Finished AMD Build (Budget: ~$1000)

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Here is my parts list on PC parts picker, feel free to add your opinion and your advice. Criticism accepted.

Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RG9qtJ

Parts:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6 cores
MoBo: Asus Strix B350-F Gaming ATX AM4
Memory: Corsair vengeance LPX 16GB 2x 8GB DDR4-3000
Storage: VisionTek GoDrive 240GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC Gaming card
Case: NZXT S340 ATX mid-tower
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650Watts 80+ Gold Full
Case Fans: Corsair Air series 2 Pack
Backup Wireless network adapter: TP Link Adapter

Other:
Keyboard: Corsair K66 Mechanical
Mouse: Logitech G403 wired
Monitor: ASUS FHD Wide-Screen Gaming monitor
 
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If it's an online retailer it should say somewhere the current bios version. Check with the retailer if it doesn't say anything. You're going to have to rma if it's not the right bios version, so save yourself the trouble in advance. Or get a different board that came out after ryzen got out. Another option is a mobo with its own on-board graphics that you can use to install the right bios.
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Made 2 builds. One the same performance but cheaper, the other better performance.and the same price as first build. (Same thing as first but with a 1070)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.74 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.94 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card ($278.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Matte White/Purple) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.89 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.90 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.49 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series Purple 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($20.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1018.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-19 23:30 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.74 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.94 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($413.89 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Matte White/Purple) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.89 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.90 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.49 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series Purple 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($20.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1153.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-19 23:32 EDT-0400
 
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Make sure that the revision of the mobo you're getting has already preinstalled version of bios needed to support ryzen 1600. From this list:
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-B350-F-GAMING/HelpDesk_CPU/
you need bios version 0401. Without it preinstalled, and with no on-board graphics, you won't be able to get it running with that cpu. I've seen a few threads of people complaining about this as well as about poor customer support with asus. So to bypass all this, confirm the bios version or get a different board.
 
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nonoma02

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I've checked, and the CPU is on the list, but how do I check if it is preinstalled or not?

 
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If it's an online retailer it should say somewhere the current bios version. Check with the retailer if it doesn't say anything. You're going to have to rma if it's not the right bios version, so save yourself the trouble in advance. Or get a different board that came out after ryzen got out. Another option is a mobo with its own on-board graphics that you can use to install the right bios.
 
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