Hi there. About five years ago, I posted here for advice on a PC I was building, and got some very helpful suggestions. That computer gave up the ghost a couple weeks ago (motherboard issues), so I'm taking it as a sign that it was time to build a new one, anyway.
Here is what I've come up with so far. I'm planning on keeping the old case, PSU, and drives, so I don't need to worry about any of that. They're on the list just because I wanted to make sure no compatibility issues cropped up. Aside from those, I'm certainly not married to any of the parts I've chosen.
I went with an AMD CPU because, from what I read, it won't make much difference when running games, but it is a bit better with video rendering, which I'll be doing a little of.
I was originally looking at a Radeon GPU (RX 580), but someone told me the GTX 1070 was a better choice. It's also a fair bit pricier, so I'm definitely open to second (third?) opinions on that front.
If there are better options for the motherboard and RAM, I won't be the least bit surprised. I spent a bunch of time looking up reviews and buying guides last night, and I mostly came away with no clear picture on what was the best choice.
I'm also unsure about what to do for CPU cooling. I get the impression that the stock coolers that come with the Ryzens are relatively impressive for being stock, but that I'm still probably better off getting something aftermarket. One concern that I have is something I only noticed recently when I was upgrading the RAM in my old machine. I discovered that the cooler was blocking one of the RAM slots. That's obviously not a huge deal as long as I'm only using two of the slots, but it does hamper upgrade options a bit. Not sure if I should worry about it or not. Also, I don't think I need to spend the extra money for liquid cooling, but I'm open to hearing why I might be wrong about that.
The price (at least as far as PCPartPicker can tell) is already up over $1100 before adding the CPU cooler, so I don't think I want any changes to raise it by very much. And I'm more than open to suggestions that will lower the price, unless it's just by taking a significant hit to quality.
Thanks in advance. And let me know if I forgot anything.
Here is what I've come up with so far. I'm planning on keeping the old case, PSU, and drives, so I don't need to worry about any of that. They're on the list just because I wanted to make sure no compatibility issues cropped up. Aside from those, I'm certainly not married to any of the parts I've chosen.
I went with an AMD CPU because, from what I read, it won't make much difference when running games, but it is a bit better with video rendering, which I'll be doing a little of.
I was originally looking at a Radeon GPU (RX 580), but someone told me the GTX 1070 was a better choice. It's also a fair bit pricier, so I'm definitely open to second (third?) opinions on that front.
If there are better options for the motherboard and RAM, I won't be the least bit surprised. I spent a bunch of time looking up reviews and buying guides last night, and I mostly came away with no clear picture on what was the best choice.
I'm also unsure about what to do for CPU cooling. I get the impression that the stock coolers that come with the Ryzens are relatively impressive for being stock, but that I'm still probably better off getting something aftermarket. One concern that I have is something I only noticed recently when I was upgrading the RAM in my old machine. I discovered that the cooler was blocking one of the RAM slots. That's obviously not a huge deal as long as I'm only using two of the slots, but it does hamper upgrade options a bit. Not sure if I should worry about it or not. Also, I don't think I need to spend the extra money for liquid cooling, but I'm open to hearing why I might be wrong about that.
The price (at least as far as PCPartPicker can tell) is already up over $1100 before adding the CPU cooler, so I don't think I want any changes to raise it by very much. And I'm more than open to suggestions that will lower the price, unless it's just by taking a significant hit to quality.
Thanks in advance. And let me know if I forgot anything.
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram