My First Real Build

[ThomasR13]

After a very long time I think I've configured a pc that is perfect for me, I look mostly to do gaming and some light wrok such as word, powerpoint, excel etc. My budget is around $2700 USD. If anyone wants to take a look and give me some feedback on how I could create a better pc, recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tyq2VY

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, ThomasR13 said:

After a very long time I think I've configured a pc that is perfect for me. My budget is around $2700 USD. If anyone wants to take a look and give me some feedback on how I could create a better pc, recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! http://pcpartpicker.com/list/zPFnLD

What purpose?

[Stevoisboss]

2 minutes ago, ThomasR13 said:

After a very long time I think I've configured a pc that is perfect for me. My budget is around $2700 USD. If anyone wants to take a look and give me some feedback on how I could create a better pc, recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! http://pcpartpicker.com/list/zPFnLD

Psu is big unless if you are going to dual 1080's in the future. You might wanna go with something like 600-750w gold 

[MrPants_]

Oh god no not McAfee. McAfee really is cancer  though

[Matias_Chambers]

Just now, MrAwesomepants said:

Oh god no not McAfee. McAfee really is cancer  though

Yeah you can get just as good free software. I never really liked McAfee.

[ThomasR13]

1 minute ago, Stevoisboss said:

Psu is big unless if you are going to dual 1080's in the future. You might wanna go with something like 600-750w gold 

I choose a big PSU because I was thinking I want to be able to do various upgrades in the future, eventually hopefully dual 1080's

[Stevoisboss]

1 minute ago, ThomasR13 said:

I choose a big PSU because I was thinking I want to be able to do various upgrades in the future, eventually hopefully dual 1080's

Everything else looks good to me then. Good luck building it.

[ThomasR13]

1 minute ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Yeah you can get just as good free software. I never really liked McAfee.

 

2 minutes ago, MrAwesomepants said:

Oh god no not McAfee. McAfee really is cancer  though

Thanks, I wasnt sure if i really needed anti virus but know I know.

[MrPants_]

Just now, ThomasR13 said:

 

Thanks, I wasnt sure if i really needed anti virus but know I know.

Oh, also, if you don't go to shady links 24/7 and torrent a lot of stuff, you'll be fine without any other anti virus program than the standard Microsoft Security program. I've never had a problem with viruses, but hey, that's just me

[rmurad38]

If a dual graphics update is in the future, the power supply will be fine, if not a tad overkill for now. The only other issue I see here is perhaps to consider a 2x16GB RAM kit vs. 4x8GB, for expansion in the future, or given how much is already being spent, just go for a 4x16GB kit.

[Matias_Chambers]

2 minutes ago, ThomasR13 said:

 

Thanks, I wasnt sure if i really needed anti virus but know I know.

I would recommend AVG and Malwarebytes or Avast and Malwarebytes.

[ThomasR13]

1 minute ago, rmurad38 said:

If a dual graphics update is in the future, the power supply will be fine, if not a tad overkill for now. The only other issue I see here is perhaps to consider a 2x16GB RAM kit vs. 4x8GB, for expansion in the future, or given how much is already being spent, just go for a 4x16GB kit.

 

I heard that twice now and already changed it, thanks!

[MrPants_]

1 minute ago, Matias_Chambers said:

I would recommend AVG and Malwarebytes or Avast and Malwarebytes.

Just a reminder you guy, you don't need those unless you go to shady links

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

I would recommend AVG and Malwarebytes or Avast and Malwarebytes.

Windows Defender and Malwarebytes tends to be pretty good as well.

[ThomasR13]

I'm saving my money from my job and hoping to have it built by the end of this year or early next year (it's going to take so long because I have to save up for a school trip to the Galapagos next summer before I can worry about the PC), I'm sure it will change until then but for now I greatly appreciate everyone's advice and replies, thanks!

[MrPants_]

36 minutes ago, ThomasR13 said:

I'm saving my money from my job and hoping to have it built by the end of this year or early next year (it's going to take so long because I have to save up for a school trip to the Galapagos next summer before I can worry about the PC), I'm sure it will change until then but for now I greatly appreciate everyone's advice and replies, thanks!

Oh also! At the end of the year/early next year new AMD CPU's are going to be released, so you'd maybe want to wait for those to see how they compare to the Skylake CPU's!

[WEEEEEE]

You may want to look into an M.2 SSD (perhaps the M.2 850 EVO), however otherwise, you are pretty good! 

And yeah, McAfee is crap, if you want an AV, I recommend the free version of Avast.

[vladonizer]

Since you won't have a cd drive, make sure you get windows 10 on a USB

[DreamcastFan]

You don't need 850W, 650W is enough and will power a second 1080 if you add one later.

 

I advise everyone to educate themselves on how much power they really need and not how much they think they need.

[Guest]

Where is your monitor ?