First Ryzen Build for a Friend

[andy_mk3]

Hi all,

I am building a new PC for a friend to replace his Q6600 powered machine. I have come up with the following spec:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B350M-E AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £80.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £119.50
• 1 x Silverstone Precision SST-PS12B Micro-ATX Case - Black= £35.99
• 1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-KR)= £44.99
• 1 x Samsung PM961 Polaris 256GB M.2-2280 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £139.99
• 1 x WD Blue 2TB 5400rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD20EZRZ)= £66.95
• 1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24D5MT SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM)= £13.99

Total: £691.39
(includes shipping: £0.00)



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This PC will be used for some light video editing, like Go-Pro footage etc and general internet use. The Ryzen 5 seems a good fit with 6 cores for video editing. Just want to make sure that everything is compatible and nothing is missing. This wont be used for any kind of gaming at all.

 

[mickyflinn]

You will need a gpu as ryzen doesnt have igpu.

 

[Plec]

As above

Also the Asus micro only has 2 DIMM slots the gigabyte has 4 (could be useful) and VRM heatsinks (not vital).

I've also added a SATA SSD it's cheaper and little performance difference and enables you to get a better PSU - although you may need the extra for a GFX card

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £98.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £69.95
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £87.95

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[andy_mk3]

Thanks guys, I had completely overlooked the lack of iGPU, so glad I asked!

Taking in the suggestions here's a revised spec:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £98.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £69.95
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £87.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
• 1 x Silverstone Precision SST-PS12B Micro-ATX Case - Black= £35.99
• 1 x WD Blue 2TB 5400rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD20EZRZ)= £66.95
• 1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24D5MT SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM)= £13.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce GT 1030 2GH OC Passive 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £65.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £75.98

Total: £704.78
(includes shipping: £0.00)



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I have had to change the ram from 16GB to 8GB to keep within budget, but the ram was overkill anyway, and something easily added in future.