Is this a compatible build?

[Loko8]

Hey! This is my first time building a PC and before I buy everything I wanted to double check with everything to check compatibility, I already checked, but because I'm not an expert I need you guys' feedback.

So the parts are

CPU I5-6500 FC-LGA 3.2 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56500

MOBO MSI Pro Solution Intel Z170A LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (Z170A PC MATE)

GPU MSI 39 390X GAMING 8G Graphics Card

CPU COOLER Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 12mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

SSD Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250B/AM)

HDD WD Blue 1TB SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Desktop Hard Drive (WD10EZEX)

PSU EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 80 Plus Gold Rated Fully Modular ATX 12V/EPS 12V ECO Mode Power Supply 220-G2-0550-Y1

MEMORY Kingston HyperX FURY Black 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Non-ECC CL14 DIMM Desktop Memory (HX421C14FBK2/16)

CASE NZXT S340 Black & Red

[S7117]

Looks like it is compatible.

 

Also

pcpartpicker.com

is a useful site.

 

[GreezyJeezy]

put it in pcpartpicker and it will tell you

[Silencer]

Bear in mind the i5 there is a locked chip so a Z170 is useless, unless:

1. It's one of those boards that can overclocking non k CPUs 

2. You have a specific need for z170s other than overclocking 

[Loko8]

1 minute ago, Silencer said:

Bear in mind the i5 there is a locked chip so a Z170 is useless, unless:

1. It's one of those boards that can overclocking non k CPUs 

2. You have a specific need for z170s other than overclocking 

What do you mean with locked chip? And could you recommend me something that is compatible with the i5 6500?

[Arc_Jester]

It's all compatible but it's best to save yourself some money get a H170 motherboard with that CPU since the 6500 is non-overclockable but if you want to try OC'ing in the future then keep the motherboard and get a 6600K CPU instead. The addition of the K indicates the CPU is overclockable and Z series motherboards are the only ones that can be used to OC overclockable CPUs.

 

Also it would be best to get a 600-650W PSU since 550W is cutting it a bit close,the PSU is HQ though.

[Silencer]

The motherboard itself is compatible with your i5. Locked chips means it can't be overclocked. If you do want to overclock z170 plus i5 6600k. If you don't then go with a h170 board. Of course unless your situation is one of the two above

[Loko8]

1 minute ago, Arc_Jester said:

It's all compatible but it's best to save yourself some money get a H170 motherboard with that CPU since the 6500 is non-overclockable but if you want to try OC'ing in the future then keep the \motherboard and get a 6500K CPU instead.

 

Also it would be best to get a 600-650W PSU since 550W is cutting it a bit close,the PSU is HQ though.

Tbh im not interested in overclocking my computer YET, my current needs are actually very low but I want to have a huge upgrade over the shitty laptop and 2012 mini mac that i have. I will definitely take the psu tip in consideration though

[Uptivuptiz]

If you want to double check it yourself, then go look it up in this video: 

But from me it looks compatible, however as Silencer said: That MOBO is a bit overkill for that CPU. But of course if you want to upgrade later on then just keep it. 

[S7117]

2 minutes ago, Loko8 said:

Tbh im not interested in overclocking my computer YET, my current needs are actually very low but I want to have a huge upgrade over the shitty laptop and 2012 mini mac that i have. I will definitely take the psu tip in consideration though

Personally I would just go for the i5 6600k as it is just $50 more and you can get the z170 board and overclock and have a good upgrade path to an i7 if you need one in the future.

[Zyndo]

10 minutes ago, Loko8 said:

What do you mean with locked chip? And could you recommend me something that is compatible with the i5 6500?

A "locked chip" is a chip whose frequency cannot be adjusted or "overclocked" It will preform as it was told to preform when it left the factory. The Z in the Z170 chipset means that the motherboard supports overclocking (although its not required to do so). the H170 would be the same as a Z170, but without that feature. You can save some money by finding a H170 board. so, the Z170 IS compatible with the I5-6500, although it may be a tad overpriced based on the features you're actually getting (unless you plan to upgrade into a 6600k, or 6700k in the future) One more difference is that you CANNOT SLI on a H170 board, whereas you can on a Z170 board. You wont need to worry about this since you are getting an AMD card, and the H170 IS crossfire compatible... but it may be something to keep in mind if you're going to use this motherboard for many years to come.

The good news is that the next generation of CPU's (after skylake) is Kaby Lake. Kaby Lake is supposed to run on the same 1151 socket as Z170 and H170, so whichever motherboard you buy SHOULD be able to also run that next gen stuff when it releases and if you feel like upgrading at that point.

 

8 minutes ago, Arc_Jester said:

Also it would be best to get a 600-650W PSU since 550W is cutting it a bit close,the PSU is HQ though.

This is not necessary. Your system with that CPU and GPU wont pull more than 350W under full load, therefore 550W is fine for your build (assuming it has the correct power connectors, which this one will)



All that said, your computer is 100% compatible with all its components! Just keep in mind what we've said about your CPU/Motherboard choice. Whilst there is certainly nothing wrong with a Z170 board and a i5-6500, it MAY be a small waste of cash if you don't intend to overclock. if someday you DO intend to overclock (with an 1151 socket chip) then its probably a good investment after all. Good luck and enjoy your computer =)

[vanished]

moved to new build planning

[Loko8]

3 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

A "locked chip" is a chip whose frequency cannot be adjusted or "overclocked" It will preform as it was told to preform when it left the factory. The Z in the Z170 chipset means that the motherboard supports overclocking (although its not required to do so). the H170 would be the same as a Z170, but without that feature. You can save some money by finding a H170 board. so, the Z170 IS compatible with the I5-6500, although it may be a tad overpriced based on the features you're actually getting (unless you plan to upgrade into a 6600k, or 6700k in the future) One more difference is that you CANNOT SLI on a H170 board, whereas you can on a Z170 board. You wont need to worry about this since you are getting an AMD card, and the H170 IS crossfire compatible... but it may be something to keep in mind if you're going to use this motherboard for many years to come.

The good news is that the next generation of CPU's (after skylake) is Kaby Lake. Kaby Lake is supposed to run on the same 1151 socket as Z170 and H170, so whichever motherboard you buy SHOULD be able to also run that next gen stuff when it releases and if you feel like upgrading at that point.

 

This is not necessary. Your system with that CPU and GPU wont pull more than 350W under full load, therefore 550W is fine for your build (assuming it has the correct power connectors, which this one will)



All that said, your computer is 100% compatible with all its components! Just keep in mind what we've said about your CPU/Motherboard choice. Whilst there is certainly nothing wrong with a Z170 board and a i5-6500, it MAY be a small waste of cash if you don't intend to overclock. if someday you DO intend to overclock (with an 1151 socket chip) then its probably a good investment after all. Good luck and enjoy your computer =)

So a good "future proof" move would be simply leaving the z170 but getting an i5 6600k as well as keeping the 550w 80plus gold rated

Thanks for all the useful information I really appreciate the feedback

[Zyndo]

tough to really "future proof" anything in computers, but yes a 6600k will run pretty much any system well for a long time to come (it would probably die before it becomes obsolete). Good luck and see you on the battlefield!

[Loko8]

3 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

tough to really "future proof" anything in computers, but yes a 6600k will run pretty much any system well for a long time to come (it would probably die before it becomes obsolete). Good luck and see you on the battlefield!

Hope so one day

One last thing, im kinda scared with the os and drivers installing (its probably very simple but im a newbie at this). Are mobo and gpu drivers all i really have to install? Anything else I should consider while doing so?

[Zyndo]

Pretty much everything in your system has a driver running on it. for example when I built my system a few months ago, I couldn't connect to the internet because my ethernet port didn't come with an installed driver. Most people go to the internet to automatically update drivers (so you could understand my problem) but my motherboard came with a driver disk that had it and many of my other base level drivers on it. So i pop in the disk, install those base drivers, and then updated from the internet.

MANY motherboards wont have this issue, alot of them have their base drivers installed at the factory and will automatically install them once you get to your desktop in windows. Then you just go to the internet to get any updates to those drivers.

LARGELY speaking windows will get all the drivers you will ever need for all your components and it will do this on its own without you having to control it. the primary exception to this is your GPU drivers, be sure to check frequently on the AMD website, or any AMD driver software (like Geforce experience, but for AMD, whatever that equivalent is, if there is one). As far as installation for anything goes, if you're not an advanced user, you can pretty much just click "next" to any suggestion or window that pops up. But make sure you're reading every window that DOES popup since they often like to install bloatware through these windows or install browser addons and crap like that (make sure you're checking and unchecking the boxes you want and don't want as you go through)

Installing Windows 10 is so easy that the first time I did it I went "wait, that's it?" everything is fairly user friendly nowadays for first time users.

[Loko8]

2 hours ago, Zyndo said:

Pretty much everything in your system has a driver running on it. for example when I built my system a few months ago, I couldn't connect to the internet because my ethernet port didn't come with an installed driver. Most people go to the internet to automatically update drivers (so you could understand my problem) but my motherboard came with a driver disk that had it and many of my other base level drivers on it. So i pop in the disk, install those base drivers, and then updated from the internet.

MANY motherboards wont have this issue, alot of them have their base drivers installed at the factory and will automatically install them once you get to your desktop in windows. Then you just go to the internet to get any updates to those drivers.

LARGELY speaking windows will get all the drivers you will ever need for all your components and it will do this on its own without you having to control it. the primary exception to this is your GPU drivers, be sure to check frequently on the AMD website, or any AMD driver software (like Geforce experience, but for AMD, whatever that equivalent is, if there is one). As far as installation for anything goes, if you're not an advanced user, you can pretty much just click "next" to any suggestion or window that pops up. But make sure you're reading every window that DOES popup since they often like to install bloatware through these windows or install browser addons and crap like that (make sure you're checking and unchecking the boxes you want and don't want as you go through)

Installing Windows 10 is so easy that the first time I did it I went "wait, that's it?" everything is fairly user friendly nowadays for first time users.

Awesome, good thing is that easy because i could not handle more research!