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First Time PC Build!!!

josh310

you can do better. 

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  ($299.75 @ Vuugo) if you wanna overclock. get the 6500 if you don't.
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Ball Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.26 @ DirectCanada) performs better than the 212 evo for less.
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.98 @ NCIX) if you're not overclocking, get a cheaper mobo.
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada) much more capacity than the one you picked.
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ PC Canada) much better than the gtx 970, performs close to a gtx 980.
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ NCIX) not as good, but still a good quality psu.
Total: $1123.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-11 00:12 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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yo thanks a lot dude seems like you did a lot of research for me!!!

 

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22 minutes ago, josh310 said:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/2mgQPs

is this a decent pc build ???

 

You can do way better than that. Like, 30% better than that.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($251.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150M-PRO ECC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($125.22 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX200 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.34 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 460 2GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($37.99 @ Best Buy)
Other: Windows 10 Key (Microsoft Software Swap) ($35.00)
Total: $936.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-11 00:23 EDT-0400

 

- Newer gen OCable CPU

- Faster, cheaper GPU

- Cheaper SSD and HDD which are just the same.

- Better case

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:

Spoiler

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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6 minutes ago, Energycore said:

You can do way better than that. Like, 30% better than that.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.75 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($61.94 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING Video Card  ($269.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1054.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-11 00:15 EDT-0400

 

- Newer gen OCable CPU

- Faster, cheaper GPU

- Cheaper SSD and HDD which are just the same.

- Better case

no psu? right, where's that potato i had lying around...

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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Just now, herman mcpootis said:

no psu? right, where's that potato i had lying around...

Oh WTF

 

Wrong link thingy

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:

Spoiler

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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