Supply: NRP-VC 400 | http://www.xigmatek.com/product_detail.php?item=82

 

Rate it Please (--/10)

And if you have any comment or recommendation, I would love to know

 

Thanks For your time...

[monjessenstein]

One thing I would change is not go for a Z series board with a locked cpu, unless you're absolutely sure you're going to be upgrading to an 8700k later (which I wouldn't personally do with a 400 watt power supply)

[Devel0per95]

9 minutes ago, monjessenstein said:

One thing I would change is not go for a Z series board with a locked cpu, unless you're absolutely sure you're going to be upgrading to an 8700k later (which I wouldn't personally do with a 400 watt power supply)

the perfect advantage about building a computer that you can change anything anytime

i will upgrade to i7-8XXXK gen. and a better PS sooner or later.

but is it good for now ? 

[Wolther]

7 minutes ago, Devel0per95 said:

the perfect advantage about building a computer that you can change anything anytime

i will upgrade to i7-8XXXK gen. and a better PS sooner or later.

but is it good for now ? 

this is fine, just not understanding why you're getting an i5 8400 when you know you need (want) a i7. If you feel like you're gonna be able to sell your i5 for a decent price then yeah, but if you don't like dealing with the used market (eBay, craigslist, etc) then I would just save a tiny bit more and get your i7. 

 

If it's just gaming, there's not too much incentive to get the i7 and I would improve your gpu before anything else

[GoldenLag]

Drop to a R5 1400 CPU and B350 asrock pro4 mobo. 

 

Grab a mx500 crucial 250GB SSD instead.

 

Grab a seasonic focus gold 550/650 watt focus gold PSU

 

 

The extra cash should allow for a GTX 1060 3/6GB

 

Whats your budget?

[ChiefRobb]

Two years ago I would have said stay the hell away from AMD but I'd recommend looking in that direction before you purchase an intel CPU. Next, I think you're going to be happier in about 6 months (+) when prices drop on things like RAM and GPU's. I'd also like to know your budget so I can see If all of your money is being allocated correctly. Also, you might want to get a HDD so you don't only have 120 gb of storage. SSD's can be nice for booting off of, but when you have no storage for games because thats all you purchased you'll be sorry. Finally, check out pcpartpicker to oranize EVERYTHING relating to your pc build.

[brob]

Use pcpartpicker.com. 

 

Case only has one fan. In my opinion two fans are required for decent airflow.

 

Memory module count, speed and timings not provided. Unable to rate a system without this data.

 

I would suggest that 240GB is the minimum practical size ssd for boot, system, and programs.

 

There are less expensive GTX 1050 Ti gpu.

 

Xigmatek is not known for high quality psu. The listed unit is only 80+. I'd suggest a more efficient (80+ Bronze) and better quality psu.

 

41 minutes ago, Devel0per95 said:

the perfect advantage about building a computer that you can change anything anytime

i will upgrade to i7-8XXXK gen. and a better PS sooner or later.

but is it good for now ? 

 

Regardless of intentions, the chances that one will actually upgrade the cpu on the same motherboard is likely zero. If history is any guide, within a year or two newer and more powerful cpu will be available and it will not make economic sense to buy a previous generation model. Besides, the i5-8400 is a pretty powerful cpu and more than enough paired with a GTX 1050 Ti.

 

 

[forregacc02]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B360M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - Professional 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card  ($459.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $976.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-14 12:46 EDT-0400

[Devel0per95]

6 hours ago, Wolther said:

this is fine, just not understanding why you're getting an i5 8400 when you know you need (want) a i7. If you feel like you're gonna be able to sell your i5 for a decent price then yeah, but if you don't like dealing with the used market (eBay, craigslist, etc) then I would just save a tiny bit more and get your i7. 

 

If it's just gaming, there's not too much incentive to get the i7 and I would improve your gpu before anything else

let me make it clear i can't buy from ebay, amazon, best buy and all the hardware goodies sites. why? good question becuase im from lebanon that's why.

so i'm buying from near store.

and i will soon upgrade my pc (didn't build it yet tho!)

but i'm thinking to switch to the GTX 1060

[Devel0per95]

6 hours ago, GoldenLag said:

Drop to a R5 1400 CPU and B350 asrock pro4 mobo. 

 

Grab a mx500 crucial 250GB SSD instead.

 

Grab a seasonic focus gold 550/650 watt focus gold PSU

 

 

The extra cash should allow for a GTX 1060 3/6GB

 

Whats your budget?

So i will go for the Ryzen 5 1400

But is this the asrock pro4 you are talking about: https://macrotronics.net/product_info.php/asrock-z170-pro4s-motherboard-ddr4-lga-1151-p-10842

 

my max budget is about $1000

[Devel0per95]

6 hours ago, ChiefRobb said:

Two years ago I would have said stay the hell away from AMD but I'd recommend looking in that direction before you purchase an intel CPU. Next, I think you're going to be happier in about 6 months (+) when prices drop on things like RAM and GPU's. I'd also like to know your budget so I can see If all of your money is being allocated correctly. Also, you might want to get a HDD so you don't only have 120 gb of storage. SSD's can be nice for booting off of, but when you have no storage for games because thats all you purchased you'll be sorry. Finally, check out pcpartpicker to oranize EVERYTHING relating to your pc build.

my max budget is $1000 

i actually already have an HDD so i would use that for installing large programs on it ex: Visual Studio (Yes i'm a programmer ), PUBG, ETC...

 

and does pcpartpicker ship to lebanon?

[GoldenLag]

12 minutes ago, Devel0per95 said:

So i will go for the Ryzen 5 1400

But is this the asrock pro4 you are talking about: https://macrotronics.net/product_info.php/asrock-z170-pro4s-motherboard-ddr4-lga-1151-p-10842

 

my max budget is about $1000

I meam this board: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yBtWGX/asrock-ab350-pro4-atx-am4-motherboard-ab350-pro4

 

Paired with a 1400. Give me a sec ill create a build

[GoldenLag]

19 minutes ago, Devel0per95 said:

So i will go for the Ryzen 5 1400

But is this the asrock pro4 you are talking about: https://macrotronics.net/product_info.php/asrock-z170-pro4s-motherboard-ddr4-lga-1151-p-10842

 

my max budget is about $1000

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Mini Video Card  ($449.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1008.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-14 15:09 EDT-0400

 

If you can manage to get it for its price then you have a very good build. Though drop down the 1070ti to a 1070 or 1060 6GB since i dont know the price in lebanon. 

 

I believe amazon ships world wide

[Devel0per95]

15 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

I meam this board: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yBtWGX/asrock-ab350-pro4-atx-am4-motherboard-ab350-pro4

 

Paired with a 1400. Give me a sec ill create a build

Not as good as this one tho !

 https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-AB350-Gaming-3-rev-1x#kf

[GoldenLag]

16 minutes ago, Devel0per95 said:

Not as good as this one tho !

 https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-AB350-Gaming-3-rev-1x#kf

Does it cost 50-70$ while sporting good VRMs for future builds? Thats kinda why the pro4 is amazing. 

 

You can probably chose that one aswell, but keep in mind the pro4 is probably cheaper. And we want that tasty gtx 1070

[Devel0per95]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Does it cost 50-70$ while sporting good VRMs for future builds? Thats kinda why the pro4 is amazing. 

 

You can probably chose that one aswell, but keep in mind the pro4 is probably cheaper. And we want that tasty gtx 1070

Iloved The PRO4 aswell but it doesn't have RGB feature

[GoldenLag]

5 minutes ago, Devel0per95 said:

Iloved The PRO4 aswell but it doesn't have RGB feature

ah, if thats a consern then get the RGB.

[seon123]

56 minutes ago, Devel0per95 said:

Not as good as this one tho !

 https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-AB350-Gaming-3-rev-1x#kf

Just having more RGB doesn't make it better. The Gigabyte 4 phase VRM is the worst on the market, and should not be used for anything more than a 4 core.