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This is my build currently. I had one planned out earlier in the year, but prices changed so I had to adjust it. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI H170A PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($93.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.83 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.73 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($11.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $766.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-03 20:52 EDT-0400

 

I would most likely upgrade the 380 to Polaris or Pascal in the fall.  

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I'm assuming this is a gaming build.

1) If I didn't need the features of the H170 chipset, I'd go for an H110 motherboard.

2) Go for an R9 390 to pair with the i5 6500.

 

Other than that, everything looks fine! :)

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

 

You could save a bit getting this motherboard

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b150mprovd

 

go for a 120mm fan 4 pack if you want more fans

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200072


Otherwise maybe consider a sandisk SSD

 

or perhaps a less expensive case

 

and maybe a single 8gb stick of RAM, so that you can upgrade to 16gbs later on much easier.

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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2 hours ago, Shahnewaz said:

I'm assuming this is a gaming build.

1) If I didn't need the features of the H170 chipset, I'd go for an H110 motherboard.

2) Go for an R9 390 to pair with the i5 6500.

 

Other than that, everything looks fine! :)

What is the difference between the H170 and H110?

Also, the reason I am getting the R9 380 is because I am going upgrade in the fall.

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On 4/4/2016 at 10:56 AM, nick5530 said:

This is my build currently. I had one planned out earlier in the year, but prices changed so I had to adjust it. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI H170A PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($93.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.83 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.73 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($11.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $766.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-03 20:52 EDT-0400

 

I would most likely upgrade the 380 to Polaris or Pascal in the fall.  

Its ok but dont expect to max out all games. with this build and a GTX970 then you would be maxing out games!

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2 hours ago, FrozenSpark said:

Its ok but dont expect to max out all games. with this build and a GTX970 then you would be maxing out games!

I know. I expect that. I am just waiting for Pascal/Polaris and will upgrade some time after they come out. 

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4 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

What is the difference between the H170 and H110?

Also, the reason I am getting the R9 380 is because I am going upgrade in the fall.

Not a great deal. You can read up on the differences here.

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z170-H170-H110-B170-Q150-Q170---What-is-the-Difference-635/

 

It really depends what your needs are and what the different boards have. I, for example, need a lot of USB ports so I tend to go with the higher H or Z series boards. I also take looks into consideration since I like cases with windows.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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13 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

Would it be better to just buy a 970/390?

If you're only gaming at 1080p 60hz, there's not much reason to get higher than a 4gb 380, maybe step up to a 380X if it's not much more

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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33 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

What is the difference between the H170 and H110?

Also, the reason I am getting the R9 380 is because I am going upgrade in the fall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipsets#LGA_1151

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z170-H170-H110-B170-Q150-Q170---What-is-the-Difference-635/

Bit more stuff.

What are you upgrading to in the fall? It's a waste of money, so I'd say buy what you need now.

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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3 hours ago, Shahnewaz said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipsets#LGA_1151

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z170-H170-H110-B170-Q150-Q170---What-is-the-Difference-635/

Bit more stuff.

What are you upgrading to in the fall? It's a waste of money, so I'd say buy what you need now.

I have heard that Polaris and Pascal are going to be big improvements. Not sure how accurate that will be, but I thought I would wait and see.

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5 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

I have heard that Polaris and Pascal are going to be big improvements. Not sure how accurate that will be, but I thought I would wait and see.

Even if there are going to be big improvements, what's going to happen to the $170 that you spent on your GPU? And then you'll be spending even more money on another new GPU.

Unless you have an option to recycle the old part, I'd say don't buy. And who knows how much you'll get back by selling it then.

So get what you need now, or just wait for Polaris and Pascal to release, and then buy.

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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2 hours ago, Shahnewaz said:

Even if there are going to be big improvements, what's going to happen to the $170 that you spent on your GPU? And then you'll be spending even more money on another new GPU.

Unless you have an option to recycle the old part, I'd say don't buy. And who knows how much you'll get back by selling it then.

So get what you need now, or just wait for Polaris and Pascal, and buy then.

Okay. Any idea on the release date?

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Okay. Any idea on the release date?

No idea. There are no announcements on release dates yet, but expect more information by mid 2016. Release dates could be anywhere in late 2016, but don't quote me on these. :P

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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