Review my build?

[lilesapling]

If anyone wouldnt mind looking over my build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Jzsh6h

If you would like to recommend replacement parts please keep in mind that i can only realistically get parts from pccasegear.com

I will be using it for gaming mainly, I will gladly accept downgrades if they will give me better value for money.

thanks for your time

[Aereldor]

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You don't need a cooler and a Z170 board with a locked CPU. You can't overclock it, so there's no need for a Z170 motherboard, and it won't get hot either, so you don't need the aftermarket cooler.

 

Furthermore, invest in a better power supply if you're going to have high-end components in there like an R9 390. Refer to this whitelist for recommendations-

Lastly, you don't need to pay $85 for Windows- the OS itself is free to download from Microsoft's site, and you can purchase the required activation key for as low as $25 on Kinguin or G2A.

Could you tell us your maximum budget and location? That way, we'll be able to create a more optimized part list for you.

[DrM]

assuming a budget of $1000 USD

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($243.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($132.98 @ Directron)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($324.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.98 @ B&H)
Total: $1003.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-21 00:56 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, lilesapling said:

If anyone wouldnt mind looking over my build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Jzsh6h

Start here, you have a locked chip with an overclocking board, you really don't need too high end a motherboard for 1151. MSI makes solid H110 and B150 boards that offer USB 3.1 with solid power delivery like the one below.

 

go for the 6500 so your turbo is a bit higher, paying all the extra money for the 6600K won't be worth it over buying a better GPU or a better display especially for 60hz gaming.

 

that 4TB drive is probably crap and will die quickly you'll want a 4TB Red/Black or preferably an HGST 4TB deskstar NAS drive

 

and Intel's SSDs have a safety feature built in where they will go into a read only mode when they start to run out of writes to preserve your data, but this also means they'll have a shorter life span than other SSDs that can run for months longer before they crap out.

 

Otherwise if you only have a 1080p display a 380 4GB will be fine, new GPUs are coming out soon anyways

 

and if you're going to buy a windows key don't buy an OEM as they only work once, and I'd avoid buying a grey market key.

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $634.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-21 01:47 EDT-0400

 

 

[Mark77]

37 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

and Intel's SSDs have a safety feature built in where they will go into a read only mode when they start to run out of writes to preserve your data, but this also means they'll have a shorter life span than other SSDs that can run for months longer before they crap out.

 

Interesting claim, but when they ran that "run to fail" test on the Intel 335 SSD 240gb, it stopped accepting writes at ~700Tb, and completely bricked itself at the next power cycle.  Doesn't sound like a very desirable failure mode to me.

 

OTOH, 700Tb capability in that case still gives an Intel drive dozens of years of hypothetical service for most desktop and gaming users. 

[Streetguru]

41 minutes ago, Mark77 said:

 

Interesting claim, but when they ran that "run to fail" test on the Intel 335 SSD 240gb, it stopped accepting writes at ~700Tb, and completely bricked itself at the next power cycle.  Doesn't sound like a very desirable failure mode to me.

 

OTOH, 700Tb capability in that case still gives an Intel drive dozens of years of hypothetical service for most desktop and gaming users. 

Ya this thing

http://techreport.com/review/27909/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-theyre-all-dead

Still a lot, although at this point I'd probably go for a Mushkin ECO3, it's pretty fast and comes with a cache, 240gb version is only $65