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Hightek
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I can't remember if it was the Kingston V300 series of SSDs or another SSD, but might want to think about getting a different SSD.

I also recommend a different HDD, as Seagate seems to have a high failure rate and you can do better for cheaper.

I hear bad things about Gigabyte's R9 390; not bad just it's lackluster compared to other versions of the 390 you can get for the same price.

 

Besides that, looks good.

 

EDIT: Yep, V300 series had really crappy gimped performance. Not worth the money.

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Hi, This is my first build so I need your opinions on this. Is my power supply good enought and can I match my ddr4 2400 with that i5 6500? Thanks in advance! 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ztDVVn

Get an EVGA G2 Gold Certified Modular PSU, modular makes everything easier and it is a great PSU, Get 600w or 750, in case you plan on ever Xfire or SLi

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I can't remember if it was the Kingston V300 series of SSDs or another SSD, but might want to think about getting a different SSD.

I also recommend a different HDD, as Seagate seems to have a high failure rate and you can do better for cheaper.

I hear bad things about Gigabyte's R9 390.

 

Besides that, looks good.

 

EDIT: Yep, V300 series had really crappy gimped performance. Not worth the money.

MSI OR SAPPHIRE ARE THE BEST.

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Hi, This is my first build so I need your opinions on this. Is my power supply good enought and can I match my ddr4 2400 with that i5 6500? Thanks in advance! 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ztDVVn

DDR4 + i5 6500 is fine

BUT

the ssd is bad

Samsung 850 evo or Crucial bx100 would be my recomendations

And the powersupply is good enough but if you can find a 600w from xfx or seasonic is gonna be better.

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it's only because the gigabyte 390 is the cheapest one for me (400$ Cad)... And i'm trying to stay under 1000$ usd... and is Western hdd better?  I heard that seasonic power supplies were bad from someone else on the forum so can't even decide between EVGA or Corsair power supplies,..

Changed SSd for Sandisk one, hope it's good..

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The majority of your parts look good, the only advice I could possibly give you is to upgrade your RAM from 8GB to 16GB with either 2 8GB sticks or four 4GB sticks. You might want to swap that Seagate drive for a WD Blue or Black. Seagate drives have significantly higher failure rates compared to other brands.

 

In addition, getting a different power supply (preferably modular) with a higher wattage would help a lot in the future in case you ever want to have a Crossfire or SLI configuration. Also, that SSD... isn't really the best SSD. It's the same SSD that I'm currently using and it's not very good... speaking from personal experience. The people above me that are suggesting that you get a different GPU are probably right, an MSI or Sapphire card would probably suit you better in the long run.

 

I must compliment your taste in computer cases, the H440 is one of my favorites.

Have fun building!

PS: Will you be posting a build log?

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it's only because the gigabyte 390 is the cheapest one for me (400$ Cad)... And i'm trying to stay under 1000$ usd... and is Western hdd better?  I heard that seasonic power supplies were bad from someone else on the forum so can't even decide between EVGA or Corsair power supplies,..

Changed SSd for Sandisk one, hope it's good..

Seasonic powersupplies...bad??? noooooo noo no no no they are excellent

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I can't remember if it was the Kingston V300 series of SSDs or another SSD, but might want to think about getting a different SSD.

I also recommend a different HDD, as Seagate seems to have a high failure rate and you can do better for cheaper.

I hear bad things about Gigabyte's R9 390; not bad just it's lackluster compared to other versions of the 390 you can get for the same price.

 

Besides that, looks good.

 

EDIT: Yep, V300 series had really crappy gimped performance. Not worth the money

Is the xfx r9 390 better?

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If I could bypass by some ways that windows 10 and have it cheaper, i could buy Better parts xD

You can buy them off Reddit for cheaper but i dont know exactly where, other forum members can help you out on that one

btw fantastic powersupply: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x

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The majority of your parts look good, the only advice I could possibly give you is to upgrade your RAM from 8GB to 16GB with either 2 8GB sticks or four 4GB sticks.

Why would OP need 16GB?

If they need more they'll upgrade in the future, right now 8GB is plenty.

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Is the xfx r9 390 better?

XFX is good.

 

Seasonic powersupplies...bad??? noooooo noo no no no they are excellent

Seasonic are EXCELLENT power supplies OP.

Try to get an EVGA power supply as i've found they have the best value.

The one you originally listed was good, though if you can get a gold rated power supply that's where it's at.

Whether it's modular is up to you, but i also recommend the EVGA G2 series.

 

You can buy them off Reddit for cheaper but i dont know exactly where, other forum members can help you out on that one

Those Windows keys sold on reddit are not good keys.

Microsoft cold revoke your key at any time.

The ones sold on reddit are MSDN licensed keys.

Buy a legit copy of Windows OP, read here for more.

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XFX is good.

 

Seasonic are EXCELLENT power supplies OP.

Try to get an EVGA power supply as i've found they have the best value.

The one you originally listed was good, though if you can get a gold rated power supply that's where it's at.

Whether it's modular is up to you, but i also recommend the EVGA G2 series.

 

Those Windows keys sold on reddit are not good keys.

Microsoft cold revoke your key at any time.

The ones sold on reddit are MSDN licensed keys.

Buy a legit copy of Windows OP, read here for more.

what does Gold plated changes?

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I can't remember if it was the Kingston V300 series of SSDs or another SSD, but might want to think about getting a different SSD.

I also recommend a different HDD, as Seagate seems to have a high failure rate and you can do better for cheaper.

I hear bad things about Gigabyte's R9 390; not bad just it's lackluster compared to other versions of the 390 you can get for the same price.

 

Besides that, looks good.

 

EDIT: Yep, V300 series had really crappy gimped performance. Not worth the money.

is the Msi 390 worth the 20$ more?

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