First time builder, plz help!

[Ωhmbreon]

Intel’s stock cooler is complete garbage. Period.

[moejams741]

32 minutes ago, Ωhmbreon said:

How are you going to cool it?

Plus, that MSI motherboard is very low-tier compared to the AM4 Gigabyte motherboard in his list, which is mid-range. I was also very unhappy with Gigabyte's Windforce 1060 when I helped a friend build a pc.

I have to say, I like the performance of the i5 and the savings of the motherboard and GPU... They both have decent reviews

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WNBt6s

[moejams741]

30 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

locked i5s come with a stock cooler, and it doesn't matter muvh since the i5 can't be overclocked anyways.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WNBt6s

I'm liking this. I kept the 850 EVO because I'm willing to pay a little extra for the good reputation and the WD for the extra cache

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, moejams741 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WNBt6s

I'm liking this. I kept the 850 EVO because I'm willing to pay a little extra for the good reputation and the WD for the extra cache

crucial is a major company, and the MX500 has about the same performance and warranty while having a much better endurance rating. the 850 evo isn't king of the hills anymore. the masterbox doesn't have 80mm fan mounts, just use the stock fans.

[moejams741]

8 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

crucial is a major company, and the MX500 has about the same performance and warranty while having a much better endurance rating. the 850 evo isn't king of the hills anymore. the masterbox doesn't have 80mm fan mounts, just use the stock fans.

Gotcha. Updated and removed now pointless cpu cooler mounting adapter

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wNWLkd

[Ωhmbreon]

4 minutes ago, moejams741 said:

Gotcha. Updated and removed now pointless cpu cooler mounting adapter

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wNWLkd

I guess it’s fine if you use those parts, although that motherboard is pretty bare. It’s your pc anyways, I’m just trying to help since I’ve built many. If you do one thing, please get an aftermarket cooler, it doesn’t have to be expensive.  The Intel stock cooler just isn’t good enough.

[moejams741]

1 hour ago, Ωhmbreon said:

I guess it’s fine if you use those parts, although that motherboard is pretty bare. It’s your pc anyways, I’m just trying to help since I’ve built many. If you do one thing, please get an aftermarket cooler, it doesn’t have to be expensive.  The Intel stock cooler just isn’t good enough.

I hear you. For the sake of trying to save a few bucks, I'll start off without the cooler and add one later if I see any performance or noise issues

[Herman Mcpootis]

26 minutes ago, moejams741 said:

I hear you. For the sake of trying to save a few bucks, I'll start off without the cooler and add one later if I see any performance or noise issues

if it ends up being too hot, get a raijintek aidos black instead, smaller and less than half the 212's price yet performance is the same.

[LienusLateTips]

4 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

it'll be abit over compared to your previous list but:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($188.90 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($167.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus - PCE-AC55BT B1 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($33.89 @ OutletPC) 
Other: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 DirectX 12 GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support ATX Video Card, GIGABYTE GA-AX370-Gaming K5 (rev. 1.0) AM4 AMD X370 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard ($779.98)
Total: $1374.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-01 21:29 EST-0500

 

 

you can get os from reddit for $25.

^^^ OP, get this

[moejams741]

5 hours ago, JDE said:

^^^ OP, get this

We ended up compromising with something really similar, but going with a 1060 and an i5 8400 for the sake of budget

 

Thank you though!

[Satanic Potato]

not entirely sure how to put this as i am new to building PC's.

but basically my dad got a free PC from his work and we decided to upgrade it.

one thought i had since we had no OS was to take an old laptop HDD (which had windows 7) but when i plugged it in, it said that it did not recognize the hardware. how can this be fixed if its even possible?