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[Navnitss]

Here's the build please Advice and comment http://pcpartpicker.com/user/navnitss/saved/dCTtt6 

 

1st time build 

[Tedster]

Welcome to the Forum.

 

Please give us a usable link.

[SeanAngelo]

link dont work

[Guest]

What they said^

[Navnitss]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xFtZvK, sorry here it is

[CatzRuleZWorld]

Looks good to me but I'd go for 2x4GB ram because then it can be faster and you can still upgrade to 16 if you need to.

[Navnitss]

i was thinking of adding another 8gb stick in a few months and also though heat released would be lesser with fewer sticks

[chopdok]

i was thinking of adding another 8gb stick in a few months and also though heat released would be lesser with fewer sticks

Heat released by the RAM is negligible. Also, build looks fine. I would suggest either replacing your PSU with 500-600w one to save some money - or to grab R9 280X instead of GTX 960 for some more performance. Because 750w PSU for i5+960 is not even funny.

[Slayer1443]

^ ya go with a 600w psu and i would recomend the R9 280x as well due to some concerns right now about the card

[chopdok]

^ ya go with a 600w psu and i would recomend the R9 280x as well due to some concerns right now about the card

Umm, I am not sure there are any serious concerns about GTX 960. I mean, apart from the fact that its remarkably unremarkable GPU, that gets beaten by R9 280X, which costs only 20$ more, has 1 GB more VRAM, obliterates GTX 960 in every test and every resolution, and is actually 2+ years old design. But thats not a concern really, just nVidia being lazy and packing just enough performance into GTX 960 to justify 200$ price tag and not an ounce more.

 

Maybe confusing it with GTX 970?

[Navnitss]

  price diffrence between 600w and 750w doesnt seem to be much so went with it rightnow 750w i've chosen costs $39 after rebate whereas a number of 600w ones cost more

[Navnitss]

i also read somewhere that a psu is most effecient at half its load and also that the closer the tdp reaches the limit of the psu, Noise and Heat from the psu is quite high. therefore i went for a 750w psu

[Navnitss]

thinking of going for 

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100363VX-3L Radeon R9 280X 3GB 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202137&cm_re=sapphire_r9_280x-_-14-202-137-_-Product

[Navnitss]

Also are the prices on newegg inclusive of tax or do i have to pay tax while purschasing