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Hello, I decided to build a desktop by my self. It will be first time for me, I did put this together 

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($203.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 - Designed by Razer ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.88 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter  ($27.46 @ Amazon) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($37.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1346.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I am thinking about mid tower, because I don't have much space in my room for big desktop. Also what do I need to buy to assemble all this together? 

I like to hear your opinion, 

thank you!

 

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1-Wait for the 1070 and 1080 to come out.

2-You are paying a lot for the motherboard, you really don't get any extra performance over a 150 dollar board. Save up there to get a better graphic card.

3-Is this a gaming system? If so, get a i5. There is not much use for i7 in games most of the time unless you have a top tier graphic card.

3-Get a better power supply: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/

4-Why not buy a 240GB SSD? It will make loading files significantly faster.

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Also are you going to do serious sound editing? If not there is not much of point for a sound card, most if not all boards nowadays come with sound. Also you don't need a wired network card, your motherboard comes with one as well.

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CX750 is crap PSU. Avoid

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT

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15 minutes ago, Denis6624 said:

 

get the os at kenguin. its kind of a grey market but paying so much money for a windows license is ridiculous.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vzymf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vzymf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($297.30 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B150 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.10 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card  ($469.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.95 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($57.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1166.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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thinkpad l450, i5-5200u, 8gb ram, 1080p ips, 250gb samsung ssd, fingerprint reader, 72wh battery <3, mx master, motorola lapdock as secound screen

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change the gtx 970 to an r9 390, it performs better on average.

if that CX doesn't have a grey sticker on the side(this one's green) its bad.

can consider getting OS from kinguin/reddit for$20-30 to save some money.

you probably don't need a ethernet adaptor or a sound card. drop those to save some money.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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i'd get something like this(wait a week or 2 for pascal):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($45.99 @ Directron) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.10 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card  ($439.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1117.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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I have a questions about CPU cooler-did I chose a good one? People did show water cooler, but I don't if it will be easy for me to put in. It is first time I will be building a desktop. And do I need to buy a special carpet ? The one that protects staff when you touching it? Witch one I should get ?

thank you!

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I would stay away from that sound card, since it is just onboard put on a pci card

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

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Ok I did change 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JjWYP6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JjWYP6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($203.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.10 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 - Designed by Razer ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $935.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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i found a chip motherboard on 146$, so I will change that 

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Also I am thinking to change to a mini case , something like this - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qwv6M8

because I do move every year, I don't have a permanent place yet. What do you think about mini case? And what do you think ? I am thinking to build a pc for 3 years with 1070 video card and with USB type C for gaming and work. 

Thank you! 

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