AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Desktop PC - Need Help with Build

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Here is a list of parts I am considering to put together. I don't play games and may want to overlock at some point. Budget is $700.00. The system needs to be stable and reliable. Thanks in advance for your help. Might wait for the 3rd gen if it's out sooner than later.


CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8 Core AM4 Boxed Processor with Wraith Prism Cooler
Price: 270.00 US
https://www.microcenter.com/product...-am4-boxed-processor-with-wraith-prism-cooler

Board: ASUS TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING AM4 AMD B450 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Price: 50.00 US
https://www.microcenter.com/product/510035/tuf-b450m-plus-gaming-am4-matx-amd-motherboard

RAM: G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Intel Z170 Platform Memory
(Desktop Memory) Model F4-3000C16D-16GISB
Price: 87.00 US
https://www.microcenter.com/product...c4-19200-cl17-dual-channel-desktop-memory-kit

Optical: :ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
Price: 22.00 US
https://www.microcenter.com/product/474682/drw-24f1st-24x-internal-cd-dvdr-rw-burner

GPU: MSI GeForce GT 710 Low Profile Passive 2GB DDR3 PCIe Video Card
Price: 48.00 US
https://www.microcenter.com/product...-low-profile-passive-2gb-ddr3-pcie-video-card

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 200R Black Steel / Plastic Compact ATX Mid Tower Case
Price: 50.00
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018

PS: Seasonic FOCUS series SSR-450FM 450W 80 + Gold Power Supply, Semi-Modular, ATX12V/EPS12V, Compact 140
mm Size, 7 yr warranty
Price: 40.00 after rebate
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817151204

SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB 3D TLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
Price: 60.00
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820156173
 
Nice rig. I have the same board with an 1800x in it. The thing has some weak vrms so not sure how much ocing it will do with an 8 core.

If you can get ram that is on the qvl list for the board. If doing anything gpu related like handbrake or Plex transcoding I would spend a bit more on the GPU. But if it's simple to get video to your display so be it.

As far as waiting that just depends on how much you need to system. If you have to have it today it is what it is. Sell the CPU down the road and drop in ryzen 3000. If you can wait a few months probably worth it.
 
THUMPer said:
Well you don't game. So why not drop that CPU down to a 2600 or 2600x and get better RAM.
Samsung B-die is the most reliable and stable RAM for Ryzen
https://www.microcenter.com/product...c4-25600-cl14-dual-channel-desktop-memory-kit

You can look up additional kits here.
https://benzhaomin.github.io/bdiefinder/

You could save even more money going with a 2400g system, then you can get rid of the GPU.
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AMD 2nd Gen Lineup Relased on April 19, 2018
Ryzen 7 2700X, 8 Cores/16 Threads, clocked at 3.7GHz to 4.3GHz, $329.99 = Passmark Score of 16990, $269.99 US as of 3/24/19
Ryzen 7 2700, 8 Cores/16 Threads, clocked at 3.2GHz to 4.1GHz, $299.99 = Passmark Score of 15022, $199.99 US as of 3/24/19
Ryzen 5 2600X, 6 Cores/12 Threads, $229 = Passmark Score of 14360, $169.99 US as of 3/24/19
Ryzen 5 2600, 6 Cores/12 Threads, $199 = Passmark Score of 13546, $159.99 US as of 3/24/19
Ryzen 5 2400G, 4 Cores/8 Threads, $169 = Passmark Score of 9305, $134.99 US as of 3/24/19
Ryzen 3 2200G, 4 Cores/8 Threads, $99 = Passmark Score of 7312, $79.99 US as of 3/24/19


AMD 3rd Gen Lineup - AMD 50th Anniversary is May 1, 2019 - Rumor has it 3rd gen will be released around this time.
Ryzen 9 3850X: 16-cores, 32-threads, clocked at 4.3GHz to 5.1GHz = $499 US
Ryzen 9 3800X: 16-cores, 32-threads, clocked at 3.9GHz to 4.7GHz = $449 US
Ryzen 7 3700X: 12-cores, 24-threads, clocked at 4.2GHz to 5.0GHz = $329 US
Ryzen 7 3700: 12-cores, 24-threads, clocked at 3.8GHz to 4.6GHz = $299 US
Ryzen 5 3600X: 8-cores, 16-threads, clocked at 4.0GHz to 4.8GHz = $229 US
Ryzen 5 3600G: 8-cores, 16-threads, 12 GPU cores, clocked at 3.2GHz to 4.0GHz = $199 US
Ryzen 5 3600: 8-cores, 16-threads, clocked at 3.6GHz to 4.4GHz = $178 US
Ryzen 3 3300X: 6-cores,12 -threads, clocked at 3.5GHz to 4.3GHz = $129 US
Ryzen 3 3300G: 8-core, 12-thread, 12 GPU cores, clocked at 3.2GHz to 4.0GHz = $129 US
Ryzen 3 3300: 6-cores, 12-threads, clocked at 3.2GHz to 4.0GHz = $99 US


Been looking at 2nd and 3rd gen prices, as much as I want to build now and get rid of this 3rd gen dell pc that is slower than slow. What really seems nice is the 3700x will be a little more than the 2700x. No one knows the PassMark scores on the 3rd gen, but they seem very promising. As far as the ram goes, $200 bucks for 16-gig is insane, there has to be a better option. I do a lot of heavy graphics work and in VMware a lot, for me, its worth it to spend a few extra bucks on a higher end CPU now than have to upgrade it later on. Thanks for the feedback.
 
My suggestion is definitely keep the 2700X and don;t worry about overclocking. The beauty of the 2700x (especially on a B450 board) is that with Precision Boost Overdrive, it overclocks itself and will consistently sit around 4.1 or 4.2GHz all-core under load. There really is no advantage to manually overclocking the 2700x except in a few specific use cases. Even Kyle said so in his [H] review of the chip...

Out of curiosity, is the GeForce 710 chosen specifically to get into CUDA cheap, or is it just a video card? If the latter, Radeon RX 570's can be had for CrAzY cheap and feature more VRAM and better game AND compute performance than the 710...
 
mvmiller12 said:
My suggestion is definitely keep the 2700X and don;t worry about overclocking. The beauty of the 2700x (especially on a B450 board) is that with Precision Boost Overdrive, it overclocks itself and will consistently sit around 4.1 or 4.2GHz all-core under load. There really is no advantage to manually overclocking the 2700x except in a few specific use cases. Even Kyle said so in his [H] review of the chip...

Out of curiosity, is the GeForce 710 chosen specifically to get into CUDA cheap, or is it just a video card? If the latter, Radeon RX 570's can be had for CrAzY cheap and feature more VRAM and better game AND compute performance than the 710...
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I picked the GeForce 710 just for basic video, as the 2700x doesn't come with it on-board. I'll look at the Radeon RX 570. i'm going to start ordering the parts this weekend, no point in waiting anymore. Thanks for the feedback.
 
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