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Hello

 

I'm upgrading my gaming pc after 6 long years and would like you guys to check my build.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vDbQWZ

CPU:  Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-U14S
Motherboard:  Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 
Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory 
Storage:  Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage:  Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 
Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X
Case:  Fractal Design Define R5 (Black)
Power Supply:  SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold 

 

Total: $1508.15

 

 

 

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It's good

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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Hello

 

I'm upgrading my gaming pc after 6 long years and would like you guys to check my build.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vDbQWZ

CPU:  Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor 

CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-U14S

Motherboard:  Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory 

Storage:  Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage:  Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X

Case:  Fractal Design Define R5 (Black)

Power Supply:  SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold 

 

Total: $1508.15

I would try to bump up the SSD storage.

Other than that it looks good to me.

PC  Specs 2022:

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  • CPU
    AMD Ryzen R9 5900x @ 5.1GHz - Auto OC
  • Curve Optimizer Magnitude: -20
  • Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRIX x570-F Gaming
  • RAM
                                        Kingston Fury 32GB DDR4 3200MHz 16x2GB
  • GPU
    MSI 3070 8GB Ventus 2x OC
  • Case
    LIAN LI LANCOOL MESH II Mesh RGB Black
  • Storage
    Kingston NV1 2TB M.2. NVMe
  • PSU
    Seasonic Focus GX 850w 
  • Display(s)
    MSI OPTIX MAG 251RX IPS 240hz & ASUS MG248Q Vertical 144hz & Dell 60hz
  • Cooling
    NZXT Kraken x73 360mm
  • Keyboard
    Tt eSports Meka G1
  • Mouse
    Logitech G Pro Wireless
  • Operating System
    -Windows 10 Professional 64bit
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What are your planned usages? This could be a bit overkill unless you are editing.

The Rig: NZXT H440 M3 (Green and Black) (Ncase M1 coming soon!!) | Intel Core i5-4690k x BeQuiet PureRock Slim | EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC  | ASUS H81i Plus | 12GB EVGA SSC @ 1600MHz | Seagate Barracuda 2TB | Sandisk Ultra II 480GB | Corsair SF 450| LG 29" Ultrawide | CoolerMaster Quickfire Rapid TKL | Corsair M65 Black |  Sennheiser HD 558 (MOD) | Audio-Technica ATR 2500

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@capt_obvious

Since the Noctua NH14 costs a lot already, you might aswell move up to a Cooler Master Nepton 240m AIO radiator... i can highly reccomend this cooler based upon my own usage of it. It is extremely quiet.

 

It should also allow for even greater OC headroom then your Noctua would.

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($115.78 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($554.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1492.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-05 17:18 EDT-0400

Current setup

Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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definetly up tje ssd to the next capacity (240-256gb, depends on the on you choose)

and a modular PSU will make your life a lot easier if you're planning on adding more hdds in the future

 

P.S. stay awa from WD green HDDs, they're slow as hell, and not that reliable from my expirience.

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~snip~

 

Hey there fellow captain :)
 
The upgrade plan seems great and it should be sufficient-enough for 1440p gaming. I would also suggest to consider a larger SSD since the OS alone would take up around 35GB-40GB and you would be left with very little space for the applications and games that can benefit from the better performance of the SSD. WD Black is a great performance drive, but if you get a larger SSD, you can leave the less-demanding things to the HDD and maybe get a lower-performance but more inexpensive HDD. WD Green is actually a pretty good secondary storage drive. It run cool, quiet, saves energy and works fast-enough for every daily activity. The only drawback that you may experience is that the drive spins down more often in order to save energy and reduce noise and vibrations and needs time to spin back up if not addressed after certain amount of time. This shouldn't impact simple secondary storage or media playbacks. :)
Here's a link with more info on WD Green: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=M6g9pn
 
Feel free to ask if you have other questions :)
 
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