another ryzen builder noob

ggabr · Oct 8, 2018

Hi, this is my first post here on the forum.

I am trying to put together the first and most important parts of a build, that will see some serious upgrades, with the goal of having a digital art type of workstation, so it is not for gaming, apart from light stuff like Lol.
I am mainly interested in working with Zbrush and PS, and a few other painting softwares. I might wanna go into animation at some point, but right now it is negligible.
I am thinking about the Ryzen 5 1400 or 1500x.
From what I have learnt from other threads, it is important to have a good PSU and the RAM to be split into 2 parts.
Now, this is just a hobby tpye of thing obviously, and as I said I am happy to upgrade slowly as time passes by, but if possible, wouldn't wanna start with upgrading my motherboard

My budget is around 900 USD at max at the moment (including a 64b Win 10 for around a 165 usd).
Can you recommend some mobo pairs to the ryzen 5 1400 and the 1500x?

Purchase date: next 2 weeks
I am not buying a monitor. Present monitor is 1920x1080.
I need to buy an OS.
I am from Hungary (EU).
I have 0 experience with overclocking, I understand the X ryzen versions are not to be OC-ed...
SLI - Crossfire ...I thought I didn't need to put much thought into GPU here, is that correct? Just a shitty GPU will
get me started and I will also be able to land some good hooks with Thresh?

Thank you and God bless Tahiti.

P.S.: <<Watch the f-bombs, please>> I just realized everyone is giving their post a title like another noob...sorry for being so unoriginal.

COLGeek · Oct 8, 2018

Use the form info found here to explain to others what you need and you'll likely get better recommendations:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice

jeremyj_83 · Oct 8, 2018

You could do something like this build here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M9TKkd
However, a good idea would be to look at the supported GPUs and then adjust accordingly.

ohenryy · Oct 8, 2018

Get the Ryzen 7 1700, great value for 8 cores.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HRvrtg
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HRvrtg/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor ($195.27 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($117.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial - BX500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($84.12 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.20 @ B&H)
Total: $894.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-08 16:04 EDT-0400

SgtScream · Oct 8, 2018

Nice build. I have a similar r7 1700 build myself.

ggabr · Oct 8, 2018

jeremyj_83 :

Thanks!
Does this motherboard support 3000mhz RAM?

ggabr · Oct 8, 2018

ohenryy :

Thanks! I read somewhere that you should use at least 3000mHz RAM for the Ryzen chips for whatever reason...
Also, the list you provided costs at least 40% more where I am, unfortunately. I cant take advantage of sales on amazon, as amazon does not operate in my country! LOL.

ggabr · Oct 8, 2018

jeremyj_83 :

Thanks, I guess I should reply pretty much the same here as I did to ohenryy.

jeremyj_83 · Oct 9, 2018

ggabr :

It should support at least 2933 RAM, basically 3000, since it is designed for the 2nd gen Ryzens.

jeremyj_83 · Oct 9, 2018

ggabr :

If there is a Hungarian pcpartpicker you could use that to find the best prices. Otherwise I would use these builds as a guide and try and fit the stuff into your budget. When it comes to some of the stuff you are looking at doing with you, you are better off with a 6+ core CPU and even a GTX 1050 or RX 560 will offer plenty of performance. The higher end GPU is a benefit for doing any gaming you want with it later.

ggabr · Oct 9, 2018

jeremyj_83 :

ggabr :

If there is a Hungarian pcpartpicker you could use that to find the best prices. Otherwise I would use these builds as a guide and try and fit the stuff into your budget. When it comes to some of the stuff you are looking at doing with you, you are better off with a 6+ core CPU and even a GTX 1050 or RX 560 will offer plenty of performance. The higher end GPU is a benefit for doing any gaming you want with it later.

Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

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