Fist build

[InterWebMaster]

Want to know what everybody thinks of this, put up my first draft yesterday and made some changes after reading the feedback.

I'm going to go without an Optical Drive, my current laptop doesn't have one and I don't miss it. 

The Core i5-6500 has it's own cooler, so I shouldn't need to spend the extra money.

I'm trying to find the balance between cost and performance 

Any and all feedback is helpful

Thanks

[InterWebMaster]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ycFx2R

 

almost forgot this!

[Slottr]

Add an SSD

[LordofSavages]

2 minutes ago, InterWebMaster said:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ycFx2R

 

almost forgot this!

Perhaps an aftermarket 480 would do better, or maybe have a look at the GTX 1060, I would also suggest the CX500M if it's not much more expensive

 

[LordofSavages]

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

The CX500M is a green variant, isn't it? A lot worse than the grey units. I do second the 1060 suggestion though.

 

^ Also, maybe a WD Blue instead of the Toshiba?

Personally I'd buy the EVGA 500B as that is my go-to budget PSU. Regarding the SSD, I'd say put a 240GB OCZ trion 150 in there for now and when you need to, just add in a hard drive. If you do buy a hard drive, adding an SSD later would require you to clone the drive and it takes time. however the decision on which to add first is yours

[LordofSavages]

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

The 500B is shit.  I say this owning one, even the green CXMs are better. 

 

I'd rather an MX300, or a PNY if trying to really cut costs

I wouldn't try to save the 5$ or so from the SSD, and I said the 500B is a good option "in my opinion" so chill dude

[LordofSavages]

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Your opinion has no basis, it's an objectively bad buy considering the alternatives for the same price

Pretty sure there are no significant differences at that low of a price point

[LordofSavages]

2 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

(trust me when I say this guy knows what he's talking about)

 

The CX450M is tier 3, so good quality.

 

The 500B is tier 5, so pretty bad.

On what basis did he even rank them on?

[LordofSavages]

5 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

sites like johnnyguru do all sorts of tests on them, from how they handle crossloads to voltage regulation to taking 'em apart and seeing how shodilly/well the soldering was done on the inside. @STRMfrmXMN has a sort of fettish with PSUs.

I honestly do not even want to continue this worthlesss argument, I looked up the reviews 

EVGA: Uses second tier capacitors (it's a budget PSU, what did they expect?)

Corsair: Doesn't meet 80+ rating ( oh look false advertising)

[InterWebMaster]

boys boys boys.. lets get back the build 

 

Thanks 

[LordofSavages]

5 minutes ago, InterWebMaster said:

boys boys boys.. lets get back the build 

 

Thanks 

Not my fault this guy doesn't understand "in my damn opinion" or "personally"

[LordofSavages]

8 minutes ago, InterWebMaster said:

boys boys boys.. lets get back the build 

 

Thanks 

Even if you do go with the corsair CXM series, at least go with a 500 watt unit, it's not much more expensive and it has slightly more expansion capability

[InterWebMaster]

Ok

Little update

Looks like the Core i5-6500 doesn't come with a cooler.

SSD and bigger power supply 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/9rFx2R

[InterWebMaster]

correction.. the Core i5-6500 does come with a cooler, it's only the "K" series that doesn't

[InterWebMaster]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/RyDMwV

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 hours ago, YaqinHasan said:

I honestly do not even want to continue this worthlesss argument, I looked up the reviews 

EVGA: Uses second tier capacitors (it's a budget PSU, what did they expect?)

Corsair: Doesn't meet 80+ rating ( oh look false advertising)

Not sure where you read that a CX450M doesn't meet 80 PLUS bronze spec but judging by this thread I can only hope that you don't pretend to know what you're talking about with every subject.

 

5 hours ago, YaqinHasan said:

Not my fault this guy doesn't understand "in my damn opinion" or "personally"

Engineering is a pretty objective subject and PSU quality and electrical performance have benchmarks.

[LordofSavages]

4 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Not sure where you read that a CX450M doesn't meet 80 PLUS bronze spec but judging by this thread I can only hope that you don't pretend to know what you're talking about with every subject.

 

Engineering is a pretty objective subject and PSU quality and electrical performance have benchmarks.

My bad I didn't see it was the new CXm PSUs in the first place. I remember the CS series had reliability issues but I have little to no knowledge about the new CXm series

[LordofSavages]

18 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

It does come with a cooler, it's Intel's stock one. It's fine

As long as you get the retail one and not the OEM one* (he might have found a deal on the OEM one)

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 hours ago, YaqinHasan said:

My bad I didn't see it was the new CXm PSUs in the first place. I remember the CS series had reliability issues but I have little to no knowledge about the new CXm series

The CS is a fairly decent PSU too. 

 

4 hours ago, YaqinHasan said:

As long as you get the retail one and not the OEM one* (he might have found a deal on the OEM one)

An OEM Intel part is usually taken from a prebuilt PC and sold as a new part with a warranty. Kind of a good deal, but I'd prefer to get a used CPU (like my 4670k which I found for 81 dollars used!).