new build Please suggest

[Spoonzio]

hi all i am planning to build a new pc. i do have one now, build its 5yo.

i am from south africa but i will buy my parts from USA. i will mostly use it for pc gaming nothing hectic, 1080p is good enough for me, i will mostly play AAA games like overwatch, far cry, and dark souls

my budget is around 800 to 900 usd just for the pc itself

CPU  Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard  MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory  Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

Storage-Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

GPU- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card

Power Supply-  Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Case-  Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case

these parts are currently not the best, and i also have money to upgrade parts but just unsure which one.

thx for reading

[Computer Encrypter]

Looks good... so far might want to add in a SSD though for boot

[Guest]

Very solid. Why 3gb 1060? Why not go for 6gb? Also an SSD but not needed

[rphawks]

10 minutes ago, Spoonzio said:

hi all i am planning to build a new pc. i do have one now, build its 5yo.

i am from south africa but i will buy my parts from USA. i will mostly use it for pc gaming nothing hectic, 1080p is good enough for me, i will mostly play AAA games like overwatch, far cry, and dark souls

my budget is around 800 to 900 usd just for the pc itself

CPU  Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard  MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory  Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

Storage-Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

GPU- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card

Power Supply-  Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Case-  Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case

these parts are currently not the best, and i also have money to upgrade parts but just unsure which one.

thx for reading

I would suggest getting an ATX board. I know it's more expensive, but it's worth it for upgradability.

[rphawks]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($100.66 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ Directron) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GT OC Video Card  ($249.00 @ B&H) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $900.48

 

Explanations:

 

Intel Core i5-6600K: Overclockable, won't have to upgrade for a while

CRYORIG H5 Ultimate: Cooler for 6600K. This thing is very powerful.

Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard: ATX, Z170 for overclocking

Corsair Vengeance LPX: duh.

Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive: This is a 750 EVO 250GB drive. Cheaper than the 850 EVO, only slower by a little.

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC: Good card, cheap price. MSI has good customer service too.

Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case: Your chosen case, not bad.

EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply: High quality Tier 1 PSU. Never cheap out on the PSU. You could have gone for a CXM, but I managed to fit this in the budget anyways.

 

 

[Jovidah]

If you're ordering from the US, don't forget about horrendous shipping costs & import tax. You might want to calculate those beforehand to see if it's actually worth it.