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EmElw

Newbie $1100 Build Check

Build Ready

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2FhJnn

###Build Help/Ready:

Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do)

Yes

What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.

Desktop for gaming and study related tasks.

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)

Aiming to be able to run most games for a few years at medium or higher at 1080p 120-144 Hz, however my priorities will vary from game to game.

What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?

Arbitrary bar of around 1200$, though I'm flexible. Mostly looking for something that makes sense from a money:performance perspective, and that I can upgrade/replace in a couple years without feeling too bad.

In what country are you purchasing your parts?

Sweden (haven't quite done the research as to where I'll order from)

Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Consider formatting your parts list. Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor$197.88 @ OutletPC
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard$142.85 @ OutletPC
MemoryKingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory$50.99 @ Newegg
StorageSamsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$99.88 @ OutletPC
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$49.49 @ OutletPC
Video CardMSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card$434.94 @ Newegg
CaseCorsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case$59.99 @ Newegg
Power SupplySeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply$62.98 @ NCIX US
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$1129.00
Mail-in rebates-$30.00
Total$1099.00
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-01 16:07 EDT-0400

The "This is my first ever attempt at building"-section, plz help

100% open to suggestions for improvements that doesn't deviate too far away from the budget.

So, most of these choices were a combination of recommendations from various generators and logicalincrements. My process was pretty much selecting something randomly with a reasonable price-tag and with a decent chunk of high ratings. Perhaps I think of it as too much of an exact science, but how does one even narrow the choices down further? It all seems like a big confusing cloud of almost-but-not-quite-the-same components to me.

I have a couple of specific questions about this draft:

  • If my choice of motherboard makes sense.
  • If my choice of storage makes sense. I'm having trouble gauging performance of different drives and if it only comes down to a couple % difference at a huge cost, I'd rather avoid it.

But also. As of now, I've deliberately chosen to not overclock at all, but if I ever were to want to, my understanding is I'd "just" have to change CPU (+probably fan), mobo and potentially my PSU. Which brings me to my next question, is it actually a better choice to OC if you take the small time needed to research how to and set up? Or is it mostly something for enthusiasts that want to really min max? I'm probably not going to bother either way for this build, but maybe next time. I intend to get better at the whole process.

Posted Oct 2, 2016, 4:09 PM UTC

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Espiochaotix16•

A Z170 motherboard is for overclocking so I went ahead and got you an i5-6600K since it was within the budget. You're overspending on the power supply imo. I got you a cheaper one, but by no means of less quality, and uses the remaining budget to upgrade you to 16GB of RAM.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor$227.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler$24.88 @ OutletPC
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard$142.85 @ OutletPC
MemoryKingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory$81.99 @ Newegg
StorageSamsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$99.88 @ OutletPC
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$49.49 @ OutletPC
Video CardMSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card$444.94 @ Newegg
CaseCorsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case$59.99 @ Newegg
Power SupplyEVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply$49.99 @ NCIX US
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$1212.00
Mail-in rebates-$30.00
Total$1182.00
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-02 12:14 EDT-0400
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EmElwOP•

This looks pretty good. Thank you for providing reasoning, and seeing as I got two suggestions for an OC set up, I'm starting to come around to that idea. Still questioning getting a 16gb ram, as it seems like it won't be necessary for quite a while and is simple enough to upgrade, so I think the finalized draft will have this but with less RAM. Amazing to get response so quickly!

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Espiochaotix16•

16GB of RAM would benefit you in the long run. The GTX1070 is a beast at 1440p gaming and at 1440p quite a lot of games use more than 8GB. The recommended specs for Mirror's Edge Catalyst include 16GB RAM and future games will use more RAM as they get more intensive. It's just for future proofing purposes.

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cdegroff10•

on newegg you can get a 80+ gold power supply for ten bucks more. but don't think that will make any differance. looks good to me!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151118

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Lucky_Prodigy•

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor€232.83 @ Mindfactory
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler€35.77 @ Amazon Deutschland
MotherboardAsus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard€147.95 @ Mindfactory
MemoryG.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory€36.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
StorageSamsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive€90.93 @ Mindfactory
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive€53.90 @ Mindfactory
Video CardEVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card€451.41 @ Mindfactory
CaseCorsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case€62.84 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power SupplySeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply€69.43 @ Amazon Deutschland
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total€1182.05
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-02 18:13 CEST+0200

This is better.

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