Skylake gaming pc build

[azza_01]

Hey guys, Im planning to build myself a gaming pc this year. Note that I live in Australia, so i will be buying my parts from "PC case gear". So far i have a set budget of $1800(AUD) for my pc parts. Anyways this is what i have chosen to go with:

CPU: Intel Core i5 6500
Mobo: MSI B150 Gaming M3 Motherboard
Ram: Kingston HyperX Fury HX421C14FBK2/8 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 Black
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO Series 250GB 2.5in SSD

HDD: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX

GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Chassis Black
PSU: Seasonic M12II 620W EVO Edition Bronze Power Supply
Optical drive: ASUS DRW-24D5MT 24x DVD Writer
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64bit OEM DVD
Wifi: TP-Link TL-WN881ND Wireless N PCI Express Adapter ( need this in the meantime... plan on getting a Ethernet cable wired to my room through wall) 

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/sc/U47a

 

Total: $1811 (including postage) 
Note*: i do not intend to overlock. 
Keeping a black red type of theme 

[Streetguru]

21 minutes ago, azza_01 said:

Hey guys, Im planning to build myself a gaming pc this year. Note that I live in Australia, so i will be buying my parts

the 390 is overall faster than the 970

 

and if you're going to buy a windows key don't buy an OEM key it basically only works once, also just pirate windows if you're going to use a grey market key.

also go for an H170 board over that one it'll be a bit more higher end

do you really even need a dvd drive

 

 

 

 

[Stuttgart]

I would suggest to get a Windows 7 key for 20$ and upgrade to W10 if you really need to. Currently the Internet is filled with these "A Problem was detected and your computer stopped working" errors on Windows 10. 

 

if it comes to graphics, man, this is just about which one you like more: AMD or Nvidia. Both cards are great. 

[azza_01]

16 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

the 390 is overall faster than the 970

 

and if you're going to buy a windows key don't buy an OEM key it basically only works once

also go for an H170 board over that one it'll be a bit more higher end

do you really even need a dvd driver?

 

 

 

 

cheers for for you opinion, videos make a good point about the 390 but i just not sure yet.  8GB would be nice incase needed in the future. I guess the only thing im worried about is if amd drivers are going to be okay now with most games and if the gtx 970 would be a better match with a intel i5 6500 rather than a amd 390 with a intel i5 6500. If ya know wanna mean, dunno if that matters much. 

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, azza_01 said:

cheers for for you opinion, videos make a good point about the 390 but i just not sure yet.  8GB would be nice incase 

there's not going to be any difference pairing one or the other with an intel CPU, and the 390 is simply faster, and has potentially has better DX12/Vulkan support. and you save money if you ever get an adaptive sync display.

[azza_01]

15 minutes ago, Stuttgart said:

I would suggest to get a Windows 7 key for 20$ and upgrade to W10 if you really need to. Currently the Internet is filled with these "A Problem was detected and your computer stopped working" errors on Windows 10. 

 

if it comes to graphics, man, this is just about which one you like more: AMD or Nvidia. Both cards are great. 

cheers for the you advice ,  Well yeah hard to say i mean i do like the fact that ya get 8GB with the 390 . But im not sure 970 still seems good and might match better with a intel i5 6500 , dunno. 

[Stuttgart]

4 minutes ago, azza_01 said:

cheers for the you advice ,  Well yeah hard to say i mean i do like the fact that ya get 8GB with the 390 . But im not sure 970 still seems good and might match better with a intel i5 6500 , dunno. 

Well- just like you said, its up to you.

if you ask me and it comes to style, i would always go Intel/NVIDIA and AMD/AMD.

 

(the 390 is not much more faster than the 970) 

[azza_01]

4 minutes ago, Stuttgart said:

Well- just like you said, its up to you.

if you ask me and it comes to style, i would always go Intel/NVIDIA and AMD/AMD.

 

(the 390 is not much more faster than the 970) 

yeah same here, but what is kinds holding me back on the 970 now is the fact that the 390 has 8gb . I do believe that it will defs come in the future.  

[Streetguru]

7 minutes ago, azza_01 said:

yeah same here, but what is kinds holding me back on the 970 now is the fact that the 390 has 8gb . I do believe that it will defs come in the future.  

maybe for 3D modeling but it won't matter for games much, what will matter is DX12/Vulkan and that the card is overall faster.