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So I looked at a few guides and got some help from some friends and put together a design for my first custom build. Before I ordered anything, I wanted to see if anybody had any recommendations, advice, or concerns with the build. My budget was from $1200-$1400. My goal was to play new AAA games on high graphical settings. I also wanted to play multiplayer shooters, such as PUBG, with consistent frame rates. Here is the link:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/kingmoney8133/saved/s67kTW

Any help or suggested changes are appreciated. Thanks!
 
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Seagate hard drive aren't known for reliability. I switched to a Hitachi. Just be aware Hitachi's are pretty noisy. If that's a deal breaker get a WD. Although they don't have quite as good of a reliability history.

The ADATA SU800 is considerably faster than the Kingston A400 and has a little more storage space. A Crucial MX500 would be even better.

Motherboard: Be aware an X370 chipset motherboard may require a BIOS update. Meaning you'll have to wait for AMD to ship you a boot kit if your motherboard does not arrive already updated. If you don't want to do this get an X470 chipset.
X370 doesn't offer anything you need. I'd rather a good quality B350 than the cheapest X370 any day. Note that B350 has the same BIOS issue.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card ($459.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($194.62 @ B&H)
Total: $1331.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($100.56 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card ($459.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($194.62 @ B&H)
Total: $1426.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Pretty solid build. The only issue I see is that you may need to update your BIOS. However, if you go to the top of your budget you could get a rig that will perform better in gaming:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($21.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card ($544.98 @ Newegg)
Case: RIOTORO - CR500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($194.62 @ B&H)
Total: $1414.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I agree with rab here...it's kind of unwise to buy a Non-400 series board when working with the latest ryzen stuff. Sure some of the boards will be compatible, but it's a case-by-case basis, not something you want to risk if you're going for a smooth building experience. All depends on the BIOS revision it ships with.
 
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Seagate hard drive aren't known for reliability. I switched to a Hitachi. Just be aware Hitachi's are pretty noisy. If that's a deal breaker get a WD. Although they don't have quite as good of a reliability history.

The ADATA SU800 is considerably faster than the Kingston A400 and has a little more storage space. A Crucial MX500 would be even better.

Motherboard: Be aware an X370 chipset motherboard may require a BIOS update. Meaning you'll have to wait for AMD to ship you a boot kit if your motherboard does not arrive already updated. If you don't want to do this get an X470 chipset.
X370 doesn't offer anything you need. I'd rather a good quality B350 than the cheapest X370 any day. Note that B350 has the same BIOS issue.

RAM: Many RAM models have trouble with Ryzen. I switched to the Corsair because it is on the QVL for the ASUS motherboard I chose. You can look through the QVL for something cheaper. QVL is the Memory support list.

CPU: If you are going to OC. There is zero reason to spend extra on a 2600x.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Smart Pro RGB 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.03 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($194.62 @ B&H)
Total: $1400.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-14 18:31 EDT-0400
 
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I agree with rab here...it's kind of unwise to buy a Non-400 series board when working with the latest ryzen stuff. Sure some of the boards will be compatible, but it's a case-by-case basis, not something you want to risk if you're going for a smooth building experience. All depends on the BIOS revision it ships with.
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If the board is from one of the latest batches, it should come BIOS updated by default.
If not, your vendor can do it, so you can talk to him about that.
In the unlikely scenario of both the above options not being applicable, you can get a Ryzen Boot Kit free from AMD for updating the BIOS... https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/2Gen-Ry...


Seagate hard drive aren't known for reliability.
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Using them for ages. Never had any major issue.
 
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So if I were to switch to an x470 to fix that issue, do you think this would be a good option:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8Wzkcf/msi-x470-gaming-pro-atx-am4-motherboard-x470-gaming-pro
 
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