Planning to build

[Adamantoise]

Currently, I have chosen out a build and adjusted to stay near my budget of around 1100 USD. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Treyminater/saved/#view=BgFycf 

Anyone have anything they would change? Planning on playing 1080p ultra settings

[Guest]

Different HDD

You don't need a cooler

A little different SSD

At least a monitor with IPS

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 1TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card  ($374.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: VIVO CASE-V00 ATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.90 @ B&H) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($188.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1125.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-23 22:35 EDT-0400

[Adamantoise]

19 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Different HDD

You don't need a cooler

A little different SSD

At least a monitor with IPS

 

Okay. Any suggestions?

[Guest]

Just now, Adamantoise said:

Okay. Any suggestions?

seagate barracuda

sp550

one that @herman mcpootis suggested

[Alaa]

3 minutes ago, Adamantoise said:

Okay. Any suggestions?

Go with Western Digital (WD) for the HDD

[ArcticSalad]

I'm really not sure why people are shoving brand new builds in your face.

 

Your build looks great but you don't really need an aftermarket cooler for your CPU, it can't be overclocked anyway. The storage options aren't particularly impressive brands, but for the price they'll do just fine.

 

I would highly recommend a better monitor. For a 1080p TN panel, it really isn't all that great. Other than the price, there is nothing about it all that appealing. Firstly, I think you would enjoy a bigger monitor - 21.5in is actually somewhat small and it's specifications are pretty disappointing. I would recommend an IPS display, or if you're going to be gaming you can get a better 1ms/144hz TN panel for a pretty decent price nowadays. Of course though, this will drive up the price a bit. If it's too much, monitors go on sale everywhere all the time and you can always find a pretty good deal. Come on, give that GTX 1070 the respect it deserves .

 

I'm not really in any place to give any suggestions, there are an unbelievable number of monitors out on the market. Just have a look around.

[Adamantoise]

1 minute ago, Shadow6767 said:

I'm really not sure why people are shoving brand new builds in your face.

 

Your build looks great but you don't really need an aftermarket cooler for your CPU, it can't be overclocked anyway. The storage options aren't particularly impressive brands, but for the price they'll do just fine.

 

I would highly recommend a better monitor. For a 1080p TN panel, it really isn't all that great. Other than the price, there is nothing about it all that appealing. Firstly, I think you would enjoy a bigger monitor - 21.5in is actually somewhat small and it's specifications are pretty disappointing. I would recommend an IPS display, or if you're going to be gaming you can get a better 1ms/144hz TN panel for a pretty decent price nowadays. Of course though, this will drive up the price a bit. If it's too much, monitors go on sale everywhere all the time and you can always find a pretty good deal. Come on, give that GTX 1070 the respect it deserves .

 

I'm not really in any place to give any suggestions, there are an unbelievable number of monitors out on the market. Just have a look around.

There we go. I appreciate the help from others, but I really appreciate it when I am given more of an explanation for why I should do what! Im gonna take off the cooler, and ill shop around for a new monitor with the extra funds I have now. Thanks all

[VIVO-US]

It looks like a good build overall!  I will agree with the others about the monitor though.  We use a lot of those 24" Asus monitors in our offices, and I've noticed significant inconsistency in the display quality.  Some of them look great, and others look completely washed out.  Getting one that looks perfect is practically 50/50.

 

Having worked in computer hardware for a long time, I've found Hitachi hard drives to be just as good as WD or Seagate.  And since you're using it for a secondary anyway, it hardly matters if it has an edge in speed or not.  I've seen HDDs from all three major manufacturers fail and need replacement, and I've seen HDDs from all three major manufacturers last trouble free for years, even decades.