First Build advice

[kyle.schofield]

Part list - 

Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

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

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card

NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case

EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan

Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse

 

I was looking at ither 2x(24inch) monitors or/ but most likely 1x(27inch)

 

I intend to have this for general use and some games but i dont need a super machine

 

I am just looking for some advice on how to improve the build

[Starelementpoke]

4 minutes ago, kyle.schofield said:

Part list - 

Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

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

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card

NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case

EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan

Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse

 

I was looking at ither 2x(24inch) monitors or/ but most likely 1x(27inch)

 

I intend to have this for general use and some games but i dont need a super machine

 

I am just looking for some advice on how to improve the build

Total budget and location.

[HKZeroFive]

Get rid of the H60. 120mm AIOs are not worth it. Especially on a locked CPU. Either use the stock cooler or a cheap air cooler like the Cryorig H7.

 

Spend a bit more for the 4GB variant of the R9 380. If you have to, drop the CPU to the i5 6400.

 

The SSD is crap - I'd personally call it a 'bait and switch' product. Get a A-data SP550 instead.

 

Get a better PSU, the quality of the EVGA 500W White is not good enough for the R9 380. Something from SeaSonic or XFX would do nicely.

[littlepigboy5]

4 minutes ago, kyle.schofield said:

Part list - 

Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

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

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card

NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case

EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan

Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse

 

I was looking at ither 2x(24inch) monitors or/ but most likely 1x(27inch)

 

I intend to have this for general use and some games but i dont need a super machine

 

I am just looking for some advice on how to improve the build

get a 4570 or 4670, because you won't see any tangible benefits with a skylake cpu.  ditch the liquid cooler and get something simple like a hyper 212 evo because you won't be overclocking.   u will need a z97 mobo if u choose a 4570 or 4670.  you may want to pickup 2 of those 120gb ssds because it fills up fast, trust me.  stick 2 of them in raid 0.

[oaml yya]

If you're looking to game casually or use this PC as a workstation, a 120 gb ssd and a 1tb hard drive won't last you long. I suggest getting another 1tb hard drive and running the two in a non-redundant raid. The ssd is optional, but you can do the same as well.

[kyle.schofield]

3 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Total budget and location.

$1000 in australia

[Starelementpoke]

6 hours ago, kyle.schofield said:

$1000 in australia

Very rarely is the 380 more expensive than the 960. Even more rarely is the price difference make it so that the 380 isn´ worth it over the 960. This is one of those times.

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/G2nyD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/G2nyD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($262.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-PRO3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($49.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($289.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($44.00 @ Umart) 
Total: $1002.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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