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Specs

 

i5-8400

MSI Z370-A Pro

EVGA 600 Watt

Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 5 RGB

1TB WD Black HDD

250gb Kingston SSD

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Cooler Master RGB Strips

Cooler Master RGB Hub

EVGA GTX 1060 FTW 6GB

 

 

 

good or bad with some CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM 

[Crunchy Dragon]

That looks decent, what model PSU are you getting?

 

Also, I would skip on RGB for now.

I see no RAM listed...

[jiyeon]

3 minutes ago, 6thOntheLeft said:

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Are you the one building it or your friend? You guys are going to have a rough time with this cooler for little performance and ugly visuals.

 

For an 8400, really the most you need is something like a Cryorig C7 just to get a little lift from the stock cooler.

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2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

That looks decent, what model PSU are you getting?

 

Also, I would skip on RGB for now.

I see no RAM listed...

EVGA 600 B1 Unit

 

and 8 gigs of crucial ballistix LT Ram.

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1 minute ago, seoz said:

Are you the one building it or your friend? You guys are going to have a rough time with this cooler for little performance and ugly visuals.

 

For an 8400, really the most you need is something like a Cryorig C7 just to get a little lift from the stock cooler.

Does a Pure Rock Slim work then? It’s a really good Cooler with decent thermals, and yes I’m making it for my friend with a budget of 1.4k CAD

[jiyeon]

2 minutes ago, 6thOntheLeft said:

Does a Pure Rock Slim work then? It’s a really good Cooler with decent thermals, and yes I’m making it for my friend with a budget of 1.4k CAD

Yes, that will work. Anything to bump up from the stock Intel cooler and the Hyper 212.

[JHY]

Is this for gaming or editing?

 

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Gaming, but my friend wants to do some light editing and steaming too.

[Nexmo]

Seems pretty solid, but if you're not planning on upgrading to a k series CPU, no need for a z series motherboard. 

A 500w psu would be plenty for a build like this too. Keep it up!

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3 minutes ago, seoz said:

Yes, that will work. Anything to bump up from the stock Intel cooler and the Hyper 212.

Alright, it’s a pretty decent cooler and it looks like a high end nocturnal cooler and considering the fact that the cooler Master case is tempered glass it will look good

[Crunchy Dragon]

7 minutes ago, 6thOntheLeft said:

EVGA 600 B1 Unit

Skip that and get a Corsair CX550M instead. The B-series units from EVGA aren't terribly good.

 

2 minutes ago, 6thOntheLeft said:

Gaming, but my friend wants to do some light editing and steaming too.

You'll want at least 16GB of RAM for gaming and streaming.

 

What's your max budget?

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Just now, Nexmo said:

Seems pretty solid, but if you're not planning on upgrading to a k series CPU, no need for a z series motherboard. 

A 500w psu would be plenty for a build like this too. Keep it up!

Thanks! BTW, it was the cheapest mootherboard I can find in Canada for 89 CAD only.

[Nexmo]

Oh solid. Then by all means go with the z. Leaves an upgrade path as well!

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2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Skip that and get a Corsair CX550M instead. The B-series units from EVGA aren't terribly good.

 

You'll want at least 16GB of RAM for gaming and streaming.

 

What's your max budget?

My friend said his budget is 1.4K CAD. And I think there is a 16gb Vulcan DDR4 Memory on newegg for sale. For about 180 CAD. Should I go for that?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, 6thOntheLeft said:

My friend said his budget is 1.4K CAD. And I think there is a 16gb Vulcan DDR4 Memory on newegg for sale.

Get that instead of 8GB.

 

I'm pull up a partlist that should suit your friend's needs. Give me like 5 minutes.

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2 minutes ago, Nexmo said:

Oh solid. Then by all means go with the z. Leaves an upgrade path as well!

Yeah In the future my friend can upgrade to a 8600K or a 700K

[Crunchy Dragon]

3 minutes ago, 6thOntheLeft said:

Yeah In the future my friend can upgrade to a 8600K or a 700K

I personally think Ryzen would be a better option.

 

For gaming and streaming, you want as many cores as you can get. Ryzen 5 1600/2600 has 12 threads, the Core i5s only have 6. This results in better streaming performance.

Ryzen 5 is also cheaper and you don't really need a special board to overclock. The stock coolers are way better as well, which helps add to your budget a bit.

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https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/MD9vsZ

thats the part picker

[Crunchy Dragon]

I was thinking something more like this:

 

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($231.95 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($125.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($181.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.75 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8GB PULSE Video Card  ($345.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ PC-Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($82.46 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM  120mm Fans  ($34.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1250.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-09 19:57 EDT-0400

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Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

I personally think Ryzen would be a better option.

 

For gaming and streaming, you want as many cores as you can get. Ryzen 5 1600/2600 has 12 threads, the Core i5s only have 6. This results in better streaming performance.

Ryzen 5 is also cheaper and you don't really need a special board to overclock. The stock coolers are way better as well, which helps add to your budget a bit.

My friend wanted to try Intel because in all of his 14 years he never used a intel cooler and stuck to amd, and he strictly said intel so I can’t change the cpu

cause he said lol. Also he has another PC which was a prebuilt and he said that when he would stream he would transfer it to the other pc. (Or it’s another way it would work idk)

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, 6thOntheLeft said:

My friend wanted to try Intel because in all of his 14 years he never used a intel cooler and stuck to amd, and he strictly said intel so I can’t change the cpu

cause he said lol. Also he has another PC which was a prebuilt and he said that when he would stream he would transfer it to the other pc. (Or it’s another way it would work idk)

I guess that works then.

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Is the supernova a good option because it’s 550 watts and it’s fully modular? Or should I go for the Corsair CXM 550 Watt?

[seon123]

17 minutes ago, 6thOntheLeft said:

My friend said his budget is 1.4K CAD.

Just threw together a thing with a 1070 Ti. You could swap it for an 8400 and a B360 Pro4, if you absolutely need Intel. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($231.95 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($178.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB AMP Extreme Video Card  ($569.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Case Fan: Corsair - ML120 75.0 CFM  120mm Fans  ($37.42 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1396.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-09 20:07 EDT-0400

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1 hour ago, seon123 said:

Just threw together a thing with a 1070 Ti. You could swap it for an 8400 and a B360 Pro4, if you absolutely need Intel. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($231.95 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($178.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB AMP Extreme Video Card  ($569.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 Tempered Glass Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Case Fan: Corsair - ML120 75.0 CFM  120mm Fans  ($37.42 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1396.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-09 20:07 EDT-0400

Alright, I’ll try it with a 8400 and the B360