Helping my friend with his new PC

[Dragonfly]

Hello peeps,

I was helping my friend with his PC build, but I'm not really a specialist, so I was wondering if you guys could look at it for me/him. Here's his PCPartPicker link. He was particularly unsure about his monitors being able to work with his graphics card. I was pretty sure they would work, but not completely sure, so that's probably the main focus for his build.

Thanks.

[Karalum]

Why DDR3 based ?

 

Leave DDR3 alone, buy a DDR4 system.

 

Did your friend has this PC or will you buy them ? Which parts will you buy as a new ?

[alanz25]

you might as well get a better psu.

[saladcrack]

Your monitors are fine to work with your card.

[HKZeroFive]

Is this a completely new build? Are you using any parts that you've already purchased?

[Dragonfly]

4 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Is this a completely new build? Are you using any parts that you've already purchased?

It's completely new. He has none of the parts so far.

Btw, this isn't important, but your next post will be your 4,200th.

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, Dragonfly said:

It's completely new. He has none of the parts so far.

-Make the switch to Skylake. A i5 6600K with a Z170 motherboard and DDR4 RAM shouldn't cost much more.

-Getting a GTX 970 for that price now is a waste of money with the RX 480 now available. Either wait for the AIB models (Sapphire Nitro, MSI Gaming X etc.) or wait for the GTX 1060.

-Better quality PSU is a must, you do not want to cheap out on a PSU that will be running the whole system. Get a grey Corsair CX or any Seasonic or XFX unit (with the exception of the XFX XT series).

[Dragonfly]

11 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

-Make the switch to Skylake. A i5 6600K with a Z170 motherboard and DDR4 RAM shouldn't cost much more.

-Getting a GTX 970 for that price now is a waste of money with the RX 480 now available. Either wait for the AIB models (Sapphire Nitro, MSI Gaming X etc.) or wait for the GTX 1060.

-Better quality PSU is a must, you do not want to cheap out on a PSU that will be running the whole system. Get a grey Corsair CX or any Seasonic or XFX unit (with the exception of the XFX XT series).

So, he wanted me to post this in response to your suggestions, but I guess he skipped over the DDR4 part lol.

[Beeeyeee]

you don't need skylake, the new x99 chips are based on Haswell. plus Skylake is super overpriced.

[MoonlightSylv]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)  RX 480 Nitro
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.97 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 23.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($117.49 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 23.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($117.49 @ Amazon) 
Other: Strafe RGB (Purchased For $139.99)
Total: $1405.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 01:11 EDT-0400

 

This parts list is $10 more and uses Skylake. How is it overpriced?

Edited July 11, 2016 by ShadowTechXTS

[HKZeroFive]

6 minutes ago, Dragonfly said:

So, he wanted me to post this in response to your suggestions, but I guess he skipped over the DDR4 part lol.

ASUS Z170-E + DDR4 RAM will save him some money. Otherwise, good.

[HKZeroFive]

6 minutes ago, Beeeyeee said:

you don't need skylake, the new x99 chips are based on Haswell. plus Skylake is super overpriced.

i5 4690K - $237

i5 6600K - $238

 

DDR4 RAM costs the same. You can pick up a Z170 motherboard for the same price as that Z97 PC MATE.

[Dragonfly]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

ASUS Z170-E + DDR4 RAM will save him some money. Otherwise, good.

So, my buddy started laughing and he agreed. He arrived at this for his final build.

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, Dragonfly said:

So, my buddy started laughing and he agreed. He arrived at this for his final build.

Ooh, your buddy downgraded on the PSU. The NEX series are known to have crap voltage regulation (which can put unnecessary stress on the VRMs of both your motherboard and GPU). Stick with the previous Corsair RMx or go for one of EVGA's GS, G2, B2, or P2 PSUs instead.

[Dragonfly]

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Ooh, your buddy downgraded on the PSU. The NEX series are known to have crap voltage regulation (which can put unnecessary stress on the VRMs of both your motherboard and GPU). Stick with the previous Corsair RMx or go for one of EVGA's GS, G2, B2, or P2 PSUs instead.

So, he sent me this and went back to sleep lol.

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, Dragonfly said:

So, he sent me this and went back to sleep lol.

Perfect.

[Karalum]

that 2400mhz ddr4s are useless, you should buy minimum 3000mhz and i prefer Gskill.

 

and if you have money buy 1070gtx and 144hz 24' BenQ monitor especially the primary one.

 

you could also buy different new case Corsair Spec-03, its the same price.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/TpZQzy/corsair-case-cc9011052ww

[Karalum]

and you can buy your windows much more cheaper even with Pro version. Dont pay that money.

 

https://twed.com/product/windows-10-pro-global-cd-key/