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Use PCPartPicker to plan the build.

 

Cooler Is better

 

Get at least a 240gb SSD

 

Graphics Card Wise, the More expensive GPUs will fair you better in the long term. You will have to upgrade a 1060 within the next two years, and that will add up to more than a 1070, Not worth it.

 

you need at least 12 gigs of ram, 8 is no where near enough.

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3 minutes ago, Insane_42O said:

I plan to build pc that can last 5-6 years.

Budget:750 euros

Parts:

Intel Core I7 4790

Cooler Master T4

Asrock H97 Pro4

8GB 1600mhz DDR3 Ram

Kingston V300 120GB SSD

Seagate 2TB Hard Drive

Nvidia GTX 1060

EVGA 600W Power Supply

Thermaltake H25 Case

ASUS DVD Drive

 

 

The Kingston V300 won't last you 5 years. It's crap as it is anyway, replace it with a Samsung 850 EVO (best consumer SSD right now)

 

The GTX 1060 isn't even out yet :P And with how fast GPUs are evolving, you'll be in for an upgrade before 5 years

 

That PSU is very likely to not last 5 years. This one has a 7-year warranty.

 

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Supply-220-G2-0550-Y1/dp/B0106RDI3W

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

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Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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7 minutes ago, TheNuzziNuzz said:

 

Get at least a 240gb SSD

 

Graphics Card Wise, the More expensive GPUs will fair you better in the long term. You will have to upgrade a 1060 within the next two years, and that will add up to more than a 1070, Not worth it.

 

you need at least 12 gigs of ram, 8 is no where near enough.

I was considering +240GB SSD but its expensive.

GTX 1070 is like 500-550 Euros in my country.

8GB Ram is enough to be honest.

6 minutes ago, Energycore said:

The Kingston V300 won't last you 5 years. It's crap as it is anyway, replace it with a Samsung 850 EVO (best consumer SSD right now)

 

The GTX 1060 isn't even out yet :P And with how fast GPUs are evolving, you'll be in for an upgrade before 5 years

 

That PSU is very likely to not last 5 years. This one has a 7-year warranty.

 

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Supply-220-G2-0550-Y1/dp/B0106RDI3W

I like the 850 EVO ssd,but it's pricey.There is 750 EVO SSD,but with 3 Year warranty.

GTX 1060 will be out ETA:19/07. GPU's cost like arm and leg.:D

One of my friend have cheap Cooler Master 600W and runs 390x on it and still gets the job done.

 

With those recommendations,I have to rethink my budget. :D:D 

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I'd buy this if I was you, and buy a Hard Drive as soon as it's affordable

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (€177.58 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 11 LP Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (€14.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€79.16 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: *PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€48.67 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€61.29 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  (€269.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€44.19 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€64.35 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €759.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-10 18:49 CEST+0200

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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2 minutes ago, Insane_42O said:

One of my friend have cheap Cooler Master 600W and runs 390x on it and still gets the job done

The thing is, cheap PSUs have higher failure rate. For some people, they will last just fine, but that doesn't take away from all the people who have their PSU die before 5 years

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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5 minutes ago, Insane_42O said:

 

I was considering +240GB SSD but its expensive.

GTX 1070 is like 500-550 Euros in my country.

8GB Ram is enough to be honest.

I like the 850 EVO ssd,but it's pricey.There is 750 EVO SSD,but with 3 Year warranty.

GTX 1060 will be out ETA:19/07. GPU's cost like arm and leg.:D

One of my friend have cheap Cooler Master 600W and runs 390x on it and still gets the job done.

 

With those recommendations,I have to rethink my budget. :D:D 

if you want anything to last more than 5 years you need a 1000$ + budget and 8gb is not enough ram, you will need 16 minimum

Elemental 

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Intel i5 6500 @3.8ghz - 8GB HyperX - 600w Apex PSU - GTX 1060 G1 GIGABYTE 6GB - s340 Black - 240gb Toshiba Q300 - Cooler master TX3i - MSI z170-A PRO.

Old Build (sold for 290€)

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Intel i3 540 @ 3.9ghz (On stock cooler, Hits 80c max) - 8gb ram - 500w power supply - P7H55-M LE  120gb SSD - Talius Drakko case

Project Frug 50$ Water loop

 

Laptops

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13" Macbook Air - Alienware m14x r2 -  2009 15" Macbook Pro (I was give all of these and would never buy them myself)

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I'd buy this if I was you, and buy a Hard Drive as soon as it's affordable

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (€177.58 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 11 LP Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (€14.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€79.16 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: *PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€48.67 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€61.29 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  (€269.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€44.19 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€64.35 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €759.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-10 18:49 CEST+0200

Nice parts,but I'm scared to buy AMD GPU's since its power draw issue and I know they fixed it,but i won't like the red side.

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1 minute ago, Insane_42O said:

Nice parts,but I'm scared to buy AMD GPU's since its power draw issue and I know they fixed it,but i won't like the red side.

It's fixed.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-480-polaris-power-fix,4668.html

 

And it wasn't that big a deal from the start anyway, I always like to recommend decent motherboards

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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2 minutes ago, SukaroBlue said:

Well you can't really tell what tech will be in 5-6 years so you never really know. but with that GPU you won't last that long. you moght 2 years of life out of a 1060.

I dunno man, I was able to extract 5 years out of my (still running) 560 Ti :)

 

I only am considering a GPU upgrade because I also want a bigger, higher refresh monitor.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I dunno man, I was able to extract 5 years out of my (still running) 560 Ti :)

 

I only am considering a GPU upgrade because I also want a bigger, higher refresh monitor.

Maybe but that was kind of a stagnate era for graphics. but now resolutions are getting alot bigger and vr is coming into the market i would say go a little higher.

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3 minutes ago, SukaroBlue said:

Maybe but that was kind of a stagnate era for graphics. but now resolutions are getting alot bigger and vr is coming into the market i would say go a little higher.

Maybe also because I usually don't play the latest and most demanding games. Last AAA I played was TW3 and I found it boring :/

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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Well I have to reconsider my budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/XDFZRG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/XDFZRG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€227.72 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (€33.43 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€86.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€48.67 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€61.29 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€52.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (€30.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€64.35 @ Mindfactory) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  (€14.59 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Other: GTX 1060 (€269.99)
Total: €889.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-10 19:12 CEST+0200

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10 minutes ago, Insane_42O said:

Well I have to reconsider my budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/XDFZRG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/XDFZRG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€227.72 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (€33.43 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€86.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€48.67 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€61.29 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€52.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (€30.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€64.35 @ Mindfactory) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  (€14.59 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Other: GTX 1060 (€269.99)
Total: €889.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-10 19:12 CEST+0200

The Hyper T4 for 33 euro is a pretty bad value, and you won't need a CPU cooler if you're not overclocking

 

Performance difference between i5-6500 and i5-6600 isn't big enough to justify the cost, get the 6500

 

That said, if you want to max out 1080p right now, try this out

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€244.93 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€32.20 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€128.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: *PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€48.67 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€61.29 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€52.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  (€269.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€46.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€64.35 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €948.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-10 19:27 CEST+0200

 

(RX 480 can be switched for GTX 1060, but there won't be any 1060s for 269.99 at launch ;))

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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I suggest you save up for a $1000 computer (USD). That will be a whole lot more worth it for you, especially trying to get the longest out of it. An 800 USD machine will have to be replaced in a few years, while you can make a $1000 USD one last for more than 5, and with a better gaming experience and performance.

Computers r fun

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