Seeking Comments On New Build

It's been quite awhile since I've posted on this forum, but I remember you could always depends on informative answers when I asked them. I'm in the process of putting together a list for a new AMD Ryzen build and would any comments or advice on what I've selected. Below you will find the a listing for my new build.

Case: Corsair Obsidian 500D Mid-Tower

PSU: Seasonic Focus 850x Gold

Motherboard: Asrock 470x Taichi

Processor: AMD Ryzen 2700X

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Royal Series (Silver) 16 GB (2x8)

GPU: Asus Strix 1070 GTX 8GB

Sound: Sound Blaster AE-5

Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus M2. 500 GB (OS)

Storage: Samsung 960 EVO M2. 250 GB

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB

O/S: Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)

 

Nice build. I like the power supply and sound card choices, btw.

Odd storage setup though. Other than the OS drive, what's the plan for the others?

 

only thing i'd consider changing would be the 1070 to a 1660ti potentially.


950... evo.... do you mean 850 evo (sata III).

 

I know it's not needed, but I wouldn't buy a new system now without Thunderbolt 3 support.
Definitely not needed though.
Are both the M2 drives PCIE?

The drives combination feel like a video editing combination.

 

Aren't those two a really close match anyway? There's an interesting point about the RTX 2060: on it's own, price to performance compared to a 1660 Ti isn't great, but, on a new system build, looking at the price/performance of the entire rig, the 2060 makes sense, especially in certain productivity scenarios where RTX architecture adds performs better.

Nice build overall, interesting drive configuration (system drive, temp drive, RAID storage?), possible overkill on the PSU, but who cares.

 

If it's a new GPU, I have to agree with looking at the 1660Ti. Overall it's on par with the 1070 performance wise, but costs less. Although, if he's getting it for around $400, that's a different story. At that price point I'd go with the 1070 (the extra 2GB of RAM might come in handy).

In this case though, that PSU is very good. He shouldn't have any trouble with it.

 

You are correct, Judas. It should be 850 EVO instead of 950 for the Sata III. The two 1 TB SSDs will be used for picture storage. I do a lot of photography. As for the two M2 the second one will be used for my Silent Hunter IV modding. also gaming some.

Thx for the replies, everyone.

 

just fair warning... the 2nd m.2 is limited by it's rated performance spec depending on board either from pci-ex 2x @ 2.0 OR on some boards, strictly SATA only mode. Just double check that.

 

Thanks for the heads up Judas. And yes I was aware of that limitation. Not a game breaker though.

 

To be truthful, since the 1660 Ti was mentioned I've been looking at the looking at it or the 2070 RTX. The price on the 2070 RTX is something that would be a purchase down the road, not right now because of the price. I also had been considering waiting for gen 3 of the Ryzen proceesors to come out, but I don't feel like waiting till July or later for that to happen. I've also been looking at the 2060 RTX, would that be worth the effort?

 

Could anybody recommend a good 2070 RTX for around $500?

 

Price wise that's cutting it close. I think that's the bottom end price for the card (average price is $550). Manufacturer wise I would stick with MSI or EVGA, both have cards around that price point. Zotac is another I'd go with, but I don't think they have a card at that price. Mind you, those 3 are personal preference. I've had bad experiences with Asus and Gigabyte, so I don't go with them any more. Gigabyte in particular is the worst as any RMA's have to go to the US, although I still recommend their motherboards.

 

Thanks for the recommendations, Tipstaff. I meant to put my price range at between $500-$600 instead of just $500.

 

Ok, I found a Zotac 2070 RTX on Amazon for a very good price. This is probable what I'll be buying. You can look at it here

 

Nope, I will be doing the slapping together, actually enjoy it.