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~~Castner~~ · 18-12-18, 12:17 PM

Having recently built my new rig I figured I'd show off my pride and joy and see what you guys think. So the aim was to have something that could play the majority of games in 1080p so I was going for more of a cost effective enthusiast build while still providing upgrade options.

So without further ado, the parts... The rhyme and reason.

Motherboard: MSI B450 Pro Carbon AC

For the purpose of futureproofing my rig, I went with the most solid motherboard in the B450 class. This allowed me to avoid the BIOS/CPU compatibility conflict present in B350 boards. It also boasts some great features for overclocking and will allow for those vital upgrades.

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600

AMD have proven to be great competition for Intel in the last couple of years. While Intel still remain to be superior, the Ryzen 5 2600 is hard to beat in its price bracket. It's a hex core with 12 threads at a stock of 3.4GHz with an awesome boost feature taking it up to 4GHz.

Graphics: Zotac Geforce GTX 1060 6Gb AMP!

There is some competition to consider when picking this card up but considering this GPU was build from the ground up with quality in mind, Zotac have done an awesome job and is factory overclocked to boot. I really think this was great value for the performance.

Memory: Vulcan T-Force 8Gb (2x4Gb) 3000Mhz DDR4

I considered 2x8Gb modules here but I couldn't justify for the price for my current needs. I decided to take advantage of the four memory slots and expand by a further 2x4Gb in the future. The only trade off was not dual channelling 2x8Gb modules which I doubt would effect performance too much. I opted for the 3000Mhz speeds to feed that hunger AMD CPU's typically have and are definitely present in their Ryzen series.

SSD: ADATA 240Gb SU650

With a low price point and with reasonable performance of read/write speeds up to 520/450MB per second, this was a no brainer with the obvious drawback in capacity. I do plan to upgrade this to a larger capacity in the future but I am looking to a Western Digital 1TB HDD first.

Power: EVGA 450W BR 80+ Bronze

Does what it says on the tin. EVGA is a great brand when it comes to power supplies and will be more than enough to power my rig. However, I do plan to replace this with a more tidy modular supply from the kings, Seasonic.

Case: Fractal Design G

Fractal Design are a Scandinavian company and I'm pretty sure creating amazing looking things is in their DNA. This mid case is great value, it has reasonable cable management options, comes with two tool free storage slots, two front mounted fans that provide reasonable airflow and a tempered glass side panel. Sweet.

The total for this rig sits at £682

Would you do anything differently, have any ideas for the future potential of this build or any feedback in general, please share.. I always like to expand my knowledge in the area of building, its become a bit of a hobby for me.

Picture Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/GRuV5dJjQB4xRPnB8

18-12-18, 12:17 PM	#1
~~Castner~~ Senior Member Community Sponsor Join Date: Jul 2018 Last Online: 03-03-23 07:55 PM Total Donations: £75 (9/29) Posts: 71	New PC Build! Details & Pics Having recently built my new rig I figured I'd show off my pride and joy and see what you guys think. So the aim was to have something that could play the majority of games in 1080p so I was going for more of a cost effective enthusiast build while still providing upgrade options. So without further ado, the parts... The rhyme and reason. Motherboard: MSI B450 Pro Carbon AC For the purpose of futureproofing my rig, I went with the most solid motherboard in the B450 class. This allowed me to avoid the BIOS/CPU compatibility conflict present in B350 boards. It also boasts some great features for overclocking and will allow for those vital upgrades. Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD have proven to be great competition for Intel in the last couple of years. While Intel still remain to be superior, the Ryzen 5 2600 is hard to beat in its price bracket. It's a hex core with 12 threads at a stock of 3.4GHz with an awesome boost feature taking it up to 4GHz. Graphics: Zotac Geforce GTX 1060 6Gb AMP! There is some competition to consider when picking this card up but considering this GPU was build from the ground up with quality in mind, Zotac have done an awesome job and is factory overclocked to boot. I really think this was great value for the performance. Memory: Vulcan T-Force 8Gb (2x4Gb) 3000Mhz DDR4 I considered 2x8Gb modules here but I couldn't justify for the price for my current needs. I decided to take advantage of the four memory slots and expand by a further 2x4Gb in the future. The only trade off was not dual channelling 2x8Gb modules which I doubt would effect performance too much. I opted for the 3000Mhz speeds to feed that hunger AMD CPU's typically have and are definitely present in their Ryzen series. SSD: ADATA 240Gb SU650 With a low price point and with reasonable performance of read/write speeds up to 520/450MB per second, this was a no brainer with the obvious drawback in capacity. I do plan to upgrade this to a larger capacity in the future but I am looking to a Western Digital 1TB HDD first. Power: EVGA 450W BR 80+ Bronze Does what it says on the tin. EVGA is a great brand when it comes to power supplies and will be more than enough to power my rig. However, I do plan to replace this with a more tidy modular supply from the kings, Seasonic. Case: Fractal Design G Fractal Design are a Scandinavian company and I'm pretty sure creating amazing looking things is in their DNA. This mid case is great value, it has reasonable cable management options, comes with two tool free storage slots, two front mounted fans that provide reasonable airflow and a tempered glass side panel. Sweet. The total for this rig sits at £682 Would you do anything differently, have any ideas for the future potential of this build or any feedback in general, please share.. I always like to expand my knowledge in the area of building, its become a bit of a hobby for me. Picture Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/GRuV5dJjQB4xRPnB8 __________________ Last edited by Castner; 18-12-18 at 12:20 PM.