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Baynham3005

Baynham3005

Baynham3005

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Hi there

This is my prospective first build which I would greatly like some opinions on.

CPU
AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard
ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

Memory
Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

Storage
Western Digital - Green 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card
MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Video Card

Case
Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply
Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Main use is for gaming not at super high specs and only about 1080p

I do have some questions as well.

1. The graphics card in there is a bit of a place holder. Any recommendations for future Upgrades??

2. Due to space and budget limitations I am using my TV as my monitor. Is that sacrilege?? Will I run into any prospective problems??

3. Will the GPU and the graphics end of the APU stack at all??

Thanks a bunch :D
 
1. The graphics card in there is a bit of a place holder. Any recommendations for future Upgrades?? - If on a tight budget i woould go for the 1050ti as its about 30% better than the stock 1050 and should give you a good 1080 gaming experience

2. Due to space and budget limitations I am using my TV as my monitor. Is that sacrilege?? Will I run into any prospective problems?? - Will work fine

3. Will the GPU and the graphics end of the APU stack at all?? - NOPE

4. If you can make it the a ryzen 1400 as well i feel the build would be mutch better however if not, just do the GPU upgrade as that will give the better overall feel to the system
 
Thanks for the advice

Im trying not to go above 550ish which the 1050 ti will definitely put me over. The Ryzen 5 1400 is a thinker tho. Both might be a small Christmas present
 
Baynham3005 said:
Thanks for the advice
Im trying not to go above 550ish which the 1050 ti will definitely put me over. The Ryzen 5 1400 is a thinker tho. Both might be a small Christmas present
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tbf if you gaming you need to TI, the 1050 is a bit of a let down, what not build the system with a 1400, and buy a used gpu for the same price as a 1050 you would get a gtx780, r9 290.
 
Ahhhhh the ram ! 3200 !!!!!!! 3000hz min!!!

If going 2290g/2400g ... You'll lose 5-10 fps

That is using the APU as it's intended and waiting for next gen of cards or price drop (q3 for Nvidia , Q4 and)
 
Baynham3005 said:
Ahh thank you. Guess i better start researching overclocking now then.

Corsair VS 450 any better. It had decent reviews??
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VS/CS/CX are Corsair's "It's one step above dog droppings, and it works" lines of PSUs. Avoid. Get the Superflower.

I'm not saying it'll explode or anything, it's just crap.

P4Clock said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga-450bt-450w-80-plus-bronze-power-supply-ca-03l-ea.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...0-plus-gold-power-supply-black-ca-002-sf.html

TBF i never had a problem with a CX psu
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I've seen two of them roll over and die prematurely. 1 was used for 2.5 Yrs running a 2500K/GTX 560Ti system, the other died in- get this- a celeron machine running integrated graphics.
I don't trust them. I don't like them.
 
Baynham3005 said:
Ahh thank you. Guess i better start researching overclocking now then.

Corsair VS 450 any better. It had decent reviews??
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The VS series isn't very good at all. Nothing wrong with the CX (Grey label) units though for a build like this. The Bitfenix Formula would also be a good choice.
 
mistersprinkles said:
They're garbage.
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Did you even bother to read any reviews ? Or are you just jumping on the 'Let's hate the Corsair CX bandwagon' ?

If you did a bit of research before posting you would see that they are perfectly good units, especially for a build such as this.


650W and 750W reviews:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/corsair-cx650m-psu,review-33693-11.html

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=486


Dutch website gives the 450W version 8/10:

https://tweakers.net/productreview/136105/corsair-cx450m.html
 
mistersprinkles said:
I've seen two of them roll over and die prematurely. 1 was used for 2.5 Yrs running a 2500K/GTX 560Ti system, the other died in- get this- a celeron machine running integrated graphics.
I don't trust them. I don't like them.
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this is a case of **** happens, but i do get what your saying.

i had an £140 seasonic die on me so DO NOT BUY ANY EVGA, SEASONIC OR HIGH END CORSAIR UNITS.
OR we could just say **** happens and **** dies.
 
I'd up the SSD to 250GB. You're not going to fit many games on a 120G, and you don't really want to be running them from a spinning hard drive unless you like waiting.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/those-ssds-i-promised-you-guys.18813773/
Depending on the games you're playing, and if your budget permits, you might want to think about 16GB memory, or at making sure you leave slots free so you can upgrade later.
 
P4Clock said:
this is a case of **** happens, but i do get what your saying.

i had an £140 seasonic die on me so DO NOT BUY ANY EVGA, SEASONIC OR HIGH END CORSAIR UNITS.
OR we could just say **** happens and **** dies.
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Considering that in 30 years of owning numerous computers, the only 3 PSUs I've ever seen die were 1 off-brand pre-80-plus trash PSU in my Athlon 1000Mhz machine almost 20 years ago and then 2 Corsair CX in the past 8 years... Ya... I'm on the "I hate CX" band wagon. I had a Corsair TX go a bit flakey a couple of times but it didn't die. That was like a decade ago.
 
mistersprinkles said:
Considering that in 30 years of owning numerous computers, the only 3 PSUs I've ever seen die were 1 off-brand pre-80-plus trash PSU in my Athlon 1000Mhz machine almost 20 years ago and then 2 Corsair CX in the past 8 years... Ya... I'm on the "I hate CX" band wagon. I had a Corsair TX go a bit flakey a couple of times but it didn't die. That was like a decade ago.
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Any power supply can die whether it be a high end unit or a budget unit. Just because you had two CX units die doesn't make them trash. The new Grey label versions are a big improvement over the older green label variants, which is what you are more than likely basing your judgement on. I doubt Corsair would back it up with a 5 year warranty if they didn't have faith in the product.
 
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