Ryzen spec check

sombaht · 22 Jun 2017 at 18:11

Hi all,
Putting together a Ryzen build. Was hoping some helpful folks might take a quick look to see if everything seems in order.
I know its missing a GFX card, was planing to put in a GTX1060 6GB, but prices are silly at the moment
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case Special Edition - Black / Green= £95.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £101.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £218.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX432C16PB3K2/8)= £85.99
1 x Bitfenix Whisper M Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £84.95
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2483HS-B1 24" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £109.99
1 x Razer DeathAdder Chroma 5 Button USB Gaming Mouse 10000DPI - Black= £62.99
1 x Razer Ornata Gaming Keyboard= £79.99
1 x Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM010)= £41.99
1 x Razer Goliathus Small Speed Gaming Surface= £9.95

Total: £913.64
(includes shipping: £20.82)

Thanks for any info/thoughts/recommendations etc.

Cheers,
sombaht

mp260767 · 25 Jun 2017 at 11:40

have you thought about an ssd drive for the operating system ?

sombaht · 25 Jun 2017 at 13:13

I have a spare 250gb add to use all right. My main worries were about ram and the gfx card.

Cheers,
Sombaht

stulid · 26 Jun 2017 at 23:14

Thats is actually not bad, but if you could cut back on the case and keyboard+mouse a bit you could maybe just maybe get a 144Hz screen.

You also only need a 450-550W PSU.

sombaht · 26 Jun 2017 at 23:48

Well i will probably be upgrading the CPU and ram at a later date so would like to have a PSU that will be up to the job. What kind of card would be needed for a 144 Hz screen?

Cheers,
Sombaht

stulid · 27 Jun 2017 at 00:13

A GTX1060 6GB or a RX580 8GB would be fine for a 1080P 144Hz screen.

Freesync for AMD and Gsync for Nvidia if you can afford one.

But even without Gsync or Freesync going from 60Hz to 144Hz is a big leap in terms of smoothness/fluidity etc.

sombaht · 27 Jun 2017 at 00:27

Even at 1080p is the refresh rate of the screen really enough to make a difference, a noticeable difference?

Cheers,
Sombaht

iamthenugget · 27 Jun 2017 at 06:19

sombaht said:
Even at 1080p is the refresh rate of the screen really enough to make a difference, a noticeable difference?

Cheers,
Sombaht

question ive always wondered as well

stulid · 27 Jun 2017 at 08:12

Yes its surprising what an improvement it makes.