Finishing PC Help

[Zenyatta]

11 minutes ago, Kiyometa said:

@Zenyatta
With the first generation MBs, the memory support sucked. The particular MB I got did not like going up to 3200MHz. Fortunately even though it was undervolted at 1.2V, it is stable at 2933MHz. The XMP Profile puts it at 3200MHz as its rated for and just failed to boot, your use may vary though and your MB may have better luck.

Getting a new MB would definitely make your life easier.

If I got a new b450 or x470 motherboard, would I use XMP or undervolt?

9 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

Get a good b450 motherboard or you can get any x470 motherboard.

I don't think I can afford x470. Are either of these motherboards good?

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PCKcCJ/asrock-b450-pro4-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-pro4

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Fk7v6h/asus-prime-b450-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-prime-b450-plus

 

also, are either of these graphics cards as good as the gigabyte? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZWnG3C/msi-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-8gb-video-card-gtx-1070-ti-gaming-8g
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Z6BTwP/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-8gb-ftw-ultra-silent-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-6678-kr

thanks

[Kiyometa]

@Zenyatta
The ASrock is a bit better than the ASUS board. VRM is just a bit better.

 

Mind you, that is by me counting the stuff, not smart enough to analyze if the ASUS ones are "Better".

Edited October 30, 2018 by Kiyometa
SMRT

[Zenyatta]

Just now, Kiyometa said:

@Zenyatta
The ASrock is a bit better than the ASUS board. VRM is just a bit better.

The asrock is cheaper anyway so I will look into getting that motherboard. Thank you.

Also could you help me with the graphics card? I prefer the look of the following graphics cards over the gigabyte. Are either of them as good as the gigabyte or should I just get the gigabyte?

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZWnG3C/msi-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-8gb-video-card-gtx-1070-ti-gaming-8g

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Z6BTwP/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-8gb-ftw-ultra-silent-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-6678-kr

[Kiyometa]

@Zenyatta
The MSI one is probably gonna be the best of the 3 just because of the large cooling solution, larger is usually better just because heat dissipation is based on surface area.. But make sure that it will fit, its a very large and long card. Just picked the Gigabyte because of price.

[Brooksie359]

6 hours ago, Zenyatta said:

If I got a new b450 or x470 motherboard, would I use XMP or undervolt?

I don't think I can afford x470. Are either of these motherboards good?

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PCKcCJ/asrock-b450-pro4-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-pro4

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Fk7v6h/asus-prime-b450-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-prime-b450-plus

 

also, are either of these graphics cards as good as the gigabyte? 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZWnG3C/msi-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-8gb-video-card-gtx-1070-ti-gaming-8g
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Z6BTwP/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-8gb-ftw-ultra-silent-gaming-video-card-08g-p4-6678-kr

thanks

I think the evga option is the best. Great company behind it and it's there top one of their top models. And for the motherboard both those b450 motherboards are good and will make a good pair with a r5 2600. 

[MandoPanda]

For what you play, this is fine:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor	$155.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	Purchased For $0.00
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$124.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$55.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$209.99 @ B&H
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For $0.00
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$620.85
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$605.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-31 22:50 EDT-0400