Final thoughts on this build?

[Spazegamer]

Alright, so this build is to replace my 6 year old Dell pre-built PC which is just now starting to die. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YW9D4C http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hvmfr7 <------ Updated Link

The main focus of this build is just an "all purpose" build, not really geared towards gaming but it will most likely be used frequently for that. 2 hard drives so that if one dies (the reason my old Dell needs to be put down), I can use the other one. I also want it to look nice so that's the reason I went with the "fancy" version of the case.

 

So, I have some questions.

1. Is it all compatible and will it work in perfect harmony?

2. Is there anything out there that can replace the current parts for a better/reasonable price? (Really considering choosing a different CPU cooler, let me know if there's a really great and reliable one that isn't noisy. Also the peripherals could probably be switched out for something different, but I really like that keyboard.)

3. Are all the parts capable of handling the newer programs/games right now? 

 

I always like to get some opinions before I buy the parts. Thanks peeps

Edited June 7, 2016 by Spazegamer
New parts list

[Aytex]

the 212 fan's a bit noisy though and if you want to push the OC try and get a beefier CPU cooler like a AiO

Get a i5 to save some money if your just gaming

the 390 has an edge over the 970 in terms of performance but 970 does have great features (geforce experience)

everything else looks good

[MDH]

This is a solid build that will run all modern PC games well, but I'd strongly recommend that you wait until the new Nvidia and AMD cards drop. When the new generation of GPU's are released it should decrease the price of the current 970 you're buying plus the new AMD card being released appears to be much better than the 970 for more than $100 USD less.

Edit: I'd also recommend 4 ram sticks of 4GB each if you're going to be getting 16GB worth since you're not likely to upgrade, you should capitalise on the extra slots. 1600 will probably be fine but for an extra $20 or so dollars you could go for 1866/2133 speed ram.

[DarkBlade2117]

17 minutes ago, Aytex said:

the 212 fan's a bit noisy though and if you want to push the OC try and get a beefier CPU cooler like a AiO

Get a i5 to save some money if your just gaming

the 390 has an edge over the 970 in terms of performance but 970 does have great features (geforce experience)

everything else looks good

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[Spazegamer]

On 6/2/2016 at 9:59 PM, MDH said:

This is a solid build that will run all modern PC games well, but I'd strongly recommend that you wait until the new Nvidia and AMD cards drop. When the new generation of GPU's are released it should decrease the price of the current 970 you're buying plus the new AMD card being released appears to be much better than the 970 for more than $100 USD less.

Edit: I'd also recommend 4 ram sticks of 4GB each if you're going to be getting 16GB worth since you're not likely to upgrade, you should capitalise on the extra slots. 1600 will probably be fine but for an extra $20 or so dollars you could go for 1866/2133 speed ram.

Yeah I'm holding off in purchasing everything until all the new cards come out. I'm more leaning towards the GTX 1070 since I'm a little biased towards NVIDIA.

[Spazegamer]

On 6/2/2016 at 9:59 PM, MDH said:

Edit: I'd also recommend 4 ram sticks of 4GB each if you're going to be getting 16GB worth since you're not likely to upgrade, you should capitalise on the extra slots. 1600 will probably be fine but for an extra $20 or so dollars you could go for 1866/2133 speed ram.

What's the advantage of spreading the RAM out into more sticks? (Only my 2nd build I don't know much)

[tataklee]

24 minutes ago, Spazegamer said:

What's the advantage of spreading the RAM out into more sticks? (Only my 2nd build I don't know much)

None. You really shouldn't do it, since Haswell is a dual channel processor. You won't see any performance improvements if you use more than two sticks of RAM. However, using four sticks of RAM would put slightly more strain on your memory controller which could potentially shorten the longevity of your components.

[tataklee]

On 3. Juni 2016 at 6:42 AM, Spazegamer said:

Alright, so this build is to replace my 6 year old Dell pre-built PC which is just now starting to die. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YW9D4C

The main focus of this build is just an "all purpose" build, not really geared towards gaming but it will most likely be used frequently for that. 2 hard drives so that if one dies (the reason my old Dell needs to be put down), I can use the other one. I also want it to look nice so that's the reason I went with the "fancy" version of the case.

 

So, I have some questions.

1. Is it all compatible and will it work in perfect harmony?

2. Is there anything out there that can replace the current parts for a better/reasonable price? (Really considering choosing a different CPU cooler, let me know if there's a really great and reliable one that isn't noisy. Also the peripherals could probably be switched out for something different, but I really like that keyboard.)

3. Are all the parts capable of handling the newer programs/games right now? 

 

I always like to get some opinions before I buy the parts. Thanks peeps

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($69.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: OCZ Vector 180 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($699.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 27.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($509.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire XT Wired Slim Keyboard  ($79.95 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($55.93 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: Logitech Z200 0W 2ch Speakers  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2207.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-05 02:50 EDT-0400

 

Here's what I'd be getting. Just don't buy a GTX 970 right now, it really isn't worth the money. Either wait for Polaris or get one of the Pascal cards that just released.

[MDH]

7 hours ago, tataklee said:

None. You really shouldn't do it, since Haswell is a dual channel processor. You won't see any performance improvements if you use more than two sticks of RAM. However, using four sticks of RAM would put slightly more strain on your memory controller which could potentially shorten the longevity of your components.

Really? Okay my bad, I thought as a general rule of thumb the more ram sticks the better they will be utilised (I know this is true for spending ram across two sticks). Do other generations of processors utilise more channels or RAM better?

[Veltn]

i say wait till the new gtx 1070 graphic card comes out for your build its cheap and affordable and it out performs gtx titan x and gtx 980 ti i believe the price for the 1070 was somewhere between 300 to 480

 

[Spazegamer]

I wonder if I should just swap the graphics cards so that my current gaming PC gets the 1080/1070 and the new one gets a 970 (since it really isn't completely geared towards gaming).

[Spazegamer]

 

Alright guys how is this version?: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hvmfr7

 

Ignore the GPU for now, I think I might put in that new AMD card that Linus got to hold in his hands.

Edited June 7, 2016 by Spazegamer
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