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drabspirit

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Just started my first job, so I am currently trying to create a great a build to aim towards. So far I have come up with;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.84 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: *Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.89 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($189.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($189.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Kingston - HyperX Alloy FPS Wired Standard Keyboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Audio-Technica - M50x Headphones ($147.55 @ Amazon)
Other: HyperX Pulsefire FPS Gaming Mouse (HX-MC001A/AM) ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Other: HyperX HX-MPFS-XL FURY S Pro Gaming Mouse Pad X ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1935.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-19 18:24 EDT-0400 EDT-0400 |

I believe this to be a rather nice system, that should hold me up for a quite a few years to stream, record and edit gameplay for AAA games and smaller indie games on high/ultra settings but I am not 100% sure and am looking for all the hardware tweaks/advice and what not.

Thank you!
 
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You want faster ram for ryzen and also suggest 16 GB. That SSD is slow as heck. You can always forgo the second monitor to get faster 16gb ram and a better SSD and get the second monitor later as that is the easiest Upgrade possible
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You want faster ram for ryzen and also suggest 16 GB. That SSD is slow as heck. You can always forgo the second monitor to get faster 16gb ram and a better SSD and get the second monitor later as that is the easiest Upgrade possible
 
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Always forget to check the speeds of ram and hard drives not gonna lie, do you have any suggestion for an SSD?
 
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Will definitely switch to one of those SSDs. Also I was looking at what speeds the motherboard allows for ram, and the max is DDR4-3000, should I switch out the motherboard to get something a bit faster?
 
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Honestly thought about that, but I honestly hate limitations with customization the free trial does, plus the water mark after the trial period aha. I dont mind the extra money as long as it isnt necessarily thrown away.
 
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Ah, didn't know that, thank you :)
 
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Was just cross referencing the two SSDs you gave me, and my original, and I'm not seeing the speeds on pcpartpicker, do I have too look elsewhere online or am I missing something?
 
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Ah actually, I forgot about black friday... might just do that since I probably wont even be able actually start this build for a couple months as is.. thank you :)
 
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Get a second monitor later, and make it a 60Hz IPS one, the GN246HL is also a crap panel, I can improve your list.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($126.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($719.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: AOC - G2460FQ 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Sennheiser - HD 598 CS Headphones ($124.90 @ Amazon)
Other: Steelseries QcK Mousepad (Black) ($9.99)
Total: $1999.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-19 19:10 EDT-0400
 
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Decided to pick and pull from my original and yours, and came up with;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.84 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($121.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.95 @ Adorama)
Storage: *Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($719.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: AOC - G2460FQ 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Kingston - HyperX Alloy FPS Wired Standard Keyboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Audio-Technica - M50x Headphones ($147.55 @ Amazon)
Other: HyperX Pulsefire FPS Gaming Mouse (HX-MC001A/AM) ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Other: HyperX HX-MPFS-XL FURY S Pro Gaming Mouse Pad X ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2059.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-19 19:35 EDT-0400

Just wondering on your thoughts? (Havent chosen a second monitor, as it will probably be the very last item, so I thought I'd wait.) Mainly decided on my choices on aesthetic issues/branding likes.
 
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The HyperX peripherals are pretty meh tbh, we got in some pulsefire mice last week and they're not that great, feels kind of like a weak attempt at copying razer, but not as good.
The Deathadder Elite is probably the best mouse around for ergonomics if i'm being honest.
Their mousepads are just straight up bad value for money though, Steelseries has everyone beat in that department for quality and cost.
The Sennheisers I listed sound a lot richer than the M50Xs, but if you want monitors, the M50Xs are still very good.
Kingston's Mechanical keyboards are alright, no different from any other Cherry board though, and not well priced atm.
The Ultra II and SSD PLUS are also practically identical, best to go for the cheaper one.

 
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drabspirit

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By chance do you have a red themed mouse that might be just as good as the deathadder? Also took a relook at the corsair keyboard and actually it looks better than I first thought I saw (the numpad looked weirdly off??)
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Will change the mousepad.[/strike] The HyperX XXL is bigger, and $10 cheaper than the Steel Series, gonna stay with the hyper actually.

Confused if this is a mistype: The Sennheisers I listed sound a lot richer than the M50Xs, but if you want monitors, the M50Xs are still very good.?
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And didnt notice the price difference between the two ssds, gonna change :) [/strike]
 
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drabspirit

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Kept the Ultra II, also how does all of this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.84 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($121.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.95 @ Adorama)
Storage: *Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($719.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: AOC - G2460FQ 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Kingston - HyperX Alloy FPS Wired Standard Keyboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Audio-Technica - M50x Headphones ($147.55 @ Amazon)
Other: HyperX Pulsefire FPS Gaming Mouse (HX-MC001A/AM) ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Other: HyperX HX-MPFS-XL FURY S Pro Gaming Mouse Pad X ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2059.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-19 20:42 EDT-0400
 
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In regards to audio, 'monitors' are headphones/audio devices that provide as accurate to studio audio as possible.

 
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Gonna trust SupaHos on this one, I don't know much about that SSD, just user-benched it tbh. :)
Take into account the other criticisms I made, and 100% swap the mousepad, the mouse/keyboard is up to you to decide.

 
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