Does this build make sense?

[nykubook]

Hi all, I'm trying to build my own desktop since my laptop (bought 4 years ago) is having hard time. I don't have much knowledge of building my own desktop, and came up with below after little searching. I need a desktop for gaming (but doesn't have to be high-end), and want to always have a possibility of upgrades for future. Could you please advise if below makes sense to you in terms of performance and price? Many thanks in advance.

 

 

[xentropa]

Looks good to me.  If you got an extra 200 dollars or so for a video card, I'd spring for a 980 Ti over the 980.  I personally find the price difference to be well worth it.

[Howlingwolf101]

if you plan on gaming, a graphics card can really help and 16GB of RAM isn't needed unless you intend to do video editing or the sort. 8GB should be good enough. Also using PCpartpicker in the future can really help others help you. Also budget?

 

edit: didn't see that the gpu was in a different picture, thought I was looking at it all in the first picture

[HPWebcamAble]

2 minutes ago, Howlingwolf101 said:

if you plan on gaming, a graphics card can really help and 16GB of RAM isn't needed unless you intend to do video editing or the sort. 8GB should be good enough. Also using PCpartpicker in the future can really help others help you. Also budget?

I strongly recommend 16. Right now, I'm using 6gb  of my 16 with only Rainbow Six Seige on the main menu and chrome open with two tabs.

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($245.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($72.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card  ($505.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1268.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-06 12:01 EST-0500

[natalieisabutt]

6 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

I strongly recommend 16. Right now, I'm using 6gb  of my 16 with only Rainbow Six Seige on the main menu and chrome open with two tabs.

Why not go to 32GB... or 64? Heck, let's step to Linus' level and go with 128.

But seriously, yeah. I agree, Modern games can use a heck of a lot of ram and hooo boy chrome and firefox...

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($245.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($118.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($72.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($619.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.11 @ Mac Mall)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1339.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-06 12:02 EST-0500

[Howlingwolf101]

3 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

I strongly recommend 16. Right now, I'm using 6gb  of my 16 with only Rainbow Six Seige on the main menu and chrome open with two tabs.

really? I find I never use more than 4Gb when I'm gaming. Maybe it's because Seige is a ram intensive game? I haven't played it so I can't confirm it.

[joshuawi99]

11 minutes ago, nykubook said:

Hi all, I'm trying to build my own desktop since my laptop (bought 4 years ago) is having hard time. I don't have much knowledge of building my own desktop, and came up with below after little searching. I need a desktop for gaming (but doesn't have to be high-end), and want to always have a possibility of upgrades for future. Could you please advise if below makes sense to you in terms of performance and price? Many thanks in advance.

 

 

The 980 is a bad value.. I would go for a r9 390 with i7 6700 so u can upgrade in the future but that will be enough for 2 years ultra cause dat vram

[deVIZtation]

1 hour ago, Howlingwolf101 said:

really? I find I never use more than 4Gb when I'm gaming. Maybe it's because Seige is a ram intensive game? I haven't played it so I can't confirm it.

I would recommend getting 16gb since RAM is a lot cheaper than it was a year ago. I actually had to buy 8gb more a month or so ago since I was playing modded Fallout 4.

[Yoinkerman]

looks good I wouldn't change a thing