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Thank you to everyone that has helped me get this far :)

 

I am looking at ordering the parts sometime between this weekend and next, and just want final thoughts/suggestions before I order.

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.00 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($304.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NZXT) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($20.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.18 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.18 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.18 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($141.30 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($100.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1467.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I plan to use this mostly for gaming at watching movies. Looking to get into games like the Witcher series, Mordor, and Fallout once I get the system.
 
I know I could save about $40 by getting this mother board instead (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170apcmate) but would that cause any differences in performance?
 
Also, suggestions on AF vs SP fans for the h440? There are covers over the fan spots, and I'm not sure which would be better to keep my system cool.
 
 
Any other thoughts, comments,and suggestions are still welcomed! :)
 
Once again, thank you to everyone that has helped get me this far! I'm really excited to build my first actual gaming system!
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I know I could save about $40 by getting this mother board instead (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170apcmate) but would that cause any differences in performance?

 
Also, suggestions on AF vs SP fans for the h440? There are covers over the fan spots, and I'm not sure which would be better to keep my system cool.

Get whatever mobo you want, performance wont be affected. 

 

You can use either. AF if you have a clear shot from the fan to whatever it is cooling. SP for radiators, or also great for pushing through a hard drive cage, cable mess, etc. 

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One thing I can say is that you have no future power for adding another 390 in the future.  650w will test the limits of your system with 2 390's.  They are pretty power hungry.

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Swap the Seagate for a hitachi. Same price, far, far better reliability.

 

Do yourself a MASSIVE favor. DO-NOT-BUY Corsair fans. They are the loudest "premium" fans you can possibly buy, seriously, save some money and your sanity and get some bitfenix, phanteks, cougar, be quiets, or noctua if you can afford the last two.

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Swap the Seagate for a hitachi. Same price, far, far better reliability.

 

Do yourself a MASSIVE favor. DO-NOT-BUY Corsair fans. They are the loudest "premium" fans you can possibly buy, seriously, save some money and your sanity and get some bitfenix, phanteks, cougar, be quiets, or noctua if you can afford the last two.

 

be Quiet has also some great budget options like the Pure Wings 2.  :)

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be Quiet has also some great budget options like the Pure Wings 2. :)

Noiseblockers? My friend has a couple and they're (according to him) the best budget quiet fans out there *They're around £4 per.

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Thank you to everyone that has helped me get this far :)

 

I am looking at ordering the parts sometime between this weekend and next, and just want final thoughts/suggestions before I order.

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.00 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($304.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NZXT) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($20.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.18 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.18 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.18 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($141.30 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($100.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1467.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-19 18:43 EST-0500
 
I plan to use this mostly for gaming at watching movies. Looking to get into games like the Witcher series, Mordor, and Fallout once I get the system.
 
I know I could save about $40 by getting this mother board instead (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170apcmate) but would that cause any differences in performance?
 
Also, suggestions on AF vs SP fans for the h440? There are covers over the fan spots, and I'm not sure which would be better to keep my system cool.
 
 
Any other thoughts, comments,and suggestions are still welcomed! :)
 
Once again, thank you to everyone that has helped get me this far! I'm really excited to build my first actual gaming system!

 

looks all good, SP stands for static pressure, meaning that it applies pressure, not wind. Pressure allows the wind that it DOES generate to be able to push from one side of the rad to the other side

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Noiseblockers? My friend has a couple and they're (according to him) the best budget quiet fans out there *They're around £4 per.

 

They might be good, too, but he was practically saying that be Quiet fans are expensive, but Silent Wings 2 are not the only fans that be Quiet sells. So, that was my whole point.

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The memory and cpu cooler are a less than optimal combination. The cooler fan hangs over the first memory slot with 37mm clearance in its nominal position. This is not a big problem as the fan can be mounted higher for a small performance penalty. You might consider a more powerful cpu cooler. One that would also not have memory clearance issues.

 

I am not a fan of ST2000DM001 drives. They seem to have more problems than other drives.

 

120GB is on the small side for a boot/system ssd. If it can be fit in the budget I would suggest looking at a 240GB+ model.

 

Fans can be added any time. I would stick with the stock fans initially. If lighting is really important, consider an LED strip instead.

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