First PC Build

[IrishSkittle]

This is the build: http://prntscr.com/a23689

Any criticism / opinions would be nice. Tell me if I need anything extra please, thanks <3.

[Nicko_barbeque]

I recommend getting a PSU with more power just so you can upgrade more easily in the future...

[Sephirothkefka]

Flaw #1: A Skylake cpu DOES NOT work with an LGA1150 motherboard. You need to get a new board

Flaw #2: The power supply is a little on the low side. I'd get a evga 500b psu as theyre quite cheap and reliable. 

[IrishSkittle]

Just now, Nicko_barbeque said:

I recommend getting a PSU with more power just so you can upgrade more easily in the future...

500w?

[Josephdalepi]

better psu

get an ssd

people incoming: people get that processor because it is socket lga 1151, leaving room for upgrades

asus motherboards are better, and there are cheaper ones

[IrishSkittle]

1 minute ago, Sephirothkefka said:

Flaw #1: A Skylake cpu DOES NOT work with an LGA1150 motherboard. You need to get a new board

Flaw #2: The power supply is a little on the low side. I'd get a evga 500b psu as theyre quite cheap and reliable. 

Thanks for that tip, any suggestions on mobos? And I'll change the psu to 500w <3

[IrishSkittle]

1 minute ago, Josephdalepi said:

better psu

get an ssd

people incoming: people get that processor because it is socket lga 1151, leaving room for upgrades

asus motherboards are better, and there are cheaper ones

Psu: 500w?

SSD: Maybe later down the line

People incoming: You called it

2 minutes ago, Sephirothkefka said:

Flaw #1: A Skylake cpu DOES NOT work with an LGA1150 motherboard. You need to get a new board

 

[IrishSkittle]

So would I be better off getting a new board or CPU?

[TheRandomness]

2 minutes ago, IrishSkittle said:

500w?

550W would be fine. An EVGA G2/GS/GQ PSU would be good as well as anything from XFX, Seasonic and Super Flower. Also, Antec's High Current Gamer lineup is great. For the motherboard, change to a B150 / H110 / H170 motherboard and change the RAM to 8GB of DDR4. Also, Asus AMD cards are not good so get one from anybody except Asus and Gigabyte.

[Sephirothkefka]

id get a asus z170-a. I have the same board and its good. unless if its an matx case. then im not sure.

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, IrishSkittle said:

Psu: 500w?

SSD: Maybe later down the line

People incoming: You called it

 

with a system like yours, if you upgrade anything, youll need a better one

ssd is more important than the hdd

hdds are cheap as hell and ssds are so much faster

keep the cpu, new mobo

 

[IrishSkittle]

7 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

 Also, Asus AMD cards are not good so get one from anybody except Asus and Gigabyte.

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/4096MB-Sapphire-Radeon-R9-380-Nitro-inkl--Backplate-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--_1016531.html ?

[TheRandomness]

5 minutes ago, IrishSkittle said:

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/4096MB-Sapphire-Radeon-R9-380-Nitro-inkl--Backplate-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--_1016531.html ?

That's the best R9 380

[IrishSkittle]

Alright, so this is the final product: http://prntscr.com/a23gw6

Anyone else have anything to add? Or am I all good to go ahead and order?

 

P.S. any clue on how this can handle GTA V or Payday 2?

[Nicko_barbeque]

3 hours ago, IrishSkittle said:

500w?

Even 600-750... Just depends in you are wanting to upgrade in the future...

[IrishSkittle]

10 hours ago, Nicko_barbeque said:

Even 600-750... Just depends in you are wanting to upgrade in the future...

For now, I only see myself going for an i5 max

[iWearKiltz]

15 hours ago, IrishSkittle said:

Alright, so this is the final product: http://prntscr.com/a23gw6

Anyone else have anything to add? Or am I all good to go ahead and order?

 

P.S. any clue on how this can handle GTA V or Payday 2?

Can't speak for payday2, but GTA should be OK. You won't be blitzing it - would recommend an i5 for the extra 2 cores

[Tautedorus]

Do you really need a H97 motherboard? H110 or B150 will work fine with that i3-6100.

[IrishSkittle]

41 minutes ago, iWearKiltz said:

Can't speak for payday2, but GTA should be OK. You won't be blitzing it - would recommend an i5 for the extra 2 cores

Yeah, I was planning on upgrading the CPU down the line.

[IrishSkittle]

1 minute ago, Tautedorus said:

Do you really need a H97 motherboard? H110 or B150 will work fine with that i3-6100.

How about this?: http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/ASRock-H110M-Combo-G-Intel-H110-So-1151-Dual-Channel-DDR3-DDR4-mATX-Reta_1014842.html

[iWearKiltz]

Just now, IrishSkittle said:

Yeah, I was planning on upgraing the CPU down the line.

i know you've probably heard it many times - but saving now will be better for you.

 

if you would rather get it now (i understand that - i was in the same shoes in the past :P) then everything looks good. 

 

Would recommend using PCPartPicker (give it a quick google, will be pretty high on the list) - this ensures that everything is compatible (down to power supply, correct sockets etc.). I disagree with the people above talking about increasing PSU wattage - this isn't necessary  but does make the PSU more efficient

 

Hope you enjoy your new pc!

[IrishSkittle]

Just now, iWearKiltz said:

i know you've probably heard it many times - but saving now will be better for you.

 

if you would rather get it now (i understand that - i was in the same shoes in the past :P) then everything looks good. 

 

Would recommend using PCPartPicker (give it a quick google, will be pretty high on the list) - this ensures that everything is compatible (down to power supply, correct sockets etc.). I disagree with the people above talking about increasing PSU wattage - this isn't necessary  but does make the PSU more efficient

 

Hope you enjoy your new pc!

Yeah man, I've been waiting a while for this, I'd really rather get it now, and thanks for the advice <3

[Tautedorus]

3 minutes ago, IrishSkittle said:

How about this?: http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/ASRock-H110M-Combo-G-Intel-H110-So-1151-Dual-Channel-DDR3-DDR4-mATX-Reta_1014842.html

A decent motherboard. However, I suggest you not go for the looks but for the price/performance on your build.

[Nicko_barbeque]

10 hours ago, IrishSkittle said:

For now, I only see myself going for an i5 max

Your CPU is not what will take the power (it does take power, but only a little bit...) : It will be your gpu. AMD is more power-hungry than Nvidia so the more watts you get the better off you are when you get a second gpu or upgrade an existing one...

[IrishSkittle]

Case arrived Friday, everything else is arriving Tuesday,  .