help First PC build, help!

[Matter99]

Hi wizards of the LinusTechtips forum, I need your help! I've been surviving this last year of high school with a chromebook (Asus C300), and it's been fantastic for browsing, but you know I'd like to have some software at my disposal from time to time, like actual word, actual photoshop (just for fucking around, not for anything intensive, and I do have a CC account at my disposal so no I'm not a pirate), light games like Minecraft,... and the crouton environement being nice and all the poor celeron in this thing just chokes with everything remotely intensive I do.

 

Sooooo, I need a PC! I don't want a laptop, because for most things I need to do I can just use my chromebook, and I'd like to be able to upgrade parts and swap broken stuff as I go. I made a quick pcpartpicker list: http://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/Lc64D8 , knowing that I have a 500GB HDD laying around from my old laptop (Acer 7400G, had a power failure in motherboard I think), which I will most likely throw in there as well. Thoughts?

 

EDIT: some more details: This is just supposed to be a barebones PC, when I get more money I might buy a GPU, by then perhaps one of the new AMD cards or the GTX 1070

I live in France, can also get stuff in Belgium if necessary

I really reallly want a USB-C port. It just gives me a nerdgasm seeing a reversible USB connector. Please do try to talk me out of it if you think it's not necessary.

I have a pretty tight budget for what I want. Around 900€ is probably the most I can afford, screen and peripherals included.

I'm going to start studying Informatics (don't know if that's what it's called, maybe Computer Science??) in September, so I need something that's quite beefy, but maybe not for graphic intensive stuff just yet.

[Herman Mcpootis]

any games besides minecraft? heavier titles(BF4/1, GTA5)?

[Matter99]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

any games besides minecraft? heavier titles(BF4/1, GTA5)?

Obviously without GPU, no, and I don't really game that much, my PS3 has been a fancy bluray reader for the last 3 years (I know, I'm a peasant), but I'd see that change once I get enough $$ to get a GPU

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€204.90 @ Amazon France) 
Motherboard: Asus H110-PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€73.99 @ Amazon France) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€59.99 @ Amazon France) 
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€66.77 @ Amazon France) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (€39.80 @ Amazon France) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€85.39 @ Amazon France) 
Monitor: Asus PB258Q 25.0" 60Hz Monitor  (€311.20 @ Amazon France) 
Total: €842.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-23 12:51 CEST+0200

[Matter99]

3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€204.90 @ Amazon France) 
Motherboard: Asus H110-PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€73.99 @ Amazon France) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€59.99 @ Amazon France) 
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€66.77 @ Amazon France) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (€39.80 @ Amazon France) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€85.39 @ Amazon France) 
Monitor: Asus PB258Q 25.0" 60Hz Monitor  (€311.20 @ Amazon France) 
Total: €842.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-23 12:51 CEST+0200

Thanks! So would I be able to hook a GPU up to that later on?

[Herman Mcpootis]

definitely.

1 minute ago, Matter99 said:

Thanks! So would I be able to hook a GPU up to that later on?

 

[Mr.Sane]

Get a K series CPU for overclocking, since you seem to favour the Z170 chipset. If overclocking or any advanced stuff like virtualisation isn't your thing, go for a B150 chipset to save a few bucks.

[elago]

I'd also recommend dual channel memory, since he isn't going to be upgrading from 16GB to 32, it makes sense to have a 2x8 kit.