What do you guys think of this build?

[RainGamma]

So I’m helping my friend with a build. He is a consol user and wants to go into pc. I made him this build his budget is 900$ I was just wondering what you pros think of this. Is there any improvements that could be made anything to add please reply! 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	$129.99 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste	$6.55 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$64.99 @ Newegg Business
Memory	Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$99.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$23.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$58.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR MK2 OC Video Card	$199.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$48.59 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 140 Air Pressure 82.2 CFM 140mm Fan	$6.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 140 Air Pressure 82.2 CFM 140mm Fan	$6.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance 83.1 CFM 120mm Fan	$5.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance 83.1 CFM 120mm Fan	$5.99 @ Newegg
Monitor	MSI - Optix MAG24C 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$204.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$973.91
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$913.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-17 14:01 EST-0500

 

[lmeneses]

You could probably get a better psu for that money, especially considering all of newegg's pre-black friday deals, don't get an armor card as they have cooling issues, and your build does not need that many fans. The ones that come pre-installed with the case will do, but if you're adding them for aesthetics why not, even tho you could use the extra money for a better gpu, cpu, or psu

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8TCzjy
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8TCzjy/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.90 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB Titanium Video Card  ($379.50 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1054.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-17 14:08 EST-0500

 

$150 more, 70% more GPU horsepower

[NunoLava1998]

10 minutes ago, lmeneses said:

You could probably get a better psu for that money, especially considering all of newegg's pre-black friday deals, don't get an armor card as they have cooling issues, and your build does not need that many fans. The ones that come pre-installed with the case will do, but if you're adding them for aesthetics why not, even tho you could use the extra money for a better gpu, cpu, or psu

The ARMOR MK2 solved the cooling issue. The ARMOR, however, should be avoided.

I agree, the PSU isn't the greatest at all. You can currently get a CX450 for 27.99$ which should do the job better.

I also agree that he probably doesn't need the fans.

[lmeneses]

1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

The ARMOR MK2 solved the cooling issue. The ARMOR, however, should be avoided.

Oh, I did not know that

[NunoLava1998]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB DUKE Video Card  ($354.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: MSI - Optix MAG24C 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($204.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1012.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-17 14:21 EST-0500

 

This should be good for about 1000$. Feel free to switch to a 1070 if it's too expensive, however.

[Ganamede]

I would go with Arctic MX4 thermal paste instead of Arctic Silver 5. It's non-conductive, doesn't cure and it has better-similar cooling temps. You can find it for like $4-$6 as well.

[RainGamma]

35 minutes ago, Ganamede said:

I would go with Arctic MX4 thermal paste instead of Arctic Silver 5. It's non-conductive, doesn't cure and it has better-similar cooling temps. You can find it for like $4-$6 as well.

Okay