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Hello friends

I am planning to build a gaming pc with 560$

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Hassan.Qandil/saved/mCF7YJ

and I need your help in some point

* is downgrade from h170 to h110 to get GTX 960 worth it ?

* is 8gb ram stick worse than 2x4gb in performance

* do I need famous PSU brand or something like Inter-Tech Argus will just work fine

and if you suggest any other parts .. please share your knowledge

and I am sorry for my weak English

Thank you very much

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4 minutes ago, HassanQandil said:

Hello friends

I am planning to build a gaming pc with 560$

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Hassan.Qandil/saved/mCF7YJ

and I need your help in some point

* is downgrade from h170 to h110 to get GTX 960 worth it ?

* is 8gb ram stick worse than 2x4gb in performance

* do I need famous PSU brand or something like Inter-Tech Argus will just work fine

and if you suggest any other parts .. please share your knowledge

and I am sorry for my weak English

Thank you very much

Here:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $555.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 22:57 EST-0500

Answer to 2: No.

Answer to 3: No, what you want is a good quality psu, not just some name brand.

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