My new PC Build

[cmperry19845]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/cmperry19845/saved/qYYmGX

 

The PC build i am going to do as soon as my tax returns come back this coming week.  I would like some suggestions.  I think it is a good one but others might have different opinions.  It came just under my budget of $1100.00 US.  I am doing this new build because for the past 4 years i have been using a severely outdated build.  That consist of:

 

CURRENT SYSTEM

MSI A75MA-G55 Motherboard MicroATX

AMD A8  3850 Quadcore APU @2.9Ghz

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)

NVidia GT630 4Gb 

Logisys 480w power supply

HP DVD/CD Burner Combo Drive

Mid-tower ATX Case(Cant remember the brand name)

 

So yeah, I think I am upgrading significantly to a much better system.  Tell me what you think.  The link up top will bring you to the pcpartpicker.com page that has my soon to be build so you can look at the stuff in greater detail.

 

[Shiv78]

Get a XFX GTR or MSI Gaming X RX 480 8GB instead

[Mr.Meerkat]

Not that CPU cooler, not that PSU, you don't need thermal paste, the rest is fine  

 

CPU cooler, replace with a Cyroig H7

PSU, replace with an EVGA 550watt G2

 

So you end up something like this...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card  ($247.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Raidmax Narwhal ATX Full Tower Case  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.89 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: HP DVD1265I DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1083.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-29 10:18 EST-0500

 

To be fair, there's not really any reason why you need an aftermarket CPU cooler when the stock cooler does the job fine and you won't be overclocking with this CPU...

 

[Mr.Humble]

Hi,

 

for this build, the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo would be enough, it's a bit cheaper. The heatsink also probably comes with a thermal paste, so you don't need to buy it standalone.

You can get better capacity/price with a 2 TB disk, which is not terribly more expensive than 1TB.

 

Please don't buy that PSU. Get something Tier 1-3 from the PSU Tier list linked in my signature, 550W would be more than enough.

 

Also don't know why would you need a DVD drive.

[Mr.Humble]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

To be fair, there's not really any reason why you need an aftermarket CPU cooler when the stock cooler does the job fine and you won't be overclocking with this CPU...

Means you also don't need a Z270 motherboard, get an H270 equivalent, or bump the CPU up to a 7600K

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, vojta.pokorny said:

Means you also don't need a Z270 motherboard, get an H270 equivalent, or bump the CPU up to a 7600K

But the price difference between the cheapest h270 and z270 at the very moment is like $10 so he may as well?  

[Mr.Humble]

2 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

But the price difference between the cheapest h270 and z270 at the very moment is like $10 so he may as well?  

Yeah, may as well get the 7600K  Czech this out @cmperry19845: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/h38GVY

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/h38GVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/h38GVY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card  ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Raidmax Narwhal ATX Full Tower Case  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1086.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-29 10:25 EST-0500

Edited January 29, 2017 by vojta.pokorny
bad RAM

[Blackhole890]

get @vojta.pokorny 's build or mine, which is 80$ cheaper if you're not going to overclock... And for what do you need 32gb of ram? lol

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vVBCgL
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vVBCgL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($225.98 @ B&H) 
Case: Raidmax Narwhal ATX Full Tower Case  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.89 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: HP DVD1265I DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $961.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-29 10:25 EST-0500

[Mr.Meerkat]

7 minutes ago, vojta.pokorny said:

Yeah, may as well get the 7600K  Czech this out @cmperry19845: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/m8HcNN

Wut? From 32GB of Ram to 8GB?  

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC  Video Card  ($233.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Raidmax Narwhal ATX Full Tower Case  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.89 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: HP DVD1265I DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1104.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-29 10:27 EST-0500

 

By the way, pliz stawp recommending 212 evos and instead recommend something like the H7 or Gammaxx 400

They both perform better while the H7 does it quieter  

 

3 minutes ago, Blackhole890 said:

Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 

Ewwww, mATX motherboard in an ATX case...plus he'll need a skylake CPU to update the BIOS...

[Mr.Humble]

2 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Wut? From 32GB of Ram to 8GB?  

Yeah I fixed it to 16GB when I edited the post

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X Video Card  ($244.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1126.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-29 10:39 EST-0500

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($380.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC DIY-G3-R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.96 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.89 @ B&H) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($16.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1099.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-29 10:51 EST-0500

[cmperry19845]

Thank you for all of the suggestions you have.  This is a really great community.  I will look into all of this.  You guys are the greatest. And to answer vojta.pokorny on why i need a dvd/cd drive, it's because i do work with alot of older systems and i am constatly burning dvds or cds for those systems that for instance do not have working usb slots, or just do not have any to begin with.  It the same reason i still have an external usb floppy drive as well.

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[Blackhole890]

14 minutes ago, cmperry19845 said:

Thank you for all of the suggestions you have.  This is a really great community.  I will look into all of this.  You guys are the greatest. And to answer vojta.pokorny on why i need a dvd/cd drive, it's because i do work with alot of older systems and i am constatly burning dvds or cds for those systems that for instance do not have working usb slots, or just do not have any to begin with.  It the same reason i still have an external usb floppy drive as well.

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also, remember to quote or they will not recieve your answers

[cmperry19845]

4 hours ago, vojta.pokorny said:

Hi,

 

for this build, the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo would be enough, it's a bit cheaper. The heatsink also probably comes with a thermal paste, so you don't need to buy it standalone.

You can get better capacity/price with a 2 TB disk, which is not terribly more expensive than 1TB.

 

Please don't buy that PSU. Get something Tier 1-3 from the PSU Tier list linked in my signature, 550W would be more than enough.

 

Also don't know why would you need a DVD drive.

i need a dvd/cd drive because i do work with alot of older systems and i am constatly burning dvds or cds for those systems that for instance do not have working usb slots, or just do not have any to begin with.  It the same reason i still have an external usb floppy drive as well.

[FRN]

17 hours ago, cmperry19845 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/cmperry19845/saved/qYYmGX

 

The PC build i am going to do as soon as my tax returns come back this coming week.  I would like some suggestions.  I think it is a good one but others might have different opinions.  It came just under my budget of $1100.00 US.  I am doing this new build because for the past 4 years i have been using a severely outdated build.  That consist of:

 

CURRENT SYSTEM

MSI A75MA-G55 Motherboard MicroATX

AMD A8  3850 Quadcore APU @2.9Ghz

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)

NVidia GT630 4Gb 

Logisys 480w power supply

HP DVD/CD Burner Combo Drive

Mid-tower ATX Case(Cant remember the brand name)

 

So yeah, I think I am upgrading significantly to a much better system.  Tell me what you think.  The link up top will bring you to the pcpartpicker.com page that has my soon to be build so you can look at the stuff in greater detail.

 

What are you going to do with 32GBs of RAM? Assuming you'll do work heavy tasks with that amount of RAM, why get a 7500? 

[cmperry19845]

2 hours ago, FRN said:

What are you going to do with 32GBs of RAM? Assuming you'll do work heavy tasks with that amount of RAM, why get a 7500? 

This is more of a "future-proof" kind of thing.  With the mother board I want to get. It will allow all kinds of upgrades in the future with the CPU RAM and video card(s).  When I do build this, I need it to last for at least 5 years with minimal upgrades or even no upgrades at all. Although at some time in the future I just might upgrade to an i7.

[Shiv78]

9 hours ago, cmperry19845 said:

This is more of a "future-proof" kind of thing.  With the mother board I want to get. It will allow all kinds of upgrades in the future with the CPU RAM and video card(s).  When I do build this, I need it to last for at least 5 years with minimal upgrades or even no upgrades at all. Although at some time in the future I just might upgrade to an i7.

RAM is the easiest thing to upgrade. Get 16GB now, upgrade later if you need it (you probably won't)

[Guest]

On 1/30/2017 at 1:13 AM, cmperry19845 said:

-snippety-

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($110.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($132.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($225.98 @ B&H) 
Case: Raidmax Narwhal ATX Full Tower Case  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Jet) 
Optical Drive: HP DVD1265I DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1071.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-30 17:19 EST-0500

 

Try for that instead. I've taken out the thermal paste because you don't need it. It's a 100% chance that it comes with the cooler. As for the dual fan cooler, it's not worth it. To save some more money, you can take out the optical drive as well

[FRN]

18 hours ago, cmperry19845 said:

This is more of a "future-proof" kind of thing.  With the mother board I want to get. It will allow all kinds of upgrades in the future with the CPU RAM and video card(s).  When I do build this, I need it to last for at least 5 years with minimal upgrades or even no upgrades at all. Although at some time in the future I just might upgrade to an i7.

I hate that word. Just as shiv78 said, RAM is the easiest upgrade path to any system. 8GB is good for gaming. 16 is overkill for gaming. And since you have a 7500, you wont be doing much of computing aside from gaming. Money wasted instead of putting it somewhere else like a better GPU or processor or a faster SSD.

[cmperry19845]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/cmperry19845/saved/zG8bvK

 

This is the build i decided on and have just purchased in case everybody was curious.

[Exprima]

Assuming you actually need all 32gb of RAM for something...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.49 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim 67.8 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($44.65 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H270M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($161.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Zotac 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.80 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.80 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($269.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1009.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-31 21:23 EST-0500

[Serpius]

Here is my recommended computer build.

 

Honestly, I do not see any benefit you would get if you got 32 GB of system RAM. 

 

Unless you're planning to do mock nuclear explosions, you will not gain much by going with 32 GB. Most likely, you will never utilize all 32 GB at once.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£188.99 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  (£33.71 @ More Computers) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£99.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£91.80 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  (£199.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.27 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.97 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: LG 24MP48HQ-P 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£94.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£29.27 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £992.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-01 14:24 GMT+0000

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

 

 

12 hours ago, cmperry19845 said:

This is the build i decided on and have just purchased in case everybody was curious.