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Build is not bad; I have few suggestions: I would go for the 1600 (one it comes with a decent cooler, second it is more future proof because it has more cores - 6) the price is about the same. Get the G3 PSU price is not much different than G2 and it offers newer features. I would go with the rx 580 instead (directx 12 will come in handy in the next couple of years). If you need to save some money consider the MSI B30 Gaming Pro motherboard. Otherwise I prefer the GIGABYTE GA-AB350-GAMING 3 than the Asus; it has a nicer sound chip and fee more bells for about 10 more. Get higher clocked ram if you can, Rysen benefits with faster ram. I would get a SSD if you can, it makes a big difference. Lastly, just a suggestion...
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Catcher1

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Build is not bad; I have few suggestions: I would go for the 1600 (one it comes with a decent cooler, second it is more future proof because it has more cores - 6) the price is about the same. Get the G3 PSU price is not much different than G2 and it offers newer features. I would go with the rx 580 instead (directx 12 will come in handy in the next couple of years). If you need to save some money consider the MSI B30 Gaming Pro motherboard. Otherwise I prefer the GIGABYTE GA-AB350-GAMING 3 than the Asus; it has a nicer sound chip and fee more bells for about 10 more. Get higher clocked ram if you can, Rysen benefits with faster ram. I would get a SSD if you can, it makes a big difference. Lastly, just a suggestion https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q9vZxr/phanteks-eclipse-p400s-tempered-glass-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec416pstg_bw.
 
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Jamie_69

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That motherboard has no heatsink on the VRMs so is probably unsuitable for a Pc that will be under heavy load.
Ryzen benefits a lot from faster ram so I recommend 3000-3200, the price increase is very small.
 
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You build looks fine. If I had to say anything, you biggest bottleneck your HDD; you should get a SSD.
This one is pretty nice for cheap:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Total: $66.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 18:30 EDT-0400

You could also save a bit of money if you go for a RX580 8GB instead. It has similar performance as a GTX1060. Like this one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8GB AORUS 8G Video Card ($308.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $308.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 18:34 EDT-0400
 
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Chugalug_

Chugalug_

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What is the intended use for this PC?
Gaming? Rendering?
Both?
Spend a tiny bit more to get a better keyboard/mouse, i've also updated your build for performance.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.83 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Thermaltake V3 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Monitor: Acer S241HL bmid 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($149.99 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Lite L Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($57.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1390.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-20 19:13 EDT-0400
 
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xAesir

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Wow guys thanks for all the responses. I have upgraded to G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB of DDR4 at 3200MHz because like some of you said it does help Ryzen CPUs. The Ryzen 1600 come with the same cooler as the 1500X (Wraith Spire) just without RGB. I changed my GPU to the Gigabyte GTX 1060 G1 6GB because it saves a couple dollars and the Strix cards are long and tend to sag, which I don't want. I don't want to go with the RX 580 because I prefer NVIDIA over AMD (even though I'm using a Ryzen CPU) because of the GeForce Experience and I find NVIDIA much easier and more user-friendly than AMD. I did also switch to the Eclipse P400S because the Gigabyte 1060 is smaller than the Strix, and when I put the P400S as my case PCPartPicker told me that some drive bays wouldn't be usable because of the length of the Strix, and the P400S only comes with 2 3.5" drive cages. I also switched my Mobo to the MSI B350 PC Mate. Thanks again :)
 
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