Is this a good mid-to-high range PC?

noahpettit24 · Oct 17, 2018

I've made a plan for a new gaming/productivity PC. I'd like to run games at 1080p 60fps looking as good as possible. I'm pretty new to building and just want to make sure this is pretty good. Looking to spend <$1,000

Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/noahpettit20/saved/ygZWD3

vapour · Oct 17, 2018

ram too slow is the major drawback, Ryzen loves faster ram, 3200 is a good one
GPU is kind of slow for the budget.
Can you detail your productivity work? Software to use?

King_V · Oct 17, 2018

You might want to bump up the GPU to an RX 580 with 8GB.

You can save some money by going for a Samsung 860 EVO SATA SSD. With most typical users' usage, you'll never really gain from the extra bandwidth of an M.2 SSD.

noahpettit24 · Oct 17, 2018

Okay thanks! I’ll look at faster ram and go for the 8GB instead, but I thought NVMe was quite a bit faster than SATA?
(Also by productivity I mean schoolwork and some video editing and maybe some streaming)

King_V · Oct 17, 2018

noahpettit24 :

It is in certain specialized cases - but in typical use, a normal user will never be able to benefit from it.

From this article:

SATA is slowest: SATA isn't as fast as M.2 PCIe or a PCIe add-in card, but the majority of laptops and desktops can take 2.5-inch SATA drives and many doing typical mainstream tasks users won't notice the difference between a good recent SATA drive and a faster PCIe model anyway.

noahpettit24 · Oct 17, 2018

I’ve changed the ram and ssd, but the 580 was already a 8GB version. This look good?
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/noahpettit20/saved/ygZWD3

King_V · Oct 17, 2018

I'd also suggest this power supply:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KmgzK8/seasonic-focus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fm

I did a quick search on the CX-M series of Corsair - looks like the older ones were bad, and the newer ones might be better, but the one you picked says "classic version" on the Newegg link.

The Seasonic has a longer warranty, is a little more efficient, and Seasonic is definitely a high quality brand.

Same amount of money up front, but the Seasonic has a longer warranty, but only a $10 rebate instead of $20 rebate. I'd strongly recommend it. More than worth it for the extra $10 cost.

ohenryy · Oct 17, 2018

Changed a few things, better CPU, motherboard and graphics.... same or less price

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg Business)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8GB Red Devil Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $879.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-17 17:14 EDT-0400

noahpettit24 · Oct 17, 2018

ohenryy :

Changed a few things, better CPU, motherboard and graphics.... same or less price

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg Business)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8GB Red Devil Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $879.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-17 17:14 EDT-0400

Is the R7 really that much better for an extra $40? Just by a quick comparison it doesn't seem like it.

noahpettit24 · Oct 17, 2018

King_V :

I'd also suggest this power supply:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KmgzK8/seasonic-focus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fm

I did a quick search on the CX-M series of Corsair - looks like the older ones were bad, and the newer ones might be better, but the one you picked says "classic version" on the Newegg link.

The Seasonic has a longer warranty, is a little more efficient, and Seasonic is definitely a high quality brand.

Same amount of money up front, but the Seasonic has a longer warranty, but only a $10 rebate instead of $20 rebate. I'd strongly recommend it. More than worth it for the extra $10 cost.

Sounds good to me.

King_V · Oct 18, 2018

noahpettit24 :

ohenryy :

Is the R7 really that much better for an extra $40? Just by a quick comparison it doesn't seem like it.

My instinct says no - but here's an opinion on it:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3758281/ryzen-1700-ryzen-2600.html

I think the slightly higher speeds and lower price of the R5 2600 for gaming purposes is better than the extra cores of the R7 1700.

Search

Is this a good mid-to-high range PC?

noahpettit24

vapour

Champion

King_V

Illustrious

noahpettit24

King_V

Illustrious

noahpettit24

King_V

Illustrious

ohenryy

Honorable

noahpettit24

noahpettit24

King_V

Illustrious

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page