Posted November 28, 2018 First of all thanks so much to the people of this forum, you guys have been incredibly helpful. So I'm building this PC for Christmas and I've pretty much decided on the parts (only change is I still might swap my GPU for the cheaper XFX Vega 56) but don't worry about that. What I'm posting for is to ask if anyone will give my PC a quick look, as well as the items I'm going to list below, and let me know if I'm missing anything or if anything isn't compatible. I'm worried even after all my care I'm going to find out on Christmas morning that my RAM isn't compatible or I'm missing a wire! I'd be extremely reassured if someone would just let me know they don't see any issues... Anyway, thanks in advance. Here's the build: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $239.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Noctua - NH-U14S 55 CFM CPU Cooler Purchased For $51.99 Motherboard ASRock - Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $109.99 @ Newegg Business Memory G.Skill - Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $134.99 @ Newegg Storage Western Digital - Blue 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $52.90 @ OutletPC Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Monoprice Video Card Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB PULSE Video Card Case NZXT - H500 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ B&H Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Purchased For $39.99 Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $98.89 @ OutletPC Monitor Acer - XFA240 bmjdpr 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor $169.99 Keyboard Logitech - G213 PRODIGY Wired Gaming Keyboard $34.99 Mouse Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse Purchased For $34.99 Headphones Logitech - G PRO Headset $86.99 @ Amazon Other G440 HARD GAMING MOUSEPAD $29.99 Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1205.67 Mail-in rebates -$10.00 Total $1195.67 Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-27 19:44 EST-0500 I will also be purchasing: - Ethernet cable - Zipties - Madgnetic screwdriver That's all I'll be buying - nothing else. If you see something that isn't listed here I'll need for my build, please mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 28, 2018 Wouldn’t hurt to pick up an anti-static wristband while you’re at it. Other than that it looks good to me. Good selection of parts, at pretty good prices. A VEGA 56 should last you many years at 1080p 144Hz. inb4 “Ryzen 5 is better performance/dollar” My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti [Under Construction] My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 28, 2018 15 minutes ago, Cereal5 said: Wouldn’t hurt to pick up an anti-static wristband while you’re at it. Touching metal parts of the case or PSU is good enough for grounding.@ben127127 Try reddit windows keys, some people sell them for lot cheaper than what MS is asking and one key is all u need, it will be tied to that setup forever. The price difference could get u 500gb SSD instead of 250gb if u ever gonna game on it u need more storage. Connection: 200mbps / 12mbps 5Ghz wifi My baby: CPU - i7-4790, MB - Z97-A, RAM - Corsair Veng. LP 16gb, GPU - MSI GTX 1060, PSU - CXM 600, Storage - Evo 840 120gb, MX100 256gb, WD Blue 1TB, Cooler - Hyper Evo 212, Case - Corsair Carbide 200R, Monitor - Benq XL2430T 144Hz, Mouse - FinalMouse, Keyboard -K70 RGB, OS - Win 10, Audio - DT990 Pro, Phone - iPhone SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Thony said: Touching metal parts of the case or PSU is good enough for grounding 17 minutes ago, Cereal5 said: Wouldn’t hurt 11 minutes ago, Thony said: Try reddit windows keys, some people sell them for lot cheaper than what MS is asking and one key is all u need, it will be tied to that setup forever I got my original Win10 key from MSSoftwareSwap and it was good for one MoBo change. Unfortunately that one MoBo was bad so I had to change it a second time, and my key deactivated and MS support couldn’t help me, so just use at your own risk (I think that’s a given though). My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti [Under Construction] My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 28, 2018 Nice rounded setup. I don't see issues with it. hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 28, 2018 To add on the windows 10 stuff, you could also just use the OS without a product key. You do lose a few things (namely some customization options) but it'll work fine. The only thing that might be annoying is the activate windows 10 watermark that'll appear in the bottom right corner though there are some ways to disable it. Make sure to quote me or tag me when responding to me, or I might not know you replied! Examples: Do this: Quote And make sure you do it by hitting the quote button at the bottom left of my post, and not the one inside the editor! Or this: @DocSwag Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market. Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me! I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that. Compooters: Spoiler Desktop: Spoiler CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync) Home Server: Spoiler CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter? Laptop (I use it for school): Spoiler Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050 And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 28, 2018 Author Thanks so much for all the responses, I feel much better now that some people have confirmed I'm not missing anything. I'll look into the cheaper OS options! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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