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Since my computer isn't fast enough anymore and doesn't support any OS newer than Windows 8, I thought it was time to build a new computer. I would like the price to stay around the same and possibly go lower. I prefer NVIDIA Graphics Cards and Intel Processors. I also can't buy a ton of products since either the shipping costs too much or the products are not available in The Netherlands, which is where I live.

 

This is what I have come up with:

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-6400

CPU Cooler: The one that ships with the Intel Processor.

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133

Boot Drive: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" SSD

Data Drive: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM SSHD

Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GTX 960 OC 4GB GDDR5

Case: Cooler Master N200

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520M

OS: Windows 10 64-bit

 

 

Thanks in advance.

My current PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200 | MOBO: GIGABYTE G31M-ES2L 1.0 | RAM: No clue, I'll check later. | Storage: I'll add this to the signature later. | GFX: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB | Case: I have no clue and I will probably never figure it out. | PSU: No clue, I'll check later

I'll also add links later, if the pages for these products still exist.

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3 minutes ago, Dutch said:

Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GV-N960WF2OC-4GD

 

Gigabyte GTX 960 OC 4GB GDDR5 ?

 

 

Also looks all fine to me. 

CPU - i7-4790k | CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken X53 | Motherboard -  Asus Gyphon Z97 Armour Edition | RAM - Corsair Vengeance (2x8GB) 2400Mhz | Graphics Card - MSI GTX 1070 | Power Supply - Corsair CS750M | Storage - Seagate 1TB HDD | Samsung 500GB 850 Evo | Case - Fractal Design ARC Mini R2 | Colour Theme - Generic Red & Black

 

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change the SSD for something else and you are fine.

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My computers as of 2017/03

 

My Old PC

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Dell Vostro 260 $150 2010

CPU: i3-2120@3.3Ghz, GPU: Intel HD Graphics 2000, ATI Radeon X1300, RAM: 4GB Axevir Budget Series, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: random 250GB and random 160 GB, CASE: Crap from Dell, OS: Windows 7 Enterprise

My Current PC

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Custom Build $1200 2016

CPU: i5-6600k@3.6Ghz, GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury, RAM: 16GB Geil EVO X, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: Hitachi 500GB, CASE: Deepcool Kendomen, OS: Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit

Laptop

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ASUS F8S $1150 2008

CPU: Core 2 Duo T7500, GPU: ATI 2400 Mobility, RAM: 8GB Mushkins, SSHD: 1TB Seagate Hybrid Drive, OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N and Windows 10 Professional

HTPC

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MSi Cubi $200 2016

CPU: Pentium 3805u@1.9Ghz, GPU: Intel HD, RAM: 4GB Crucial DDR3L, SSD: 120GB Radeon R7

 

Other Laptop

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HP 2210b $400 2009

CPU: Core 2 Duo T8100@2.1Ghz, GPU: Intel GM965, RAM: 2GB Hynix, HDD: Hitachi 160GB, OS: Linux Mint 17.3 and Lubuntu

*All Prices in the Canadian Dollar

 

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4 minutes ago, Dutch said:

Since my computer isn't fast enough anymore and doesn't support any OS newer than Windows 8, I thought it was time to build a new computer. I would like the price to stay around the same and possibly go lower. I prefer NVIDIA Graphics Cards and Intel Processors.

 

This is what I have come up with:

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-6400

CPU Cooler: The one that ships with the Intel Processor.

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133

Boot Drive: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" SSD

Data Drive: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM SSHD

Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GV-N960WF2OC-4GD

Case: Cooler Master N200

Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series™ CX500

OS: Windows 10 64-bit

 

 

Thanks in advance.

Get an EVGA GS/G2/GQ instead of the CX500 and get an R9 380/X instead of the 960.

✨PC Specs✨

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus | 16GB Team T-Force 3400MHz | Zotac GTX 1080 AMP EXTREME

BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | NZXT 750W | Phanteks Eclipse P400A

Extras: ASUS Zephyrus G14 (2021) | OnePlus 7 Pro | Fully restored Robosapien V2, Omnibot 2000, Omnibot 5402

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Just now, ★ Coups ★ said:

Gigabyte GTX 960 OC 4GB GDDR5 ?

 

 

Also looks all fine to me. 

I didn't know if I had to put the name of the product or the model, but I'll change that now.

My current PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200 | MOBO: GIGABYTE G31M-ES2L 1.0 | RAM: No clue, I'll check later. | Storage: I'll add this to the signature later. | GFX: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB | Case: I have no clue and I will probably never figure it out. | PSU: No clue, I'll check later

I'll also add links later, if the pages for these products still exist.

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Just now, Dutch said:

I didn't know if I had to put the name of the product or the model, but I'll change that now.

Fair enough. Put both if you want. :)

 

CPU - i7-4790k | CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken X53 | Motherboard -  Asus Gyphon Z97 Armour Edition | RAM - Corsair Vengeance (2x8GB) 2400Mhz | Graphics Card - MSI GTX 1070 | Power Supply - Corsair CS750M | Storage - Seagate 1TB HDD | Samsung 500GB 850 Evo | Case - Fractal Design ARC Mini R2 | Colour Theme - Generic Red & Black

 

Operating System - Windows 10 Pro | Peripherals - Corsair RGB Mechanical K70 Keyboard/Corsair M65 Mouse

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4 minutes ago, Dutch said:

Since my computer isn't fast enough anymore and doesn't support any OS newer than Windows 8, I thought it was time to build a new computer. I would like the price to stay around the same and possibly go lower. I prefer NVIDIA Graphics Cards and Intel Processors.

 

This is what I have come up with:

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-6400

CPU Cooler: The one that ships with the Intel Processor.

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133

Boot Drive: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" SSD

Data Drive: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM SSHD

Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GV-N960WF2OC-4GD

Case: Cooler Master N200

Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series™ CX500

OS: Windows 10 64-bit

 

 

Thanks in advance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data XPG SX930 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.73 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $611.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-02 12:35 EDT-0400

 

Get Win 10 from Kinguin or G2A for around 30 bucks. I basically just switched the PSU and the SSD because both are big no-nos. 

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Having that GPU, I can't recommend it. Coil whine is audible even when watching some videos and fans are loud as hell.

I need S340. But more Define S'ish

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If I were you I'd consider swapping that 960 for a r9 380, and also maybe upgrading that PSU to something a little more quality. Depends on your budget though.

Another tip I would give is to find a refurbished version of windows. In my experience you save about half the price.

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2 hours ago, tataklee said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data XPG SX930 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.73 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $611.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-02 12:35 EDT-0400

 

Get Win 10 from Kinguin or G2A for around 30 bucks. I basically just switched the PSU and the SSD because both are big no-nos. 

I can consider changing the SSD and possibly the PSU. Also, why did you change the RAM and Graphics Card?

 

2 hours ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Get an EVGA GS/G2/GQ instead of the CX500 and get an R9 380/X instead of the 960.

I'll check what those Power Supplies cost, but I may not change the Graphics Card since I just don't like AMD that much.

My current PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200 | MOBO: GIGABYTE G31M-ES2L 1.0 | RAM: No clue, I'll check later. | Storage: I'll add this to the signature later. | GFX: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB | Case: I have no clue and I will probably never figure it out. | PSU: No clue, I'll check later

I'll also add links later, if the pages for these products still exist.

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Budget?

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Everyday build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960x - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X99 - RAM: 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB + 4TB WD Black - Case: Corsair 760T White - PSU: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Pro - Wireless Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E - Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB - Mouse(s): Corsair Gaming M65 RGB + Logitech MX Master - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhyK99 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/474247-r8-my-build/

 

Weekend build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5930k - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 - Motherboard: ASUS X99-Deluxe - RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB m.2 & 2TB Samsung 850 Evo - Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv - PSU: SeaSonic SnowSilent 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Home - Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144hz - Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB - Mouse: Corsair Gaming M65 RGB - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYK93C

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2 hours ago, AmazingMangs said:

Whats Your budget?

 

I'd like the price to stay around the same, which is like 600-650 US Dollars.

1 hour ago, Allshevski said:

Having that GPU, I can't recommend it. Coil whine is audible even when watching some videos and fans are loud as hell.

I'll try to find a video of it then and if it is indeed true I'll try to find a different GPU.

1 hour ago, ronstig said:

If I were you I'd consider swapping that 960 for a r9 380, and also maybe upgrading that PSU to something a little more quality. Depends on your budget though.

Another tip I would give is to find a refurbished version of windows. In my experience you save about half the price.

I'll consider searching a different PSU and maybe the R9 380, since everybody reccomends it.

My current PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200 | MOBO: GIGABYTE G31M-ES2L 1.0 | RAM: No clue, I'll check later. | Storage: I'll add this to the signature later. | GFX: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB | Case: I have no clue and I will probably never figure it out. | PSU: No clue, I'll check later

I'll also add links later, if the pages for these products still exist.

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3 minutes ago, Dutch said:

I can consider changing the SSD, but since I have no clue how much shipping from NCIX US costs I will have to get either the one I had in my post, or a different one. Also, why did you change the RAM and Graphics Card?

 

I'll check what those Power Supplies cost, but I may not change the Graphics Card since I just don't like AMD that much.

The GQ is the cheapest, you can keep the 960 but the 380/x gives better price-performance.

✨PC Specs✨

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus | 16GB Team T-Force 3400MHz | Zotac GTX 1080 AMP EXTREME

BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | NZXT 750W | Phanteks Eclipse P400A

Extras: ASUS Zephyrus G14 (2021) | OnePlus 7 Pro | Fully restored Robosapien V2, Omnibot 2000, Omnibot 5402

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1 minute ago, Dutch said:

I can consider changing the SSD, but since I have no clue how much shipping from NCIX US costs I will have to get either the one I had in my post, or a different one. Also, why did you change the RAM and Graphics Card?

EVGA is my go to brand when it comes to graphics cards because of their awesome customer support. RAM is RAM so I just chose a cheaper kit, but there's nothing wrong with yours. However, Avexir is a rather trustworthy brand, just like Corsair, Kingston and G.Skill.

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7 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

The GQ is the cheapest, you can keep the 960 but the 380/x gives better price-performance.

I think I will keep the GTX 960, since I like NVIDIA's software more and I'll check the price of those PSU's.

7 minutes ago, tataklee said:

EVGA is my go to brand when it comes to graphics cards because of their awesome customer support. RAM is RAM so I just chose a cheaper kit, but there's nothing wrong with yours. However, Avexir is a rather trustworthy brand, just like Corsair, Kingston and G.Skill.

I'll keep the RAM I chose then.

My current PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200 | MOBO: GIGABYTE G31M-ES2L 1.0 | RAM: No clue, I'll check later. | Storage: I'll add this to the signature later. | GFX: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB | Case: I have no clue and I will probably never figure it out. | PSU: No clue, I'll check later

I'll also add links later, if the pages for these products still exist.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.48 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.73 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($224.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $656.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-02 13:06 EDT-0400

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Everyday build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960x - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X99 - RAM: 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB + 4TB WD Black - Case: Corsair 760T White - PSU: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Pro - Wireless Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E - Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB - Mouse(s): Corsair Gaming M65 RGB + Logitech MX Master - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhyK99 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/474247-r8-my-build/

 

Weekend build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5930k - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 - Motherboard: ASUS X99-Deluxe - RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB m.2 & 2TB Samsung 850 Evo - Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv - PSU: SeaSonic SnowSilent 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Home - Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144hz - Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB - Mouse: Corsair Gaming M65 RGB - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYK93C

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2 minutes ago, Dutch said:

I think I will keep the GTX 960, since I like NVIDIA's software more and I'll check the price of those PSU's.

I'll keep the RAM I chose then.

You have a choice here. Would you rather far better performance and a better gaming experience or better software?

That RAM is also complete overkill and you really don't need it.

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2 minutes ago, Dutch said:

I think I will keep the GTX 960, since I like NVIDIA's software more, and I'll check the price of those PSU's.

I'll keep the RAM I chose then.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960-vs-AMD-R9-380X/3165vs3532

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Everyday build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960x - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X99 - RAM: 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB + 4TB WD Black - Case: Corsair 760T White - PSU: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Pro - Wireless Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E - Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB - Mouse(s): Corsair Gaming M65 RGB + Logitech MX Master - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhyK99 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/474247-r8-my-build/

 

Weekend build:

CPU: Intel Core i7 5930k - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 - Motherboard: ASUS X99-Deluxe - RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB m.2 & 2TB Samsung 850 Evo - Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv - PSU: SeaSonic SnowSilent 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Home - Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144hz - Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB - Mouse: Corsair Gaming M65 RGB - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYK93C

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2 minutes ago, cortexcortex said:

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960-vs-AMD-R9-380X/3165vs3532

That's not the GFX I put in my original post.

3 minutes ago, ronstig said:

You have a choice here. Would you rather far better performance and a better gaming experience or better software?

That RAM is also complete overkill and you really don't need it.

I'll take a look at the R9 380x then and the RAM might be overkill, but the price really isn't that much more than DDR3.

My current PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200 | MOBO: GIGABYTE G31M-ES2L 1.0 | RAM: No clue, I'll check later. | Storage: I'll add this to the signature later. | GFX: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB | Case: I have no clue and I will probably never figure it out. | PSU: No clue, I'll check later

I'll also add links later, if the pages for these products still exist.

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8 minutes ago, cortexcortex said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.48 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.73 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($224.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $656.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-02 13:06 EDT-0400

That GFX costs almost €50.- ($56 US) more so I'll take a look at some reviews and see if it is worth the extra money.

My current PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200 | MOBO: GIGABYTE G31M-ES2L 1.0 | RAM: No clue, I'll check later. | Storage: I'll add this to the signature later. | GFX: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB | Case: I have no clue and I will probably never figure it out. | PSU: No clue, I'll check later

I'll also add links later, if the pages for these products still exist.

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2 hours ago, tataklee said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data XPG SX930 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.73 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $611.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-02 12:35 EDT-0400

 

Get Win 10 from Kinguin or G2A for around 30 bucks. I basically just switched the PSU and the SSD because both are big no-nos. 

Both the SSD and PSU had good reviews so why should I change them?

 

2 hours ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Get an EVGA GS/G2/GQ instead of the CX500 and get an R9 380/X instead of the 960.

I have looked up some reviews and the CX500 doesn't seem to be bad from what I have read, so why should I go for an EVGA GS/G2/GQ PSU?

My current PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200 | MOBO: GIGABYTE G31M-ES2L 1.0 | RAM: No clue, I'll check later. | Storage: I'll add this to the signature later. | GFX: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB | Case: I have no clue and I will probably never figure it out. | PSU: No clue, I'll check later

I'll also add links later, if the pages for these products still exist.

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36 minutes ago, Dutch said:

Both the SSD and PSU had good reviews so why should I change them?

 

I have looked up some reviews and the CX500 doesn't seem to be bad from what I have read, so why should I go for an EVGA GS/G2/GQ PSU?

Mostly because of the capacitors the CX uses. They are only rated for 30c which means the PSU is not suitable for gaming systems. Might wanna check out this thread.

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx

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2 hours ago, tataklee said:

Mostly because of the capacitors the CX uses. They are only rated for 30c which means the PSU is not suitable for gaming systems. Might wanna check out this thread.

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx

I haven't checked if it's actually compatible with my system, but is the Cooler Master G550M better?

My current PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200 | MOBO: GIGABYTE G31M-ES2L 1.0 | RAM: No clue, I'll check later. | Storage: I'll add this to the signature later. | GFX: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB | Case: I have no clue and I will probably never figure it out. | PSU: No clue, I'll check later

I'll also add links later, if the pages for these products still exist.

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1 hour ago, Dutch said:

I haven't checked if it's actually compatible with my system, but is the Cooler Master G550M better?

Take a look at this tier list and pick a PSU you like from the tiers one to three.

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