First Build

[ZDayJones]

This will be my first build. I plan to start buying in a couple of months. This will primarily be for gaming with a little use for class work. Looking for any constructive criticism.

Parts List at PCPartPicker.com

[tom_w141]

3 minutes ago, ZDayJones said:

This will be my first build. I plan to start buying in a couple of months. This will primarily be for gaming with a little use for class work. Looking for any constructive criticism.

Parts List at PCPartPicker.com

I would highly suggest a 6c/12t R5 1600 on the new AM4 platform, vs a 4c/4t i5 on the soon to be obsolete LGA1151 platform.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X52 Rev 2 73.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Biostar - X370GTN Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($110.00)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($115.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($319.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - Manta Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - B3 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1203.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-30 11:12 EDT-0400

 

More mini ITX boards will be out soon, AsRock for example. But for now that biostar is the only one. By all means go for the i5 if you really want its just not as good a long term purchase as the R5. Ideally I would say get an R5 or an i7. The i5 has no place now really (at least not at its current price)

[Ordinarily_Greater]

@tom_w141 Brings the ryzen edition, while yourself brought intel.

 

you guys do make the job!

[Jurrunio]

Sadly, the Biostar mobo used by @tom_w141 is out of stock at the moment, so Intel it is

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fY7F6X
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fY7F6X/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($192.40 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($152.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($130.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Mini Video Card  ($524.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - Manta Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1294.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-30 11:54 EDT-0400

[tom_w141]

3 hours ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

@tom_w141 Brings the ryzen edition, while yourself brought intel.

 

you guys do make the job!

It's like having Borat on the forums  

[tom_w141]

@Jurrunio Ah yeah it is popular. I still stand by what I said, don't buy an i5 in 2017. Get an R5 and if you can't/won't do that then get an i7. 4 Cores 4 Threads is weak compared to the other offerings.

[ZDayJones]

Thanks guys! You bith had some good points. If they had an ITX AM4 MB  I'd go for that build on the spot. I am going to look at a larger form factor to see waht I think. 

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, ZDayJones said:

Thanks guys! You bith had some good points. If they had an ITX AM4 MB  I'd go for that build on the spot. I am going to look at a larger form factor to see waht I think. 

If you are ok with mATX or even ATX then ditch ITX.