New Builder, Recommendations?

[Froot Joose]

Hello everyone, this is going to be my very first time building a PC, and after a couple weeks of research I've assembled a build. I'm going to be using it mainly for gaming, along with general web browsing. I would like to be able to play most games at 1080p while maintaining about 60 FPS, and I've purchased a GALAX GTX 1060 6GB EXOC for this reason. However, I've recently come under the suspicion that my current list of parts is disproportionate regarding my needs and i could probably cut costs on various things. The GPU is the only part of the build that I have purchased so far, and I am open to any recommendations.

 

P.S. I was originally thinking about overclocking so that is why my list is currently an overclocking build, although I'm not entirely certain overclocking is necessary/recommended given what I intend to use it for. I was thinking about switching to an i5 8400, although I'm not sure if this is a good pair with my GPU. Also, if an unclocked build is recommended, should I switch to one of the B360 motherboards that were released earlier today?

Here is my current parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3wwbXP

Thanks for your help. 

 

 

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

8400 doesn't seem bad - do yourself a favour and don't get the Z370 boards.

 

Ryzen is another viable (and cheaper) alternative you might want to consider. All 1600+ CPUs should be more than enough for 1080p 60fps.

[Froot Joose]

Is there a reason I shouldn't be getting a Z370? I know it's a bad purchase if I buy a locked CPU, but are there any other reasons?

[Daniel Z.]

What's the colour theme of the build, I can't tell

[Froot Joose]

Black/White theme

[brob]

Intel has just introduced a couple of new desktop cpu and chipsets. 

 

The i5-8500 is a touch faster than the i5-8400 for about US$10 more. There is also an i5-8600 with similar specs as the unlocked i5-8600K but about US$45 less expensive.

 

New non-overclocking chipsets are the H310, B360, H370, and Q370.

 

Only a few of the new cpu and motherboards are listed in pcpartpicker, all the major etailers have listings for some. Over the next week we should see more offerings.

 

My advice is to wait a week or two as the new offerings enter the distribution channel.

 

 

[Daniel Z.]

1 minute ago, Froot Joose said:

Black/White theme

that was sarcastic

[Daniel Z.]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($175.77 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE RGB SYNC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($167.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: GALAX - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB EX OC White Video Card 
Case: Inwin - 101 White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($8.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($8.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 120 PWM 87.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($8.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Lenovo - L27q 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($277.53 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS (White) Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: GALAX GEFORCE® GTX 1060 EX OC WHITE 6GB + GALAX HOF KEYBOARD (Purchased For $379.99)
Total: $1553.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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