Help! Is This PC Build any Good

michwarrior101 · Sep 17, 2017

Hey there, I was wanting to know if I could make this build by changing anything. My budget is under $1000 AUD. I would like to make it maybe $800 - $900. I am wanting to run Rainbow Six Siege, PUBG, Fallout 4, Ark Survival Evolved. I would like to clock an easy 40 FPS.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/PVsDYr

Thanks
Michael

Shektron · Sep 17, 2017

For your use case, I'd get this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($278.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($115.00 @ Scorptec)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($195.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Low Profile Video Card ($249.00 @ Umart)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $976.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-18 00:29 AEST+1000

The Ryzen processor will easily deliver 60 FPS, you'll be GPU-limited in almost all games. It'll also last longer, and is overclockable with that motherboard and stock cooler. Power supply was a bit overkill, so lowered that. Case was also expensive, so lowered that to a very good budget option.

Ballizt · Sep 17, 2017

If you could find one for a good price you could probably downgrade your PSU to a 350watt+ since you dont need 650.

blankcr8 · Sep 17, 2017

Could also change more stuff and get a gtx 1060 6gb

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($278.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($99.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card ($359.70 @ Newegg Australia)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $974.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-18 00:32 AEST+1000

Shektron · Sep 17, 2017

blankcr8 :

8 GB RAM though? I mean, yeah, OP isn't playing AAA games, but still, don't you think 16 GB RAM is a bit more...essential? Maybe try to get a GTX 1060 3 GB with 16 GB RAM..

blankcr8 · Sep 17, 2017

I play AAA games on 8gb ram all the time and I've never had any problems.

Could make the same argument for vram on the 1060 3gb

Shektron · Sep 17, 2017

blankcr8 :

They say you don't realize you don't have enough RAM until you don't get the 16 gigs.

blankcr8 · Sep 17, 2017

Because of the 1-2% increase in framerate? 16gb of ram isn't currently necessary for any games, and although it could be someday soon, he could just put another 2 sticks of ram in if necessary.

Shektron · Sep 17, 2017

blankcr8 :

It's not about FPS increase. An SSD doesn't do that either, but it's still considered a good investment, isn't it? It's the general usability of the PC that's affected.

blankcr8 · Sep 17, 2017

From my personal experience 8gb has always been enough for gaming and web browsing. If you are streaming or editing I understand 16gb, and if you're building a high end gaming rig I understand 16gb, but 8gb will be fine for the games the op wants to play, and he didn't say anything about streaming/editing.

Shektron · Sep 17, 2017

blankcr8 :

I guess it's up to the OP to decide then.

michwarrior101 · Sep 17, 2017

blankcr8 :

Could also change more stuff and get a gtx 1060 6gb

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($278.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($99.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card ($359.70 @ Newegg Australia)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowed) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $974.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-18 00:32 AEST+1000

Hey There thankyou for all the help, but what cpu cooler should I use?

blankcr8 · Sep 17, 2017

The amd stock coolers are actually quite good. As long as you aren't going to overclock past 3.7ghz you will be totally fine on stock cooling.

michwarrior101 · Sep 18, 2017

blankcr8 :

Hey Again, So to drop that price tag as I'm budgeting this build. Could I use a GTX 1050 Ti 4GB? Because I don't have the money and if I can play games at 60FPS I'm happy.

Shektron · Sep 18, 2017

michwarrior101 :

With a 1050 Ti, you'll have to lower the details in highly demanding games further than you'd have to with a GTX 1060. A 1060 usually runs at high details, so with a 1050 TI you'll be looking at around medium detail or so for 60 FPS. If that's fine by you, you can go with a 1050 Ti.

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