Yeah you're absolutely right. The list is honesty more of a placeholder just so I'm at least on the right track for a build this summer. I appreciate the help though, thanks again.

ive had the ddr3 ram for like 2 years now. and only bought the fx8370 because i wanted something better for this mobo before i upgrade to ryzen

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FWFT3F
can anyone optimize this?

#2252
Well prices will obviously change, but the general direction is right.

#2253
You linked DDR4.

#2254
Is that an existing build?
Optimize for what?
Budget?

http://i.imgur.com/buWza0Z.jpg

I built my first thing yesterday :) Waiting to do the software stuff, we shall see how it goes.

Thanks for your help, Setsul!

Nice, what's the final partlist?

Regarding the caption there was one thing that suddenly came to mind, no idea why:
"Let's see who's right with the light!"
The easiest way to figure out if everything is connected is to try and turn it on.

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I see you ended up getting a more reasonable B350 mobo.
Well, have fun with the pc, RGB isn't exactly required for that.
Also good luck with the OC, may you reach those sweet 4 GHz.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($199.99 @ Jet)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer XF240H 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($199.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $978.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-30 16:03 EDT-0400

So this is what I've come up with for my first build. All I'm asking for is if there are any minor things that I could change that would save me a couple bucks for not very much loss in performance. I'm also not super knowledgeable about building PCs so if there is anything glaringly wrong feel free to point it out.

Get some dual-channel RAM.

Will do.

i'm no computer expert german but for the future i reckon 16gb will be a necessity. for another 30/40 bucks I was able to get 16gb (2x8) from a local fry's.

Eh I don't really need 16GB of RAM. As long as I'm able to play TF2 and Serious Sam I'm happy. And I don't use any photo/video editing software so I though be safe.

#2260
i3 should be as fast in TF2, no idea about Serious Sam though.
2x4GB is fine, a mobo with 4 slots means you can still upgrade should you need to.
Get an SSD. If you're fine with 250 or 500GB go with SSD only.
470 isn't much slower than a 480, price difference depends on sales though, not sure if you think the savings are worth it.
Not a fan of the SPEC-02 but I don't really care. There's lots of options though.
450W is plenty.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ Other World Computing)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB HS Triple X Video Card ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer XF240H 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($199.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $936.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-31 06:46 EDT-0400

now that the zen has been out for a bit, i want to finally get my first build done, and i need some help with a partslist.

main purposes are gaming (tf2, csgo, h1z1, PUGB, etc) and streaming.

budget: ~$1800 including the mointor
OC: Yes
peripherals: already have them
monitor: i want to get the BenQ ZOWIE XL2411

thanks for the help in advanced

id like to do the build asap (thanks king)

got a feeling that setsul is gonna ask when do you want to build? If you say over summer, he is gonna say "wait for vega"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3_lVSrPB6w

:D

Might I add, what is vega gonna offer in the gpu market? 1070 performance to finally be mid price and at better power efficency?

i edited my post, but id like to get the build done as soon as possible :D

#2266
I was going to post something yesterday but then I started waiting for more edits with creative spellings of "in advance".

Are you in the US?
Monitor included in the budget?
Fps/settings you're going for?

#2270
Competition mostly.
Not sure what mid price is.
Power efficiency will ideally be close. If you expect AMD to jump from far less efficient to more efficient while using a less efficient process you're most likely going to be dissapointed.

Also Vega is an architecture. There's different chips. Vega 10, the "big Vega" (~500mm²) comes first. Unless AMD massively fucks up cards based on that are going to fill the range from 1080 Ti to Titan Xp (nVidia still refusing to use numbers for Titans, it's getting ridiculous). No one knows yet when Vega 11, the smaller one, as in somewhere around the 1070/1080 will turn up. Then there's also Vega 20, but let's not go there.

sorry about that im doing this on mobile at work.

to answer your questions:
yes
yes
and i run my games on the lowest settings and i want to get the most fps i can get. ive never streamed before but i want my stream quality to look nice and crisp (1080p/60fps)

Hi,

Hopefully a simple question. Will the coolermaster-master liquid 240 cpu cooler offer the same or similar performance in cooling terms as the corsair h100 for an I5 7600k OC'd at 4.6.

I'm struggling to find any comparable data (probably because the h100 is at the end of its production life)

Thanks in advance guys!

#2273
Something like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-D3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ Other World Computing)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card ($719.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.39 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: BenQ Zowie XL2411 ($300.00)
Total: $1792.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-08 06:05 EDT-0400

Change the case to whatever you want to.

#2274
They are roughly equally mediocre.
Not sure if that's what you're going for.

1600x a better buy than the i5 7600k?

CPU is more important than GPU for tf2 and csgo right?

#2276
Depends on what you're going to use it for.

#2277
Yes.

https://www.pccasegear.com/sc/elB
My friend said I could have his old 290

I'm building a computer and my dads helping. His colleague is an enthusiast and he helped out a bit. I don't think its the best value for money but it has what I want-fast SSD and enough to run light games like tf2, csgo and terraria.

I have no idea what the budget is but I don't think it should be much more $1380 and I already have a monitor, mouse and mousepad so I just need a keyboard and I have some that I am thinking about.

There is also a deal for an i5-7600k, 16 gigs of ram and a mobo. Would that be better in the long term?

----------- EDIT ------------
https://www.pccasegear.com/sc/gb9

I looked a bit more and for a few more dollars I get the i5-7600k so im sold on the bundle, I just need to convince my dad
https://www.pccasegear.com/sc/xct

edit
quoted myself oops

you made that post at around midnight european time and waited all of 8 hours before bumping...? patience bud