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Here are my parts that I was thinking of using for my upcoming build. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vXB2sY The site said it had some concerns about 2 parts. The case and the cooler for the cpu as the compatibility was unknown. Also if you have some ideas to improve this, that would be great.

 

Also can you tell me if these 2 parts (case and cooler) are of any concern? I don't want to increase the price much as living in Canada the price is kinda high for parts.

 

you may see a part or 2 missing but thats because I already have them and am planning to use them for now. I may change to an i7 skylake or just stick to the i5 but if you could tell me which one is better for the price it has that would be great, as I already know i5 isnt stronger then i7.

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430W is kinda low for psu you want some head room for optimal performance 550 is what I'd reccomend

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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430W is kinda low for psu you want some head room for optimal performance 550 is what I'd reccomend

You don't want to go too high, watch the techquickie on PSUs.

Angoerth, do you want that case specifically or can you just swap it out for another one that doesn't get that note?

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You don't want to go too high, watch the techquickie on PSUs.

Angoerth, do you want that case specifically or can you just swap it out for another one that doesn't get that note?

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You always want to,go higher then required. You never know what you might buy, what might come out, or something you may want that would require a a bigger PSU.

I also do not reccodmend buying that PSU. The PSU is the most importsnt part of a PC, It is the only part that can take the whole PC with it. Even if you have to expand your budget $25-$35 to get a better one it is well worth it.

 

 

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What's your budget @Angoerth?

I don't really have a budge I just want to see what the cheapest I can get and some parts like the GPU I may likely get much later and so the CPU, RAM, Motherboard, PSU and Case are all that really matters here as I got a 650ti boost. So whatever the ending result with the lowest but best performance for gaming is my target and under 2k

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You don't want to go too high, watch the techquickie on PSUs.

Angoerth, do you want that case specifically or can you just swap it out for another one that doesn't get that note?

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I'm an electrical engineer I'm aware, but to high is much better than to low plus psus don't operate best at ~ 100% load either they operate best at 50-80% load

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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@Angoerth 390 > 970 but it's a bit more expensive.

 

 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($213.24 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($135.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($468.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($169.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1653.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Also nicer case (imo) but you can change it back if you want to.

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I'm an electrical engineer I'm aware, but to high is much better than to low plus psus don't operate best at ~ 100% load either they operate best at 50-80% load

I am looking at PSUs on the list of that site and I came across this one. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m%C2'> do you think? 

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@Angoerth 390 > 970 but it's a bit more expensive.

 

 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($213.24 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($135.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($468.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($169.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1653.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-02 11:25 EDT-0400
 
Also nicer case (imo) but you can change it back if you want to.

 

I am kinda nvidia bias but as I said before GPU is last on my list as my current 650ti boost can handle fine for about another 1-3years give or take till I need to replace it but my CPU and such are really old. After 8 days I will only have a super crappy laptop.

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I am looking at PSUs on the list of that site and I came across this one.  do you think? 

430 might suffice but it's better to have some room on the higher end for protection, the psu you chose is a little small for your needs if you want a buffer (which you do), a 550-650W is better for what you need

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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430 might suffice but it's better to have some room on the higher end for protection, the psu you chose is a little small for your needs if you want a buffer (which you do), a 550-650W is better for what you need

I totally forgot to add the link to the PSU https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m

if the link doesnt show the one I had picked was a Corsair power supply cx500m

 

EDIT: So I see what you mean about needing more power, I uped it to a 600watt PSU

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I totally forgot to add the link to the PSU https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m

if the link doesnt show the one I had picked was a Corsair power supply cx500m

The Cx series is a fire hazard, I'll try to find a alternative

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1

 

These are good quality and modular which will help with cable management get which ever is cheaper for you to get though the seasonic is slightly better so if their within a couple bucks get that

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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I am kinda nvidia bias but as I said before GPU is last on my list as my current 650ti boost can handle fine for about another 1-3years give or take till I need to replace it but my CPU and such are really old. After 8 days I will only have a super crappy laptop.

making sure you see this

http://ca.pcpartpick...supply-ssr550rm

 

http://ca.pcpartpick...ply-220gs0550v1

 

These are good quality and modular which will help with cable management get which ever is cheaper for you to get though the seasonic is slightly better so if their within a couple bucks get that

the rest of your build is fine from what I can see, except no hdd????

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making sure you see this

http://ca.pcpartpick...supply-ssr550rm

 

http://ca.pcpartpick...ply-220gs0550v1

 

These are good quality and modular which will help with cable management get which ever is cheaper for you to get though the seasonic is slightly better so if their within a couple bucks get that

the rest of your build is fine from what I can see, except no hdd????

 

 

I got a 3tb HDD I will be using for a little while. Maybe after that I will get another as I cant use 1tb of my HDD because you cant have windows on a 3tb HDD. I picked the evga as it was cheaper then the other one in some cases. So my cooler for my cpu is fine?

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I got a 3tb HDD I will be using for a little while. Maybe after that I will get another as I cant use 1tb of my HDD because you cant have windows on a 3tb HDD. I picked the evga as it was cheaper then the other one in some cases. So my cooler for my cpu is fine?

If it fits in your case then yes, you'll have to check that your self I'm no good with case management my expertise are power management and trouble shooting, you could make another thread for good cpu coolers under 40 canadian or something that are compatible with your case, or case recomendations which could save you some money to counteract the price increase from the psu, but if it fits it should be fine, cya got stuff 2 do

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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