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5 minutes ago, TLe6ix said:

just putting it out there, seagate barracudas have a bad rep of breaking and dying but im using mine just fine, i guess they're just unlucky.

Nah, it's simply bullshit people like to circlejerk all over the internet. The only real faulty Barracuda drive is the 3TB, the rest are more or less fine and rival most of WD's products.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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5 minutes ago, acercon said:

it comes with it doesnt it?

 

Yes, the H55 has pre-applied thermal compound. One would only need additional compound if the unit was detached from the cpu after initial installation.

 

The build is pretty good. Although a motherboard would be useful.

 

I would suggest dropping the H55 cpu cooler. The cpu comes with a stock fan that will do a decent job.

 

Here is a pcpartpicker list of your build with a motherboard added.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.99 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 
Storage: Avexir E100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.99 @ NCIX) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.99 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($399.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.98 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1181.90
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-12 01:39 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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2 minutes ago, brob said:

 

Yes, the H55 has pre-applied thermal compound. One would only need additional compound if the unit was detached from the cpu after initial installation.

 

The build is pretty good. Although a motherboard would be useful.

 

I would suggest dropping the H55 cpu cooler. The cpu comes with a stock fan that will do a decent job.

 

Here is a pcpartpicker list of your build with a motherboard added.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.99 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 
Storage: Avexir E100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.99 @ NCIX) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.99 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($399.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.98 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1181.90
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-12 01:39 EDT-0400

 
 
 

we are planning on this mobo http://www.ncix.com/detail/msi-b150-gaming-m3-atx-33-120220.htm 

and for h55 is it really that useful? we are mainly getting it because of looks and some performance 

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19 minutes ago, acercon said:

we are planning on this mobo http://www.ncix.com/detail/msi-b150-gaming-m3-atx-33-120220.htm 

and for h55 is it really that useful? we are mainly getting it because of looks and some performance 

That motherboard is fine. 

Personally I would not bother with the H55. That said, the H55 will do a better job cooling.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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