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The perfect upgradable budget gaming pc?

Lumin
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hi, I think I picked the best parts for building an upgradable gaming pc. I        got these prices from newegg.com

 

specs:

cpu- Intel i5-6500($205)

motherboard- gigabyte ga-z170-hd3($90)

ram- Kingston hyperx ddr4 8gb($35)

gpu- rx 480 4gb($200)

psu- evga 650w bq($65)

storage- adata premier 240gb ssd($62)

case- corsair carbide 100r($50)

total- $707 

 

any thoughts?

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1 minute ago, Lumin said:

hi, I think I picked the best parts for building an upgradable gaming pc. I        got these prices from newegg.com

 

specs:

cpu- Intel i5-6500($205)

motherboard- gigabyte ga-z170-hd3($90)

ram- Kingston hyperx ddr4 8gb($35)

gpu- rx 480 4gb($200)

storage- adata premier 240gb ssd($62)

case- corsair carbide 100r($50)

total- $707 

 

any thoughts?

1: Swap the Z170 motherboard with a H170 or B150

2: Where's your power supply?

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

1: Swap the Z170 motherboard with a H170 or B150

2: Where's your power supply?

With Z170 he has the ability to buy a 6700K and overclock it in the future... So I think it's a smart move from his part... If he has no such plans then, yes, he should swap it... 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32

 

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Get an hdd for mass storage if you have a lot of games, 240gb isn't enough for them all.

 

 •E5-2670 @2.7GHz • Intel DX79SI • EVGA 970 SSC• GSkill Sniper 8Gb ddr3 • Corsair Spec 02 • Corsair RM750 • HyperX 120Gb SSD • Hitachi 2Tb HDD •

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The EVGA BQ is a HEC design with not too much info on it as of this moment (but I'm predicting that it won't be that good at all). Until we find out more, best to go with a safe choice such as the EVGA GQ, GS or G2.

'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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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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6 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

The EVGA BQ is a HEC design with not too much info on it as of this moment (but I'm predicting that it won't be that good at all). Until we find out more, best to go with a safe choice such as the EVGA GQ, GS or G2.

A member has one hooked up to a 290x, I think this PC will be just fine with it.

As for the mobo, look into a ASrock Z170 Pro4 or Pro4S, flash an older bios and OC your CPU a smidge. Just like 3.5-3.8

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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Just now, DarkBlade2117 said:

A member has one hooked up to a 290x, I think this PC will be just fine with it.

As for the mobo, look into a ASrock Z170 Pro4 or Pro4S, flash an older bios and OC your CPU a smidge. Just like 3.5-3.8

A member has had a 290X running on a EVGA 400W White. It doesn't mean that he should.

 

To give you a rough idea, it's about the same quality as a 500B.

'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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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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19 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

1: Swap the Z170 motherboard with a H170 or B150

2: Where's your power supply?

I went with the z170 so that I could upgrade to 2 rx 480s in the future.

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