First time building a gaming computer could I get an experienced builders opinion on my build?

jvincentcalma · Oct 22, 2017

This is my first time building a computer EVER so I have 0 experience with it, after doing a couple days of research this is what I was able to come up with. I know it's probably not the best but it's the best I have with the knowledge that I have,

Here's the link to parts I have chosen, thank you for whomever has more input and advice for a beginner like me!

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Hellfire13 · Oct 22, 2017

The cpu is currently out of stock, so if you can wait for a couple of days till stocks replenish, this will give you much better gaming performance... http://www.pcgamer.com/intel-i5-8400-review-the-best-new-gaming-cpu-in-years/

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($235.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($119.41 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($325.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1039.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 01:36 EDT-0400

bailojustin · Oct 22, 2017

jvincentcalma :

Do yourself a favor, please change your PSU <3 SEASONIC M12II

quick one I thre together with your parts and suggested changes.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZWBx7h

coozie7 · Oct 22, 2017

A few points to bear in mind:

None of the current builds has a HDD and you'll fill up a 256Gb SSD in no time.
Yeo, the PSU in your first build isn't top quality.
A R3 1300X isn't a particularly good gaming part and will quickly get bogged down in the more modern CPU intensive titles.
Ryzen really likes and wants fast memory, DDR4 2400 is going to slow it down noticeably.

Hers's a R5 1600 build with the above points 'corrected'. :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($261.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI - A320M GRENADE Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($87.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($125.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Deepcool - D-Shield ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($70.21 @ Amazon Canada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1045.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-22 05:06 EDT-0400

If you intend to move up to a 144Hz 1080 display AND a much faster graphics card to drive it at a later date I'll suggest you go for a i5 8400 build instead, Intel parts do significantly better at this rez/refresh rate.
If, on the other hand you intend to move to a higher resolution AND high refresh display; Say 2560x1440@144Hz then the CPU will make virtually no difference.

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