My First Personal Build

[jaycowper]

Hey LTT Forums!

As shown is my first PC build. Hope you guys like it, and if there's any suggestions, do let me know!

 

Parts List:

Case: NZXT S340

Motherboard: Asus Z170-a

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500

CPU Cooler: Rosewill RZX-Z90-AL

GFX: EVGA GTX 1070 FE

RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16gb (8x2) 2133mhz DDR4

SSD: SanDisk SSD 240GB

HDD: WD 1TB Blue

PSU: EVGA 650W G1 Gold Rated

 

[Guest]

Why a non K 6500

[jaycowper]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Why a non K 6500

Honestly? I didn't want to overclock. However I am planning on building a second pc to sell to a friend of mine and I'm going to use this i5 and pick me up an i7-6700K.

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, jaycowper said:

Honestly? I didn't want to overclock. However I am planning on building a second pc to sell to a friend of mine and I'm going to use this i5 and pick me up an i7-6700K.

INB4 "then why Z170 board" but I know you love the white theme

[Sir Asvald]

1 minute ago, jaycowper said:

Honestly? I didn't want to overclock. However I am planning on building a second pc to sell to a friend of mine and I'm going to use this i5 and pick me up an i7-6700K.

NICE BUILD!

 

 

EDIT: Everything was good until I saw the the PSU.

Edited March 23, 2017 by Abdul201588

[doomsriker]

Looks good. When you upgrade to that i7- 6700k, you could even do a custom water look, as you have a reference gpu, which is easy to find a block for. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Abdul201588 said:

NICE BUILD!

 

 

EDIT: Everything was good until I saw the the PSU.

Yeah the gold rating ruined things. OP should have gotten evga 500w1 white

[jaycowper]

Just now, doomsriker said:

Looks good. When you upgrade to that i7- 6700k, you could even do a custom water look, as you have a reference gpu, which is easy to find a block for. 

Thank you, I just upgraded my CPU cooler to the Rosewill RCX today. I didn't dare post my stock cooler peasantness to the LTT forums. I do have a Hyper 212 Evo that I also have but I'm too chicken to put it on. I like to tell myself that an i5 non K cpu doesn't even need the Hyper 212 Evo but that's just to make myself feel better.

[Sir Asvald]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Yeah the gold rating ruined things. OP should have gotten evga 500w1 white

Take a look at this

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1476935/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-supernova-nex650g-750g-aka-g1

[jaycowper]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Yeah the gold rating ruined things. OP should have gotten evga 500w1 white

I've got myself an EVGA 430w white. It came off my wife's computer. TBH I wish I got myself a 600BQ semi modular from EVGA. That had all I needed for a great price. I regret spending as much as I did for my PSU.

[Guest]

Just now, Abdul201588 said:

Take a look at this

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1476935/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-supernova-nex650g-750g-aka-g1

I know why nex is bad. It's a tier 4 psu. And also overpriced as for same or less you can get cxm s12ii or gq

[Droidbot]

6 minutes ago, jaycowper said:

Honestly? I didn't want to overclock. However I am planning on building a second pc to sell to a friend of mine and I'm going to use this i5 and pick me up an i7-6700K.

Update the UEFI on that board and get a 7700K

[doomsriker]

3 minutes ago, jaycowper said:

Thank you, I just upgraded my CPU cooler to the Rosewill RCX today. I didn't dare post my stock cooler peasantness to the LTT forums. I do have a Hyper 212 Evo that I also have but I'm too chicken to put it on. I like to tell myself that an i5 non K cpu doesn't even need the Hyper 212 Evo but that's just to make myself feel better.

I have a non k i7 CPU that ran fine on the stock cooler for a long time (2ish years) before I bought it and I only upgraded to a hyper 212 evo for looks. 

[jaycowper]

1 minute ago, Abdul201588 said:

Take a look at this

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1476935/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-supernova-nex650g-750g-aka-g1

I saw that post. I just went with jonnyguru's review of the unit. If it passed there, I'm happy.

[Sir Asvald]

Just now, jaycowper said:

I saw that post. I just went with jonnyguru's review of the unit. If it passed there, I'm happy.

Whatever floats your boat.. 

 

 

[jaycowper]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Update the UEFI on that board and get a 7700K

Will do, I was just not wanting to go through the headache but since I do have a skylake CPU on it... why not?

[Droidbot]

3 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

Take a look at this

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1476935/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-supernova-nex650g-750g-aka-g1

It's just mediocre, nothing wrong with the unit. Stop complaining. 

[CostcoSamples]

Nice clean build.  Looks great!

 

If your CPU cooler is too noisy, you could look at a tower cooler, or if you prefer something smaller there are some nice low profile ones that can cool an i5 without being noisy.  I think Be Quiet! makes one that would fit your color scheme, can't remember the name...

[Guest]

Just now, CostcoSamples said:

Nice clean build.  Looks great!

 

If your CPU cooler is too noisy, you could look at a tower cooler, or if you prefer something smaller there are some nice low profile ones that can cool an i5 without being noisy.  I think Be Quiet! makes one that would fit your color scheme, can't remember the name...

Dark rock? 

Pure rock? 

[jaycowper]

PC building is addicting. I've built three of em in the last two months. I built one originally for my wife, as an anniversary/birthday gift and then I built one for myself. Her PC is nearly identical save for the Mobo, SSD, and PSU. I used an MSI Gaming M3 on hers, ADATA 240 GB, and an EVGA 430w White 80+ which then got upgraded to a 600BQ. I also built a budget rig for a friend of mine. 

[Sir Asvald]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

It's just mediocre, nothing wrong with the unit. Stop complaining. 

How I am complaining? I gave my opinion..

 

Also, I don't trust the PSU...again my opinion. 

[jaycowper]

2 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

How I am complaining? I gave my opinion..

 

Also, I don't trust the PSU...again my opinion. 

Yeah, you're alright man. PC building is so much fun though. I'm already excited for my next build.

[Sir Asvald]

2 minutes ago, jaycowper said:

Yeah, you're alright man. PC building is so much fun though. I'm already excited for my next build.

Yeah.  I wish I could build another PC.

[Droidbot]

5 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

How I am complaining? I gave my opinion..

 

Also, I don't trust the PSU...again my opinion. 

Okay.. but why don't you trust it? It's a mediocre unit, but not a horror story. You wanna see bad? Take a look at the LEPA MX-F1. 

I'd rather trust this over most PSUs. And hey, if anything goes bad, EVGA support is good.. 

 

 

[jaycowper]

3 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

Yeah.  I wish I could build another PC.

My wife's PC build and my friend's PC build. Not really worth crooning over or anything but hey, I'm three PC builds into my PCMR!