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dznzvxn

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This is my first time making a PC and I think I have my build ready. I'm using it to play some triple A titles, browsing the internet, and maybe some light Photoshop and graphic designing. Now I just need some advice on where to find my parts. I'm going to Sim Lim soon but I'm not sure if all the parts will be available and if the prices will be reasonable. Any help? Thanks.
Build:
•EVGA GTX 1080 FTW ACX 3.0
•AMD Ryzen 5 1600
•Seagate 1TB BarraCuda
•Samsung 850 EVO 250gb
•Corsair Vengeance RGB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000 (white) / Corsair Vengeance LPX (white)
•ASUS ROG STRIX X370-F
•EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G3
•Windows 10 (64-bit)
•NZXT S340 Elite Black
 

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If you are not doing SLI, you can get a B350 board instead of x370. Less bling though. But you can get a faster CPU
 

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This is my first time making a PC and I think I have my build ready. I'm using it to play some triple A titles, browsing the internet, and maybe some light Photoshop and graphic designing. Now I just need some advice on where to find my parts. I'm going to Sim Lim soon but I'm not sure if all the parts will be available and if the prices will be reasonable. Any help? Thanks.
Build:
•EVGA GTX 1080 FTW ACX 3.0
•AMD Ryzen 5 1600
•Seagate 1TB BarraCuda
•Samsung 850 EVO 250gb
•Corsair Vengeance RGB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000 (white) / Corsair Vengeance LPX (white)
•ASUS ROG STRIX X370-F
•EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G3
•Windows 10 (64-bit)
•NZXT S340 Elite Black
You should be looking at Intel Coffee Lake Core i5-8400 since you are not doing any heavy content creation. They cost about the same as your Ryzen 5 1600 + similarly ranged motherboard combo...
 

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what motherboard do you recommend if I get the i5-8400?

You should be looking at Intel Coffee Lake Core i5-8400 since you are not doing any heavy content creation. They cost about the same as your Ryzen 5 1600 + similarly ranged motherboard combo...
 

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what motherboard do you recommend if I get the i5-8400?
Cheapest will do since you won't be doing overclocking and you can't but not much point either...

I will go with Gigabyte Z370-HD3 for its similarly cool, subtle naughty look that doesn't break the bank.

TBH motherboard looks shouldn't be your top consideration since they are mostly obscured by parts installations.
 
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