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Don't want to cheap out on the PSU. Just saying. The one I gave you is much more reliable.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RDf4rH there we go... It´s done. Thank you so much, do I mark this post as solved?
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I'm gonna take a guess and say this is where I post things like this if it's not then I'll deal with it later. So I've wanted to get into pc gaming for awhile now so I saved up some money and started researching how to build a pc, after many hours spent watching youtube reviews and other things like that I came up with this build.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V6NqTW

 

Since this is my first build I would rather delay buying the parts and ask people that have much more experience than me if this will actually work rather than building it and then have one part not work with all the others. My main goal with this was to get a computer that can run the oculus rift when that comes out. So does this work? is a 120gb SSD good enough? what HHD should I get? are there any bottlenecks? Should I go for a better cpu cooler? Is the computer worth the money I'm paying for? how do I connect the usb ports and 3.5mm jack that's on the case? oh and I already have a 750w power supply so I didn't put that on the list. I'm also wondering weather I should go for an MSI B150A or a ASUS B150 motherboard.

 

P.S I'm going for a red build so what red LED fans do you recommend? I'm obsessed with LED's and I need them everywhere.

 

Thank you in advance.

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Looks good. but do you have a large hard drive for games an what not?

 

 

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Let me edit it just a little

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

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Replace CPU cooler with something better, not push-pin.

Get a Z170 board.

GET A DIFFERENT SSD.

For VR, Oculus Rift, nothing's going to be that great.

I'd say get a 390 and throw another in when you can afford it.

"If you ain't first, you're last"

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Just a few things. Are you overclocking? You'd need a Z170 for that. Change out the SSD and grab the 390 instead.

 

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $904.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 20:04 EST-0500

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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I'm gonna take a guess and say this is where I post things like this if it's not then I'll deal with it later. So I've wanted to get into pc gaming for awhile now so I saved up some money and started researching how to build a pc, after many hours spent watching youtube reviews and other things like that I came up with this build.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V6NqTW

 

Since this is my first build I would rather delay buying the parts and ask people that have much more experience than me if this will actually work rather than building it and then have one part not work with all the others. My main goal with this was to get a computer that can run the oculus rift when that comes out. So does this work? is a 120gb SSD good enough? what HHD should I get? are there any bottlenecks? Should I go for a better cpu cooler? Is the computer worth the money I'm paying for? how do I connect the usb ports and 3.5mm jack that's on the case? oh and I already have a 750w power supply so I didn't put that on the list. I'm also wondering weather I should go for an MSI B150A or a ASUS B150 motherboard.

 

P.S I'm going for a red build so what red LED fans do you recommend? I'm obsessed with LED's and I need them everywhere.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

 

Just a few things. Are you overclocking? You'd need a Z170 for that. Change out the SSD and grab the 390 instead.

 

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $904.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Go with Hk's build.

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I'm gonna take a guess and say this is where I post things like this if it's not then I'll deal with it later. So I've wanted to get into pc gaming for awhile now so I saved up some money and started researching how to build a pc, after many hours spent watching youtube reviews and other things like that I came up with this build.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V6NqTW

 

Since this is my first build I would rather delay buying the parts and ask people that have much more experience than me if this will actually work rather than building it and then have one part not work with all the others. My main goal with this was to get a computer that can run the oculus rift when that comes out. So does this work? is a 120gb SSD good enough? what HHD should I get? are there any bottlenecks? Should I go for a better cpu cooler? Is the computer worth the money I'm paying for? how do I connect the usb ports and 3.5mm jack that's on the case? oh and I already have a 750w power supply so I didn't put that on the list. I'm also wondering weather I should go for an MSI B150A or a ASUS B150 motherboard.

 

P.S I'm going for a red build so what red LED fans do you recommend? I'm obsessed with LED's and I need them everywhere.

 

Thank you in advance.

What 750watt psu?

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First of all, you have a K CPU, which means it will overclock. Get an X99 or Z170 board instead (those ones let you overclock).

If you are not looking to overclock, get a non K cpu.

Get a better cooler like the Hyper 212 EVO.

That SSD has a good capacity for a boot drive, but to store games and stuff you will need more space.

CPU: i5-4690k GPU: EVGA GTX 950 SSC RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 1600 MHz Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Case: NZXT H440 White 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZyykVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZyykVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.48 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($18.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($125.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $903.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 20:09 EST-0500

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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We all totally forgot a PSU xD

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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Just a few things. Are you overclocking? You'd need a Z170 for that. Change out the SSD and grab the 390 instead.

 

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $904.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 20:04 EST-0500

 

Good build here, OP.

 

Drive space Is far from enough, minimum 1TB. Also, wheres your OS?

I'm sure they are planning to get a 1TB drive later on.

120GB will be enough for a short while.

 

OP, you can also get a 1TB HDD now and get an SSD later on.

"If you ain't first, you're last"

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Just a few things. Are you overclocking? You'd need a Z170 for that. Change out the SSD and grab the 390 instead.

 

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $904.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 20:04 EST-0500

 

No I won't be overclocking

 

 

Just a few things. Are you overclocking? You'd need a Z170 for that. Change out the SSD and grab the 390 instead.

 

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $904.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 20:04 EST-0500

 

No I won't be overclocking

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Go with Hk's build.

I would change the cooler to a cooler master hyper 212 evo. Much better, and I think its cheaper.

CPU: i5-4690k GPU: EVGA GTX 950 SSC RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 1600 MHz Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Case: NZXT H440 White 

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Oh, durp :P missed that

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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OP if you're not overclocking then get the board you intended but don't get a 6600k.

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We all totally forgot a PSU xD

He has a psu already (750w, but no idea what brand)

CPU: i5-4690k GPU: EVGA GTX 950 SSC RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 1600 MHz Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Case: NZXT H440 White 

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I would change the cooler to a cooler master hyper 212 evo. Much better, and I think its cheaper.

Its isnt on the American PCPP for some  reason

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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No I won't be overclocking

 

No I won't be overclocking

You should go with the non K version.

CPU: i5-4690k GPU: EVGA GTX 950 SSC RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 1600 MHz Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Case: NZXT H440 White 

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No I won't be overclocking

 

Then this would be a better build. The CPU cooler is optional.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $890.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 20:14 EST-0500

 

I would change the cooler to a cooler master hyper 212 evo. Much better, and I think its cheaper.

 

The H7 is much better than the 212 EVO, and for only $10 more, it's definitely worth it. The 212 EVO is becoming less frequently recommended because there are other better choices.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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It's also more aesthetically pleasing in windowed cases *at least for me*

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Then this would be a better build. The CPU cooler is optional.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $890.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 20:14 EST-0500

 

 

The H7 is much better than the 212 EVO, and for only $10 more, it's definitely worth it. The 212 EVO is becoming less frequently recommended because there are other better choices.

but why would I get a i5 6600 that has 3.3 ghz when I can get a 6600k that has 3.5 ghz?

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