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PCPartPicker part list: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($67.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($179.77 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $557.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I think it is pretty good for being the $560 price tag. Ryzen 3 really helps with that. If anything would be better if swapped, please share your opinion. Thank you!
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It's not great. No point spending the extra $20 for an R3 1300x, just get a 1200. Motherboard is somewhat sub par, you can get a better motherboard for $5-10 more, that won't be as limiting. GPU is stupid over-priced. Paying anymore than $140-150 for a GTX 1050Ti is a total waste of money. Even $150 is a bit much for a 1050Ti IMO but there's not much you can do about that since the RX 470/570s are all overpriced and almost impossible to find. RAM is overpriced, you can get faster RAM for a lower price and Ryzen likes faster RAM so it would be stupid to spend more on a 2400MHz kit than you can get 2666MHz or even 2800MHz for.

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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($109.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($148.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $559.81
Better motherboard and RAM, plus you get an SSD. Case is pretty similar in terms of quality but looks a little nicer IMO.

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13 wrote It's not great. No point spending the extra $20 for an R3 1300x, just get a 1200. Motherboard is somewhat sub par, you can get a better motherboard for $5-10 more, that won't be as limiting. GPU is stupid over-priced. Paying anymore than $140-150 for a GTX 1050Ti is a total waste of money. Even $150 is a bit much for a 1050Ti IMO but there's not much you can do about that since the RX 470/570s are all overpriced and almost impossible to find. RAM is overpriced, you can get faster RAM for a lower price and Ryzen likes faster RAM so it would be stupid to spend more on a 2400MHz kit than you can get 2666MHz or even 2800MHz for.

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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($109.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($148.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $559.81
Better motherboard and RAM, plus you get an SSD. Case is pretty similar in terms of quality but looks a little nicer IMO.

Here's some even better, alternative motherboards if you want;
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I ended up switching a lot of the parts out and adding parts. The case I had comes with two fans, so that's why I kept it. Yours just has spots for two fans. I switched my RAM to yours since it was the better option. I stuck with the Ryzen 1300x since I already bought it (lol stupid ik) and it's only $20 for more performance. I added the SSD and the HDD too since they were cheaper than the original ones. I chose the ASUS motherboard since it had four RAM slots, but two graphics card slots and would give a lot of room to upgrade. What is the difference between our graphic cards? I think it would be worth the extra couple of dollars to get a little bit more powerful one, especially since all the GPU's are way overpriced.


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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($179.77 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $622.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Kazu wrote I ended up switching a lot of the parts out and adding parts. The case I had comes with two fans, so that's why I kept it. Yours just has spots for two fans.

No, it doesn't. It has space for more than 2 fans. Also, it's cheaper, you could just use the extra $6 or so to get an extra case fan, and probably a better one than is included with either case anyway.

Kazu wrote I stuck with the Ryzen 1300x since I already bought it (lol stupid ik) and it's only $20 for more performance.

It's fine if you already have it but it would've been much wiser to get the 1200 and save the $20. The 1300x isn't really a better CPU, it's the exact same CPU, just has higher clock speeds out of the box. Overclock the 1200 by 300MHz and you have yourself a 1300x for $20 less.

Kazu wrote I chose the ASUS motherboard since it had four RAM slots, but two graphics card slots and would give a lot of room to upgrade.

The Asus mobo is better than the MSI one I put in the parts list I recommended, however FYI, the MSI board also has 4 DIMM slots anyway and you won't have multi-GPU support, regardless of what motherboard you go for. B350 chipset doesn't have SLI support, and the 1050Ti doesn't support SLI either anyway. Only way you'd get multi-GPU support is with an AMD GPU.

Kazu wrote What is the difference between our graphic cards?

Pretty much nothing. The cooler is different, that's it. Hence why $180 for a 1050Ti is stupid overpriced.

Kazu wrote I think it would be worth the extra couple of dollars to get a little bit more powerful one, especially since all the GPU's are way overpriced.

Sure, it would be worth the extra couple of dollars for a better GPU, that's not what you've done though, you've just added $30 to the price for no real improvement.
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Kazu wrote I ended up switching a lot of the parts out and adding parts. The case I had comes with two fans, so that's why I kept it. Yours just has spots for two fans.

No, it doesn't. It has space for more than 2 fans. Also, it's cheaper, you could just use the extra $6 or so to get an extra case fan, and probably a better one than is included with either case anyway.

Kazu wrote I stuck with the Ryzen 1300x since I already bought it (lol stupid ik) and it's only $20 for more performance.

It's fine if you already have it but it would've been much wiser to get the 1200 and save the $20. The 1300x isn't really a better CPU, it's the exact same CPU, just has higher clock speeds out of the box. Overclock the 1200 by 300MHz and you have yourself a 1300x for $20 less.

Kazu wrote I chose the ASUS motherboard since it had four RAM slots, but two graphics card slots and would give a lot of room to upgrade.

The Asus mobo is better than the MSI one I put in the parts list I recommended, however FYI, the MSI board also has 4 DIMM slots anyway and you won't have multi-GPU support, regardless of what motherboard you go for. B350 chipset doesn't have SLI support, and the 1050Ti doesn't support SLI either anyway. Only way you'd get multi-GPU support is with an AMD GPU.

Kazu wrote What is the difference between our graphic cards?

Pretty much nothing. The cooler is different, that's it. Hence why $180 for a 1050Ti is stupid overpriced.

Kazu wrote I think it would be worth the extra couple of dollars to get a little bit more powerful one, especially since all the GPU's are way overpriced.

Sure, it would be worth the extra couple of dollars for a better GPU, that's not what you've done though, you've just added $30 to the price for no real improvement.


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Price breakdown by merchant: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($148.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $576.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Alright so now would you say it is "perfected"?
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