what can I upgrade?

[halblah]

Hello everyone, I am planning to build my first game/work pc at the end of August(preferably). My mom is giving me and extra 150 USD, where should I put that money?

I'm using a 34inch 1440p ultrawide to game and do some video editing

 

Thanks everyone

 

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($150.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.20 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($409.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($89.87 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1101.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-07 22:07 EDT-0400

 

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R6XTzY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R6XTzY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($219.89 @ OutletPC) - Sidegrade for gaming but the 2 more cores are a big upgrade for video editing
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($32.28 @ Newegg) - // @seoz //
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) - good choice
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($151.99 @ Newegg Business) - Went up to 3200MhZ RAM for ya
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) - Much, much better SSD than the Awful400
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Amazon) - 2x the storage
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW DT GAMING Video Card  ($464.98 @ Newegg) 1080 > 1070
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($89.87 @ Newegg) - good choice
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) - good choice
Total: $1258.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-07 22:17 EDT-0400

[halblah]

3 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R6XTzY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R6XTzY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($219.89 @ OutletPC) - Sidegrade for gaming but the 2 more cores are a big upgrade for video editing
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($32.28 @ Newegg) - // @seoz //
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) - good choice
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($151.99 @ Newegg Business) - Went up to 3200MhZ RAM for ya
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) - Much, much better SSD than the Awful400
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Amazon) - 2x the storage
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW DT GAMING Video Card  ($464.98 @ Newegg) 1080 > 1070
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($89.87 @ Newegg) - good choice
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) - good choice
Total: $1258.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-07 22:17 EDT-0400

thanks! what about the Ryzen 2700? also can I get 3000mhz ddr4 and oc it?

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

1 minute ago, Sb2333 said:

thanks! what about the Ryzen 2700? also can I get 3000mhz ddr4 and oc it?

The clock gains (200MhZ or so) aren't worth it to go back down to a 1070

 

Yes, you can

[halblah]

5 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R6XTzY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R6XTzY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($219.89 @ OutletPC) - Sidegrade for gaming but the 2 more cores are a big upgrade for video editing
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($32.28 @ Newegg) - // @seoz //
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) - good choice
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($151.99 @ Newegg Business) - Went up to 3200MhZ RAM for ya
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) - Much, much better SSD than the Awful400
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Amazon) - 2x the storage
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW DT GAMING Video Card  ($464.98 @ Newegg) 1080 > 1070
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($89.87 @ Newegg) - good choice
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) - good choice
Total: $1258.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-07 22:17 EDT-0400

also, in what why is the crucial ssd better than the a400?

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

1 minute ago, Sb2333 said:

also, in what why is the crucial ssd better than the a400?

Much faster

[Tyler Moore]

Pretty nice build!

If you look at userbenchmark.com you can see how your parts compare and decide from there other options!

[jiyeon]

18 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($32.28 @ Newegg) - // @seoz //

You've learnt well, friend.

 

I see that location, by the way.  

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

1 minute ago, seoz said:

You've learnt well, friend.

 

I see that location, by the way.  

booking flight to edinburgh as we speak

 

/s

[Mark77]

I wouldn't use a single HDD these days.  Always RAID-1 (or RAID-10) HDDs.   Which means you'd need a pair.  HGST > *.

[halblah]

1 hour ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R6XTzY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/R6XTzY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($219.89 @ OutletPC) - Sidegrade for gaming but the 2 more cores are a big upgrade for video editing
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($32.28 @ Newegg) - // @seoz //
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) - good choice
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($151.99 @ Newegg Business) - Went up to 3200MhZ RAM for ya
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) - Much, much better SSD than the Awful400
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Amazon) - 2x the storage
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW DT GAMING Video Card  ($464.98 @ Newegg) 1080 > 1070
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($89.87 @ Newegg) - good choice
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) - good choice
Total: $1258.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-07 22:17 EDT-0400

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[halblah]

@OrbitalBuzzsaw is the 1700 much better than the newer 2600? and If I choose to go with the 1700, do I still need a b450 board or is b350 okay? 

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

5 hours ago, Sb2333 said:

@OrbitalBuzzsaw is the 1700 much better than the newer 2600? and If I choose to go with the 1700, do I still need a b450 board or is b350 okay? 

 The 1700 has more cores and is better for video editing, and about the same for gaming. You'll be fine with a B350 if you decide to go with a 2600