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First Gaming PC - Suggestions?

PepsterHD
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Hey guys, so I am planning to build my own gaming PC, and I would appreciate it if someone could double check the parts and give me some suggestions! 

 

CPU: Intel i5 6600k 

Fan: Hyper 212 Evo

Mobo: MSI Z170A PC MATE LGA1151

RAM: G.Skill V Series 16 GB 2400

Storage: Corsair LE 240 GB SSD, WD Caviar Blue 1 TB 

Video Card: EVGA GTX 960 ACX 2.0+

Tower: NZXT S340 ATX Mid Tower

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNova NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular 

 

Here is the link: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/QTHW4C

 

Thanks!! 

 

 

 

 

 

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what's your budget?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($134.25 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($87.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.95 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.95 @ shopRBC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card  ($319.05 @ Vuugo)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $1155.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-26 21:51 EDT-0400

 

Way better GPU

Better PSU that costs less

Similar SSD that costs a bit less

Better CPU Coole

 

:)

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

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Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  ($29.95 @ NCIX) very similar in performance to a 212 evo while costing slightly less
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) cheaper and performs better
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.99 @ Memory Express) a much better performer than the ssd you picked
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini Video Card  ($324.48 @ shopRBC) miles better than a gtx 960.
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ NCIX) less power efficient, but performs much better.
Total: $1165.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-26 21:56 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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The 960 is now a outdated GPU... Go for a RX 480 or GTX 1060 for 970 like performance for much less. I might change the motherboard out for something else but nothing crosses my mind at the moment. For the SSD I would swap that out with a Samsung 850 EVO 250gb ssd. Also very important dont skip out of the quality of your PSU, read reviews and ask people about your PSU choice, For the people above me recommending A Corsair CXM series PSU, Do Not I repeat do not get a cheap CX series PSU it has some issues. EVGA makes some very good Gold 80+ PSU's go for those.

[CPU: 4.3 GHZ I5-4670K] [MB: Gigabyte Z87-D3H] [RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1833 MHZ (8GB)]

[GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1070] [PSU: Corsair CX-750] [Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo]
[Storage: 2TB 7200RPM HDD / 500GB Samsung 850 EVO ] [Case: ThermalTake Chaser-MK 1]

[Keyboard:Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX] [Mouse: Razer DeathAdder] [Monitor: 2 x ASUS 24 INCH IPS (1440p Soon)]

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31 minutes ago, Heavygun1450 said:

The 960 is now a outdated GPU... Go for a RX 480 or GTX 1060 for 970 like performance for much less. I might change the motherboard out for something else but nothing crosses my mind at the moment. For the SSD I would swap that out with a Samsung 850 EVO 250gb ssd. Also very important dont skip out of the quality of your PSU, read reviews and ask people about your PSU choice, For the people above me recommending A Corsair CXM series PSU, Do Not I repeat do not get a cheap CX series PSU it has some issues. EVGA makes some very good Gold 80+ PSU's go for those.

The units with grey stickers are much better quality then the old ones while that NEX he chose is known to have major issues with ripple suppression.

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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