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[anjesh12]

Hello LTT members,

 

I was planning to build a new pc, moving on from my old laptop. I need a computer that can handle photo and video editing. My budget is $1000, and wifi card is a must. Don't need to add the monitor or peripherals. I will be price matching it with the cheapest places. thank you for the help. 

 

 

my current build(i did go over $1000 CAD  ): 

CPU		Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor	$304.99				$304.99	Newegg Canada
CPU Cooler		Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$34.98				$34.98	DirectCanada
Motherboard		MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$89.98				$89.98	DirectCanada
Memory		Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$94.99				$94.99	Newegg Canada
Storage		Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$57.89				$57.89	Vuugo
		Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$89.50				$89.50	Vuugo
Video Card		Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card	$239.90				$239.90	Amazon Canada
Case		Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$53.95	-$15.00			$38.95	Vuugo
$15.00 mail-in rebate
Power Supply		Rosewill 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$54.99				$54.99	Newegg Canada
Wireless Adapter		TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	$22.98				$22.98	DirectCanada
Base Total:							$1044.15
Mail-in Rebates:							-$15.00
Total:							$1029.15

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/QRYZXH

[Droidbot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($289.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($59.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($254.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($22.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1032.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 22:38 EST-0500

[Moress]

You need a z170 board to overclock that 6600k

[Aereldor]

I would ditch that and build this instead.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($304.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Patriot 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.69 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($326.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($30.90 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1076.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 22:43 EST-0500

[anjesh12]

5 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($289.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($59.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($254.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($22.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1032.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 22:38 EST-0500

 

i was skimming through Video Editing 1060 or 480?  that the 1060 would perform better than the 480

[anjesh12]

6 minutes ago, Moress said:

You need a z170 board to overclock that 6600k

thank you for clarifying 

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, anjesh12 said:

i was skimming through Video Editing 1060 or 480?  that the 1060 would perform better than the 480

That depends on the application. For example, Adobe Premier - and any Adobe program - will work far better with CUDA cores than Stream Processors. However, it's the exact opposite when it comes to Sony Vegas.

[Droidbot]

2 minutes ago, anjesh12 said:

i was skimming through Video Editing 1060 or 480?  that the 1060 would perform better than the 480

Keep in mind that 3GB 1060 has less CUDA cores and VRAM, where as 4GB 480 has all the power of its 8GB brother minus the VRAM. 

[Moress]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.00 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($43.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($309.00 @ shopRBC) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.95 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.98 @ NCIX) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $990.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 22:47 EST-0500

If you don't want to overclock this would be a great build. I don't know if the 212 LED performs different than the evo but I heard its the same cooler with an LED fan slapped on. Might be wrong

[anjesh12]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

That depends on the application. For example, Adobe Premier - and any Adobe program - will work far better with CUDA cores than Stream Processors. However, it's the exact opposite when it comes to Sony Vegas.

 

 

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Keep in mind that 3GB 1060 has less CUDA cores and VRAM, where as 4GB 480 has all the power of its 8GB brother minus the VRAM. 

 

i dont plan on using sony vegas, not ever, i use adobe photoshop, illustrator ...

[Moress]

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Keep in mind that 3GB 1060 has less CUDA cores and VRAM, where as 4GB 480 has all the power of its 8GB brother minus the VRAM. 

For gaming it goes 470 < 1060 3gb < 480 4gb <= 480 8gb < 1060 6gb

[anjesh12]

2 minutes ago, Moress said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.00 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($43.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($309.00 @ shopRBC) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.95 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.98 @ NCIX) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $990.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 22:47 EST-0500

If you don't want to overclock this would be a great build. I don't know if the 212 LED performs different than the evo but I heard its the same cooler with an LED fan slapped on. Might be wrong

 

 

that looks like a good build, might go up to a 6600(non K) and drop down the ssd storage? or increase the 1tb hdd to 2tb

[Droidbot]

Just now, anjesh12 said:

 

i dont plan on using sony vegas, not ever, i use adobe photoshop, illustrator ...

Ah, then buy 3GB 1060. I don't create content, so just switch out the 480 with the 1060 3GB. 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/pQgfxY

[Aereldor]

4 minutes ago, anjesh12 said:

 

i dont plan on using sony vegas, not ever, i use adobe photoshop, illustrator ...

Right, so check out the actual build I posted earlier. Quoted below-

 

9 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

I would ditch that and build this instead.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($304.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Patriot 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.69 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card  ($326.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($30.90 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1076.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 22:43 EST-0500

It has a better power supply and GPU, as well as a faster SSD and nicer-looking case. Believe me, I have the N300 and that series of cases is junk, and it has no side-panel window. That cooler also has a bright blue LED fan. It also has an overclocking motherboard, so you won't be stuck running your 6600k at stock speeds.

[Moress]

Just now, anjesh12 said:

that looks like a good build, might go up to a 6600(non K) and drop down the ssd storage?

The 6600 non K and 6500 are the same performance. the 100mhz won't do much of anything

[anjesh12]

3 minutes ago, Moress said:

The 6600 non K and 6500 are the same performance. the 100mhz won't do much of anything

yea makes sense

[anjesh12]

10 minutes ago, Moress said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.00 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($43.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($309.00 @ shopRBC) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.95 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.98 @ NCIX) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $990.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 22:47 EST-0500

If you don't want to overclock this would be a great build. I don't know if the 212 LED performs different than the evo but I heard its the same cooler with an LED fan slapped on. Might be wrong

 

i really like this build, understanding that I don't need the i5-6600k, since overclocking is not a need for me. however, I will get a 2tb hdd

[Aereldor]

14 minutes ago, Moress said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($263.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.00 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($43.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($309.00 @ shopRBC) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.95 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.98 @ NCIX) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $990.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-19 22:47 EST-0500

If you don't want to overclock this would be a great build. I don't know if the 212 LED performs different than the evo but I heard its the same cooler with an LED fan slapped on. Might be wrong

That cooler is a waste of money. You won't see any proportionate benefits unless you're going to overclock your CPU, and you can't overclock a Core i5 6500 or with an H110 motherboard.

[anjesh12]

2 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

That cooler is a waste of money. You won't see any proportionate benefits unless you're going to overclock your CPU, and you can't overclock a Core i5 6500 or with an H110 motherboard.

 

 

i get that you can not overclock the 6500, and i will rarely be overclocking even if i get the 6600k

[Aereldor]

Just now, anjesh12 said:

i get that you can not overclock the 6500, and i will rarely be overclocking

So it's $23 down the drain unless you really dig the LEDs.

 

What do you mean you will rarely be overclocking? Saying that you'll rarely be overclocking with an H110 motherboard and a non-K CPU is as stupid saying you're going to be blinded, and you will rarely watch movies.. It isn't possible.

[IHirs]

is this cad or usd?

[anjesh12]

1 minute ago, IHirs said:

is this cad or usd?

cad

[IHirs]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/txCQKZ here you go, im $12 over but hopefully it will be fine

[anjesh12]

3 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

So it's $23 down the drain unless you really dig the LEDs.

 

What do you mean you will rarely be overclocking? Saying that you'll rarely be overclocking with an H110 motherboard and a non-K CPU is as stupid saying you're going to be blinded, and you will rarely watch movies.. It isn't possible.

 

sorry, i meant if i built the pc with the parts you recommended 

[Aereldor]

6 minutes ago, anjesh12 said:

sorry, i meant if i built the pc with the parts you recommended 

Cheers, but overclocking isn't the only good thing about having a K-CPU and an overclocking motherboard. Keep in mind that hardware that can be overclocked is more futureproof, as it allows you to keep up with newer hardware simply by overclocking. So many people are using their Core i5 2500ks from almost six years ago and are not seeing an immense lapse in performance- they're still good for a lot of stuff.

 

Due to this, it also drastically improves the resale value of your build. In five years, a Core i5 6500 will be pretty useless. However, if trends continue, a Core i5 6600k will yield similar performance to the 10th-gen equivalent of the Core i5 6500. This is why people pay more for old computers with Core i5 2500ks and Core i7 2600ks in them than they would for builds with Core i5 2400s and Core i7 2600s.