My first PC build

Canonical · December 24, 2015

This is my first PC build ever. I'm buying in Canadian dollars and all I want to be able to do is play the vast majority of games at 1080p, 60fps, with the settings at max or high. Games like Fallout 4, Just Cause 3, GTA V, Cities: Skylines, Alien: Isolation, Space Engineers, CS:GO, COD: Black Ops 3, Battlefield 4, etc. I plan to overclock this build, but I have no idea how much since I've never OC'd before.

I was initially going to go with this build, but I've done some tweaking and ended up with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($351.22 @ Vuugo)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.22 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($133.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: *Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.00 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($429.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($97.05 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Total: $1213.43

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 02:48 EST-0500

NOTE: I do not need storage included as I already own a large solid state drive

I want to know if this build will suit my needs, and if this build is going to be future-proofed to some degree. This also should support Oculus Rift, since the minimum requirement for Oculus is an R9 290, correct?

If there are any improvements that can be made that will improve my performance and won't cost a lot of extra money, please let me know

Also, I didn't really pay attention to color scheme. I only grabbed the parts that I think will work best. If you can change this to fit to a color scheme that's not disgusting (no green-purple color scheme :lol:) without making it cost a lot more, that would be great as well.

Thanks!

Streetguru · December 24, 2015

This is my first PC build ever. I'm buying in Canadian dollars and all I want to be able to do is play the vast majority of games at 1080p, 60fps, with the settings at max or high. Games like

I wouldn't worry about VR at all

should be good to go, includes a 480gb SSD

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WRKC7P

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WRKC7P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.22 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.95 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.48 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($169.95 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.98 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($429.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Canada Computers)

Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Total: $1181.53

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 02:57 EST-0500

Canonical · December 24, 2015

I wouldn't worry about VR at all

should be good to go, includes a 480gb SSD

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WRKC7P

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WRKC7P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.22 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.95 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.48 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($169.95 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.98 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($429.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Canada Computers)

Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Total: $1181.53

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 02:57 EST-0500

So there is absolutely no advantage to having the 6600K? Even for overclocking?

I also didn't need storage included in the build

I appreciate you taking time to do this for me

Streetguru · December 24, 2015

So there is absolutely no advantage to having the 6600K? Even for overclocking?

Mostly helps with minimum frame rates once OC'd, but I wouldn't really say it's worth it overall, for around the same price as that i5 you can get what is basically an i7 and have twice the threads, I guess if you're really going to double down on VR, the unlocked CPU is going to help

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3

also that Z170 board you picked doesn't appear to have too great reviews

haswell based one, with a beefier cooler, sadly you can't get the HR-22 in canada

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

Canonical · December 24, 2015

Mostly helps with minimum frame rates once OC'd, but I wouldn't really say it's worth it overall, for around the same price as that i5 you can get what is basically an i7 and have twice the threads, I guess if you're really going to double down on VR, the unlocked CPU is going to help

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3

also that Z170 board you picked doesn't appear to have too great reviews

haswell based one, with a beefier cooler, sadly you can't get the HR-22 in canada

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

The Haswell based one is one that I'm particularly interested in

How future-proofed would you say this build is?

And you only picked the 4690K for value, not higher performance than the 6600K, right?

edit: why did you pick a Micro ATX instead of an ATX? Is there really a disadvantage to the Micro ATX?

and is it fitting to a color scheme? thanks

Edited December 24, 2015 by Canonical

Streetguru · December 24, 2015

The Haswell based one is one that I'm particularly interested in

just about anything you buy is going to be outdated within a year or 2, the only thing you can future proof is like your case, and that's about it, maybe fans and your heatsink as well, I doubt SSDs are going to be outdated anytime soon aside from cheaper SSDs in the future.

the motherboard just had decent reviews and was cheap

ya, the 6600k has 5% more IPC, and gives you USB 3.1 but most people aren't going to need that really

pff, color sceme, performance per dollar above all else man.

Canonical · December 24, 2015

just about anything you buy is going to be outdated within a year or 2, the only thing you can future proof is like your case, and that's about it, maybe fans and your heatsink as well, I doubt SSDs are going to be outdated anytime soon aside from cheaper SSDs in the future.

the motherboard just had decent reviews and was cheap

ya, the 6600k has 5% more IPC, and gives you USB 3.1 but most people aren't going to need that really

pff, color sceme, performance per dollar above all else man.

Thanks very much!