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[adte12345]

Hi, I'm building a PC for my brother and I was wondering if this build is decent or if there are any compatibility issues... Here are the basics:

 

Usage:

Gaming on a 1080p 60Hz monitor. He plans to play H1Z1, Rust and Rocket League

 

CPU

i5 - 7600K Kaby Lake Processor

 

RAM

HyperX Fury DDR4 2133MHz 16gb

 

GPU

Asus GeForce GTX 1060 3gb Dual OC

 

Motherboard

MSI B150I Gaming Pro AC socket-1151

 

Storage

WD Desktop Black 2tb 2.5"

Intel 600p 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD

 

CPU Cooler

Noctua NH-L9x65 CPU cooler

 

Power Supply

Corsair CX550M (550 Watt)

 

Case

250D

 

As far as I can tell these parts seem to be compatible with one another. 

Is a M.2 PCIe SSD worth it over SATA? It should be faster, but I'm not sure if it can be reused on his next pc build.

Also, is the GPU good enough?

 

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Adrian

 

[Guest]

The GTX 1060 3GB will get "outdated" quick since it only has 3GB of VRAM (which no game developer optimises for). Would recommend the RX 480 4GB instead for the same price. If you only plan on holding onto that GPU for a short amount of time than it is okay to buy the 1060 3GB.

Secondly, get a Z270 mobo if you want to overclock and have support for faster memory.

[TheNextLinus]

I believe that the motherboard needs a BIOS update to work with that cpu.

[Castdeath97]

Get a Z270 motherboard if you want t overclock the CPU, you can't overclock it with a B150 board and if you don't want to overclock then don't get the i5 7600K and get the i5 7500 or i5 7600 instead to save money.

 

Also the 3GB 1060 isn't that great unless you get a good deal on it.

[Squibbies18]

9 minutes ago, adte12345 said:

Hi, I'm building a PC for my brother and I was wondering if this build is decent or if there are any compatibility issues... Here are the basics:

 

Usage:

Gaming on a 1080p 60Hz monitor. He plans to play H1Z1, Rust and Rocket League

 

CPU

i5 - 7600K Kaby Lake Processor

 

RAM

HyperX Fury DDR4 2133MHz 16gb

 

GPU

Asus GeForce GTX 1060 3gb Dual OC

 

Motherboard

MSI B150I Gaming Pro AC socket-1151

 

Storage

WD Desktop Black 2tb 2.5"

Intel 600p 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD

 

CPU Cooler

Noctua NH-L9x65 CPU cooler

 

Power Supply

Corsair CX550M (550 Watt)

 

Case

250D

 

As far as I can tell these parts seem to be compatible with one another. 

Is a M.2 PCIe SSD worth it over SATA? It should be faster, but I'm not sure if it can be reused on his next pc build.

Also, is the GPU good enough?

 

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Adrian

 

not much difference between the 6600k and 7600k so i'd go with whichever one is cheaper and i'd go with a rx 480 since in a few years your brother could add another one for crossfire if he needs to whereas the 1060 doesn't have any sli support. 

[HKZeroFive]

-You're losing the ability to overclock by placing an unlocked processor on a non-Z motherboard. Also, chances are that motherboard needs a BIOS update for that Kaby Lake CPU.

-If it's not much more, get 16GB of 2666-3000MHz RAM.

-Storage seems strangely overkill for such a build.

-I'm going to also suggest the RX 480 4GB. Should have around the same performance with a bit more VRAM at a similar price point.

[adte12345]

1 minute ago, Squibbies18 said:

not much difference between the 6600k and 7600k so i'd go with the whichever one is cheaper and i'd go with a rx 480 since in a few years your brother could add another one for crossfire if he needs to whereas the 1060 doesn't have any sli support. 

Thing is, this is a mini-itx build... So I'll have to get the right GPU on my first try

[Squibbies18]

1 minute ago, adte12345 said:

Thing is, this is a mini-itx build... So I'll have to get the right GPU on my first try

then i'd go with an 8gb rx 480 over the 1060 anyday, the rx 480 performs better in DX12 games and due to its VRAM it will probably also have a longer life span than the 1060

[adte12345]

1 minute ago, Squibbies18 said:

then i'd go with an 8gb rx 480 over the 1060 anyday, the rx 480 performs better in DX12 games and due to its VRAM it will probably also have a longer life span than the 1060

Will do, thanks

[Castdeath97]

9 hours ago, Squibbies18 said:

the rx 480 performs better in DX12 games and due to its VRAM it will probably also have a longer life span than the 1060

It's probably due to A-sync and poor optimisation in part not VRAM 

[Squibbies18]

2 hours ago, Castdeath97 said:

It's probably due to A-sync and poor optimisation in part not VRAM 

i didn't say that it performs better in DX12 because of its VRAM but K

[Castdeath97]

7 hours ago, Squibbies18 said:

i didn't say that it performs better in DX12 because of its VRAM but K

I just missed an "and", nothing to worry about.