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I want to building my little brother's "gaming" PC, you know... I'm not sure about adding aftermarket CPU cooler. Do I need it? Our budget  is about $800-825 and must buying from Newegg. About OS, I can buying from Reddit's  MS software swap...

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($213.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $812.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-08 13:43 EST-0500

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz Processor | CPU Air Cooler:Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE | Motherboard:MSI B450M GAMING PLUS MATX AM4

Memory:G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16GB)  DDR4-3200 | GPU:ASRock Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB Phantom Gaming D OC

Storage #1:Silicon Power A55 512GB SSD | Storage #2: Silicon Power A60 1TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVMe

Case:Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L | Case Fan: 3x Thermalright TL-C12C (2x intake fans, 1x exhaust fan)

Power Supply:Corsair CXM (2015) 450W Bronze 80 Plus |OS:MS Windows10 (64-bit) | Monitor: ASUS VG275 27” 1080p 75 Hz FreeSync

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I want to building my little brother's "gaming" PC

 

That's a pretty solid build, and no you won't need an aftermarket cooler, unless you want a quieter cooler.

Thought might I put my opinion. There is no need for a WD Black... Save your money and get a Green.

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I have no problems at all with this build.

There is nothing I would change out of preference for something better, really at all.

 

However, a semi-modular power supply can go a long way towards a nicer all around build.

And while honestly 16gbs is almost a must for a system these days, you could get away with 8gbs.

Also an aftermarket cooler would mean a much quieter system, and the i5 could also stay at its turbo boost 24/7 if it needed to. The hyper 212 evo is only 20$ right now, and is an awesome choice for this cpu.

 

Great choice on storage, gpu, and cpu mate.

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Unless you will be overclocking, which you won't be, you don't need an aftermarket cooler. The stock one will do just fine.

 

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That's a pretty solid build, and no you won't need an aftermarket cooler, unless you want a quieter cooler.

Thought might I put my opinion. There is no need for a WD Black... Save your money and get a Green.

*Blue

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maybe get the b2 psu 

RIG #1 : 4670k @4.4 / 1.25v vcore. @ 4.5 / 1.3v vcore/ 1.95v vccin. MSI GAMING 4G GTX 970 @1540/3700 1.275v BIOS MOD. 16GB Kingston HyperX Savage RAM 2400mhz. MSI GAMING 5 Z97 MOBO. Fractal Design Define S. Dark Rock Pro 3. 850 EVO 250GB Seasonic M12II 620w
RIG #2: 4790k @ 4.6 / 1.25v vcore. EVGA SC ACX 2.0 980 SLI. 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400mhz. Asus MAXIMUS VII Hero Z97. Fractal Design Define R5. NH D15. 850 EVO 250GB AX 860
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Get a green, and maybe drop to 8GB of RAM, unless you really need 16GB, and you can upgrade to a 390.


 


 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.98 @ Newegg) 




Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 


Total: $788.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-08 14:36 EST-0500

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Get a green, and maybe drop to 8GB of RAM, unless you really need 16GB, and you can upgrade to a 390.
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($303.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $820.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-08 14:22 EST-0500

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $788.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-08 14:24 EST-0500
 
$0.10 more expensive, more performance
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $788.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-08 14:24 EST-0500
 
$0.10 more expensive, more performance

 

 

You changed to a blue and saved 40 bucks on me. Lmao. What is life. Maybe a preference I have set.

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You changed to a blue and saved 40 bucks on me. Lmao. What is life. Maybe a preference I have set.

Your build is actually $788, the BBCode markup just fucked up

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OK, about 8GB RAM... I feeling that's not enough for little brother... I noticed his Chrome browser 10 tabs leave open all time.... *sighs*

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz Processor | CPU Air Cooler:Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE | Motherboard:MSI B450M GAMING PLUS MATX AM4

Memory:G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16GB)  DDR4-3200 | GPU:ASRock Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB Phantom Gaming D OC

Storage #1:Silicon Power A55 512GB SSD | Storage #2: Silicon Power A60 1TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVMe

Case:Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L | Case Fan: 3x Thermalright TL-C12C (2x intake fans, 1x exhaust fan)

Power Supply:Corsair CXM (2015) 450W Bronze 80 Plus |OS:MS Windows10 (64-bit) | Monitor: ASUS VG275 27” 1080p 75 Hz FreeSync

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OK, about 8GB RAM... I feeling that's not enough for little brother... I noticed his Chrome browser 10 tabs leave open all time.... *sighs*

 

I didn't read about the newegg only, so here you go.

 

Also, 8GB is PLENTY for games and browsing. Unless he's video editing ect.

I use 8GB of RAM and I have 6 YouTubes open, 29 tabs, steam, skype, and playing games. I don't run into any ram issues.

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $829.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-08 14:41 EST-0500
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I didn't read about the newegg only, so here you go.

 

Also, 8GB is PLENTY for games and browsing. Unless he's video editing ect.

I use 8GB of RAM and I have 6 YouTubes open, 29 tabs, steam, skype, and playing games. I don't run into any ram issues.

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $829.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-08 14:41 EST-0500

 

 

 

 

WD Green???   I have 2 WD Black in my PC, running lot faster than my old dead WD green.

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz Processor | CPU Air Cooler:Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE | Motherboard:MSI B450M GAMING PLUS MATX AM4

Memory:G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16GB)  DDR4-3200 | GPU:ASRock Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB Phantom Gaming D OC

Storage #1:Silicon Power A55 512GB SSD | Storage #2: Silicon Power A60 1TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVMe

Case:Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L | Case Fan: 3x Thermalright TL-C12C (2x intake fans, 1x exhaust fan)

Power Supply:Corsair CXM (2015) 450W Bronze 80 Plus |OS:MS Windows10 (64-bit) | Monitor: ASUS VG275 27” 1080p 75 Hz FreeSync

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WD Green???   I have 2 WD Black in my PC, running lot faster than my old dead WD green.

 

Sorry, it should be a blue, forgot to change that.

 

And yes, Blacks perform better... However, you have a SSD in this system... You don't need a Black. The price that they cost isn't worth it. Might as well save that money and put it towards the GPU so you can get better FPS rather than sacrificing your FPS for a few seconds faster load time in your games, and really, maybe only 1-5 seconds in-games...

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I want to building my little brother's "gaming" PC, you know... I'm not sure about adding aftermarket CPU cooler. Do I need it? Our budget  is about $800-825 and must buying from Newegg. About OS, I can buying from Reddit's  MS software swap...

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($213.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($70.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $812.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-08 13:43 EST-0500

 

I changed just a few things to make the build overall cheaper yet still good.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.85 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($213.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $796.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-08 16:09 EST-0500

 

 

1. Motherboard is the ATX ASRock Extreme 3. Solid cheap board that is even cheaper then what you picked.

2. Did a WD Blue drive because you're not going to notice to much difference between the black and blue for documents and apps. If it was a boot drive a black is better.

3. PSU is a cheaper one that I picked out. It is an 80+ Gold certified fully modular psu from EVGA. 70 bucks was to expensive man.

4. I included a heat sink because the one that comes with the cpu is aweful. Loud fan and doesn't work well. This Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a cheap one but a good one. Lots of people use it.

5. I also included a disc drive. It can also play blue rays. 30 bucks added. You can also just buy a DVD burner for 15 bucks or no disk drive. It's nice to have though.

 

I kept you under $800.

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