my first build

[Guest]

Hey guys, 

i'm from Germany and want to build my first gaming PC soon. I just wanted to ask you guys, if everything, I chose so far, is compatible and wether my PSU delivers enough power for the system. 

If you have any suggestions for better parts, just leave them below.

Thank you!

(And sorry for my english if I made any mistakes :P)

 

CPU: i5 6600K

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VIII Hero

CPU - Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock

RAM: HyperX Fury 1x 8GB DDR4 2133MHz

GPU: Asus Strix GTX 1070

SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB

Case: Fractal Design Define R5

PSU: Corsair RM550X

[roughavoc]

Drop the motherboard down, no need to spend so much money on one, MSIs lower end Z170 boards are just fine, so are Asus

Get 2666 RAM, you are running Z170, its not much more and worth in some games

The Strixx is grossly expensive for the 1070s (atleast in the UK) why not MSI or Gigabytes offerings?

Get a decent SSD, 850 Evo is pretty much the one to get

Your PSU is fine, but you can save money and grab an EVGA 600B and it will perform the same

[Aytex]

looks solid except that SSD, change it

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, roughavoc said:

Drop the motherboard down, no need to spend so much money on one, MSIs lower end Z170 boards are just fine, so are Asus

Get 2666 RAM, you are running Z170, its not much more and worth in some games

The Strixx is grossly expensive for the 1070s (atleast in the UK) why not MSI or Gigabytes offerings?

Get a decent SSD, 850 Evo is pretty much the one to get

Your PSU is fine, but you can save money and grab an EVGA 600B and it will perform the same

Do mean something in the price range of the Z170 Pro Gaming or even cheaper?

 

I'm gonna choose the exact GPU when all the variations are available, until know the Strix is only 10€ more expensive than the FE...

 

Thank you!

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Aytex said:

looks solid except that SSD, change it

Would you also consider a 850 EVO?

[roughavoc]

1 minute ago, Matzor said:

Do mean something in the price range of the Z170 Pro Gaming or even cheaper?

 

I'm gonna choose the exact GPU when all the variations are available, until know the Strix is only 10€ more expensive than the FE...

 

Thank you!

Yeah, unless you are planning on purchasing Doom (Don't know if that offer is available for you) there is no reason spending so much, a board in the price range of the one you mentioned will do just fine

That makes a lot of sense!

 

Nooooproblemo

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, roughavoc said:

Drop the motherboard down, no need to spend so much money on one, MSIs lower end Z170 boards are just fine, so are Asus

Get 2666 RAM, you are running Z170, its not much more and worth in some games

The Strixx is grossly expensive for the 1070s (atleast in the UK) why not MSI or Gigabytes offerings?

Get a decent SSD, 850 Evo is pretty much the one to get

Your PSU is fine, but you can save money and grab an EVGA 600B and it will perform the same

I have to disagree with your last comment. The EVGA 600B is nowhere near as good internally as the Corsair RMx. The Corsair unit has a 10 year warranty for a reason.

[roughavoc]

2 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

I have to disagree with your last comment. The EVGA 600B is nowhere near as good internally as the Corsair RMx. The Corsair unit has a 10 year warranty for a reason.

My bad, didn't realise the warranty was that much longer, does help to do research instead of going off memory

Yeah spending a good amount on a well built PSU is good, you keep the same PSU for many builds so it pays itself off over time.

[Aytex]

10 minutes ago, Matzor said:

Would you also consider a 850 EVO?

great

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, roughavoc said:

My bad, didn't realise the warranty was that much longer, does help to do research instead of going off memory

Yeah spending a good amount on a well built PSU is good, you keep the same PSU for many builds so it pays itself off over time.

I think I'm going to stick with the RM550X. I'm not planning to use SLI or similar in the future, so I'd rather invest in continuity.