New Computer Recommendations

[brakiachi]

Been a while since I built anything. I was looking to build back in July, but was waiting for prices to come back down. Now it seems like that isn't going to happen and I can't really wait.

Cribbed off a build but looking for advice and recommendations: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4wkqzM

My main concern is the motherboard in this build. I am not terribly familiar with ASRock and I have been reading some mixed reviews on this. Not being an expert though, I don't really know what to be looking for other than compatibility with the rest of the parts.


1) What will you be doing with this PC? Photo editing, streaming, gaming (Civ 6, Fallout, Shadow of Modor)
2) What's your budget? Like to keep it close $1000
3) Which country do you live in? Kansas City
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? Case, CPU, PSU, Memory, Storage, Videocard, wouldn't mind a bluray player
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
Keyboard/Mouse Logitech G11/G500
Optical Drive: have an ATAPI iHAS120 and a Samsung SH-S223Q on hand
Storage: Was considering using the 2TB drive in the build as a backup for the system existing drive (3.5" hitachi deskstar 1TB)
6) Will you be overclocking? Not planning on it
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? Monitors: Samsung SyncMaster 2232BW (1680x1050), ASUS VS228HP (1080p)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Next month
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? Yes, Windows 10 64bit

 

[BlueLineSwinger]

For the extra ~$30 or so, I think going with the Ryzen 1600X for the additional 400 MHz would be worthwhile.

Ryzen CPUs support DDR4-2666, so you should go for that instead of the listed 2400.

A 250 GB-class SSD might be a little tight on space, especially once you get a game or two on there. I'd be looking at something in the range of 500 GB.

No idea on that particular mainboard, maybe someone else will chime in on that. GPU looks to be a good fit for 1080p gaming at good detail. HDD should be fine for basic media storage if you can't pull the drive from the existing box. Good choice on the PSU.