Poll: Is This the Very Best Gaming PC for 750 USD?

[ChiefRobb]

The title of this topic says it all. Heres the PCPARTPICKER link to my build where I think that I have hit a point where there is no room for improvement. But, I would like your opinion. By the way I did my best to take advantage of all of the black friday and cyber Monday deals.

From,

     The Chief

P.S. The reason there is no ssd is because I already have one with me (256GB Samsung 840 PRO).

[minibois]

All 'improvements' to this build are very opinionated. I could tell you to ditch the HDD and go for a 250-275GB SSD now (like a 750 EVO, Crucial MX300 or something by AData or SanDisk) for just a hair bit more than that HDD, because it's easier to add a HDD to a build later. This is very opinionated though, it's something I would do.

If you plan on making this build live with 16GB for the rest of its life, 2x8GB is fine. If you would like to be able to upgrade in the future, you could get 1x16GB now and add another stick in the future (it's a bit more expensive now, but in the future if you wanted to upgrade, you can without having to sell the other sticks).

[ChiefRobb]

1 minute ago, Minibois said:

All 'improvements' to this build are very opinionated. I could tell you to ditch the HDD and go for a 250-275GB SSD now (like a 750 EVO, Crucial MX300 or something by AData or SanDisk) for just a hair bit more than that HDD, because it's easier to add a HDD to a build later. This is very opinionated though, it's something I would do.

If you plan on making this build live with 16GB for the rest of its life, 2x8GB is fine. If you would like to be able to upgrade in the future, you could get 1x16GB now and add another stick in the future (it's a bit more expensive now, but in the future if you wanted to upgrade, you can without having to sell the other sticks).

the motherboard that I used In this concept build is very cheep and I would like to upgrade it to something with at least 4 ram slots in the future, but what is there now will do just fine. So, if there is an issue I will just upgrade the motherboard and get 2 more 8gb sticks of ram. Also the ssd thing is taken care of already which I mentioned in the update of this topic.

Thank you for your input,

     The Chief

[dizmo]

Looks good. Where's the poll though?

Most Black Friday deals don't start for another couple of hours or tomorrow, how did you take advantage of them?

[ChiefRobb]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Looks good. Where's the poll though?

Most Black Friday deals don't start for another couple of hours or tomorrow, how did you take advantage of them?

I don't know how to make a poll on this website, I was really only looking for opinions. Also a lot of deals started earlier this week but I have been holding off to buy anything just in case a new deal comes to surface.

[dizmo]

2 minutes ago, ChiefRobb said:

I don't know how to make a poll on this website, I was really only looking for opinions. Also a lot of deals started earlier this week but I have been holding off to buy anything just in case a new deal comes to surface.

When you're making the most there's a poll above the box you type in that says Poll.

There's a lot of Pre Black Friday sales, but generally they're not as good as the real thing.

Much like silicone implants.

 

[Clanscorpia]

3 minutes ago, dizmo said:

When you're making the most there's a poll above the box you type in that says Poll.

There's a lot of Pre Black Friday sales, but generally they're not as good as the real thing.

Much like silicone implants.

 

This is amazing  

[stconquest]

Was able to squeeze in a 500GB SSD:

 

$775

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $746.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 16:10 EST-0500

 

 

$757

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($76.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg)  <<comes with two 120mm fans
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $722.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 16:17 EST-0500

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($76.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg)  <<Maybe the best RX 480
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $737.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 16:19 EST-0500

[ChiefRobb]

5 minutes ago, dizmo said:

When you're making the most there's a poll above the box you type in that says Poll.

There's a lot of Pre Black Friday sales, but generally they're not as good as the real thing.

Much like silicone implants.

 

thanks your hilarious

[Guest]

1 hour ago, stconquest said:

Was able to squeeze in a 500GB SSD:

 

$775

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $746.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 16:10 EST-0500

 

 

$757

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($76.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg)  <<comes with two 120mm fans
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $722.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 16:17 EST-0500

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($76.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg)  <<Maybe the best RX 480
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $737.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 16:19 EST-0500

he already had an ssd

[Guest]

See for a cheaper 16gb of ram

I don't know what to say. Maybe 450w of PSU would be enough. Cheaper. Yeah but that's all like downgrading stuff. Keep what it is

[stconquest]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

he already had an ssd

I saw that.  So he takes some cash off and saves money in the end.

 

$716

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($35.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $695.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 17:51 EST-0500

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Minibois said:

All 'improvements' to this build are very opinionated. I could tell you to ditch the HDD and go for a 250-275GB SSD now (like a 750 EVO, Crucial MX300 or something by AData or SanDisk) for just a hair bit more than that HDD, because it's easier to add a HDD to a build later. This is very opinionated though, it's something I would do.

If you plan on making this build live with 16GB for the rest of its life, 2x8GB is fine. If you would like to be able to upgrade in the future, you could get 1x16GB now and add another stick in the future (it's a bit more expensive now, but in the future if you wanted to upgrade, you can without having to sell the other sticks).

Wow 1x8 is cheaper than 2x4 but 1x16 is more expensive than 2x8

[ChiefRobb]

18 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

See for a cheaper 16gb of ram

I don't know what to say. Maybe 450w of PSU would be enough. Cheaper. Yeah but that's all like downgrading stuff. Keep what it is

I like the current psu because if I choose to upgrade in the future there will be no problem.

[JSD10]

The only thing I would change is the PSU. The corsair CX series has a bad reputation

[Droidbot]

Needs an SSD

[TheRandomness]

It's the best price/performance at $700, not $750  Also, needs an SSD. 

Just now, JSD10 said:

The only thing I would change is the PSU. The corsair CX series has a bad reputation

The CX grey label are fine. 

[ChiefRobb]

2 minutes ago, JSD10 said:

The only thing I would change is the PSU. The corsair CX series has a bad reputation

any suggestions that will keep it cheep?

[ChiefRobb]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

It's the best price/performance at $700, not $750  Also, needs an SSD. 

The CX grey label are fine. 

I know, but I kept constantly going over 700 to 750 so I just set my budget to around that.

[ChiefRobb]

3 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Needs an SSD

I already own one.

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, ChiefRobb said:

any suggestions that will keep it cheep?

The PSU is fine. 

[ChiefRobb]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

The PSU is fine. 

ok thanks.

 

[Droidbot]

Just now, ChiefRobb said:

I already own one.

Ah - for reference next time, add it to the PCPP list, but mark it as already purchased

[ChiefRobb]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Ah - for reference next time, add it to the PCPP list, but mark it as already purchased

oh ok, ill update that right now!

[BuckGup]

I would say $1500 or around that as you won't be compromising on something. But it still has room for upgrade