HELP BUILD A PC

[SARGTEAPOT]

so this is my first pc build gonna make the box my self but im on a budget of $1000 nzd give or take $200

i need advice on whats the best way and place to get good parts cheep im not looking at vr on any thing 10/10 but skyrim on high with a few mods would be what im aiming for 

and i do live in New Zealand
 

Thanks in advance

[HKZeroFive]

This is what I'd get for $1200 NZD. I've added a SSD so you can save money there if you take it out but it does make a world of difference if you use it as a boot drive.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ PC Force) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($88.55 @ PB Technologies) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.78 @ PB Technologies) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.64 @ Aquila Technology) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.80 @ PB Technologies) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($355.35 @ PB Technologies) 
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($70.74 @ Ascent Technology) 
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($138.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $1163.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 21:58 NZDT+1300

[SARGTEAPOT]

Thanks looks great do you know if the mother board has 2 storage slots?

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, SARGTEAPOT said:

Thanks looks great do you know if the mother board has 2 storage slots?

I'm not sure if I know what you're talking about. Do you mean memory slots?

[SARGTEAPOT]

storage as in hard drives ssd

[SARGTEAPOT]

what im looking at wont be getting a case as im building one my self

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($63.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($88.55 @ PB Technologies) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.78 @ PB Technologies) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.50 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.80 @ PB Technologies) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($355.35 @ PB Technologies) 
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $1181.93
 

[German_John]

5 minutes ago, SARGTEAPOT said:

storage as in hard drives ssd

That's gonna be more a case issue than a motherboard issue. As far as I know, all modern motherboards will come with three or more SATA headers. The case will accept one 2.5" (so an SSD) and three or four 3.5" (so hard drives, although you most likely can adapt down to 2.5" there). Should be no problem

 

EDIT:

started writing before your reply. If you build enough bays for the drives, that's no problem (sounds cool, what are you planning to do?). Anyway, the mobo you picked supports four drives.

[SARGTEAPOT]

awsome thanks john im building a case around it becouse i like building things (i suck with pc's)

[German_John]

1 minute ago, SARGTEAPOT said:

awsome thanks john im building a case around it becouse i like building things (i suck with pc's)

Nice, keep posting in the build logs part of the forum. I'm sure lots of people will be interested in the self-made case. 

[HKZeroFive]

3 minutes ago, SARGTEAPOT said:

what im looking at wont be getting a case as im building one my self

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($63.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($88.55 @ PB Technologies) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.78 @ PB Technologies) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.50 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.80 @ PB Technologies) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($355.35 @ PB Technologies) 
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $1181.93
 

Three gripes:

 

-Firstly, you can't overclock on that motherboard. You'll need the more expensive Z170 to do so, so getting the i5 6600K is just wasting money. The i5 6600 is your best choice.

 

-The SSD is very mediocre. The A-data SP550 and the Sandisk SSD PLUS are much better choices.

 

-The PSU is crap in terms of quality. I recommend sticking with the CS550M I suggested as the bare minimum.

[SARGTEAPOT]

will do  but first must save a few $

[NunoLava1998]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($37.05 @ PC Force) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($88.55 @ PB Technologies) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.27 @ Aquila Technology) 
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($113.85 @ PB Technologies) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($378.35 @ PB Technologies) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.63 @ Wiseguys) 
Power Supply: Zalman 400W ATX Power Supply  ($43.70 @ PB Technologies) 
Total: $1203.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 22:21 NZDT+1300

 

1200$

[German_John]

7 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($37.05 @ PC Force) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($88.55 @ PB Technologies) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.27 @ Aquila Technology) 
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($113.85 @ PB Technologies) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($378.35 @ PB Technologies) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.63 @ Wiseguys) 
Power Supply: Zalman 400W ATX Power Supply  ($43.70 @ PB Technologies) 
Total: $1203.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-25 22:21 NZDT+1300

 

1200$

The chipset does not allow overclocking, so one could save twenty bucks there. And the 380 performs (if only slightly) better than the 960 and is thirty bucks less, so then one could use those $50 to get a better PSU (never really heard of Zalman, so I may be wrong) and/or an SSD, especially considering OP doesn't need a case.

[NunoLava1998]

1 minute ago, German_John said:

The chipset does not allow overclocking, so one could save twenty bucks there. And the 380 performs (if only slightly) better than the 960 and is thirty bucks less, so then one could use those $50 to get a better PSU (never really heard of Zalman, so I may be wrong) and/or an SSD, especially considering OP doesn't need a case.

It is not 30 bucks less. It is 20 bucks more, but pcpartpicker makes it around 100 bucks more, so no. And Zalman isn't used too much, but well, it was just on of the cheapest. And a Hybrid is much closer to a SSD than a HDD. I didn't know it couldn't overclock the CPU, but i knew i t could obviously overclock the RAM (It's not just Z170.) 

[astrosheen]

Just a heads up alot of these retailers have Easter sales atm so have a check through the pricing as it may be 5-10% cheaper(I see your not purchasing now so keep an eye on the sales, sign up to the newsletter things) and I'd suggest getting everything from one place as RMAing things could become he said she said between the retailers. Not to mention couriering for RMA's
Just speaking from experience

[German_John]

2 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

It is not 30 bucks less. It is 20 bucks more, but pcpartpicker makes it around 100 bucks more, so no. And Zalman isn't used too much, but well, it was just on of the cheapest. And a Hybrid is much closer to a SSD than a HDD. I didn't know it couldn't overclock the CPU, but i knew i t could obviously overclock the RAM (It's not just Z170.) 

But... OP can buy it from the same retailer for 355 (so 20 not 30, don't know why I goofed there) instead of 378. Am I not seeing something there? 

As for the PSU, I can't seem to find anything about that unit, so I really can't comment much on it. 

[SARGTEAPOT]

thanks guys but i'm not that much of a gamer so wont be over clocking plus i know people who might be able to get it cheaper thru work but all tips are welcome 

 

also i plan to add a pod filter to it