1000-1100 pc build

[Colt_0pz]

So i am building a pc for my brother and i want to check and see if these parts are ok. 

There are some things i want to point out: 1. The reason i am buying an OS key is because he does not have 100 dollars for a proper OS. (Don't judge) 2. The reason i have powerline is that he does not have an ethernet port in his room and wireless is too far away from his room.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($284.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: AOC E2260SWDN 21.5" 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Directron) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($46.66 @ Amazon) 
Other: OS ($30.00)
Other: Powerline ($85.58)
Total: $1067.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-09 17:41 EDT-0400

 

[xDanielxOossiex]

Go with a Z170 mobo instead, so you could get 6600k/6700k whenever you need/want it

[Colt_0pz]

Just now, xDanielxOossiex said:

Go with a Z170 mobo instead, so you could get 6600k/6700k whenever you need/want it

Overclocking is not something he is interested in.

[VerticalDiscussions]

1 minute ago, Colt_0pz said:

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Then a 6600/6700 would fare pretty well already and the "K" versions actually have higher clock speeds, yelding more performance without requiring to OC.

[xDanielxOossiex]

2 minutes ago, Colt_0pz said:

Overclocking is not something he is interested in.

Ok, then that mobo is fine

[Colt_0pz]

1 minute ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

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I would need to check with my brother but good suggestion.

[Captain_WD]

11 hours ago, Colt_0pz said:

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Hey there

 

The plan looks quite well. I would suggest to consider a single 8GB memory stick instead of 2x4GB for budget and future upgrade purposes as you are not likely to see any performance differences. 

What would the purpose of this build be? If it's for gaming, what games and what settings are you after? 

Even though the SSD would dramatically boost the overall performance of the build, reduce the loading and boot times and improve the responsiveness of the build you wouldn't really see any difference in gaming besides shorter loading times on the ones installed on it. Graphics are FPS are not affected by the storage's performance so you could even go as far as dropping the SSD if you need some extra budget for the other parts. Adding one later on is always an option. 

 

Captain_WD.

[Colt_0pz]

On 8/10/2016 at 1:50 AM, Captain_WD said:

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Hello to you too =D. The plan of this build is to build a desktop PC for my brother and it will be for gaming (mainly civ6) and general usage for things from his university. I am an advocate of an SSD and HDD combo since i have expirence with HDD only systems after one year.(It slows down alot and i cannot format it as there are too many valuable files) The single stick of memory is a good idea but, i am wondering if an SSHD is more pratical than just an SSD and HDD.

 

Colt_0pz

[Captain_WD]

On 13.08.2016 г. at 8:29 AM, Colt_0pz said:

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If you need help with your current HDD and its performance feel free to ask. There should be ways to improve its performance and I'd be happy to help with that. Feel free to drop me a PM, post a new topic and tag me there or simply ask here.

 

the planned parts should suffice for the needed performance so you should be good on the performance side. 

 

SSHDs are good for certain types of usage. However, there are a couple big disadvantages when it comes to comparing a SSHD with a HDD+SSD combo:

- you have absolutely no influence on what goes in the SSD portion of the drive as it caches files based on what its firmware decides is the most commonly used on the system. You basically have not access to the SSD portion of the drive and cannot choose what goes there and what stays on the HDD.

- the SSD part itself on a SSHD drive is rather small (usually 8GB or 16GB) and can't fit much data on it, let alone have a full installation of a OS, game or an application. It works faster than a HDD but still considerably slower compared to a pure SSD. 

 

SSHDs are great for single-bay systems that are mostly used for just a few things such as office laptops, workstations that are used solely for one major application, etc. 

 

I would go with a combo instead of a hybrid drive in this case.

 

Captain_WD.