New Build: Replacing an 8 year computer!

[rh535]

What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
General use with some gaming mixed in. I would love to do VR in the future. I build a new computer about every 5 years or so, so I go bigger than I probably need knowing that I won't be doing it again for awhile.

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)
Good 1080P with the option in the future of going a little bigger. Smooth framerate capable of VR in the future.

What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
$1600 with Vega 56 Graphics card

In what country are you purchasing your parts?
USA

Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $250.00)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 SE-AM4 140.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.90 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC - MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($4.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard (Purchased For $150.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($203.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $264.31)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $69.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.49 @ SuperBiiz) - paid $58 after rebate on Newegg
Monitor: Asus - VS239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor (Purchased For $0.00)
Monitor: HP - OMEN 32.0" 2560x1440 75Hz Monitor (Purchased For $0.00)
UPS: CyberPower - CP1500PFCLCD UPS (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1121.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-27 21:32 EST-0500

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I got the motherboard at Micro Center for the $30 off combo deal with the CPU. If you think I should get a different motherboard don't hesitate to speak up. I'm also completely open to changing out nearly all the parts if better options are available.

 

[Jetster]

Personally I would not use the cooler. Its allot of money for a cooler, I would go EVO 960 then go GTX 1070ti. Maybe a better case. But that's me. Everything else is spot on

Wow you have been around a long time

 

[eidairaman1]

What are your current specs?

 

[rh535]

What are your current specs?

Mobo: Asus P5W DH-Deluxe
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
GPU: EVGA GTX 750
Memory: 4Gb of 2GB random sticks
HD: 2 - WD Black 1TB

 

[eidairaman1]

Mobo: Asus P5W DH-Deluxe
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
GPU: EVGA GTX 750
Memory: 4Gb of 2GB random sticks
HD: 2 - WD Black 1TB

Yeah by the time you upgraded the cpu, ram, gpu on that current rig you could buy a oem system for the same price.

You are making a good decision on parts, you can always save some dough by grabbing a Lower model Ryzen 7 or Middle Model Ryzen 5 or Top Model Ryzen 3.
Your psu choice is great too considering the use of a Vega card.

So buy it already.

 

[natr0n]

Mobo: Asus P5W DH-Deluxe
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
GPU: EVGA GTX 750
Memory: 4Gb of 2GB random sticks
HD: 2 - WD Black 1TB

You can hit up ebay get a cheap quad core and max out the ram on that board to 8-16gb

Save mad money

 

[eidairaman1]

You can hit up ebay get a cheap quad core and max out the ram on that board to 8-16gb

Save mad money

Yeah for a Kids system maybe or to tool around with lol.

 

[Recca29]

Personally, i would change the CPU cooler to a liquid cooler, H115i if your case supports it.
for the GPU, as @Jetster suggested GTX 1070ti would be good as you have a 2560x1440 75Hz Monitor.

 

[Caelestis]

As Jetster already suggested, I would buy a less expensive cooler. With Ryzen you won't get any temperature issues, even if you overclock to around 4Ghz. A D15 would be overkill in my opinion. A cooler for around $50 should be sufficient (e.g. Cryorig H5, Scythe Mugen 5, Thermalright Macho Rev. B. etc.)

 

[Recca29]

As Jetster already suggested, I would buy a less expensive cooler. With Ryzen you won't get any temperature issues, even if you overclock to around 4Ghz. A D15 would be overkill in my opinion. A cooler for around $50 should be sufficient (e.g. Cryorig H5, Scythe Mugen 5, Thermalright Macho Rev. B. etc.)

Not true, if you push it to about 4.0 GHz, you need a good cooler.
I have a Ryzen 1700, currently OC'd to 3.6. i cant go above it without hitting some serious voltage and temps.

 

[EarthDog]

Looks good. Can save a bit of cash by going with a 650w psu.. plenty fine there with v56 and overclocking.

Perhaps a 960 evo instead to save a bit of cash...

Id keep the cooler if you are pushing 4 ghz...you may be able to get away with less, but, depends on the sample.

Otherwise, looks good.

 

[rh535]

Personally, i would change the CPU cooler to a liquid cooler, H115i if your case supports it.
for the GPU, as @Jetster suggested GTX 1070ti would be good as you have a 2560x1440 75Hz Monitor.

I was looking on Newegg about the H115i and the pump failing. Is that an overblown issue? I've never done watercooling before, but not against an AIO.

I was thinking Vega 56 because of my Omen monitor which has FreeSync. Is that something that isn't worth it?

 

[ASOT]

Get the 1700 and OC save some money,also u get the Wraith Led

 

[eidairaman1]

I was looking on Newegg about the H115i and the pump failing. Is that an overblown issue? I've never done watercooling before, but not against an AIO.

I was thinking Vega 56 because of my Omen monitor which has FreeSync. Is that something that isn't worth it?

might aswell utilize the function since you have it

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Go with a D15S instead of the D15 for better clearance. As for the price of Noctua, so what. Headache free cooling for years and years and it will be the one part you could move on to your next build. As @Caelestis mentioned above, you could drop down into the mid-range coolers. The one I'd add to that list is the Scythe MUGEN Max.
That PSU was $58 at Newegg yesterday. Now it's $65.
As with all RYZEN builds, make sure the RAM is on the motherboard's QVL list.

 

[Norton]

Go with a D15S instead of the D15 for better clearance.

^^ This! Or the U14S which is about $25 cheaper, a minimal difference on cooling performance, and no ram clearance issues at all. Note that most DDR4 ram modules are fairly tall so better to consider removing the clearance question altogether.

I'm using a U14S and a D14 on my Ryzen setups (see my System Specs) and have no temperature issues while running full load 24/7

 

[rh535]

Go with a D15S instead of the D15 for better clearance. As for the price of Noctua, so what. Headache free cooling for years and years and it will be the one part you could move on to your next build. As @Caelestis mentioned above, you could drop down into the mid-range coolers. The one I'd add to that list is the Scythe MUGEN Max.
That PSU was $58 at Newegg yesterday. Now it's $65.
As with all RYZEN builds, make sure the RAM is on the motherboard's QVL list.

Does that cooler have a AM4 bracket? I made sure to pick the cooler that came with the AM4 bracket.


I grabbed that PSU last night for $58. Thanks!

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Does that cooler have a AM4 bracket?

Oops. I don't see that it does, nor that one will be made available.

 

[Vario]

I don't see the point of nitpicking about the cooler, NHD15 or NHD15S will be usable for every other build he might make in the future too assuming Noctua sells the mounting hardware which they probably will. Might as well get the best air cooler on the market. Should last the next 100 years (besides the fans). Nothing wrong with having an overkill aircooler anyway. Even if your fan dies the thing will keep your chip cool enough because it is nice and big.

Vega 56 is a great option too, I think your build is fine as it is. Should be a good machine. If you flash the Vega 64 bios and undervolt it you will approach Vega 64/1080 performance for less money.

 

[Norton]

assuming Noctua sells the mounting hardware which they probably will.

Noctua will send you the mounting kits for free- and their socket support is most likely the best out of all cooler manufacturers.

Case in point- Got the AM4 kits for the U14S and the D14 in about a week and all I needed was a picture of each cooler and the invoice for either the motherboard or the cpu*.
*they even accept pics of the mb or cpu as proof of ownership!

 

[xkm1948]

First let me say as a HTC Vive owner and AMD GPU owner, DO NOT BUY that Vega56 for VR. Their VR support is shitty at best. You will be regretting your decision once you get a VR headset. For VR average frame rate is not everything, you need SMOOTH 90fps AND low response time. Otherwise your VR sessions will turn into puke sessions when you play any demanding titles.



Get a 1080 at least for VR. 1080Ti is preferred.


As for cooler I say go with something smaller. RyZen are not terribly hot. Go with a slim cooler to get better RAM compatibility.

Arctic thermal paste is way overrated. The included Noctua NT-H1 paste is way better. If you really want high end you can get Thermal Grizzly kryonaut

Also if possible I would step up to 1440p monitor. Or a good 1080P IPS

 

[PLAfiller]

Nice work with the build. There are billion options. For the case about this money you could also check : Phanteks Eclipse P300 ( 10 bucks less or so than Meshfy). I would go less watts on the PSU ( 650 or so). And the CPU cooler as others mentioned. I am a big fan of top-flow CPU coolers. It's just so much stuff benefits : RAM, VRM heatsink, m.2 SSD ( if below CPU socket) and the top of the GPU, but that's just me

 

[Vya Domus]

The 56 fits your budget perfectly no reason to go for anything else unless you are willing to spend more. The 1440p monitor you chose also has Freesync. Variable refresh rate is a must have and if you'd chose the Nvidia route you'd have to pay so much more for that.

Undervolt and OC it and it'll be perfect.

 

[xkm1948]

The 56 fits your budget perfectly no reason to go for anything else unless you are willing to spend more. The 1440p monitor you chose also has Freesync. Variable refresh rate is a must have and if you'd chose the Nvidia route you'd have to pay so much more for that.

Undervolt and OC it and it'll be perfect.

OP state VR, Vega would not be good for VR. Thus why recommending at least a 1080.

Also don't bother use the VRMark DX12 results to prove anything. Every VR title on market right now runs bad on AMD GPU due to poor optimization from both game developer and AMD.

 

[EarthDog]

xkm, can you show some benchmarks with latency and such or is what you are sharing your experience?