Suggestions For Gaming Build

[ChiefRobb]

I'm trying to make a great budget ($700) gaming build that takes advantage of all of the cyber Monday and black Friday deals. Ive come to a point where I think that there is no more room for improvement and I would like some creative criticism. Click here for the pcpartpicker link.

Thanks,

     The Chief

[Guest]

That's what I have done if I were you too. Nothing to change so far as all looks nice but maybe find a motherboard with wifi installed?

[BenoitWW]

15 minutes ago, ChiefRobb said:

I'm trying to make a great budget ($700) gaming build that takes advantage of all of the cyber Monday and black Friday deals. Ive come to a point where I think that there is no more room for improvement and I would like some creative criticism. Click here for the pcpartpicker link.

 

everything looks good. maybe a WD HDD drive though? thats just my preference. and wifi is questionable as @deXxterlab97 said

[dahrealevgafan]

17 minutes ago, ChiefRobb said:

I'm trying to make a great budget ($700) gaming build that takes advantage of all of the cyber Monday and black Friday deals. Ive come to a point where I think that there is no more room for improvement and I would like some creative criticism. Click here for the pcpartpicker link.

Thanks,

     The Chief

Pick rx480 istead of the gtx 1060, with latest driver the amd card performed much better

[Herman Mcpootis]

10 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

That's what I have done if I were you too. Nothing to change so far as all looks nice but maybe find a motherboard with wifi installed?

only mini-itx motherboards have AC wifi until you reach z170 from what i've seen so far

[ChiefRobb]

21 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

That's what I have done if I were you too. Nothing to change so far as all looks nice but maybe find a motherboard with wifi installed?

do you have any examples that are under 100?

21 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

only mini-itx motherboards have AC wifi until you reach z170 from what i've seen so far

thanks Herman (I saw you on one of the ltt epidsodes)! Any examples that have built in wifi for under 100 USD? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

14 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

That's what I have done if I were you too. Nothing to change so far as all looks nice but maybe find a motherboard with wifi installed?

there's this for $105, but its over budget and doesn't fit.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/hNqbt6/msi-motherboard-z170atomahawkac

i'd recommend you stick to the current mobo and get a gigabyte gc-w867d-i rev. 4.2 instead.

[ChiefRobb]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

there's this for $105, but its over budget and doesn't fit.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/hNqbt6/msi-motherboard-z170atomahawkac

i'd recommend you stick to the current mobo and get a gigabyte gc-w867d-i rev. 4.2 instead.

thanks, this was one of my options but I saw a lot of negative reviews on newegg so I backed away. Ill replace the old card.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, ChiefRobb said:

thanks, this was one of my options but I saw a lot of negative reviews on newegg so I backed away. Ill replace the old card.

it's out of stock anyway. but the mobo is nice. 4/5 eggs

[ChiefRobb]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

it's out of stock anyway. but the mobo is nice. 4/5 eggs

its to big and to expensive so I'm just going to stick with the gigabyte gc-w867d-i rev. 4.2

[stealth80]

19 minutes ago, blitzshockz said:

Pick rx480 istead of the gtx 1060, with latest driver the amd card performed much better

Source for this ? 

[ChiefRobb]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

Source for this ? 

yah, if there are any benchmarks proving this id be glad to switch

[Guest]

21 minutes ago, blitzshockz said:

Pick rx480 istead of the gtx 1060, with latest driver the amd card performed much better

I am pretty sure software does not increase performance or else my igpu would match a gtx 1080

[stealth80]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I am pretty sure software does not increase performance or else my igpu would match a gtx 1080

it actually does improve performance normally, but only very minor tweaks

[stealth80]

Also am i being blind here, I dont see a CPU ? 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($35.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($234.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($16.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan  ($9.89 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Phobya 4-Pin Molex to 4 x 3-Pin Fan Connector Cable (Power 4 Fans from 1 Molex Connection!)  ($15.49 @ Amazon) 
Other: Intel Core i5-6500 SkyLake 3.2GHz ($169.99)
Total: $632.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 00:08 EST-0500

 

ay yes i am! haha 

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I am pretty sure software does not increase performance or else my igpu would match a gtx 1080

it actually does, more so for AMD than for nvidia. but they usually provide very minor fps increases.

 

[Guest]

Just now, stealth80 said:

Also am i being blind here, I dont see a CPU ? 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($35.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($234.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($16.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan  ($9.89 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Phobya 4-Pin Molex to 4 x 3-Pin Fan Connector Cable (Power 4 Fans from 1 Molex Connection!)  ($15.49 @ Amazon) 
Other: Intel Core i5-6500 SkyLake 3.2GHz ($169.99)
Total: $632.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 00:08 EST-0500

see?

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

it actually does, more so for AMD than for nvidia. but they usually provide very minor fps increases.

 

yeah not to the point an igpu can catch up with a dgpu

[ChiefRobb]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

Also am i being blind here, I dont see a CPU ? 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($35.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($234.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($16.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM  140mm Fan  ($9.89 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Phobya 4-Pin Molex to 4 x 3-Pin Fan Connector Cable (Power 4 Fans from 1 Molex Connection!)  ($15.49 @ Amazon) 
Other: Intel Core i5-6500 SkyLake 3.2GHz ($169.99)
Total: $632.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 00:08 EST-0500

 

ay yes i am! haha 

lol yah its there. pcpartpicker doesn't support micro center as a seller and they have a great deal so I made a custom part

[stealth80]

21 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

see?

You was too slow, I spotted it as soon as it posted and edited it 

21 hours ago, ChiefRobb said:

lol yah its there. pcpartpicker doesn't support micro center as a seller and they have a great deal so I made a custom part

Looks good, i5 and good gpu, will be pretty good @ 1080P that's for certain. Only SSD missing, but you can add that later, I'd suggest a minimum 250gb though when you do 

[ChiefRobb]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

Looks good, i5 and good gpu, will be pretty good @ 1080P that's for certain. Only SSD missing, but you can add that later, I'd suggest a minimum 250gb though when you do 

I already have the ssd! sorry I forgot to mention that earlier.

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, ChiefRobb said:

I already have the ssd! sorry I forgot to mention that earlier.

In that case just add the 2nd 8gb stick for dual channel

[ChiefRobb]

Just now, stealth80 said:

In that case just add the 2nd 8gb stick for dual channel

Ive seen next to no improvement with 8gb of ram vs 16gb ram in gaming. If I could see some data I would happily add in another stick.

[stealth80]

4 minutes ago, ChiefRobb said:

Ive seen next to no improvement with 8gb of ram vs 16gb ram in gaming. If I could see some data I would happily add in another stick.

It isnt just for gaming, I've seen ram usage up towards 18gb on my system when gaming at 4k (havent looked since I installed my 1080). 16gb is quickly becoming the norm for a gaming PC (although not mandatory). Memory speed is also starting to have an affect on FPS now aswell, especially on the newer platforms:

 

 

[ChiefRobb]

21 hours ago, stealth80 said:

It isnt just for gaming, I've seen ram usage up towards 18gb on my system when gaming at 4k (havent looked since I installed my 1080). 16gb is quickly becoming the norm for a gaming PC (although not mandatory). Memory speed is also starting to have an affect on FPS now aswell, especially on the newer platforms:

ok thanks.

alright heres the final build

[airdeano]

made new thread: here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/696380-the-ultimate-750-usd-gaming-pc-showdown-cast-your-vote-now/