New to building, rate my build please! Slightly modified mod build.
I'm not super concerned about graphics in AAA gaming but I do want a decently powerful CPU for gaming. Games like Mount and Blade Warband, and Total War are pretty CPU intensive when you mod the unit sizes bigger so I'm more concerned about being able to get like 20k units onscreen at once then I am about having those units onscreen with ultra graphics enabled. I'd also like if this build could be upgraded easily later on or if you think it would be a hassle. Any help is appreciated. Basic build was the $1500 AMD build in the Moderator note.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor | $287.75 @ Vuugo |
| Motherboard | Asus - TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $124.50 @ Vuugo |
| Memory | Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $129.99 @ Newegg Canada |
| Storage | Intel - 545s 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $99.99 @ Canada Computers |
| Storage | Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $69.95 @ Vuugo |
| Video Card | NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB Founders Edition Video Card | $320.00 |
| Case | Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $79.99 @ Amazon Canada |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $88.99 @ PC-Canada |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $1201.16 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 21:52 EST-0500 |
Posted Dec 15, 2018, 2:57 AM UTC
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My recommendation would be to get an M.2, and swap the 2600X for a 2600.
Other than that, this looks like something I'd make myself. (Not sure if that's good or bad.)
What's an M.2? I was debating the 2600, I think I'm alright with the extra cost of the X model.
Oh nvm It's the SSD. I'm alright with lagging behind on the SSD tech for now. Even having an SSD will be a major improvement on my system so I doubt I'll need the top of the line in that regard.
After a second look, using the M.2 slot only speeds up the SSD if you're using one with PCIE interface. Otherwise it will perform the same as a 2.5''. Looking at PCPartPicker the PCIE ones are way out of my price range. Think I'll keep the slot open for later when PCIE prices drop.
Look at userbenchmark.com for comparison of speeds. The m.2 can be faster than an SSD, as the SATA connection is no longer the bottleneck.
Also, the 2600X won't give you any extra speed benefit.
Here is a nice m.2 that has the same capacity as the one in the list, but much better speeds. (I just though to link you it) (I'm actually going to use this exact one in my own pc build): https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/mNx2FT/hp-ex920-512gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-2yy46aaabc
Also, here is the speed comparisons for the original ssd vs the m.2: https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-545s-Series-512GB-vs-HP-EX920-NVMe-PCIe-M2-512GB/m302752vsm486240