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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor $159.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $134.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $52.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card $289.99 @ Amazon
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox 5t ATX Mid Tower Case $107.51 @ Amazon
Power Supply Cooler Master - B500 ver.2 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $865.25
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $850.25
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-02 21:32 EDT-0400  

 

I'd like some tips on how to make this build better.

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Uhm, a PSU that actually has a price tag? Besides, make sure it's tier 3 or higher in the list

 

You'd also want modular cables, so cable management will be easier.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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4 minutes ago, Khoyez said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor $159.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $134.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $52.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card $289.99 @ Amazon
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox 5t ATX Mid Tower Case $107.51 @ Amazon
Power Supply Cooler Master - B500 ver.2 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $865.25
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $850.25
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-02 21:32 EDT-0400  

 

I'd like some tips on how to make this build better.

Something like this maybe.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor $159.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $134.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $52.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card $219.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox 5t ATX Mid Tower Case $107.51 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $74.10 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $949.24
  Mail-in rebates -$65.00
  Total $884.24
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-02 21:45 EDT-0400  

It has RX 580 8GB which has same performance as 1060 6GB, and a better power supply with an aftermarket cooler as well

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It honestly looks pretty good. Smart CPU choice as well. Personally I would check craigslist and Facebook in your area for used 1070, 1070ti, and 1080's you can get them for around 300. I personally would go cheaper on the case and grab a better motherboard. The B450 tomahawk is a good option. 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/mmJcV6
 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  (£147.60 @ Aria PC) 


CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£21.99 @ Ebuyer) 


Motherboard: MSI - B450M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£64.99 @ CCL Computers) 


Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£117.10 @ More Computers) 


Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£46.86 @ Amazon UK) 


Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£31.79 @ Aria PC) 


Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card  (£449.99 @ CCL Computers) 


Case: Silverstone - PS11B-W ATX Mid Tower Case  (£50.47 @ Amazon UK) 


Power Supply: EVGA - 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 


Total: £977.75

 

I think this build would be good as it has the good gaming performance and amazing multicore performance of ryzen paired with a brand new gtx 1080. It even has £30 left over to spend on custom cables if you're into that sort of thing.

 

Hope this helps.

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13 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

Something like this maybe.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor $159.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $134.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $52.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card $219.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox 5t ATX Mid Tower Case $107.51 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $74.10 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $949.24
  Mail-in rebates -$65.00
  Total $884.24
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-02 21:45 EDT-0400  

It has RX 580 8GB which has same performance as 1060 6GB, and a better power supply with an aftermarket cooler as well

I would remove the cpu cooler, I would not use the armor since they have overheating issues, and 650w is overkill. Also @Khoyez, why such an expensive case? 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor $159.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $134.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $52.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card XFX - Radeon RX 580 8GB GTS Black Edition OC+ Video Card $249.99 @ Amazon
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case $55.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $863.71
  Mail-in rebates -$35.00
  Total $828.71
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-02 22:04 EDT-0400  

 Use this build but keep your case if you want to

PC: CPU: i5-9600k - CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 - GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 - Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 - RAM: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB DDR4-3000 - PSU: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 TG

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12 hours ago, Khoyez said:
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Build something like this instead....

Also, I have maintained a black-red color scheme.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($179.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($119.99 @ 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 MK2 OC Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC - IllusionII-BR ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.97 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.01 @ Newegg) 
Total: $917.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-03 10:07 EDT-0400

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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9 hours ago, vexicus365 said:

Build something like this instead....

Also, I have maintained a black-red color scheme.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($179.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 KILLER SLI/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($119.99 @ 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 MK2 OC Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC - IllusionII-BR ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.97 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.01 @ Newegg) 
Total: $917.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-03 10:07 EDT-0400

Drop the expensive cooler and use the stock. Also the psu is overkill for that build. The 550W version is about $30 less.

 

The money saved might be enough to get a stronger gpu. The Armor cards are not good anyway.

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3 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Drop the expensive cooler and use the stock. Also the psu is overkill for that build. The 550W version is about $30 less.

 

The money saved might be enough to get a stronger gpu. The Armor cards are not good anyway.

Link the 550w psu fr $30 less...

I opted fr a 750w model coz it was on offer.

Armor cards are known fr their heat related issues, but hey, it works.

Opted fr a better cooler fr achieving better overclock.

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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9 hours ago, vexicus365 said:

Link the 550w psu fr $30 less...

I opted fr a 750w model coz it was on offer.

Armor cards are known fr their heat related issues, but hey, it works.

Opted fr a better cooler fr achieving better overclock.

The 750W you linked isn't $68. The Newegg link shows it as $143 when you click on it. The cheapest is $97 from Walmart.

 

The 550W Focus Gold semi modular is $69.90 from Amazon so just under $30 saved. Sure it is semi modular, but the fixed cables are going to be used anyway so no real difference regarding cable management.

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077916ZZV/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

I wouldn't buy a gpu that is known to have heat related issues. I haven't looked at other alternatives but there might be a better option for a similar price.

 

The op didn't include a cooler in his spec or mention overclocking so it might not be something he wants to do. He could go with something like a Cryorig H7 though if he wanted a better cooler than the AMD one. 

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3 hours ago, lee32uk said:

The 750W you linked isn't $68. The Newegg link shows it as $143 when you click on it. The cheapest is $97 from Walmart.

 

The 550W Focus Gold semi modular is $69.90 from Amazon so just under $30 saved. Sure it is semi modular, but the fixed cables are going to be used anyway so no real difference regarding cable management.

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077916ZZV/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

I wouldn't buy a gpu that is known to have heat related issues. I haven't looked at other alternatives but there might be a better option for a similar price.

 

The op didn't include a cooler in his spec or mention overclocking so it might not be something he wants to do. He could go with something like a Cryorig H7 though if he wanted a better cooler than the AMD one. 

The price of that psu is $103, but after rebates ND that coupon code, it's price becomes $68

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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1 hour ago, vexicus365 said:

The price of that psu is $103, but after rebates ND that coupon code, it's price becomes $68

There is no mention of any rebate when you click on the Newegg link from what I can see. The coupon code says $10 off and the $25 rebate but there is no mention of that on Newegg. Doesn't it usually show the rebate on the actual website ? 

 

 

 

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