New build for kid #3.

[acerinpa]

This is what I have so far

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tNp7KZ

 

[PP Mguire]

Solid build, almost exactly what I built for a friend a few months ago except I gave him a 970 instead.

 

[acerinpa]

Thanks Joe- yes- I will look into that Seasonic- I like their PSU's on a whole- but since she will be taking this to college next year - I want to make sure it will last and take abuse- hence the gold certified PSU I have in the "partpicker" link - although I honestly cannot say what makes a PSU gold vs bronze certified and if it makes any difference or not.

 

[Joe C]

Use this code for that Samsung 250 SSD

SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM

Extra savings w/ promo code SAMSSD372, limited offer

$5.00 off
NE also has a 550W Seasonic for $45.00 too, if that'll be enough power for you
Note: deleted my last post

 

[PP Mguire]

Tbh there isn't as much of a difference as they claim, and when I had access to the 2 Ryzen rigs I built I really wish I would have done a "real world" analysis for the boards. Honestly, my 2500k did perfectly fine at 4GHz even bottlenecking my TXPs in 2 areas. I mean we're talking 70+ fps average in 4k, 100+ in 1080p. The Ryzen 1600 does better than that with a more consistent performance level, and better rendering speed due to more threads. The i5 8400 is a compelling option for similar price, but I don't expect stock available before Christmas.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...19117824&cm_re=i5_8400-_-19-117-824-_-Product
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813144115&cm_re=z370-_-13-144-115-_-Product

Edit: Lately I've been recommending G3s because of the warranty. Gold vs bronze is only efficiency levels.

 

[acerinpa]

yes- warranty is why I have it in the list.

 

[acerinpa]

HMm.. what do you think of this:

UserBenchmark: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i5-8400

then this for the full build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wpkVjc

 

[PP Mguire]

Yes the 8400 is a better chip, the problem is going to be stock.

 

[acerinpa]

PP - what do you think of this:

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P4-6284-RX

Was thinking of buying this and then using it myself and selling my one year old 1070 to the 17 y.o. for her new build.

Anybody have any experience buying these discounted type of components?

 

[PP Mguire]

I've had luck with B stock products before.