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I want to build a gaming pc for the first time, but I'm not sure if my build is good for the price or not. Can someone look at it and tell me if there's something wrong with it or if I should get something else that's better? Thanks.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fP9gm8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fP9gm8/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.87 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($58.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($168.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.33 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.89 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($86.88 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $705.25

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Get a Pentium G4560, B250 motherboard, kit of 2 sticks 4GB RAM and get either an RX 470 or RX 570. 

زندگی از چراغ

Intel Core i7 7800X 6C/12T (4.5GHz), Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm), Asus Prime X299-A, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4X4GB & 2X8GB 3000MHz DDR4), MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G (2.113GHz core & 9.104GHz memory), 1 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe M.2, 1 Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, 1 Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, 1 WD Red 1TB mechanical drive, Corsair RM750X 80+ Gold fully modular PSU, Corsair Obsidian 750D full tower case, Corsair Glaive RGB mouse, Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 (Cherry MX Red) keyboard, Asus VN247HA (1920x1080 60Hz 16:9), Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones & Windows 10 Home 64 bit. 

 

 

The time Linus replied to me on one of my threads: 

 

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Nah, you can do better than that. Run Windows deactivated, it'll let you.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($58.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($200.19 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.33 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.98 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $712.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 14:50 EDT-0400

 

Ah, much better.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.33 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($86.88 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $695.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 14:53 EDT-0400

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tz94vV or a 8gb rx480 for gpu

international racing driver

My Build

i5-7600k

hyper x fury 16gb (2133)mhz

asus strix 1070 

CM 212x

asus z270-p

corsair 550w psu

 

agon 1440p 144hz tn monitor

corsair strafe mx silent KB

corsair void rbg (wired)

razer mamba te with firefly mouse pat

ps4 controller using ds4 windows

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get OS from reddit for $20-30.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($165.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $662.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 22:08 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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