MY FIRST PC EVER!

[IamPARA]

Hello Linus Tech Tips Community, I've just purchased my first PC ever and i'm super excited about it. I have my crappy Laptop but for actual Desktops I am noob; for the most part besides from what I learn from Linus videos lol. I was wondering if I could get some feedback and some questions/concerns answered from you much more informed and intellectual guys/gals! Here's My build: 

 

CPU - Intel Core i5 6500 3.20Ghz Quad-Core

GPU - NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970

Storage - 1TB HDD

Memory - 8g DDR4 2133Mhz

OS - Windows 10 Pro

Wifi - Rosewill 802.11N N600 PCI Express wireless Adapter

Monitor - Asus VS228H-P 21.5ins

Power - Thermaltake 600w power supply 

(I also bought a HDMI cable and a cool ass comfy chair lmao)

 

How well will my CPU perform? Since it's an i5 not i7.

How does it look to you all?

Did I do good? For everything here I didn't spend more than a 1000.

Anyway, I hope i can share some of my excitement and hype with you guy/gals! 

[8-Bit Ninja]

Whats the motherboard?

 

[Kobathor]

It should perform great for AAA titles. That's a good i5. One point I'll make- eventually (soon,) you'll want another 8GB of RAM, and an SSD for booting and programs.

[FloRolf]

asking AFTER purchasing...

[IamPARA]

Awesome!! That's great to hear! I was going to upgrade to 16gbs of RAM whenever I got the chance. What SSD would you recommend??

[ChillyPepperGuy]

3 minutes ago, IamPARA said:

Awesome!! That's great to hear! I was going to upgrade to 16gbs of RAM whenever I got the chance. What SSD would you recommend??

for you probably a Samsung 850 

[Nacho Marco Segui]

A 970... why?

[IamPARA]

2 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

asking AFTER purchasing...

i did some research and i couldn't anything better for price unless i built from scratch and im no where near that level. Im just asking you guys cause there a few questions I had and to see what i could get to improve it. I am confident in my purchase for the most part.

[ChillyPepperGuy]

Just now, IamPARA said:

i did some research and i couldn't anything better for price unless i built from scratch and im no where near that level. Im just asking you guys cause there a few questions I had and to see what i could get to improve it. I am confident in my purchase for the most part.

did you use PCPartPicker?

[IamPARA]

Just now, Nacho Marco Segui said:

A 970... why?

My brother has one and its works really well so i bought from that knowledge and i'm not made of money tbh.

[IamPARA]

Just now, mcaldwell said:

did you use PCPartPicker?

No. I've never heard of that till now and i'm intrigued. That'll tell me how good or if something is worth it for a build?

[IamPARA]

9 minutes ago, 8-Bit Ninja said:

Whats the motherboard?

 

I'm not sure. I will make sure to clarify that in the future. 

[Nacho Marco Segui]

2 minutes ago, IamPARA said:

My brother has one and its works really well so i bought from that knowledge and i'm not made of money tbh.

I don't mean you should have bought a Titan X, but there are better options for the money, like the RX 480.

[ChillyPepperGuy]

2 minutes ago, IamPARA said:

No. I've never heard of that till now and i'm intrigued. That'll tell me how good or if something is worth it for a build?

so PCpartpicker (pcpartpicker.com) is a site used to build and check compatibility of computer parts
i'd take a look at it if i were you.

[IamPARA]

Just now, Nacho Marco Segui said:

I don't mean you should have bought a Titan X, but there are better options for the money, like the RX 480.

I prefer Nvidia Cards over AMD. Personal preference. 

[IamPARA]

Just now, mcaldwell said:

so PCpartpicker (pcpartpicker.com) is a site used to build and check compatibility of computer parts

Ah I see! Thank you, I will use that site for future pieces and parts I buy to confirm their compatibiliy.

[Bradl79]

2 minutes ago, IamPARA said:

I prefer Nvidia Cards over AMD. Personal preference. 

what motherboard did u get?

but i do agree with above, i would add an additional 8GB stick and a SSD for ur OS

 

but that is a great system though, u will enjoy it a lot

[IamPARA]

Just now, Bradl79 said:

what motherboard did u get?

but i do agree with above, i would add an additional 8GB stick and a SSD for ur OS

I am a little embarrassed now cause I really don't know what the motherboard is.

I haven't gotten the PC yet or the any of the piece beside one that came in like 2 days which shocked me today lmao.

What SSD would you recommend? 

I will add more RAM at a future time hopefully soon.

[Bradl79]

1 minute ago, IamPARA said:

I am a little embarrassed now cause I really don't know what the motherboard is.

I haven't gotten the PC yet or the any of the piece beside one that came in like 2 days which shocked me today lmao.

What SSD would you recommend? 

I will add more RAM at a future time hopefully soon.

r u just buying parts then putting it together ur self? 

as far as SSD i am currently using a 240GB PNY CS1311 which is good, getting about 10s boot times, if u want to spend a little extra Samsung EVO's are really good too

 

[ChillyPepperGuy]

1 year ago, IamPARA said:

What SSD would you recommend? 

Whats your budget for an ssd?

for 40-100 i would suggest: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rrvZxr/crucial-mx300-275gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct275mx300ssd1
100-300 : https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PBjWGX/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sd8sb8u1t001122
other then that you should look at pcpp for one

 

[IamPARA]

Just now, Bradl79 said:

r u just buying parts then putting it together ur self? 

as far as SSD i am currently using a 240GB PNY CS1311 which is good, getting about 10s boot times, if u want to spend a little extra Samsung EVO's are really good too

 

No, The PC is already built beside for the wifi piece and i bought a better power supply. 

I'll check those two out. You use them primary for just your OS? What else do you run from it?

[Bradl79]

1 minute ago, IamPARA said:

No, The PC is already built beside for the wifi piece and i bought a better power supply. 

I'll check those too out. You use them primary for just your OS? What else do you run from it?

yes, it will be so much faster, before when there were only 40gb and 64gb it was primary OS, now since they are much more inexpensive u can use it for a little more than just the OS u can install ur main programs so they are fast as well, the 1st SSD i got was a Crucial M4 120gb and it was 200.00 back in the day lol

[IamPARA]

Just now, mcaldwell said:

Whats your budget for an ssd?

for 40-100 i would suggest: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rrvZxr/crucial-mx300-275gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct275mx300ssd1
100-300 : https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PBjWGX/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sd8sb8u1t001122
other then that you should look at pcpp for one

 

OH WOW! Thank so much for the links and input mcaldwell! 100 is about the highest ill go so preferably about 60-70.

[ChillyPepperGuy]

1 minute ago, IamPARA said:

OH WOW! Thank so much for the links and input mcaldwell! 100 is about the highest ill go so preferably about 60-70.

your welcome and for that range i would suggest this:http://pcpartpicker.com/product/XK4NnQ/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sd8sbat256g1122

[IamPARA]

Just now, Bradl79 said:

yes, it will be so much faster, before when there were only 40gb and 64gb it was primary OS, now since they are much more inexpensive u can use it for a little more than just the OS u can install ur main programs so they are fast as well, the 1st SSD i got was a Crucial M4 120gb and it was 200.00 back in the day lol

I see I see! That sounds great! I will get one after i get my actual PC here and so i can confirm it'll work with my PC.