I need help with making a computer

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MadGhoster

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i am trying to make myself a good gaming computer, but i'm worried about the cost as i don't really have that much disposable income and was wondering if i could get help with making a computer cheaper with a similar or greater power output.

this is what i have so far

Graphics card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB $369

CPU: i7 7700 $429

Memory: G.Skill Fortis F4-2133C15D-16GFT (2x8GB) Ryzen DDR4 $169

Hard drive: Seagate FireCuda 1TB Desktop SSHD ST1000DX002 $115

Mother board: MSI B250M Gaming Pro Motherboard $149

Case: Corsair Graphite 230T Case with Window Rebel Orange which is $105

Power supply: SilverStone SFX Gold 450W ST45SF-G $109

Monitor: 19” to 22” 1080p ≈$150 each (want two)

OS: Windows 10 ≈$70

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSD1 24x SATA DVD-RW Drive OEM $19

Estimated cost: $1831

all these prices are from PC case gear as ive heard its quite good when it comes to price
 
johnb35

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MadGhoster said:
Power supply: SilverStone SFX Gold 450W ST45SF-G $109
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That Corsair 230t requires an ATX power supply not an SFX unit.

From what I'm seeing you could build that cheaper then buying it from them.
MadGhoster said:
Hard drive: Seagate FireCuda 1TB Desktop SSHD ST1000DX002 $115
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SSHD's aren't worth it. Just get a regular 1tb HDD. I would get a SSD as boot drive and then 1tb as storage.

What games do you play?
 
johnb35

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Motherboard - Gigabyte B250M-D3H $129
Cpu - Intel Core i5 7600K $335 I don't think you'll need the I7
Ram - G.Skill Fortis F4-2400C15D-16GFT (2x8GB) Ryzen DDR4 $169 - Little faster ram
HDD - Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX $69
PSU - Corsair CX-500 V3 Power Supply $85
SDD - Western Digital Blue PC SSD 250GB $139 Samsung 850 evo sold out

Probably would pick a cheaper case unless you want that color.
 
johnb35

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Those were just my changes. I tried finding a cheaper video card but it seems Australia is somewhat expensive. Could go cheaper AMD route but you wouldn't get 6gb of vram either 4 or 8. With 8gb you would be paying about the same as the 1060.
 
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MadGhoster

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Im just looking over the parts you recomended, and noticed the motherboard only has 4 fan headers, im not sure if thats enough
 
johnb35

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The one you picked only had 3 with 1 being for the cpu. So the board I picked has 1 more connector. You can always use molex to psu connection.
 
Darren

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MadGhoster said:
Ok some one on a different forum suggested a 1070 and a G4560 would be good and cost effective
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That's a terrible suggestion. Ryzen 5 and an RX 570/580 would be much more cost effective. G4560 would bottleneck the 1070 to crap.
 
Darren

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MadGhoster said:
Ok but the ryzen 5 isnt compatible with the motherboard, so I could end up paying more when I switch out the parts
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So just by changing out for the following (see picture) I've increased the price by 6 dollars assuming you keep the remaining stuff the same and if my calculations are right. You get a 1070 out of it which has way more gaming impact than an i7 would and the 1600X would arguably multitask better and game nearly just as well as a 7700 would.

Ryzen makes way more economical sense, and you can dump the savings into a huge graphics card upgrade with the 1070 over the 1060.
 
Darren

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Clearly you don't want my help so you're on your own pal.

Sockets are right, if there's anyone here that knows Ryzen stuff it'd be me. Drop to a 1600 for included cooling and even save more money.

@Intel_man 1600X comes without a cooler actually. They assume if you're getting the enthusiast chip you'll go aftermarket cooling anyway.
 
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