My first Gaming PC build. Please help with parts

[ThunderFist209]

Hello, so in a few weeks I will be building my very first Gaming PC for $1500 AUD only getting parts from 2 stores.

Will these parts be good enough for recording Minecraft at 720p 60 FPS, playing Rocket League, Sonic Generations and maybe DotA 2. I don't mind what resolution I would play at though.

My parts

RAM: 16G Kit (8Gx2) 2666 Kingston HyperX FURY 

CPU: i5 -6600k (Will be overclocking.)

CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Universal Hyper D92 

GPU: 4G GTX 960 MSI GAMING                                              

PSU: Thermaltake Smart Power 80+ Bronze 550 

DvD Drive: LG (GP60NB50) 

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250G (Games / Programs)

HDD: Seagate 3.5" Barracuda 1TB (Boot, other files)

Wireless Card: PCI-E TP-Link WDN4800 

Case: NZXT H440 Black and Blue  

MotherBoard: Asus Z170-P LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard 

Thanks for taking a look at my build and helping me!

[another random person]

3 minutes ago, ThunderFist209 said:

Hello, so in a few weeks I will be building my very first Gaming PC for $1500 AUD only getting parts from 2 stores.

Will these parts be good enough for recording Minecraft at 720p 60 FPS, playing Rocket League, Sonic Generations and maybe DotA 2. I don't mind what resolution I would play at though.

My parts

RAM: 16G Kit (8Gx2) 2666 Kingston HyperX FURY 

CPU: i5 -6600k (Will be overclocking.)

CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Universal Hyper D92 

GPU: 4G GTX 960 MSI GAMING                                              

PSU: Thermaltake Smart Power 80+ Bronze 550 

DvD Drive: LG (GP60NB50) 

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250G (Games / Programs)

HDD: Seagate 3.5" Barracuda 1TB (Boot, other files)

Wireless Card: PCI-E TP-Link WDN4800 

Case: NZXT H440 Black and Blue  

MotherBoard: Asus Z170-P LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard 

Thanks for taking a look at my build and helping me!

 

Those Parts are more than enough for playing those games 1080p.

What DDR is your ram?

Also what stores are you buying your parts from?

[ThunderFist209]

1 minute ago, another random person said:

Those Parts are more than enough for playing those games 1080p.

What DDR is your ram?

Also what stores are you buying your parts from?

My RAM is DDR4 and I'm buying from CPL Online and Msy

[SinisterPat]

Use your SSD for your OS and important programs

YOu hard drive for games and mass storage.

[another random person]

Ok, Then your build seems compatiable.

(Good choice by going with MSY, I get my pc parts from there)

[Telebubbies]

Get 8GB RAM instead of 16. Change the RAM to Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133Mhz. Get a Coolermaster 212 evo for cooling. Get a 650W PSU. Perhaps a Corsair RM gold certified 650W. 

The NZXT H440 Black and Blue  case cannot take a DvD drive (I could be wrong about this).

 

Note that these are what I would personally change if it was my rig. 

 

[ThunderFist209]

1 minute ago, SinisterPat said:

Use your SSD for your OS and important programs

YOu hard drive for games and mass storage.

Nah, I don't really care about boot times as I have a really slow PC now, and I want my programs to boot really fast.

[Telebubbies]

5 minutes ago, another random person said:

Those Parts are more than enough for playing those games 1080p.

What DDR is your ram?

Also what stores are you buying your parts from?

He has DDR4. It is 2666MHz

[ThunderFist209]

1 minute ago, Telebubbies said:

Get 8GB RAM instead of 16. Change the RAM to Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133Mhz. Get a Coolermaster 212 evo for cooling. Get a 650W PSU. Perhaps a Corsair RM gold certified 650W. 

The NZXT H440 Black and Blue  case cannot take a DvD drive (I could be wrong about this).

 

Note that these are what I would personally change if it was my rig. 

 

I'm using a USB DVD Drive

[ThunderFist209]

2 minutes ago, another random person said:

Ok, Then your build seems compatiable.

(Good choice by going with MSY, I get my pc parts from there)

Yeah, cheapest there

[SinisterPat]

Just now, ThunderFist209 said:

Nah, I don't really care about boot times as I have a really slow PC now, and I want my programs to boot really fast.

Trust me. You'll regret installing your os on your hdd instead of ssd. But it's up to you. Im just suggesting.

[Telebubbies]

1 minute ago, ThunderFist209 said:

Yeah, cheapest there

Whow man! That PSU might bottleneck the system! And the DvD drive will not go into that case. 

[another random person]

2 minutes ago, Telebubbies said:

Get 8GB RAM instead of 16. Change the RAM to Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133Mhz. Get a Coolermaster 212 evo for cooling. Get a 650W PSU. Perhaps a Corsair RM gold certified 650W. 

The NZXT H440 Black and Blue  case cannot take a DvD drive (I could be wrong about this).

 

Note that these are what I would personally change if it was my rig. 

 

 

The PSU you recommended is very overkill especially concidering that the pc only need less than 500w.

[aisle9]

You won't get much of an overclock on a D92. Look for something a little beefier with a 140mm fan if your case can handle it, 120mm fan if not. The Cooler Master 212 EVO will inevitably be recommended, but look around and you'll find better and quieter for about the same price. 

 

The GTX 960 isn't really a great GPU for gaming builds. The R9 380 and R9 380X perform 10-15% better and cost about the same (or less). You might also want to see what AMD rolls out with Polaris.

 

Put a nicer PSU in there. It's the one and only component that can take everything else with it if it dies. Seasonic, Corsair (RMi, RMx, higher-end) and EVGA's higher end stuff are solid picks.

 

Don't put your boot drive on your HDD lol. That completely defeats the purpose of having an SSD. If you look at a Mushkin, Micron or Adata drive instead of a Samsung, you can get much more capacity for about the same price.

 

Hope that helps.

[Telebubbies]

1 minute ago, aisle9 said:

You won't get much of an overclock on a D92. Look for something a little beefier with a 140mm fan if your case can handle it, 120mm fan if not. The Cooler Master 212 EVO will inevitably be recommended, but look around and you'll find better and quieter for about the same price. 

 

The GTX 960 isn't really a great GPU for gaming builds. The R9 380 and R9 380X perform 10-15% better and cost about the same (or less). You might also want to see what AMD rolls out with Polaris.

 

Put a nicer PSU in there. It's the one and only component that can take everything else with it if it dies. Seasonic, Corsair (RMi, RMx, higher-end) and EVGA's higher end stuff are solid picks.

 

Don't put your boot drive on your HDD lol. That completely defeats the purpose of having an SSD. If you look at a Mushkin, Micron or Adata drive instead of a Samsung, you can get much more capacity for about the same price.

 

Hope that helps.

Look at his PSU. It can hardly handle the system already. 

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, Telebubbies said:

Look at his PSU. It can hardly handle the system already. 

Hence, a nicer one is in order? Like I said?

[Telebubbies]

1 minute ago, aisle9 said:

Hence, a nicer one is in order? Like I said?

Sorry. I only read the GPU. >.< 

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, Telebubbies said:

Sorry. I only read the GPU. >.< 

lol no worries. I actually thought you'd quoted the wrong person.

[ThunderFist209]

49 minutes ago, SinisterPat said:

Trust me. You'll regret installing your os on your hdd instead of ssd. But it's up to you. Im just suggesting.

Why, what even is better then boot times if its on an SSD?

[SinisterPat]

3 minutes ago, ThunderFist209 said:

Why, what even is better then boot times if its on an SSD?

You'll be able to be on the desktop within seconds. I installed my os on the hard drive, should've not done that.

[ThunderFist209]

3 minutes ago, SinisterPat said:

You'll be able to be on the desktop within seconds. I installed my os on the hard drive, should've not done that.

After I get to the desktop, it takes like a minute to get to YouTube after login on my current PC. Also I don't really care about boot times.