First Gaming Setup

[Finn1988]

Hi,

 

i'm from Germany, budget is around 850€ up to a max. of 900€ (only if it's really worth it). The  EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card is kind of a budget-placeholder, i will decide which card to use in the next 1,5 - 2 months when supply for the gtx 1000 series meets demand and the prices drop a little more, until then i think its the best "bang for buck" solution for a video card in the range between 250 an 300€.

 

I have no interest in multiple gpus or cpu overclocking. Peripherials will be bought later, budget for that is not included in the 850€, i abuse a 60hz 1080p 32" TV as monitor. No dual monitor plans.

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/vxPYTH

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€207.40 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€22.60 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€60.00) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€39.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€44.23 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€52.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (€286.92 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€58.37 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€63.24 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €834.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

what's your opinion on this build, and do you have any recommendations what to change?

 

Thank you for your help.

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

made some edits.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€207.40 @ Mindfactory) the stock cooler is more than enough, dont waste money with an aftermarket heatsink.
Motherboard: Asus H110M-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€60.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€32.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) save the 2nd slot for future upgrades
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€59.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€52.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (€286.92 @ Mindfactory) don't get this if you can, get the rx 480, r9 390 or gtx 1060 instead.
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€58.37 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€66.90 @ Caseking) much better psu than the cx500(not a good psu)
Total: €824.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-14 12:12 CEST+0200

[Flavortown2k16]

Cheap cpu coolers are basicly stock cooler 2.0 so no point in them. Cooler masters 212 evo or something like that is cheap and good cooler. And noctua allways makes good coolers

[HKZeroFive]

The RX 480 remains the best bang for buck card in that range. I've upped the SSD to 240GB, given you a beefier cooler, switched the card to the RX 480 8GB (always worth waiting for custom models or for the GTX 1060) and switched the PSU to a much better XFX TS unit. The motherboard only has two RAM slots so one 8GB stick of RAM is a better choice for future expansion:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€207.40 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€30.79 @ Aquatuning) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€60.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€37.95 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€59.99 @ 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  (€268.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€51.73 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€64.27 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €833.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-14 12:17 CEST+0200

[Finn1988]

Thank you all for your fast feedback and competent help.