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somethinghuang22

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So im going to be building my first computer soon, (if all goes well). Was wondering what you guys thought of this build, if I should change anything, I have a pretty tight budget. I was also wondering if there is anything that I need to buy for assembling everything?
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/tJcHHN

Thanks, all help will be appreciated.
 
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To put it in perspective--from an AUS PoV that's on the lower end of budgets. Aside from using an i5 and a 1060 in lieu of a pentium or i3/r3 and 1050/ti, this build pretty much utilizes the lowest price of everything else on the shelf... If this machine were built in the US it would be around $700, which is pretty starter-level when it comes to builds unless you want to get into low end hardware.

The wattage is a tad overkill, and if you can sacrifice $20, a corsair CX450m would end up being a better choice than most of Thermaltake's PSUs.

As for the SSD, I agree however there is the caveat that they are going to be ~$75 for 120GB. I would suggest an alternative route in replacing the WD blue for a Seagate FireCuda drive so you end...
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To put it in perspective--from an AUS PoV that's on the lower end of budgets. Aside from using an i5 and a 1060 in lieu of a pentium or i3/r3 and 1050/ti, this build pretty much utilizes the lowest price of everything else on the shelf... If this machine were built in the US it would be around $700, which is pretty starter-level when it comes to builds unless you want to get into low end hardware.

The wattage is a tad overkill, and if you can sacrifice $20, a corsair CX450m would end up being a better choice than most of Thermaltake's PSUs.

As for the SSD, I agree however there is the caveat that they are going to be ~$75 for 120GB. I would suggest an alternative route in replacing the WD blue for a Seagate FireCuda drive so you end up getting faster load times/faster boot times but you only sacrifice an extra $30 instead of $75.
 
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Ryzen is just plain better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($124.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($195.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($399.00 @ Umart)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Shopping Express)
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Litepower 650W ATX Power Supply ($59.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1139.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-27 03:32 AEST+1000

As said already - you ought to drop an extra $20 on the corsair cx450m , its a far better PSU than that thermal take - that unit is fairly dire quality at best
 
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Better at some things... but those things to not include gaming

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryzen_5_1500X/20.html

CONS: Gaming frame-rates lower than competing Intel chips
Higher power draw than competing Intel parts
Memory frequency options and memory compatibility limited
Setup complicated (memory, HPET, CCX, SMT, and power profile)
Overclocking barely worth it
Requires optimized apps of which there are not many
Lacks integrated graphics
Click to expand...

Ryzen 1500x versus 7500 @ 1080p

Anno 2205 -- 7500 is faster
BF1 - 7500 is faster
Civilization VI - 1500x is faster
DeusEx Mankind Divided - 7500 is faster
Dishonored 2 - 7500 is faster
Doom - 7500 is faster
Fallout 4 - 7500 is faster
Far Cry Primal - 7500 is faster
Hitman - 7500 is faster
Resident Evil 7 - 7500 is faster
RotR - 1500x is faster
Sniper Elite 4 - 1500x is faster
Styx: Shards of Darkness - 1500x is faster
Shadow Warrir 2 - 1500x is faster
Total War: Warhammer - 7500 is faster
Watch Dogs 2 - 7500 is faster
Witcher 3 - 7500 is faster

Thats 5 wins for Ryzen and 12 for 7500



 
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^ seriously ?? Half those losses are by 1fps .
The ones where the losses are above 5fps are insignificant because were talking in excess of 80 fps anyway.

The conclusion on that article - a direct quote.


Suddenly, Intel's sub-$200 processors, including the Core i3-7100 dual-core, Core i5-7400 quad-core, and $206 Core i5-7500, seem like bad options.

You've got an extra 4 threads on the 1500x , it comes with a great cooler , its overclockable , it's $20 less.

Its on a socket with a 4 year lifespan , its hands down more future proof.

Its a far better buy than a 7500.
 
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Thanks, for the help. Will change the PSU, and about the SDD, I know how important they are, and Im planning to add one a little bit later one. Thanks a lot for the help.
 
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