First gaming rig!

[Nashiwa]

Hey guys!

 

So I'm about to build my first ever rig, and I'd like to know if any of you have some feedback about my parts list. I'm aiming for a gaming rig that would be pretty silent (and easily upgradable in the future).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($64.90 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($142.85 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($434.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 9 500W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply 
Total: $1078.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-03 07:13 EDT-0400

 

(The PSU is actually 600W but was unavailable on Pcpartpicker)

 

As I live in Europe my prices would come from Amazon France, so the prices displayed here are incorrect.

[HKZeroFive]

I wouldn't get that power supply. What happened to getting the Seasonic M12II, Corsair RMx or the EVGA G2?

[Glennieboyyy007]

looks good, except that you may need to buy a harddrive, because 250gb is going to be full very quick, thanks to all the games you'll download.

[Starelementpoke]

6 minutes ago, Nashiwa said:

Hey guys!

 

So I'm about to build my first ever rig, and I'd like to know if any of you have some feedback about my parts list. I'm aiming for a gaming rig that would be pretty silent (and easily upgradable in the future).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($64.90 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($142.85 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($434.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 9 500W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply 
Total: $1078.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-03 07:13 EDT-0400

 

(The PSU is actually 600W but was unavailable on Pcpartpicker)

 

As I live in Europe my prices would come from Amazon France, so the prices displayed here are incorrect.

I'd get a better PSU,

[M A J O R]

I always recommend a gold rated or above PSU. It's one of the most important parts of a build, so you should invest in a quality one  

[Nashiwa]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

I wouldn't get that power supply. What happened to getting the Seasonic M12II, Corsair RMx or the EVGA G2?

Well I had ordered the M12II, but after talking to you guys in the other forum thread and looking at a lot of reviews many people seemed to have noise problems with that model so I canceled my order. Same thing for the EVGA G2, apparently it can get quite noisy. The RMx was over my budget if I took the 650W version, and 550W seems a bit restrictive if I decide to OC or SLI.

3 minutes ago, Glennieboyyy007 said:

looks good, except that you may need to buy a harddrive, because 250gb is going to be full very quick, thanks to all the games you'll download.

I will get an old 500Gb or 1Tb HDD from my previous computer.

[comicsansms]

1 minute ago, TiTANiTE said:

I always recommend a gold rated or above PSU. It's one of the most important parts of a build, so you should invest in a quality one  

Gold doesn't mean that it is good, something the a EVGA NEX is mediocre and not worth the money spent over something like an EVGA B2, Corsair CX450/550/650M and Vengeance.

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, TiTANiTE said:

I always recommend a gold rated or above PSU. It's one of the most important parts of a build, so you should invest in a quality one  

You do know it's y doesn't always mean it's quality right?

 

1 minute ago, Nashiwa said:

Well I had ordered the M12II, but after talking to you guys in the other forum thread and looking at a lot of reviews many people seemed to have noise problems with that model so I canceled my order. Same thing for the EVGA G2, apparently it can get quite noisy. The RMx was over my budget if I took the 650W version, and 550W seems a bit restrictive if I decide to OC or SLI.

I will get an old 500Gb or 1Tb HDD from my previous computer.

I mean, anything get's noisy if it gets put under pressure. 

[Nashiwa]

8 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

I mean, anything get's noisy if it gets put under pressure. 

True, but there's a difference between 45dB at full load (like the M12II) and 30dB (like the be quiet).

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Nashiwa said:

True, but there's a difference between 45dB at full load (like the M12II) and 30dB (like the be quiet).

If you wanna stick with the be quiet, get the 10 or 11. They're of much better quality.

[SeanAngelo]

27 minutes ago, Nashiwa said:

Hey guys!

 

So I'm about to build my first ever rig, and I'd like to know if any of you have some feedback about my parts list. I'm aiming for a gaming rig that would be pretty silent (and easily upgradable in the future).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($64.90 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($142.85 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($434.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 9 500W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply 
Total: $1078.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-03 07:13 EDT-0400

 

(The PSU is actually 600W but was unavailable on Pcpartpicker)

 

As I live in Europe my prices would come from Amazon France, so the prices displayed here are incorrect.

looks good!

 

consider an EVGA G2/GS or SeaSonic for PSU instead.

[Nashiwa]

7 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

looks good!

 

consider an EVGA G2/GS or SeaSonic for PSU instead.

Seasonic G-650 for example? That way it's a semi-modular, 80+ Gold and Seasonic quality.

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, Nashiwa said:

Seasonic G-650 for example? That way it's a semi-modular, 80+ Gold and Seasonic quality.

Das good.

[HKZeroFive]

30 minutes ago, Nashiwa said:

Well I had ordered the M12II, but after talking to you guys in the other forum thread and looking at a lot of reviews many people seemed to have noise problems with that model so I canceled my order. Same thing for the EVGA G2, apparently it can get quite noisy. The RMx was over my budget if I took the 650W version, and 550W seems a bit restrictive if I decide to OC or SLI.

My G2 stays dead silent since the fan doesn't kick on until it really needs to. Even then, it's not a noisy power supply by any means. The GPU itself would probably make more noise than the power supply itself anyway.

 

550W is more than you need for overclocking. I could run two stock GTX 1080s on a 550W power supply if I wanted to and it would still be fine. If you want to SLI (multi-GPU sucks anyway so I don't know why you would want to), 650W is fine.

 

Quality first.

[Matias_Chambers]

43 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

My G2 stays dead silent since the fan doesn't kick on until it really needs to. Even then, it's not a noisy power supply by any means. The GPU itself would probably make more noise than the power supply itself anyway.

 

550W is more than you need for overclocking. I could run two stock GTX 1080s on a 550W power supply if I wanted to and it would still be fine. If you want to SLI (multi-GPU sucks anyway so I don't know why you would want to), 650W is fine.

 

Quality first.

I don't even know how my P2 sounds

[SeanAngelo]

1 hour ago, Nashiwa said:

Seasonic G-650 for example? That way it's a semi-modular, 80+ Gold and Seasonic quality.

yup, that's a good unit

[Nashiwa]

17 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

yup, that's a good unit

Great! If you had to choose between the EVGA G2 550W or Seasonic G-650, which would you take?

[Starelementpoke]

18 minutes ago, Nashiwa said:

Great! If you had to choose between the EVGA G2 550W or Seasonic G-650, which would you take?

Seasonic.

[SeanAngelo]

1 hour ago, Nashiwa said:

Great! If you had to choose between the EVGA G2 550W or Seasonic G-650, which would you take?

they're both good, take the cheapest.

[Nashiwa]

8 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

they're both good, take the cheapest.

They're exactly the same price

[SeanAngelo]

18 hours ago, Nashiwa said:

They're exactly the same price

get the Seasonic