What would you change?

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

This will probably be my upcoming build. I didn't go for the most cost effective parts but what would you change. I went for a max 1700$ to 2000$ CAD build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($304.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($217.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($99.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.53 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($91.63 @ NCIX) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($154.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($44.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Other: RGB LED ($16.99)
Total: $1051.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-12 11:22 EDT-0400

[Samppa221]

Why 2 ssds and not just a single big one?

Why a 4x4GB kit and not a 2x 8GB?

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

2 minutes ago, Samppa221 said:

Why 2 ssds and not just a single big one?

Why a 4x4GB kit and not a 2x 8GB?

 

Because there 2 trays in the H440 and I want to showcase 2 good looking SSDs. Could have went for a 480gb for the same price.

Because it looks nicer.

[Samppa221]

1 minute ago, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

 

Because there 2 trays in the H440 and I want to showcase 2 good looking SSDs. Could have went for a 480gb for the same price.

Because it looks nicer.

Well i would change those. Easier to upgrade with a 2x 8GB kit.

[LordMastodon]

Same thing as above, on the PNY website the 480 GB costs less than those two combined: https://www.pny.com/ssd-CS1311 (click the 480 GB button). Unless you want to run them in RAID, which you probably shouldn't do with two different size SSDS.

 

EDIT: Saw your post, I'm not sure how you plan on using both of those drives together, but if the looks is worth $13 go ahead

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

58 minutes ago, LordMastodon said:

Same thing as above, on the PNY website the 480 GB costs less than those two combined: https://www.pny.com/ssd-CS1311 (click the 480 GB button). Unless you want to run them in RAID, which you probably shouldn't do with two different size SSDS.

 

EDIT: Saw your post, I'm not sure how you plan on using both of those drives together, but if the looks is worth $13 go ahead

 

Well I just plug them in and partition them and use them as 2 seperate drives, aslong with my HDD. 

[LordMastodon]

That's fine, I guess. It just seems a little bit weird.

[Captain_WD]

15 hours ago, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

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Hey there

 

My two cents:

The build looks good and rather balanced. What are you going to do with it? 

I would also consider two 8GB sticks as it would give you more room for upgrades down the road as well as it may be more cost-friendly. 

Have in mind that SSDs with larger capacities generally perform better than those with smaller capacities. Are you planning any RAID setups? 

The PSU may be a bit overkill on the wattage side s you should easily go with a 450W-500W one.

 

Did you miss out the GPU on purpose?

 

Captain_WD.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

3 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

Hey there

 

My two cents:

The build looks good and rather balanced. What are you going to do with it? 

I would also consider two 8GB sticks as it would give you more room for upgrades down the road as well as it may be more cost-friendly. 

Have in mind that SSDs with larger capacities generally perform better than those with smaller capacities. Are you planning any RAID setups? 

The PSU may be a bit overkill on the wattage side s you should easily go with a 450W-500W one.

 

Did you miss out the GPU on purpose?

 

Captain_WD.

 

I know 8gb would be easier to upgrade but I can afford the price of 4 sticks, it just looks nicer.

No RAID setups planned.

I already have the PSU, reusing from old build.

 

Hmm I don't know why it's not in there. Supposed to be a 1070.

[Captain_WD]

1 hour ago, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

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If that's the case then by all means go for it it does look like a great planned build. 

Post a build log so we can follow the progress and check out the completed build.

 

Also, if you need more suggestions or advice feel free to post back! 

 

Captain_WD.