My first PC build

[HelplessPCBuilder]

I attached a picture and I wanted to know what might be good or bad about it. It is my first attempt on a PC build so be gentle with me. I'd like to know what could I fix or what could I change or is it good like that.

 

[briankarabin]

i would go with an Intel CPU rather than an AMD one, and also you are missing a power supply

[briankarabin]

Just now, briankarabin said:

i would go with an Intel CPU rather than an AMD one, and also you are missing a power supply

I just saw that your case includes a power supply, and those are generally unreliable

 

[HelplessPCBuilder]

The power supply comes as a package with the case. It is a Cooler Master B600 600 W. And I chose AMD because I am trying to do a "budget" PC.

[Ophidio]

Do not go AMD. That chip is 4 years old now and honestly shouldn't even be on the market anymore. Go with an Intel i5 4460, 6400, or 6500 instead. Even if you are trying to go budget there are much better Intel options that are more budget friendly. Also if you do decide to go AMD do not get a 970 chipset on an FX 8 core. Worst decision you could ever make right there. Kingston SSD Now's are terrible options for SSD's as well. Sandisk SSD Plus is a much better option for the same price or cheaper. 

[HelplessPCBuilder]

6 minutes ago, Ophidio said:

Do not go AMD. That chip is 4 years old now and honestly shouldn't even be on the market anymore. Go with an Intel i5 4460, 6400, or 6500 instead. Even if you are trying to go budget there are much better Intel options that are more budget friendly. Also if you do decide to go AMD do not get a 970 chipset on an FX 8 core. Worst decision you could ever make right there. Kingston SSD Now's are terrible options for SSD's as well. Sandisk SSD Plus is a much better option for the same price or cheaper. 

Thx. I'll change it to Sandisk, but is 120gb enough or should I get the 240 gb. 

[Ophidio]

There are really no AMD chips worth it right now. Probably won't be until Zen is released which honestly I'm thinking is never going to happen. to get the best speeds you can out of an SSD go with a 240GB. IMPO 120GB SSD's shouldn't even be a thing. They're overall a waste of money when it comes to performance/price. 

 

For your CPU I would recommend i5 6400/6500 on an H110 chipset it's the best price/performance ratio on the intel side and will be around the same price as your AMD choices. 

[HelplessPCBuilder]

4 minutes ago, Ophidio said:

There are really no AMD chips worth it right now. Probably won't be until Zen is released which honestly I'm thinking is never going to happen. to get the best speeds you can out of an SSD go with a 240GB. IMPO 120GB SSD's shouldn't even be a thing. They're overall a waste of money when it comes to performance/price. 

 

For your CPU I would recommend i5 6400/6500 on an H110 chipset it's the best price/performance ratio on the intel side and will be around the same price as your MAD choices. 

If I've noticed right you can't use AMD and DDR4 together, so should I change my RAM to DDR4 or should I keep it as DDR3? And what motherboard do you recommend?

 

[Ophidio]

that just depends on what CPU you get. No AMD chip currently supports DDR4, on the Intel side of thigns Haswell chips only support DDR3, while Skylake supports DDR3 and DDR4 depending on the motherboard you get. So just find out what your motherboard supports then get your RAM based on that option. 

[HelplessPCBuilder]

6 minutes ago, Ophidio said:

that just depends on what CPU you get. No AMD chip currently supports DDR4, on the Intel side of thigns Haswell chips only support DDR3, while Skylake supports DDR3 and DDR4 depending on the motherboard you get. So just find out what your motherboard supports then get your RAM based on that option. 

Does that look better? I will change the Case and the power supply. Any suggestions on them?

[Ophidio]

yep id say thats good. If you can do it go with a 6600k since you're wanting to get a Z170 board. You can overclock a 6600k yuo can't a 6500

[HelplessPCBuilder]

Just now, Ophidio said:

yep id say thats good. If you can do it go with a 6600k since you're wanting to get a Z170 board. You can overclock a 6600k yuo can't a 6500

I am not sure about overclocking. I do not know really anything about it.

[JJVGaming]

If you are not overclocking you can get a cheaper cpu cooler then. I am assuming though you are getting the noctuas for aesthetics tho right?\

 

btw ram isnt added on your second build. As for the above guy since you are not overclocking you can get a b150, unless again you are going for aethestics.

[HelplessPCBuilder]

1 minute ago, JJVGaming said:

If you are not overclocking you can get a cheaper cpu cooler then. I am assuming though you are getting the noctuas for aesthetics tho right?

I'd rather be safe than sorry.  And for the aesthetics too.  

[JJVGaming]

oh shit didnt realize it was a combo

 

[HelplessPCBuilder]

That is now what I've come into. Any suggestions still? I'll add some fans later.

[chris76816]

Looks really good now, that will definitely be better than your first build. Good luck, hope all goes well.

[HelplessPCBuilder]

9 hours ago, JJVGaming said:

If you are not overclocking you can get a cheaper cpu cooler then. I am assuming though you are getting the noctuas for aesthetics tho right?\

 

btw ram isnt added on your second build. As for the above guy since you are not overclocking you can get a b150, unless again you are going for aethestics.

Ram is in a bundle with the motherboard. Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) Vengeance LPX,DDR4