My first build

[Psikik]

Hello Tech Tips Community I am in the process of ordering parts for my first build using pcpartpicker link here:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/TerrellB/saved/B9wBmG

 

I had a couple questions as I really want save as much money as possible. 

 

First off should I worry about buying a z170 board instead a b250 board to future proof my pc?

 

Is another 60 bucks on a 120 gb add worth it to add win 10 on it or is a 1tb hdd good enough for now?

 

Should I buy a cheaper case and spend that money elsewhere or just wait to buy a s340 case which I think is beautiful?

 

Praise all who respond and ty for reading!

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Psikik said:

First off should I worry about buying a z170 board instead a b250 board to future proof my pc?

No need

4 minutes ago, Psikik said:

Is another 60 bucks on a 120 gb add worth it to add win 10 on it or is a 1tb hdd good enough for now?

1TB is enough if you don't store shitton of movies like I do. 120GB would be worth it imo. Improves game loading time and windows boot too

5 minutes ago, Psikik said:

Should I buy a cheaper case and spend that money elsewhere or just wait to buy a s340 case which I think is beautiful?

Yes you should, case at most improves thermals, but it's not noticeable. You won't get instant load time or free FPS because of beautiful case.

[The Sloth]

your psu is bad, get an another one. 

[LHJKO]

get 1 8gb stick instead of 2 4gb so you can upgrade to 16 later on

[TraskJ]

Agreed. 1x8 gig might be a little more expensive (by like two dollars) but it's worth it for future expandability. 

Hold up, I just reread your part list. There's not much point to upgrading that RAM with that processor. 2x4 will give you slightly (VERY slight) better performance.

 

Bad PSU? No. You couldn't run an i7-7700K on that, but I doubt that's the plan, given that we're looking at a Pentium G. You could run this system on a 430 watt PSU if he wanted to. Or a 250 watt. (Not that I recommend that. PSUs overall are worth going a little overboard on) 

 

Overall, build looks fine. Are you planning on adding a graphics card or any other expansion slots later? 

[Psikik]

12 hours ago, TraskJ said:

Agreed. 1x8 gig might be a little more expensive (by like two dollars) but it's worth it for future expandability. 

Hold up, I just reread your part list. There's not much point to upgrading that RAM with that processor. 2x4 will give you slightly (VERY slight) better performance.

 

Bad PSU? No. You couldn't run an i7-7700K on that, but I doubt that's the plan, given that we're looking at a Pentium G. You could run this system on a 430 watt PSU if he wanted to. Or a 250 watt. (Not that I recommend that. PSUs overall are worth going a little overboard on) 

 

Overall, build looks fine. Are you planning on adding a graphics card or any other expansion slots later? 

I do plan to add a 1050 ti it was supposed to be in the build list but I must have forgot it

 

[TraskJ]

10 hours ago, Psikik said:

I do plan to add a 1050 ti it was supposed to be in the build list but I must have forgot it

 

Cool! A 1050ti is a good entry level card. The Pentium G should be able to keep up with it no problem.