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So this will be my very first gaming rig. I have constructed a parts list and have shaved off as much extra stuff as possible. here it is:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($159.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1243.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-14 09:01 EDT-0400
I want to get the skylake processor and ddr4 memory-stuff simply because it is better than the old broadwell processors and the respective ddr3 memory and motherboard. I think I can get away with buying the flashy new products because this will be my first computer, but I could be wrong.
the cooler is a very well recommended fan that is amazingly cheap, I think this is without a doubt the best option for my type of gaming. I'm not going to do any SLI funny business or crossroaddrivers or whatever. I might do a bit of overclocking, but I literally have no experience in that.
Going with the Gigabyte z170x gaming3 atx motherboard for a couple of reasons. 1.I've heard good things about the gigabyte brand as a whole, 2. its got 3 sat ports which would give me 1 extra hard drive or ssd in case I wanted to expand. good amount of usb ports and a solid number of 4 ram slots in case i want to expand to 12 0r 16 gbs for some reason. however I have heard that the cooler master hyper 212 EVO fan obstructs the port closest to it. Ultimately I'm getting it because I need it because ddr4 and there is limited options (imo).
I went with 8 gb of ram over 4 simply because I want this rig to be able to handle anything for two years without upgrading. I might have to upgrade something in the build, but the plan is to last as long as possible without spending more money. I went with the ripjaws because it seems like a reliable brand.
I'm going with a slightly above average ssd since it can read at 550mb/s which is 10 mb/s faster than the insanely popular samsung 850 evo 250 ssd, And even though it has 10 less gigabytes, I don't need them. If I wanted more ssd space I would have bought the sandisk extreme pro with 480gbs and left out the 1 terabyte hard drive entirely. I'll have a 1000 gbs of extra space beyond the 240, so I would rather have incrementally faster speeds than a worthless 10 more gigabytes.
I went with the radeon r9 390 because it's fast as balls. But I also bought it because the msi version (which I think is the best, but I could be wrong) is ~$20 cheaper than the nvidia gtx 970 version. Another contributor to amd over nvidia is the gtx only has 3.5, not 4 gbs of ram, and also the directx12 thing is something i'm wary of. As an aside, I'm not going to use it for 1440p gaming but 1080p. And while I've lurked around and seen many say that the 390 is for 1440p and the 970 for 1080p because of the 8 and 4 gbs of respective ram, I want to be able to play ram intensive games at full settings. I don't want to be limited in my 1080p experience. But I welcome any arguments against my choice as I probably got something wrong in my ramblings.
I got the NZXT case almost entirely because it was the smallest (quality) case I could find that could fit my parts. If anyone has information on this about whether it's a good or bad idea please give your opinion, as I desperately need some more information on this.
I went with an 80+ gold certified fully modular power supply because of two things: 1) I don't want anything bad happening to my rig and I think the extra money spent is worth the investment. and 2) I want it to be fully modular because this case will probably make cable management a pain in the ass to get configured. But it might not. It's what I've heard on the internet. The wattage on my whole rig will be around 460watts so I think a 650 watt power supply should be good enough to last the rig's career.
going with the acer 60 hz 23" 1080p monitor because its; led backlit, it's got good color (according to reviews), IPS panels with a pretty good response time of 5 ms, and three types of ports, (1.vga 2.hdmi 3. dvi). Don't need speakers as I'm gonna be gaming in a dorm room, so I got headphones.
I've already got a very nice mechanical keyboard and a pretty good wireless mouse, so I have that going for my build, which is nice.
sorry if this type of post isn't normal, I just put a lot of research into the build since it's going to be above $1000. This is going to be my largest purchase ever as I'm normally very cheap. This whole thing is frankly a little outside my comfort zone.
I'm not going to be able to reply or argue about anything for about 6 hours as it's somehow 5am and I need to sleep.
thanks for reading the huge amount of words I wrote down
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($159.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1243.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-14 09:01 EDT-0400
I want to get the skylake processor and ddr4 memory-stuff simply because it is better than the old broadwell processors and the respective ddr3 memory and motherboard. I think I can get away with buying the flashy new products because this will be my first computer, but I could be wrong.
the cooler is a very well recommended fan that is amazingly cheap, I think this is without a doubt the best option for my type of gaming. I'm not going to do any SLI funny business or crossroaddrivers or whatever. I might do a bit of overclocking, but I literally have no experience in that.
Going with the Gigabyte z170x gaming3 atx motherboard for a couple of reasons. 1.I've heard good things about the gigabyte brand as a whole, 2. its got 3 sat ports which would give me 1 extra hard drive or ssd in case I wanted to expand. good amount of usb ports and a solid number of 4 ram slots in case i want to expand to 12 0r 16 gbs for some reason. however I have heard that the cooler master hyper 212 EVO fan obstructs the port closest to it. Ultimately I'm getting it because I need it because ddr4 and there is limited options (imo).
I went with 8 gb of ram over 4 simply because I want this rig to be able to handle anything for two years without upgrading. I might have to upgrade something in the build, but the plan is to last as long as possible without spending more money. I went with the ripjaws because it seems like a reliable brand.
I'm going with a slightly above average ssd since it can read at 550mb/s which is 10 mb/s faster than the insanely popular samsung 850 evo 250 ssd, And even though it has 10 less gigabytes, I don't need them. If I wanted more ssd space I would have bought the sandisk extreme pro with 480gbs and left out the 1 terabyte hard drive entirely. I'll have a 1000 gbs of extra space beyond the 240, so I would rather have incrementally faster speeds than a worthless 10 more gigabytes.
I went with the radeon r9 390 because it's fast as balls. But I also bought it because the msi version (which I think is the best, but I could be wrong) is ~$20 cheaper than the nvidia gtx 970 version. Another contributor to amd over nvidia is the gtx only has 3.5, not 4 gbs of ram, and also the directx12 thing is something i'm wary of. As an aside, I'm not going to use it for 1440p gaming but 1080p. And while I've lurked around and seen many say that the 390 is for 1440p and the 970 for 1080p because of the 8 and 4 gbs of respective ram, I want to be able to play ram intensive games at full settings. I don't want to be limited in my 1080p experience. But I welcome any arguments against my choice as I probably got something wrong in my ramblings.
I got the NZXT case almost entirely because it was the smallest (quality) case I could find that could fit my parts. If anyone has information on this about whether it's a good or bad idea please give your opinion, as I desperately need some more information on this.
I went with an 80+ gold certified fully modular power supply because of two things: 1) I don't want anything bad happening to my rig and I think the extra money spent is worth the investment. and 2) I want it to be fully modular because this case will probably make cable management a pain in the ass to get configured. But it might not. It's what I've heard on the internet. The wattage on my whole rig will be around 460watts so I think a 650 watt power supply should be good enough to last the rig's career.
going with the acer 60 hz 23" 1080p monitor because its; led backlit, it's got good color (according to reviews), IPS panels with a pretty good response time of 5 ms, and three types of ports, (1.vga 2.hdmi 3. dvi). Don't need speakers as I'm gonna be gaming in a dorm room, so I got headphones.
I've already got a very nice mechanical keyboard and a pretty good wireless mouse, so I have that going for my build, which is nice.
sorry if this type of post isn't normal, I just put a lot of research into the build since it's going to be above $1000. This is going to be my largest purchase ever as I'm normally very cheap. This whole thing is frankly a little outside my comfort zone.
I'm not going to be able to reply or argue about anything for about 6 hours as it's somehow 5am and I need to sleep.
thanks for reading the huge amount of words I wrote down
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