Opinions on my part list?

The VCR King

Well-Known Member
AM3+? Go with Ryzen 3 for about 20 bucks more. You won't regret it. Also, get a 1050ti instead of that 1060 3GB. That one extra gig makes a good difference in most games.
I'll think about Ryzen. Not sure if I'll do it or not. I like the AM3+ platform lol I'm "old fashioned" I guess?

Also I understand the thing about the video card VRAM GBs, but my current 6950 is only 2GB and it performs to my needs and wants for TF2 and F04, I think I'll be fine on the 3GB 1060.
 

_Kyle_

Well-Known Member
I'll think about Ryzen. Not sure if I'll do it or not. I like the AM3+ platform lol I'm "old fashioned" I guess?

Also I understand the thing about the video card VRAM GBs, but my current 6950 is only 2GB and it performs to my needs and wants for TF2 and F04, I think I'll be fine on the 3GB 1060.
The 1050ti is cheaper as well. I HIGHLY recommend it.
 

_Kyle_

Well-Known Member
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jyP9gL
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jyP9gL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($146.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.60 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.34 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Inwin - 301 White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.00 @ B&H)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $854.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-11 16:12 EDT-0400

It looks good, is quiet, and will outperform the one you supplied. It does not have an optical drivem but you could always get an external one.
 

The VCR King

Well-Known Member
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jyP9gL
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jyP9gL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($146.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.60 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.34 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Inwin - 301 White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.00 @ B&H)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $854.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-11 16:12 EDT-0400

It looks good, is quiet, and will outperform the one you supplied. It does not have an optical drivem but you could always get an external one.
I actually very like your idea now, I'll take your list and tweak it a bit (change case and HDD, add optical drive)

Thank you!
 

_Kyle_

Well-Known Member
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jyP9gL
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jyP9gL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($146.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.60 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.34 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Inwin - 301 White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.00 @ B&H)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $854.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-11 16:12 EDT-0400

It looks good, is quiet, and will outperform the one you supplied. It does not have an optical drivem but you could always get an external one.

Oh wow, I just realized that is a 5400 RPM drive. Might wanna change that :p.
 

Intel_man

VIP Member
Also I understand the thing about the video card VRAM GBs, but my current 6950 is only 2GB and it performs to my needs and wants for TF2 and F04, I think I'll be fine on the 3GB 1060
Except you don't because the 6gb version of the gtx 1060 actually has more cuda cores. So it's physically a faster a card.
 

beers

Moderator
Staff member
You might be able to create some more budget space by absorbing wifi into a board that has it (such as the Asrock x370 killer sli/ac).

That can get you the jump to m.2, b-die ram or just a couple bucks in the wallet.
 
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The VCR King

Well-Known Member
Don get WD Black. It is overpriced for little performance increase.
I've heard a lot of bad things about WD blue or green drives, plus my current rig has a Caviar Black and I like it. Probably wouldn't re-use it in a new build tho cause mine is from 2009
 

The VCR King

Well-Known Member
I'm also wanting to go micro-atx for this PC to save some desk space but PCPartPicker doesn't have any MATX boards with wifi so I'll have to do micro itx instead lol
 

johnb35

Administrator
Staff member
Nothing wrong with the WD blue drives. Probably would go the black if using as a boot drive with no ssd. Don't go mini itx just get an adapter.
 
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