Is this good?

[8BitBuilder]

I am planing to build a computer and  would like to know If this is any good. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YGVd9W

PS im going to wait for AMD zen and if is any good I will use it.

 

Thanks :-)

[Enderman]

Looks alright, although I would go with an EVGA or seasonic PSU instead, and 16GB of ram.

[minibois]

I would probably go for the RX 480 (even 4GB, if you can find any aftermarket coolers at least). But if you're gonna wait until Zen comes out, my suggestions aren't worth a lot anyways. Stuff can change in a couple months.

[TristanKing]

I wouldn't go for the 3gb 1060 personally, try and get the 6gb one.

 

You should probably wait for Kaby Lake too. If anything, it'll have slight improvements over Sky Lake for the same cost. And I doubt Zen will be any good, but who knows?

[8BitBuilder]

1 minute ago, TristanKing said:

I wouldn't go for the 3gb 1060 personally, try and get the 6gb one.

 

You should probably wait for Kaby Lake too. If anything, it'll have slight improvements over Sky Lake for the same cost. And I doubt Zen will be any good, but who knows?

Haha that explains why it was so cheap I did not see that it was 3gb.

Thanks  

[Meag]

8 minutes ago, 8BitBuilder said:

I am planing to build a computer and  would like to know If this is any good. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YGVd9W

PS im going to wait for AMD zen and if is any good I will use it.

 

Thanks :-)

 

4 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Looks alright, although I would go with an EVGA or seasonic PSU instead, and 16GB of ram.

Whats your Pc Going to be mainly used for? Gaming? If so I think the RAM amount is fine as it is, However if your doing tasks which require a large amount of productivity then go with 16Gb of ram, You dont really need more than 8gb for gaming.

[Besix]

Did you go for a windowed case for a particular reason?

If you chose that case to be able to look at your build, I'd choose something more appealing as a CPU cooler than the standard Intel one.

[8BitBuilder]

3 minutes ago, ShadowArk said:

 

Whats your Pc Going to be mainly used for? Gaming? If so I think the RAM amount is fine as it is, However if your doing tasks which require a large amount of productivity then go with 16Gb of ram, You dont really need more than 8gb for gaming.

Only going to game 

[Meag]

Just now, 8BitBuilder said:

Only going to game 

Then I would say that this is a pretty good build, Maybe go with a mother board that has some added features and support for future hardware, It will do what you want now but having extra features is always nice.

[TristanKing]

7 minutes ago, Minibois said:

I would probably go for the RX 480 (even 4GB, if you can find any aftermarket coolers at least). But if you're gonna wait until Zen comes out, my suggestions aren't worth a lot anyways. Stuff can change in a couple months.

Why are people so insistent on the RX 480, when the 1060 gets a large percentage better performance in the vast majority of games, and the very few DX12/Vulkan games only beat the 1060 by a fraction...?

 

If you're keeping your GPU for 3-4+ years the RX 480 might be a good choice, but I wouldn't recommend it otherwise imo.

[Ashiella]

7 minutes ago, ShadowArk said:

 

Whats your Pc Going to be mainly used for? Gaming? If so I think the RAM amount is fine as it is, However if your doing tasks which require a large amount of productivity then go with 16Gb of ram, You dont really need more than 8gb for gaming.

Buuuutttt, you need 16 for chrome and games <3

[8BitBuilder]

7 minutes ago, Besix said:

Did you go for a windowed case for a particular reason?

If you chose that case to be able to look at your build, I'd choose something more appealing as a CPU cooler than the standard Intel one.

Looks are number 2 for me and will come along later 

[Meag]

Just now, Ashiella said:

Buuuutttt, you need 16 for chrome and games <3

Very fair point you have there.

[8BitBuilder]

1 minute ago, ShadowArk said:

Very fair point you have there.

Why would I need 16gb of ram for Chrome 

[Meag]

Just now, 8BitBuilder said:

Looks are number 2 for me and will come along later 

 

8 minutes ago, Besix said:

Did you go for a windowed case for a particular reason?

If you chose that case to be able to look at your build, I'd choose something more appealing as a CPU cooler than the standard Intel one.

I do agree that a better CPU cooler would be good, Even if you don't really care about looks its still a good thing to have to keep your CPU nice and cool, especially if you plan to overclock. It could even keep your system alive longer if you get a good one with enough airflow.

[TristanKing]

1 minute ago, ShadowArk said:

Very fair point you have there.

8GB of RAM works fine for me, with multiple tabs open in chrome, a game on one monitor, netflix/youtube on another, and another desktop open with Unity, another chrome window, visual studio and spotify. 16gb is more of an upgrade because you can kind of thing.

[8BitBuilder]

Just now, ShadowArk said:

 

I do agree that a better CPU cooler would be good, Even if you don't really care about looks its still a good thing to have to keep your CPU nice and cool, especially if you plan to overclock. It could even keep your system alive longer if you get a good one with enough airflow.

You cant overclock a non K Intel cpu  

[Meag]

Just now, 8BitBuilder said:

Why would I need 16gb of ram for Chrome 

Just joking, Chrome just eats through RAM and uses alot of it to keep tabs open.

[Coaxialgamer]

If you're ok with some compromises , here's what i could whip up for around slightly more

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6RRNcc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6RRNcc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($34.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($384.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($25.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.33 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $767.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 13:04 EDT-0400

[Meag]

Just now, TristanKing said:

8GB of RAM works fine for me, with multiple tabs open in chrome, a game on one monitor, netflix/youtube on another, and another desktop open with Unity, another chrome window, visual studio and spotify. 16gb is more of an upgrade because you can kind of thing.

It was more of a joke than actually saying he need 16gb, 8gb is likely fine. However Its hard to believe you have that all open and still have RAM to spare.

[Meag]

1 minute ago, 8BitBuilder said:

You cant overclock a non K Intel cpu  

I know, you said about upgrading the CPU in the future so I would put about a better CPU cooler incase you decide to overclock.

[TristanKing]

Maybe you could go super budget with your CPU, just enough to not bottleneck a better graphics card like the 1070, and then upgrade your CPU when Cannon Lake comes around next year (assuming it's going to be a decent performance jump).

 

That could be a smart upgrade path.

[Enderman]

3 hours ago, ShadowArk said:

 

Whats your Pc Going to be mainly used for? Gaming? If so I think the RAM amount is fine as it is, However if your doing tasks which require a large amount of productivity then go with 16Gb of ram, You dont really need more than 8gb for gaming.

It's 2016, 16GB for gaming is the standard now.

8GB isn't really enough anymore considering your OS uses a quarter of that, and you probably want to have other stuff open while gaming like music or whatever.

And games can use more than 8GB.

 

Since ram is so cheap these days there is no reason to limit yourself to 8GB.

[TristanKing]

5 minutes ago, Enderman said:

It's 2016, 16GB for gaming is the standard now.

8GB isn't really enough anymore considering your OS uses a quarter of that, and you probably want to have other stuff open while gaming like music or whatever.

And games can use more than 8GB.

 

Since ram is so cheap these days there is no reason to limit yourself to 8GB.

That's absolute rubbish. 16gb will make no difference to gaming, and little to actual usage for the average person. 8gb for a build under 1k is perfect. There are plenty of other things that you should be spending the extra money on before hand.

[Enderman]

Just now, TristanKing said:

That's absolute rubbish. 16gb will make no difference to gaming, and little to actual usage for the average person. 8gb for a build under 1k is perfect. There are plenty of other things that you should be spending the extra money on before hand.

When you run out of ram, everything stops working correctly.

Not just the game, but all programs, your OS, etc..

 

$20 for ram is not a lot if it means you can actually play games and run programs without running into the "windows has run out of memory" message every time you try to multitask.

 

There are games that use over 8GB of ram. If you don't have enough ram, you need to shut off programs or lower settings.

For $20 you should not be limiting your ram and what you can do with your PC.