Good beginning PC?

[Hntercullion]

Hey I was wondering if anyone thought this PC build was good for a first time. Any input is good thanks.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/WHr9WX

[Energycore]

Hi!

 

- Your motherboard won't allow you to overclock your CPU. Change it to a Z170 chipset.

- Everything else looks fine! I'd dish out the money for a better CPU cooler personally. Like the Shadow Rock Slim.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/Zr2kcf/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk010

[C1intFunWood]

If you are only going to be gaming, get the i5 6600k and downgrade to 8GB of ram as gaming won't need Hyper-Threading and all that ram, if you are overclocking get a Z170 chipset motherboard or if your not get a locked CPU, 

[LizardsAreOP]

3 minutes ago, Hntercullion said:

Hey I was wondering if anyone thought this PC build was good for a first time. Any input is good thanks.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/WHr9WX

1.Why are you buying a H chipset and a K CPU?

2.It would be better if you save a couple pennies and buy a G-SYNC monitor since your monitor in the build is a Free-Sync one and i think with a GTX 1070 G-SYNC would really bump up the experience

3.Everything else seems ok

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, LizardsAreOP said:

save a couple pennies and buy a G-SYNC monitor

That's a funny joke

 

I still think it's a good idea to get a gsync considering the budget but they do start at $540.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/BcTrxr/dell-monitor-s2716dg

[LizardsAreOP]

Also i would recommend this build http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ds72RG since it corrected the things i did not like but if you can bare with the $200 change

 

Also first build? i7 6700K and a GTX 1070 for a first build will be a bit over the head but you should keep it up

[Hntercullion]

4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Hi!

 

- Your motherboard won't allow you to overclock your CPU. Change it to a Z170 chipset.

- Everything else looks fine! I'd dish out the money for a better CPU cooler personally. Like the Shadow Rock Slim.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/Zr2kcf/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk010

Sorry I'm new... what Z170 board do you prefer?

[LizardsAreOP]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

That's a funny joke

 

I still think it's a good idea to get a gsync considering the budget but they do start at $540.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/BcTrxr/dell-monitor-s2716dg

Hey man thats how i say it

[Hntercullion]

5 minutes ago, LizardsAreOP said:

1.Why are you buying a H chipset and a K CPU?

2.It would be better if you save a couple pennies and buy a G-SYNC monitor since your monitor in the build is a Free-Sync one and i think with a GTX 1070 G-SYNC would really bump up the experience

3.Everything else seems ok

I would but this is the cheapest 1440 and 144gz monitor 

[Energycore]

3 minutes ago, LizardsAreOP said:

Hey man thats how i say it

Edit: It's almost worth it to get a Fury X now and a Freesync Monitor

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/CDx9TW/xfx-video-card-r9fury4qfa

 

They're $460

 

(of course, they are 10% behind the 1070 so, yeah. But they end up costing $120 less once you factor in the costs of G-Sync)

[Katsunaka]

16gb of ram is enough I think. 

 

Between games asking for almost 8 now anyway, the OS and maybe chrome up with music on in the background. 16 is a sweet spot to have enough to last for a while. Plus Ram is pretty affordable that 16 is almost a minimum anymore IMO.

 

 

[Energycore]

4 minutes ago, Hntercullion said:

Sorry I'm new... what Z170 board do you prefer?

This one's cheap and has good overclocking capabilities.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/Fn7CmG/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170hd3

[LizardsAreOP]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

This one's cheap and has good overclocking capabilities.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/Fn7CmG/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170hd3

The cheapest one is the Asus Z170-E http://pcpartpicker.com/product/k4dFf7/asus-motherboard-z170e

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, LizardsAreOP said:

The cheapest one is the Asus Z170-E http://pcpartpicker.com/product/k4dFf7/asus-motherboard-z170e

Yes but the one I link was reviewed by Tomshardware and found very close to $200 boards so I recommend that one.

 

Both Gigabyte and Asus have crap customer support though

[LizardsAreOP]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

Yes but the one I link was reviewed by Tomshardware and found very close to $200 boards so I recommend that one.

 

Both Gigabyte and Asus have crap customer support though

Well what can we do...if you want everything you need $$$

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, LizardsAreOP said:

Well what can we do...if you want everything you need $$$

If you want good customer support, go MSI (more like decent but that's as good as it gets on the side of motherboards. Maybe the EVGA stuff butthose are overpriced af)

[Herman Mcpootis]

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz) you don't need an i7 for gaming unless you're also doing streaming/editing/rendering
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.89 @ OutletPC) for better overclocking
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.98 @ Newegg) to allow for overclocking
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($53.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.25 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($419.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus MG278Q 27.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($380.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1502.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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