New Rig - Need Input

[ShadowDeity]

Well, it's that time again!  I'm replacing my 4 year old rig (see signature) with a new PC. 

 

I'll be building for the first time, so this will be fun.  Hope I don't screw anything up beyond belief.  (There WILL be more desperate posts for help when I go to build it lol)

Anyways, I've put together a parts list - and I need input on things I should take out, replace, etc.  Keep in mind this is my first real parts list, so it's probably going to need some work.

 

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

Let me know!

 

By the way, I can take current parts from my PC like an optical drive and such.  Pull from there if you need

 

 

[Guest]

No SSD?

Why micro ATX?

2x4 RAM? Why not 1x8 or 2x8?

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

9 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

No SSD?

Why micro ATX?

2x4 RAM? Why not 1x8 or 2x8?

 

well, you do like to leave out the SSD in your builds very often  but yeah, i agree with the ssd and ram.

[ShadowDeity]

16 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

No SSD?

Why micro ATX?

2x4 RAM? Why not 1x8 or 2x8?

 

 

6 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

well, you do like to leave out the SSD in your builds very often  but yeah, i agree with the ssd and ram.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/ShadowDeity/saved/DghmGX

 

Fixed. 

 

Okay, I screwed up.  I took out the SSD instead of the HDD by accident as I've got a 1TB at my house already. 

 

I was honestly stumped as to which motherboard to pick, so I went with a micro ATX as my friend recommended....

I need a recommendation as to which ATX motherboard I should get.

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, ShadowDeity said:

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/ShadowDeity/saved/DghmGX

 

Okay, I screwed up.  I took out the SSD instead of the HDD by accident as I've got a 1TB at my house already. 

 

I was honestly stumped as to which motherboard to pick, so I went with a micro ATX as my friend recommended....

I need a recommendation as to which ATX motherboard I should get.

getting a micro-atx mobo for an atx case isn't actually bad per se, but it will make the rig look weird. i can recommend this for the mobo:

http://www.vuugo.com/computer-hardware/computer-parts/motherboard/asrock-motherboards-Z270-PRO4.html?tracking=5108053939762

can try this for the heatsink, should perform better than the 212 IIRC.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/3vyFf7/zalman-cpu-cooler-cnps10xextreme

[brob]

Why not simply add a GTX 1070 and larger ssd to your existing build? 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

getting a micro-atx mobo for an atx case isn't actually bad per se, but it will make the rig look weird. i can recommend this for the mobo:

http://www.vuugo.com/computer-hardware/computer-parts/motherboard/asrock-motherboards-Z270-PRO4.html?tracking=5108053939762

I believe Z170 is cheaper

[ShadowDeity]

1 minute ago, brob said:

Why not simply add a GTX 1070 and larger ssd to your existing build? 

Selling current build to family member, as theirs crapped out and they don't need a powerful machine as they won't be gaming.  I thought that instead of them buying a whole new PC, I'd just buy a new one and sell my old rig to them.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I believe Z170 is cheaper

the asrock z170 boards are cheaper but the heatsinks on them don't look very good imo.

[brob]

1 minute ago, ShadowDeity said:

Selling current build to family member, as theirs crapped out and they don't need a powerful machine as they won't be gaming.  I thought that instead of them buying a whole new PC, I'd just buy a new one and sell my old rig to them.

So other than optical drive, one can't really take parts from the old build?

[ShadowDeity]

1 minute ago, brob said:

So other than optical drive, one can't really take parts from the old build?

Yeah, I can take some parts from his old PC, and throw it into the old build.  (If you know what I'm saying).  But it's old enough I'd prefer not to. 

 

Confusing, I know.

3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

the asrock z170 boards are cheaper but the heatsinks on them don't look very good imo.

 

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I believe Z170 is cheaper

Keep in mind, I am trying to keep the price as low as I can at this point without looking horrible.

[ShadowDeity]

8 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

the asrock z170 boards are cheaper but the heatsinks on them don't look very good imo.

Try looking now, good choice or no? 

[brob]

I would suggest going with a newer cpu and motherboard. A larger ssd would also be better. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($315.25 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($35.83 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.80 @ shopRBC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($509.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Corsair 270R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($82.72 @ shopRBC) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1373.55
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 23:36 EST-0500

[ShadowDeity]

3 minutes ago, brob said:

I would suggest going with a newer cpu and motherboard. A larger ssd would also be better. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($315.25 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($35.83 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.80 @ shopRBC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($509.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Corsair 270R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($82.72 @ shopRBC) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1373.55
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 23:36 EST-0500

Only thing about this is that I was told it's better to get an ATX motherboard, as it'll look better in the 270R case.

[brob]

1 minute ago, ShadowDeity said:

Only thing about this is that I was told it's better to get an ATX motherboard, as it'll look better in the 270R case.

My mistake, I clicked the wrong motherboard. Should be  Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3. Actually I started out thinking of going with an mATX motherboard then when I saw your case preference, I forgot to switch the motherboard.

[ShadowDeity]

Great, thanks guys.  I've got some deal-hunting to do now!