New PC build

[novacane3_]

Hey guys, I am definitely new to this forum and relatively new to PC building. However, I really want to build a PC for myself for gaming and normal use. I have a list of parts that I picked out for this build. I just wanted to share it with everyone to see what the more experienced people think about it. I am from Canada and I have a budget of $1200 CAD for this build, so if anyone can help me reduce the price anywhere that would be SUPER! I have not added any peripherals and I am approximately at $1320 CAD. So yeah, heres my list. 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor

 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

 

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

 

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive   AND   Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

 

GPU: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card

 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case

 

PSU: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

Thanks, 

 

 

[3 Lions]

Get a Z270 motherboard as they support Kaby Lake out of the box, with Z170 boards you have to update the BIOS which takes up a lot of time. 

[TheNextLinus]

Not bad, but here are some things you should keep in mind:

- You need to update the bios on that motherboard before it will work with a kaby lake CPU. You'll either have to get a Z270 board, or a skylake cpu.

- Instead of buying an unlocked i5 and water cooler , you can buy an i7-7700/6700 (non-K) which is a better value for your money, but it's up to you.

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($169.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($294.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.34 @ NCIX)
Total: $1298.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-17 13:09 EDT-0400

[Silver47]

Thats a really well balanced system so far, but you could save quite a few bucks here and there.

 

56 minutes ago, novacane3_ said:

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Don't get an AIO liquid cooling system at all This should save you around 130$ alone. Get something like a Coolermaster Hyper212 Evo instead and three Corsair ML120 120mm PWM fans, or similar ones, for good case airflow and cool looks.

 

1 hour ago, novacane3_ said:

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor

Get a i5 6600k instead. Virtually the same performance, but up to 30$ cheaper. Also since the 6600k is a Skylake part you won't have to update your BIOS (,which is kind of near damn impossible to do without a cpu that runs off of your chipset out of the box).

 

1 hour ago, novacane3_ said:

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive   AND   Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Scratch the SSD. Sounds like pretty bad advice in the year 2017, but hear me out. If you only get the mechanical harddrive right now, not only will you save yourself about 100$ but you also won't regret buying such a small-capacity SSD later. I'd say save up some cash and buy a 480gb or even 960gb Corsair Force LE SSD later down the line.

 

1 hour ago, novacane3_ said:

GPU: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card

You might want to consider buying the Asus RX480 DUAL 8GB instead. The DUAL cards are a bit cheaper than the STRIX ones and they are white, so it would also fit your color-scheme

 

1 hour ago, novacane3_ said:

PSU: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

While its a good thing not to max out the wattage of a powersupply you could easily get the slightly cheaper Corsair 450w unit and still be fine.

[novacane3_]

thank you for the help!

[PCGuy_5960]

WAIT FOR RYZEN 5!

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($330.99 @ PC Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Green 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.50 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card  ($479.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.70 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.34 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1219.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-17 21:46 EDT-0400

[Armakar]

w a i t f or r y z e n 5 (if you know what that is)

 

To put it short, if you wait til Ryzen 5 launch, you'll either get better performance for the same/lower price, or at a minimum Intel will lower their prices.

[Armakar]

1 hour ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($330.99 @ PC Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Green 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.50 @ shopRBC) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card  ($479.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.70 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.34 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1219.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-17 21:46 EDT-0400

what is this monstrosity of a build lmao