First PC Build, Please Help

[DawN_ZA]

I live in South Africa and it is my first time building a pc. My brother built a pc last year and is going to help me build my pc. Unfortunately, in South Africa the import tax and import costs are ridiculously high. I used Amazon only as an example of the parts, as I am not concerned with the cheapest merchant in USA. It is just for comparison purposes.

 

Information about the build:

Budget:

My budget was around R12 000. I am already over budget but can afford the parts selected below at the South African prices.

In South African Rands the total Price is around R14 000 – R14 500.

In US Dollars the total is around $865

Aim:

The main purpose of this build is for Gaming, I would like to play games such as Fortnite (SA Servers would be great) and CSGO, but I still want to be able to play more demanding games later such as Far Cry 5 or Assassins Creed. I do not expect to get more than 60 FPS on the demanding games, but if I do that will be awesome.

Monitors:

I will only be running a 1080p monitor for the time being but would like to have a dual monitor setup later. The second monitor will be used to display Memory usage, CPU usage and other usage stats and thus I will probably buy a cheaper monitor.

Peripherals:

I already have peripherals, so I do not need to purchase any.

My Concerns:

I am specifically worried about the compatibility of the RAM, Motherboard and the CPU.

Are both GPU’s compatible with the Motherboard?

I chose the Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3.1 TG DarkMirror, because I need a cheap case and wanted a tempered glass window. However, I am unsure if the airflow is good. Has anyone had problems with this case?

If anyone has had problems with these parts, please could you list the problems and suggest an alternative.

In the future I plan on getting an SSD for the operating System but cannot afford it now.

 

All responses are appreciated. Thanks you very much.

 

PARTS LIST:

GPU: (I am unsure of which GPU to get as there are two options at reasonable prices)

Choice no. 1: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X 4GB GDDR5 Twin Frozer VI 768 CUDA Core Graphics Card

Choice no. 2: Palit GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Dual OC NE5105TS18G1-1071D 4GB GDDR5 128-bit PCI-E 3.0 Desktop Graphics Card

 

CPU: (I have chosen an AMD Ryzen CPU as the value for money in South Africa is far greater than an equivalent Intel CPU)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Hex-Core 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 Desktop CPU

 

RAM:

Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16 288-Pin 1.35V Black Low-Profile Desktop Memory

 

Motherboard:

MSI B350M Mortar AMD Ryzen Socket AM4 Micro-ATX Desktop Motherboard

 

PSU:

Super Flower SF-550F14MT Leadex 550W 80 Plus Silver Certified Fully Modular Desktop Power Supply

 

Hard drive: (I am going to buy an SSD later and re-install Windows 10 on the SSD, when I afford it)

Western Digital WD30EZRZ 3TB Blue HDD / 5400RPM / 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s / 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

 

PC Case:

Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3.1 TG DarkMirror

 

Case Fans:

Thermaltake CL-F055-PL12WT-A Riing 12 LED White 3 Pack Case Fan

 

[alexhelvetica]

Can you post your parts list in the chat? I, and most other people don't want to download a PDF or DOCX as it could be embedded with viruses

[sillypenguin213]

Well, I’ve checked your list. Here’s my suggestion: 

1. Try to find a decent used GTX 970 from your local gamers. It’s much better than 1050ti and could be cheap if you could find good deals. 

2. Although you could put r5 2600 on B350 motherboards, you have to update your bios before you put 2600 on it. This process requires a first gen ryzen CPU so keep that in mind. 

3. The brand of PSU I’m not familiar with but one tip: choose the PSU wisely. Take some reliable ones or you’ll regret.

4. If you’re forcing gaming, consider intel first. I5-8400 preforms better than ryzen at the same price level on gaming. 8400 requires b360 motherboards.

[DawN_ZA]

Whenever I try to Copy and paste the parts list only one link is pasted

 

The parts list has several links.

 

Does anyone know how to fix this

[Turtleloverdyl]

Hi, I live in SA too!

Any GPU works in pretty much every motherboard so that isn't an issue.

With R14k to spend you don't really need to worry about airflow as those components aren't going to be big heat producers.

I cant open the pdf list for some reason, but here's what you need to know:  

1. Spend the bulk of money on a good GPU, as this will improve performance the most.

2. Get a recent CPU with at least 4 cores, id recommend Intel as your looking maximize framerates and you don't have the optimal budget to buy expensive RAM. The i3 8100 goes for R2k and you pair it with a cheap H310 motherboard for about R1k. If you want to dabble into overclocking, the i3 8350k goes for about R2.7k and you'd have to get a more expensive Z370 motherboard but at that price, id go for the i5 8400 as it has 6 cores! And you don't have to worry about overclocking.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($449.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $837.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-19 08:53 EDT-0400