My First PC Build

[Orx24]

Hi

 

So I have spent the last few months learning about PC parts in the hopes of building my own PC. While I am obviously no expert, I do feel I have enough decent knowledge now on different parts and a little in building, to finally start it.

 

I just finished the overall build, with the only things subject to change are the peripherals. (Keyboard and mouse being decent place holders but a bit expensive. Monitor could also change depending on sales.)

 

When researching my build I consulted friends, forums, and Youtube videos (Mainly Linus Tech Tips and Tech Quicke, but some others as well when needed) I ran into common misconceptions and down right lies about a few things, but overall I feel it was worth it and am glad I took the time to learn this stuff, though there is still a lot to know.

 

So with that out of the way let me actually talk about my build. My budget was $1000 for the PC itself (Not including OS. Though I went over by $40 or so) and about $500 for peripherals. My total $1520.75 (Based on PC Part Picker (Prices may vary. I am buying the RAM for $38 on sale so originally it would be higher) This price also doesn't include RGB strips or mousepad. 

 

So to start off I am going with an Intel Core I5-8400. I chose Intel because of higher quality, based on quite a few people I know swearing by it as well as internet suggestions. I chose the I5-8400 based on it being "A six-core processor on a budget" It offering good price to performance and the only cheaper option for a 6 core processor.

 

For the Motherboard I am going with the MSI Z370 Pro ATX. One of the only few that are compatible with 8th Gen CPUs, as well as the cheapest.

 

For RAM I am going with G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200. I was going to go with a slower speed to save some money, but when they went on sale it would only be a savings of around $10-$20, so I opted for the higher speed.

 

For Storage I am going with SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB. Not sure if I have to justify this one... uhhh... Cheap? Planning to play games so choose 240GB instead of 120GB. As well as a Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive. (Also may change based on sales or price drops)

 

For my Graphics Card I chose the EVGA Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Gaming Card. Didn't want to spring for the 1070 because it's $150 more, but I could always upgraded in future. Also the reason for the model is pricing.

 

For my case I chose the Be Quiet! Pure Base 600 W/ window Black ATX Mid Tower Case. Design is decent, build quality is too. Rubber grommet-ed holes for better cable management, and I wanted a tempered glass window.

For my Power Supply I am going with an EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply. Again not sure I need to justify this but I wanted a fully modular one that met my power needs and was decently priced.

 

For the Monitor I am going with the Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor. For Price, refresh rate, screen size, and highly reviewed.

 

Now the keyboard and mouse may change, I am not heart set on them, they are more or less place holders, but I may get them if I can't find any others I like for cheaper. If you want to see them, look for the link below.

 

So that's pretty much it, I mean there is Windows 10, RGB light strips from Cablemodz, and shipping costs. I expect it come out to about $1600 total, give or take $50 or so.

 

I'm not 100% sure why I am making this post, I am sure I will get messages like "Go AMD" ," Pony up for a 1070", "Man I can think of a way better blah blah blah" And to be honest I have probably considered most of them, but decided against it. Now that's not to say I know everything or that I don't want constructive comments, as long as they are objective and nice. But I really don't plan on changing any part of this build (Aside from what I have already mentioned may change) In fact, I am buying the RAM tomorrow since it is on sale. 

 

So unless I have made some huge mistake, which I don't think I have, I probably wont change anything. That being said, I am new to this and would welcome the advice.

 

If you want to see the list in an easier format, here https://pcpartpicker.com/user/orx24/saved/#view=dnFPsY

 

Thanks to anyone who reads or comments,

 

Happy Thanksgiving,

 

Evan

 

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

get the hynix SL308 or crucial MX300 instead, the ssd plus is mediocre. the NEX performs badly, a rosewill quark, seasonic S12G, evga G3, seasonic focus plus are cheaper after rebates and much better. you should be able to fit a 1070 in easily if you get a cheaper monitor, keyboard and mouse which will perform much better for 144hz.

[HZapperz]

You might have a hard time getting the full 144hz refresh rate out of your monitor unless you strictly play esports games. 

If you don't play esports games I would get a 1080p 60hz monitor and try and squeeze in a 1070.

[Orx24]

17 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

get the hynix SL308 or crucial MX300 instead, the ssd plus is mediocre. the NEX performs badly, a rosewill quark, seasonic S12G, evga G3, seasonic focus plus are cheaper after rebates and much better. you should be able to fit a 1070 in easily if you get a cheaper monitor, keyboard and mouse which will perform much better for 144hz.

Well if you could recommend some good ones I would be happy to take a look. Personally the peripherals are what are giving me the most trouble. I want a 144hz, 24 inch 1080p monitor. For the keyboard I would prefer Cherry MX Red with a good wrist rest. and for Mouse... I have no idea really.

 

It seems like everyone I talk to and every video I watch is pushing me towards a 1070, which I want, but I really don't want to spend the extra $150.

 

I will look into the SSD and maybe if I can find cheaper options for peripherals with the $38 I save on RAM maybe all that savings together could get me the 1070.

 

Thanks for the advice.

 

[Orx24]

17 hours ago, HZapperz said:

You might have a hard time getting the full 144hz refresh rate out of your monitor unless you strictly play esports games. 

If you don't play esports games I would get a 1080p 60hz monitor and try and squeeze in a 1070.

I honestly want the higher refresh rate though. Though I may try for the 1070 now

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, Orx24 said:

Well if you could recommend some good ones I would be happy to take a look. Personally the peripherals are what are giving me the most trouble. I want a 144hz, 24 inch 1080p monitor. For the keyboard I would prefer Cherry MX Red with a good wrist rest. and for Mouse... I have no idea really.

 

It seems like everyone I talk to and every video I watch is pushing me towards a 1070, which I want, but I really don't want to spend the extra $150.

 

I will look into the SSD and maybe if I can find cheaper options for peripherals with the $38 I save on RAM maybe all that savings together could get me the 1070.

 

Thanks for the advice.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card  ($409.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($169.99 @ Best Buy) 
Keyboard: Logitech - G610 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1365.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-23 19:07 EST-0500

[Orx24]

18 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

get the hynix SL308 or crucial MX300 instead, the ssd plus is mediocre. the NEX performs badly, a rosewill quark, seasonic S12G, evga G3, seasonic focus plus are cheaper after rebates and much better. you should be able to fit a 1070 in easily if you get a cheaper monitor, keyboard and mouse which will perform much better for 144hz.

So with the SSDs you listed, both were more expensive than the SanDisk. The seasonic S12G while being cheaper, is non modular. The EVGA G3 were more expensive even with the rebate with less wattage. 

 

Now the Seasonic focus plus and the Rosewill quark do have cheaper options with comparable wattage with a rebate, as well as being fully modular. So I may choose from one of them. The problem being that I still have to front up MORE cash first before I get the savings, which isn't optimal. But I will consider it if it really helps me to fit in a 1070. And If I buy the parts with rebates first then I could get the savings before I buy the other parts, as opposed to buying most of it at once, causing me to need more cash. The rosewill is actually on a limited sale right now, when it goes off it will be more expensicve even with the rebate and I dont have the cash right now to front that, because I am buying the RAM. So I think I am going with the Seasonice Focus Plus.

 

Thanks for that help that will knock like $10-14 off total after rebates which is good. Will bring me too like $50 total in savings.

[Orx24]

17 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card  ($409.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($169.99 @ Best Buy) 
Keyboard: Logitech - G610 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1365.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-23 19:07 EST-0500

This actually looks great thank you. Rubber grommets, though I wanted the black case not the red with black, same monitor, 1070. The problem is the motherboard, it is only on sale for 7 hours after that the price goes to $179, $159 with the rebate. The Graphics card for that price is currently out of stock which isn't necessarily a problem yet. Power supply is good, Monitor is the same, keyboard and mouse seem solid. SO the only problem is the Motherboard and the GPU.

[Orx24]

37 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Toshiba - P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card  ($409.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($169.99 @ Best Buy) 
Keyboard: Logitech - G610 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1365.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-23 19:07 EST-0500

So I actually took some of the parts of yours and merged it with mine. The GPU, case, mouse, keyboard, RAM, PSU. And it is 3 bucks cheaper lol. This also avoids the problem of the Motherboard only being that price for 6 hours being that I stuck with the one I had. There is still the problem of the GPU not being in stock, but to be honest I might just be able to pay a bit extra for a different model if down the road it is still out of stock. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VC6B8K

 

I am planning to buy the RAM tomorrow because that's when my paycheck comes in and that's when the sales on RAM end, so thanks for the suggestion on RAM that will save me $20 extra on top of the $38.

 

I think I will go with this new merged build, it seems to have no compatablitiy issues and the pricing on everything but the RAM will stay the same. But I may change the GPU down the line if that one is still out of stock then. Also the K95 is on sale right now and if I have enough in my paycheck I may get it just because i really want the full RGB keyboard though maybe not I will have to see tommorrow. I will keep you updated.

 

Thanks a lot for the help. 

 

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

9 minutes ago, Orx24 said:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VC6B8K

 

I think I will go with this new merged build, it seems to have no compatablitiy issues and the pricing on everything but the RAM will stay the same. But I may change the GPU down the line if that one is still out of stock then. Also the K95 is on sale right now and if I have enough in my paycheck I may get it just because i really want the full RGB keyboard though maybe not I will have to see tommorrow. I will keep you updated.

 

Thanks a lot for the help. 

 

 

 

swap the ssd plus for the SL308 or MX300 and you're good.

[Orx24]

10 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

swap the ssd plus for the SL308 or MX300 and you're good.

I will look into it, also I will be getting the monitor tomorrow not RAM because it is on sale for $110 off!

 

Unless the sale ends tomorrow, which it doesn't say, then I will go with the RAM as planned.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/orx24/saved/hkCZ8d