First time building computer, need advise

[san0105]

Hi guys, I am planning on build a new PC and here is my list.

Please take a look at this proposed build and let me know if there are any compatibility issues or things to add?

 

List:

CPU:  Intel CORE I5-6500 (3.2G, 6M Cache, HD Graphic 530) Skylake
Motherboard:  MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS M.ATX
Memory:  KLEVV DDR4 1x8GB Value Series 2133MHz CL15 (x2)
HDD:  WD Blue 1TB
SSD:  KLEVV URBANE U610 240GB SSD
Video Card:  GALAX GeForce® GTX 1060 EX OC 6GB GDDR5
Case:  Antec GX900 ATX Case
Power Supply:  Antec NeoEco II 550W NEO-ECO2-550
Optical Drive:  ASUS 24x DVD Writer

 

This PC is mainly for playing games and maybe some video editing in the future. Hopefully it can be used for 3-4 years.

I will buy a 24 inch monitor for this setup and a mechanical keyboard (any advise or brand is preferred?).

Thanks all and have a great day. 

[CookieTheLabrador]

3 minutes ago, san0105 said:

Hi guys, I am planning on build a new PC and here is my list.

Please take a look at this proposed build and let me know if there are any compatibility issues or things to add?

 

List:

CPU:  Intel CORE I5-6500 (3.2G, 6M Cache, HD Graphic 530) Skylake
Motherboard:  MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS M.ATX
Memory:  KLEVV DDR4 1x8GB Value Series 2133MHz CL15 (x2)
HDD:  WD Blue 1TB
SDD:  KLEVV URBANE U610 240GB SSD
Video Card:  GALAX GeForce® GTX 1060 EX OC 6GB GDDR5
Case:  Antec GX900 ATX Case
Power Supply:  Antec NeoEco II 550W NEO-ECO2-550
Optical Drive:  ASUS 24x DVD Writer

 

This PC is mainly for playing games and maybe some video editing in the future. Hopefully it can be used for 3-4 years.

I will buy a 24 inch monitor for this setup and a mechanical keyboard (any advise or brand is preferred?).

Thanks all and have a great day. 

Everything looks great but what is your budget. Maybe there is a different config

[Mr.Humble]

Hi,

 

please specify your budget, to see how much we can optimize this build.

 

All in all, it's pretty well balanced.

[san0105]

Just now, vojta.pokorny said:

Hi,

 

please specify your budget, to see how much we can optimize this build.

 

All in all, it's pretty well balanced.

budget is about 900 - 950 USD, and if there can be a significant improve just by adding small among of price it would be ok too.

Also I am from HK, I am not sure if the computer parts are at the same price as in USA.

Thank you for helping.

[Mr.Humble]

1 minute ago, san0105 said:

budget is about 900 - 950 USD, and if there can be a significant improve just by adding small among of price it would be ok too.

Also I am from HK, I am not sure if the computer parts are at the same price as in USA.

Thank you for helping.

You can get better price/capacity if you go with 2TB harddrive, and it will last you longer (depending on your current and possible future storage needs)

 

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Memory:  KLEVV DDR4 1x8GB Value Series 2133MHz CL15 (x2)

 

Does this mean that you plan to have 16GB of RAM?

[Sreno1]

16gb of ram is overkill unless you have a specific reason for it. You could drop 8GB of ram and buy a 120GB SSD and use that as your boot drive.

[san0105]

1 minute ago, vojta.pokorny said:

You can get better price/capacity if you go with 2TB harddrive, and it will last you longer (depending on your current and possible future storage needs)

 

 

Does this mean that you plan to have 16GB of RAM?

Yes, btw is Tochiba a brand for HDD?

[frunze]

3 minutes ago, san0105 said:

Yes, btw is Tochiba a brand for HDD?

Yes, Toshiba makes HDD, and it is also a parent company of OCZ, a renown SSD manufacturer.

 

5 minutes ago, Sreno1 said:

16gb of ram is overkill unless you have a specific reason for it. You could drop 8GB of ram and buy a 120GB SSD and use that as your boot drive.

He also stated that he would plan to using the rig as a video editing platform 

[san0105]

I think I am going to upgrade the harddrive to 2/3TB but I am not sure which brand to buy, WD or Toshiba.

[frunze]

1 minute ago, san0105 said:

I think I am going to upgrade the harddrive to 2/3TB but I am not sure which brand to buy, WD or Toshiba.

If you plan to do some video editing in the future, then I would suggest to get yourself a M.2 SSD as an additional for your SSD. Then a 2TB+ HDD would be good too, but be careful when selecting the HDD. I would recommend Western Digital Black HDD (or any performance oriented HDD) since it is rated for more rigorous performance, and have a long warranty coverage. When using a non-performance oriented HDD (example: using a power-saving oriented HDD, or office-oriented HDD), it tend to fail more easily when doing a rigorous task like a video editing.