Building my first gaming PC!

JeroenVdW · January 16, 2016

Hi everyone, I'm a Belgian IT student and I'm planning to build my first gaming PC in a couple of months. I've already done a lot of research into parts and compatibility and stuff like that but I would really appreciate it if some more experienced people would give me some feedback.
Here is a list of parts i'm planning to use:

- (CPU) Intel Core i7-6700K: http://ark.intel.com/products/88195/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz
- (GPU) Gigabyte GeForce GTX970: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5212&kw=GV-N970WF3OC-4GD1.0/1.1#ov
- (PSU) Sharkoon WPM600 Bronze: http://www.sharkoon.com/product/1681/WPMBronze#desc
- (Motherboard) MSI z170A Raider Krait: http://eu.msi.com/product/motherboard/Z170A-KRAIT-GAMING-R6-SIEGE.html#hero-overview
- (RAM) Crucial Ballistix 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400MHz: http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/memory-ballistix-sport
- (HDD) Intenso 6513113 3TB 7200rpm: http://www.intenso.de/produkte_en.php?kategorie=29&&produkt=1317278428
- (SSD) Samsung 850 Evo Series 500GB: http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-75E500B/AM
- (CPU cooler) Arctic Liquid Freezer 240: http://www.arctic.ac/eu_en/liquid-freezer-240.html
- (Case) Sharkoon BW9000-W: http://www.sharkoon.com/product/1678/BW9000-W#desc

All the parts listed would cost me about €1485.

The main reason for building my own gaming pc is first of all doing more gaming. Right now I have a (nearly) 3 year old Acer Aspire V3-772G on which I can play GTA V at reasonable settings, but that's pretty much the only game I really want to play that I can play. I would like to play other games like Rainbow Six Siege, Just Cause 3, Metal Gear Solid V, Fallout 4, ...

Some Questions I have:
- Would the 600W power supply be sufficient for the components listed?
- Do I have to buy a new Windows 10 product key? Right now my Acer is running Windows 10, but since i'm planning on still using my laptop for mobile usage I'm pretty sure I can't use that on my new gaming PC. I also have an older PC running Windows 7 that I don't use. Would it be possible to somehow use that older product key and then upgrade it to Windows 10?

I would love to hear your feedback and thank you in advance for having a look at my PC build.

kameshss · January 16, 2016

Ok, this is incompatible.

That CPU won't work on X99 motherboard.

Use PCPP.

Amazingasian · January 16, 2016

Hi everyone, I'm a Belgian IT student and I'm planning to build my first gaming PC in a couple of months. I've already done a lot of research into parts and compatibility and stuff like that but I would really appreciate it if some more experienced people would give me some feedback.

Here is a list of parts i'm planning to use:

- (CPU) Intel Core i7-6700K: http://ark.intel.com/products/88195/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz

- (GPU) Gigabyte GeForce GTX970: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5212&kw=GV-N970WF3OC-4GD1.0/1.1#ov

- (PSU) Sharkoon WPM600 Bronze: http://www.sharkoon.com/product/1681/WPMBronze#desc

- (Motherboard) MSI X99A Raider Krait: http://eu.msi.com/product/motherboard/Z170A-KRAIT-GAMING-R6-SIEGE.html#hero-overview

- (RAM) Crucial Ballistix 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400MHz: http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/memory-ballistix-sport

- (HDD) Intenso 6513113 3TB 7200rpm: http://www.intenso.de/produkte_en.php?kategorie=29&&produkt=1317278428

- (SSD) Samsung 850 Evo Series 500GB: http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-75E500B/AM

- (CPU cooler) Arctic Liquid Freezer 240: http://www.arctic.ac/eu_en/liquid-freezer-240.html

- (Case) Sharkoon BW9000-W: http://www.sharkoon.com/product/1678/BW9000-W#desc

All the parts listed would cost me about €1485.

The main reason for building my own gaming pc is first of all doing more gaming. Right now I have a (nearly) 3 year old Acer Aspire V3-772G on which I can play GTA V at reasonable settings, but that's pretty much the only game I really want to play that I can play. I would like to play other games like Rainbow Six Siege, Just Cause 3, Metal Gear Solid V, Fallout 4, ...

Some Questions I have:

- Would the 600W power supply be sufficient for the components listed?

- Do I have to buy a new Windows 10 product key? Right now my Acer is running Windows 10, but since i'm planning on still using my laptop for mobile usage I'm pretty sure I can't use that on my new gaming PC. I also have an older PC running Windows 7 that I don't use. Would it be possible to somehow use that older product key and then upgrade it to Windows 10?

I would love to hear your feedback and thank you in advance for having a look at my PC build.

I'm on my phone so I can't make a PCPP list but your mother board isn't compatible with your CPU. Get an LGA 1151 motherboard with a Z170 chipset. Change the PSU to a 600W Seasonic or XFX unit. I've also never heard of hat HDD. Get a WD or Seagatr one. Finally, change the 970 to an r9 390.

Napper198 · January 16, 2016

@JeroenVdW

With the amount of money you saved on selecting a socket 1151 instead of a 2011-V3 you should definitely get a WD drive instead of a Intenso and consider a Seasonic or EVGA PSU

600W are fine and that old Windows 7 works fine, too.

JeroenVdW · January 16, 2016

Ok, this is incompatible.

That CPU won't work on X99 motherboard.

Use PCPP.

Thanks for the reply. I acutally selected a dirferent CPU first and then changed the motherboard to an MSI Z170a Krait but forgot to put the new one in the list. My bad, I'll edit that.

ReesZRB · January 16, 2016

As far as I know that the CPU isn't compatible with your board, also I would say not to get Skylake due to some crashes under heavy load. (Source: WAN Show)

I made a pcpp list for you

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£311.96 @ Novatech)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£109.91 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£192.99 @ Ebuyer)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£71.62 @ More Computers)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£119.99 @ Aria PC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£69.98 @ Novatech)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (£264.99 @ Dabs)

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case (£89.51 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£90.11 @ Amazon UK)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full (32/64-bit) (£84.90 @ More Computers)

Total: £1405.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 17:51 GMT+0000

As for your questions

1. Well it's enough

2. You need a new key

3. You can use the build I listed for you

Napper198 · January 16, 2016

As far as I know that the CPU isn't compatible with your board, also I would say not to get Skylake due to some crashes under heavy load. (Source: WAN Show)

...

Looking at Skylake prices he actually could go Haswell-E but afaik that heavy load crash was only occurring during prime95 so I don't think that it's going to be that much of an issue. (Edit: haven't seen WAN Show yet)

Anyway, Skylake list (case is missing):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€372.67 @ Mindfactory)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (€102.84 @ Mindfactory)

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€149.92 @ Mindfactory)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€95.86 @ Mindfactory)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€157.86 @ Mindfactory)

Storage: Western Digital Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (€92.81 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (€355.90 @ Mindfactory)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€92.22 @ Mindfactory)

Total: €1420.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available