help PC build for my brother

[Nstud]

I am building a PC for my brother for working with FL studio/Abelton Live and video editing. The budget is around 550$-650$ and needs a high core count CPU and lots of ram for FL/Abelton and enough graphics for editing YouTube videos. The video editing will not be very intense and will just be going between two 1080P clips with audio over it. The music will be very intense so that is the priority. He already has a external 1tb drive so storage is not an issue. looks don't matter and a mid-ATX size case with room for a graphics card upgrade would be nice.

I need to bring the price down but this is what I have put together.

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($169.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Cougar - MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Other: Wigbow 120mm fantastic led Cooling Case Fan with 5050 SMD 2pcs 18 leds 30cm LED Strip Light for PC Computer 2 pack(black)  ($12.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $708.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-03 15:11 EDT-0400

 

 

[Quadrum]

I do music production. The two things you want are lots of ram and lots of cpu power. A large ssd is good but not a necessity. This is a good start but if the 1700x can fit into the budget it’s worth it. You’re on the right track though, glad to see some more production tech enthusiasts! 

[jiyeon]

Why a 2017 CX450? The 2015 CX450M is semi-modular and costs a fraction more.

[seon123]

3 minutes ago, seoz said:

Why a 2017 CX450? The 2015 CX450M is semi-modular and costs a fraction more.

The 1050 Ti doesn't need 2 PCIe connectors, and the CX has better internals and a rifle bearing fan (instead of a sleeve bearing)

[Nstud]

2 minutes ago, seoz said:

Why a 2017 CX450? The 2015 CX450M is semi-modular and costs a fraction more.

@seoz I have been told by @Herman Mcpootis and others that older power supplies have some safety issues.

 

[emosun]

could save a lot of money if core count is more important and you could actually use them all. a previous gen machine would cost less and have a faster cpu. basically you're throwing a lot of money away on ddr4 thus the only cpu choice is only a ryzen 5

[seon123]

Just now, Nstud said:

@seoz I have been told by @Herman Mcpootis and others that older power supplies have some safety issues.

 

Not all. The 2015 CXM isn't considered that old. 

[emosun]

Just now, Nstud said:

@seoz I have been told by @Herman Mcpootis and others that older power supplies have some safety issues.

what like from the 1940s? sure i guess they probably arent safe by now

[jiyeon]

Just now, Nstud said:

@seoz I have been told by @Herman Mcpootis and others that older power supplies have some safety issues.

 

Older as in a PSU that I currently have that is a 2015 version? I was never told this when I had my build plan reviewed...

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, Nstud said:

@seoz I have been told by @Herman Mcpootis and others that older power supplies have some safety issues.

 

The CX450M isn't old. I believe he was talking about the SeaSonic M12II from 2008.

[Nstud]

@seoz and @seon123 Sorry I misquoted @Herman Mcpootis

[Nstud]

@seoz @seon123 and @LienusLateTips I fixed it is there anything else I can fix I can downgrade from an m.2 but I cant find a cheaper SSD on pcpartpicker that is 500gb

[Nstud]

@Quadrum as you seem experienced in this do you see any ways to improve on this to make it cheaper? Is the 16GB ram even useful? should I just get 8?

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vTWdr6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vTWdr6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($49.29 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($169.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Cougar - MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Wigbow 120mm fantastic led Cooling Case Fan with 5050 SMD 2pcs 18 leds 30cm LED Strip Light for PC Computer 2 pack(black)  ($12.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $684.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-03 15:53 EDT-0400

 

[LienusLateTips]

3 minutes ago, Nstud said:

@Quadrum-snip-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($80.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $644.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-03 16:00 EDT-0400

 

I use 8GB of RAM. It's enough for most games, except like Cities: Skylines. So I put in a RX 580.

[Nstud]

@LienusLateTips Thank you for the help but wont the graphics card be a bit overkill If all that this is used for is light video editing? I feel like the 16 GB of ram will be more useful for FLstudio/Abelton Live witch is the main use of this computer. It that correct?

[Nstud]

wow my spelling was horrible there

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Nstud said:

@LienusLateTips Thank you for the help but wont the graphics card be a bit overkill If all that this is used for is light video editing? I feel like the 16 GB of ram will be more useful for FLstudio/Abelton Live witch is the main use of this computer. It that correct?

Forgot to read the programs

Yes though.

 

The case I chose has better airflow, may want to consider that.

[Nstud]

@LienusLateTips I will use that case thank you 

[Nstud]

@LienusLateTips Is this graphics card a bad Idea?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/83tdr6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/83tdr6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($49.29 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 560 - 1024 4GB AERO ITX Video Card  ($123.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Wigbow 120mm fantastic led Cooling Case Fan with 5050 SMD 2pcs 18 leds 30cm LED Strip Light for PC Computer 2 pack(black)  ($12.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $636.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-03 16:13 EDT-0400

[Nstud]

and should I have stayed with the old motherboard?

[Quadrum]

19 minutes ago, Nstud said:

@Quadrum as you seem experienced in this do you see any ways to improve on this to make it cheaper? Is the 16GB ram even useful? should I just get 8?

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vTWdr6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vTWdr6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($49.29 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($169.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Cougar - MX330-X ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Wigbow 120mm fantastic led Cooling Case Fan with 5050 SMD 2pcs 18 leds 30cm LED Strip Light for PC Computer 2 pack(black)  ($12.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $684.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-03 15:53 EDT-0400

 

I wish I could tell you 8gigs is fine, but I’d say if your brother is any bit serious about this then he needs 16 gigs at least. Everything else is great as far as I can tell. I see some people talking about the psu but honestly as long as it will run the computer it’s fine. Hope all goes well!

[Quadrum]

Also the gpu especially in abortion matters little to none as long as it can give you a visual display to look at. I am with the rest of you that a 1050ti is a little overkill. 

[Nstud]

@Quadrum Thank you the 1050 ti is for video editing

[Quadrum]

Just now, Nstud said:

@Quadrum Thank you the 1050 ti is for video editing

Ahhh ok. Sorry forgot about that. My honest opinion is your original build idea plus whatever psu stuff other people were talking about. Hope your brother is happy.

[Nstud]

@Quadrum thank you also do you know of any cheap cases with good airflow the one I had picked the price went up