Is this a good config?

[FunctionCore]

My friend recently asked me about this PC he is planning to build. I checked all the parts on PCPartPicker & no issues were found.

Are there any recomendations I could make?

 

Here is the link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/8PmtVn

 

NOTE: My friend has a maximum budget of 2000 NZD. (Converts to around 1300 USD / 1800 CAD)

[TaylorSwiftOrNon]

Get 8GB Ram and at least a 3.5" HDD, this 2.5" Laptop shit is gonna kill your experience

[Squarq]

I believe you should go with an older CPU (an older i5), but get one that it overclockable, that will be better.

 

Also, a 5400 rpm hard drive is going to be excruciatingly slow on a pc, go with a 7200 rpm.

 

I would also try to find a cheaper GTX 960, I see ones for like $200

 

The whole build just seems a little over the top to me. Bring your parts more down to Earth, nobody needs a sky lake CPU at the moment, and you should invest your money into other things like a better hard drive and maybe even as ssd.

 

[FunctionCore]

Thanks for the advice.

[Guest]

No need for a cooler because the cpu is non overclock able.

[Starelementpoke]

8 minutes ago, FunctionCore said:

My friend recently asked me about this PC he is planning to build. I checked all the parts on PCPartPicker & no issues were found.

Are there any recomendations I could make?

 

Here is the link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/8PmtVn

 

NOTE: My friend has a maximum budget of 2000 NZD. (Converts to around 1300 USD / 1800 CAD)

It´s not bad. Given from what I can tell from NZD prices, it´s not bad. A little more time could produce better results, but not horrible overall.

[Starelementpoke]

12 minutes ago, FunctionCore said:

My friend recently asked me about this PC he is planning to build. I checked all the parts on PCPartPicker & no issues were found.

Are there any recomendations I could make?

 

Here is the link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/8PmtVn

 

NOTE: My friend has a maximum budget of 2000 NZD. (Converts to around 1300 USD / 1800 CAD)

Just my 2 cents:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ PC Force) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($148.34 @ PB Technologies) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($142.47 @ PB Technologies) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.64 @ Aquila Technology) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 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: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($121.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.24 @ PB Technologies) 
Total: $1414.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-27 10:26 NZDT+1300

[ToniV]

16 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Just my 2 cents:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ PC Force) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($148.34 @ PB Technologies) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($142.47 @ PB Technologies) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.64 @ Aquila Technology) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 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: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($121.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.24 @ PB Technologies) 
Total: $1414.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-27 10:26 NZDT+1300

Could someone look at mine plizz : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mWX63C

I know the PSU is bad

[FunctionCore]

Build updated. Now more of a budget build.

Here is the link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/9FGQ8d

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

13 minutes ago, FunctionCore said:

Build updated. Now more of a budget build.

Here is the link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/9FGQ8d

Dude, the Prices for the CPU and the Mobo aren't included, just saying.

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

How bout this :

The Freezer is for about $40 so make sure you factor that 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 13 36.4 CFM CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($258.74 @ 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: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.80 @ PB Technologies) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card  ($428.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.24 @ PB Technologies) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($154.35 @ Ascent Technology) 
Total: $1476.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-27 10:58 NZDT+1300

[FunctionCore]

Pretty good build.

FYI, I looked at most of the items on newegg NZ. (http://www.newegg.com/global/nz/).

 

BTW, one of the reviews said that you had to force an SSD into case & would result in scratching the SSD.

Edited March 26, 2016 by FunctionCore
forgot to include some details

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

30 minutes ago, ToniV said:

Could someone look at mine plizz : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mWX63C

I know the PSU is bad

Dude, a TitanX is literally worthless, a 980Ti beats the crap out of for much less 

[Starelementpoke]

25 minutes ago, ToniV said:

Could someone look at mine plizz : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mWX63C

I know the PSU is bad

Terrible ssd, Titan X pointless, Z board with locked cpu.

[don_svetlio]

27 minutes ago, FunctionCore said:

Build updated. Now more of a budget build.

Here is the link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/9FGQ8d

Go for a R9 380 - 15% more powerful than a 960 and supports DX12 properly

[FunctionCore]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Go for a R9 380 - 15% more powerful than a 960 and supports DX12 properly

The build's is now here: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/Rb8GsY

Sorry about that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯