Is this build good?

[Guest]

I want to build my first computer in October and I was wondering if these parts are any good for the price, my budget is ~$500 CAD, I'm planning to add a 1050 TI on black friday. Is this build any good or is it bad for the price to performance ratio?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/cH78zY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/cH78zY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($131.25 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($95.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($100.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: DIYPC - Zondda-O ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Other: Anti-Static Wrist Strap ($3.50)
Total: $509.21

[Slottr]

Looks fine

 

Just make sure the memory is on the motherboards QVL (youll find it on asrocks product page for the motherboard)

 

If you can squeeze, get the 2400g

 

Then also on black friday make sure to get a 1TB hard drive as well. 240GB worth of ssd will go really quick.

[Shyam Ganapathy]

9 minutes ago, Darpyface said:

I want to build my first computer in October and I was wondering if these parts are any good for the price, my budget is ~$500 CAD, I'm planning to add a 1050 TI on black friday. Is this build any good or is it bad for the price to performance ratio?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/cH78zY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/cH78zY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($131.25 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($95.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($100.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: DIYPC - Zondda-O ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Other: Anti-Static Wrist Strap ($3.50)
Total: $509.21

lookin nice, maybe switch out the psu for something a little cheaper and get the 1400 or 2400g or whatever.

[Guest]

The 2400G is $60 more and on this website it says that the 2200G is faster and it is cheaper.

[Slottr]

4 minutes ago, Darpyface said:

The 2400G is $60 more and on this website it says that the 2200G is faster and it is cheaper.

The 2400g has 4 more threads and will give you better performance when you get your 1050ti

[bleedblue]

15 minutes ago, Shyam Ganapathy said:

lookin nice, maybe switch out the psu for something a little cheaper and get the 1400 or 2400g or whatever.

I disagree, the CX550 is the cheapest power supply I'd comfortably recommend. Also 1400 has no iGPU.

9 minutes ago, Darpyface said:

The 2400G is $60 more and on this website it says that the 2200G is faster and it is cheaper.

Userbenchmark isn't a reliable source for performance comparison. You don't know under what environments each test was run. One guy could be running with LN2 while another could be using Linus's homemade heatsink.

 

2400G has double the threads with SMT enabled and its GPU has 3 more CU's, it'll run games better while you save for a GPU. It'll also run games better when you get said GPU.

[brob]

7 minutes ago, Darpyface said:

The 2400G is $60 more and on this website it says that the 2200G is faster and it is cheaper.

The site is not reliable.

 

Common sense suggests that AMD would not price a cpu $60 less than one that has worse performance.

 

The differences can be small in some titles, but overall the Ryzen 5 2400G delivers higher performance.

 

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/AMD-Ryzen-3-2200G-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-2400G/3186vs3183

https://techreport.com/review/33235/amd-ryzen-3-2200g-and-ryzen-5-2400g-processors-reviewed

https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-5-2400g-2200g

https://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/77176-amd-ryzen-5-2400g-ryzen-3-2200g-review-11.html

https://hothardware.com/reviews/amd-raven-ridge-ryzen-3-2200g-and-ryzen-5-2400g-am4-apu-review?page=6

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, Darpyface said:

I want to build my first computer in October and I was wondering if these parts are any good for the price, my budget is ~$500 CAD, I'm planning to add a 1050 TI on black friday. Is this build any good or is it bad for the price to performance ratio?

made a couple changes:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($131.25 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($95.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($100.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($68.95 @ shopRBC) 
Case: DIYPC - DIY-BG01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $516.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-01 22:49 EDT-0400

[Guest]

I like your changes, except for the psu it's really expensive for the wattage that you get. And I don't need a very efficient psu for this computer.

[brob]

1 hour ago, Darpyface said:

I like your changes, except for the psu it's really expensive for the wattage that you get. And I don't need a very efficient psu for this computer.

Keep in mind that the psu directly affects stability and lifetime of all electronic components. It also affects overclocking potential. And should it fail can take the rest of the system with it.

 

[Shyam Ganapathy]

5 hours ago, Darpyface said:

I like your changes, except for the psu it's really expensive for the wattage that you get. And I don't need a very efficient psu for this computer.

your computer even with something like a 1070 (I hope your not putting more in this) should be fine. Rosewill PSU's are really nice and it should last you a while. Also its 5 CAD less than your other psu.

[Herman Mcpootis]

6 hours ago, Darpyface said:

I like your changes, except for the psu it's really expensive for the wattage that you get. And I don't need a very efficient psu for this computer.

you're not paying the extra for the wattage, you're paying for the better quality and slightly higher efficiency. and it's cheaper than the CX550M you picked.