First PC Build

[DeathsButcher]

Hi, this is my first time posting here, i'm writing about building my on pc and am here for some confirmation. I currently have the original Alienware x51 or, as i believe it is now known, the x51 r1, it is an entirely un-upgradable machine, you can fit other graphics cards inside as i have seen videos of others do, but its main hindrance is that it only supports a 330 watt external power supply, i could just swap the pieces into a new case and all but i know nothing concerning motherboard and power supply compatibility.  The only things i feel i would want to transition to my new pc are my cpu, an i7-2600, and my hard drive that is 1 tb.  My budget is around 800 dollars and i have picked everything out, i just want to know that everything is compatible and i would appreciate any help clarifying or pointing me in the direction of other parts that would be a good replacement.

 

Motherboard:  GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

The motherboard is the hardest part for me to understand, if someone could tell me if my power supply is compatible with this board i would appreciate it greatly, also if there are any suggestions for a better one at a similar price around $210 i will definitely look into them.

Power Supply: EVGA 100-B1-0700-K1 700W SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply $65Ram:

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-8GVR $40

I now understand DDR3 and 4,somewhat, thanks to a NCIX tech tips video, so i believe this ram is suitable, if not, again just let me know.

Graphics Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Video Card $280

I also dont know how to tell if a motherboard supports certain graphics cards or all of them, is it just limited by the space in the pc and not the motherboard? Also i looked into graphics cards a lot and since the 1060 is quite low priced for its capabilities i went with it.

CPU Fan:

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2) $30

My only worry with this is it being too big, i would also rather not do a water cooler in case people recommend them, i would consider replacing mine with one later but i definitely don't know enough about them, if i have no other option then a water/liquid cooler though then i will of course switch

 

Computer Case:

NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - Red $97

I really love how this case looks so im dead set on this one, i'm also not planning on buying a new monitor or any mice or keyboards so why not splurge here(because i was looking at cases priced at like 30-50 originally)

For removing thermal paste on my current i'm getting  Arctic Silver Arcticlean Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier ACN-60ML (2-PC-SET) $7

And i'm getting this thermal paste for the cpu fan - Arctic Silver 5 AS5-3.5G Thermal Paste $7.50

I will not be getting a ssd yet but plan to in the future, and im also looking at some fans to add

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators $9

I'm buying windows 7 too so thats why there is the gap in price and budget, also i'm getting windows 7 over 10 because i have it on my x51 and the only perk of having it was getting to play gigantic, there's way too many problems from windows 10, i may upgrade in a few years.  I found windows 7 on a site called softwareking for $75.  I believe i got everything here, if i'm missing anything please let me know and if you have any opinions on the brands of the parts i picked please let me know about that as well, thank you for your time  

[RealBuizel10]

8 minutes ago, DeathsButcher said:

Hi, this is my first time posting here, i'm writing about building my on pc and am here for some confirmation. I currently have the original Alienware x51 or, as i believe it is now known, the x51 r1, it is an entirely un-upgradable machine, you can fit other graphics cards inside as i have seen videos of others do, but its main hindrance is that it only supports a 330 watt external power supply, i could just swap the pieces into a new case and all but i know nothing concerning motherboard and power supply compatibility.  The only things i feel i would want to transition to my new pc are my cpu, an i7-2600, and my hard drive that is 1 tb.  My budget is around 800 dollars and i have picked everything out, i just want to know that everything is compatible and i would appreciate any help clarifying or pointing me in the direction of other parts that would be a good replacement.

 

Motherboard:  GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

The motherboard is the hardest part for me to understand, if someone could tell me if my power supply is compatible with this board i would appreciate it greatly, also if there are any suggestions for a better one at a similar price around $210 i will definitely look into them.

Power Supply: EVGA 100-B1-0700-K1 700W SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply $65Ram:

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-8GVR $40

I now understand DDR3 and 4,somewhat, thanks to a NCIX tech tips video, so i believe this ram is suitable, if not, again just let me know.

Graphics Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Video Card $280

I also dont know how to tell if a motherboard supports certain graphics cards or all of them, is it just limited by the space in the pc and not the motherboard? Also i looked into graphics cards a lot and since the 1060 is quite low priced for its capabilities i went with it.

CPU Fan:

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2) $30

My only worry with this is it being too big, i would also rather not do a water cooler in case people recommend them, i would consider replacing mine with one later but i definitely don't know enough about them, if i have no other option then a water/liquid cooler though then i will of course switch

 

Computer Case:

NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - Red $97

I really love how this case looks so im dead set on this one, i'm also not planning on buying a new monitor or any mice or keyboards so why not splurge here(because i was looking at cases priced at like 30-50 originally)

For removing thermal paste on my current i'm getting  Arctic Silver Arcticlean Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier ACN-60ML (2-PC-SET) $7

And i'm getting this thermal paste for the cpu fan - Arctic Silver 5 AS5-3.5G Thermal Paste $7.50

I will not be getting a ssd yet but plan to in the future, and im also looking at some fans to add

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators $9

I'm buying windows 7 too so thats why there is the gap in price and budget, also i'm getting windows 7 over 10 because i have it on my x51 and the only perk of having it was getting to play gigantic, there's way too many problems from windows 10, i may upgrade in a few years.  I found windows 7 on a site called softwareking for $75.  I believe i got everything here, if i'm missing anything please let me know and if you have any opinions on the brands of the parts i picked please let me know about that as well, thank you for your time  

Use PCPartpicker. Motherboards for LGA1155 are not for sale anymore in the new markwt

[RealBuizel10]

Are you ok with used components

 

[RealBuizel10]

14 minutes ago, DeathsButcher said:

Hi, this is my first time posting here, i'm writing about building my on pc and am here for some confirmation. I currently have the original Alienware x51 or, as i believe it is now known, the x51 r1, it is an entirely un-upgradable machine, you can fit other graphics cards inside as i have seen videos of others do, but its main hindrance is that it only supports a 330 watt external power supply, i could just swap the pieces into a new case and all but i know nothing concerning motherboard and power supply compatibility.  The only things i feel i would want to transition to my new pc are my cpu, an i7-2600, and my hard drive that is 1 tb.  My budget is around 800 dollars and i have picked everything out, i just want to know that everything is compatible and i would appreciate any help clarifying or pointing me in the direction of other parts that would be a good replacement.

 

Motherboard:  GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

The motherboard is the hardest part for me to understand, if someone could tell me if my power supply is compatible with this board i would appreciate it greatly, also if there are any suggestions for a better one at a similar price around $210 i will definitely look into them.

Power Supply: EVGA 100-B1-0700-K1 700W SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply $65Ram:

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-8GVR $40

I now understand DDR3 and 4,somewhat, thanks to a NCIX tech tips video, so i believe this ram is suitable, if not, again just let me know.

Graphics Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Video Card $280

I also dont know how to tell if a motherboard supports certain graphics cards or all of them, is it just limited by the space in the pc and not the motherboard? Also i looked into graphics cards a lot and since the 1060 is quite low priced for its capabilities i went with it.

CPU Fan:

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2) $30

My only worry with this is it being too big, i would also rather not do a water cooler in case people recommend them, i would consider replacing mine with one later but i definitely don't know enough about them, if i have no other option then a water/liquid cooler though then i will of course switch

 

Computer Case:

NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - Red $97

I really love how this case looks so im dead set on this one, i'm also not planning on buying a new monitor or any mice or keyboards so why not splurge here(because i was looking at cases priced at like 30-50 originally)

For removing thermal paste on my current i'm getting  Arctic Silver Arcticlean Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier ACN-60ML (2-PC-SET) $7

And i'm getting this thermal paste for the cpu fan - Arctic Silver 5 AS5-3.5G Thermal Paste $7.50

I will not be getting a ssd yet but plan to in the future, and im also looking at some fans to add

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators $9

I'm buying windows 7 too so thats why there is the gap in price and budget, also i'm getting windows 7 over 10 because i have it on my x51 and the only perk of having it was getting to play gigantic, there's way too many problems from windows 10, i may upgrade in a few years.  I found windows 7 on a site called softwareking for $75.  I believe i got everything here, if i'm missing anything please let me know and if you have any opinions on the brands of the parts i picked please let me know about that as well, thank you for your time  

The thermal paste remover is not needed, I (and I learn this from TechQuickie) recommend some toilet paper and water.

[DeathsButcher]

17 minutes ago, RealBuizel10 said:

Are you ok with used components

 

Yes i am fine with used components, and what is a LGA1155, im still new to all this, is that the only board that works with my cpu

12 minutes ago, RealBuizel10 said:

The thermal paste remover is not needed, I (and I learn this from TechQuickie) recommend some toilet paper and water.

Are you sure you can use toilet paper, isnt it bad to use because of lint, and water getting into the motherboard would ruin it wouldnt it, i'm a curious newb so if im totally wrong feel free to point it out

[RealBuizel10]

2 minutes ago, DeathsButcher said:

Yes i am fine with used components, and what is a LGA1155, im still new to all this, is that the only board that works with my cpu

Are you sure you can use toilet paper, isnt it bad to use because of lint, and water getting into the motherboard would ruin it wouldnt it, i'm a curious newb so if im totally wrong feel free to point it out

According to a video made by Linus a few years ago, he recommends toliet paper

[RealBuizel10]

2 minutes ago, DeathsButcher said:

Yes i am fine with used components, and what is a LGA1155, im still new to all this, is that the only board that works with my cpu

Are you sure you can use toilet paper, isnt it bad to use because of lint, and water getting into the motherboard would ruin it wouldnt it, i'm a curious newb so if im totally wrong feel free to point it out

LGA 1155 is the socket your CPU fits in, and has been discontiuned by Intel, even though the CPUs in this generation are still great.

[RealBuizel10]

6 minutes ago, DeathsButcher said:

Yes i am fine with used components, and what is a LGA1155, im still new to all this, is that the only board that works with my cpu

Are you sure you can use toilet paper, isnt it bad to use because of lint, and water getting into the motherboard would ruin it wouldnt it, i'm a curious newb so if im totally wrong feel free to point it out

How much ram do you have in your current PC

[DeathsButcher]

1 minute ago, RealBuizel10 said:

LGA 1155 is the socket your CPU fits in, and has been discontiuned by Intel, even though the CPUs in this generation are still great.

I see, thank you for the info, that definitely changes things, i'll have to look into getting a new cpu 

2 minutes ago, RealBuizel10 said:

According to a video made by Linus a few years ago, he recommends toliet paper

Oh okay then, thats good to know, i just dont want to ruin my pc before i build it you know

[DeathsButcher]

3 minutes ago, RealBuizel10 said:

How much ram do you have in your current PC

only 6gb so thats why i felt like 8gb was an okay improvement, though i never saw any 6gb ram options, is it even possible to have 6gb

[RealBuizel10]

4 minutes ago, DeathsButcher said:

only 6gb so thats why i felt like 8gb was an okay improvement, though i never saw any 6gb ram options, is it even possible to have 6gb

Do you need a optical drive or do you have one in your PC

[RealBuizel10]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/snmp8K
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/snmp8K/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM  120mm Fan  ($15.95 @ OutletPC)
Other: Motherboard ($94.80)
Other: WINDOW 7 ($23.80)
Other: Sata ($3.82)
Total: $726.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 15:59 EDT-0400

[RealBuizel10]

Your CPU is just as good as a modern i7, you dont have to replace it

[DeathsButcher]

3 minutes ago, RealBuizel10 said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/snmp8K
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/snmp8K/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM  120mm Fan  ($15.95 @ OutletPC)
Other: Motherboard ($94.80)
Other: WINDOW 7 ($23.80)
Other: Sata ($3.82)
Total: $726.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 15:59 EDT-0400

wow thanks for the list, i will definitely check all this out and about the cpu, would an i5-6600k work or an i7-6700k

6 minutes ago, RealBuizel10 said:

Do you need a optical drive or do you have one in your PC

Oh yeah i forgot that, i do have one

[DeathsButcher]

4 minutes ago, RealBuizel10 said:

Your CPU is just as good as a modern i7, you dont have to replace it

I know it is as good, but would one of the older motherboards work okay with all the other components, if so would any lg1155 work, the one you put in the part finder, will it work alright with everything else is what i mean

[DeathsButcher]

16 minutes ago, RealBuizel10 said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/snmp8K
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/snmp8K/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM  120mm Fan  ($15.95 @ OutletPC)
Other: Motherboard ($94.80)
Other: WINDOW 7 ($23.80)
Other: Sata ($3.82)
Total: $726.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 15:59 EDT-0400

Also thanks for finding a cheaper graphics card that performance wise is similar, i dont know anything in terms of radeon vs nvidia so i just was going for a nvidia like i already have in my current pc, thanks also for finding an ssd and gold ceritified power supply, you've been a tremendous help

[RealBuizel10]

31 minutes ago, DeathsButcher said:

I know it is as good, but would one of the older motherboards work okay with all the other components, if so would any lg1155 work, the one you put in the part finder, will it work alright with everything else is what i mean

The older motherboards are just fine, they work with DDR3, just PM me if you want to upgrade in the future @LienusLateTips on twitter

[DeathsButcher]

1 minute ago, RealBuizel10 said:

The older motherboards are just fine, they work with DDR3, just PM me if you want to upgrade in the future

Awesome, thanks so much for all this help

[RealBuizel10]

2 hours ago, DeathsButcher said:

Awesome, thanks so much for all this help

Also go to the pcpartpicker link in the post, it will show you all the best prices. And for the custom parts click on their names in the PCPartPicker link

[antisleep]

Just here to make a few tweaks on @RealBuizel10's parts list. Hope I'm not too late.

 

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

^This comes with a thermal paste already and you're not overclocking so you don't need an arctic silver.

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (Open box) @ Newegg ($123.99)

^It's an open box unit, also a bit more expensive but it's better getting it on newegg vs a mobo on ebay that's shipped from China that takes a few weeks. And don't worry, this  works with all the parts in your system.
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 

^It's a 1x8GB stick so you can add another one for 16GB
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

^This is one of the best entry-level SSDs for the price.
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($284.98 @ Newegg) 

^This is the one you chose initially but maybe look for other 1060's that are $250-270. Look on Amazon/Newegg/PCpartpicker
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.98 @ Newegg) 

^This is a better PSU for the price. Would highly recommend this over the EVGA NEX
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($3.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $721.89

 

All parts are from Newegg so shipping is more convenient and cost efficient.

 

Windows 7 Pro OEM: $25 @ Kinguin.net / https://youtu.be/yXTqz3Fd28M

Sata Cables (just in case the mobo doesn't have em): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123282

[antisleep]

5 hours ago, DeathsButcher said:

Oh okay then, thats good to know, i just dont want to ruin my pc before i build it you know

Don't go with the toilet paper. You're right with it leaving pieces of lint, use cloth(preferably micro fiber) and isopropyl alcohol.

 

Also here's an alternative cheaper motherboard from Amazon for $70(used): ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM

The trade off with it is that it's a smaller mATX and it's blue w/c ruins the red color scheme. Just giving you more options but would ultimately recommend the Asrock Z77.

[RealBuizel10]

53 minutes ago, antisleep said:

Don't go with the toilet paper. You're right with it leaving pieces of lint, use cloth(preferably micro fiber) and isopropyl alcohol.

 

Also here's an alternative cheaper motherboard from Amazon for $70(used): ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM

The trade off with it is that it's a smaller mATX and it's blue w/c ruins the red color scheme. Just giving you more options but would ultimately recommend the Asrock Z77.

Pardon, I made a mistake, use toliet paper and alchol 60% :

 

[antisleep]

4 minutes ago, RealBuizel10 said:

Pardon, I made a mistake, use toliet paper and alchol 60% :

Notice he still made use of microfiber cloth to make sure it's all clean. Avoiding toilet paper in the first place would save you the job of cleaning the fibers left behind.

[RealBuizel10]

Just now, antisleep said:

Notice he still made use of microfiber cloth to make sure it's all clean. Avoiding toilet paper in the first place would save you the job of cleaning the fibers left behind.

I use toilet paper for my PC.

[antisleep]

Just now, RealBuizel10 said:

I use toilet paper for my PC.

Doesn't make it a good advice for others.