Advise on building a pc

[chuchucha]

hey guys, a noob here. i need some advise about pc building, such as which part is good, which part is bad, what should i get. i have my build ready, but not sure about it yet. and is there any good reads about building a pc that i could look at? i have been using laptop for 4-5 years, but now, i am planning to build myself a pc. my budget is around $1500.

 

[KKAW]

hey guys, a noob here. i need some advise about pc building, such as which part is good, which part is bad, what should i get. i have my build ready, but not sure about it yet. and is there any good reads about building a pc that i could look at? i have been using laptop for 4-5 years, but now, i am planning to build myself a pc. my budget is around $1500.

Does your build include monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc? What games are you planning to play?
Great build right here. Simply add a GTX 1080 when it is available in your region and you should be good to go


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.46 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($269.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $988.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-19 00:47 EDT-0400

 

[WackyJackscum]

Critiquing the above answer

You will want a 1440p monitor for a gtx 1080
for the CPU get an x99 motherboard
You will be needing more than 8GB of Ram, get the 2x8GB so that you have the capacity to add more in the future
Come on now at least 1 SSD drive is needed, it make a huge difference to the load times
You do not need a DVD player lol, that's so medieval.
That powersupply is way too low, you will need at least a 800W PSU, 1000 to be future proof.

You can do all these and safely get under $1500

 

[KKAW]

Critiquing the above answer

You will want a 1440p monitor for a gtx 1080
for the CPU get an x99 motherboard
You will be needing more than 8GB of Ram, get the 2x8GB so that you have the capacity to add more in the future
Come on now at least 1 SSD drive is needed, it make a huge difference to the load times
You do not need a DVD player lol, that's so medieval.
That powersupply is way too low, you will need at least a 800W PSU, 1000 to be future proof.

There is no reason to have a 1440P its an option. If you can add a 1440P monitor in your budget thats great, however, if you enjoy playing competitive multiplayer games having a 144hz monitor is a great advantage, even though you could get a 1440P 144hz monitor.

x99 are for Haswell-E not for skylake.

Having a cheap optical drive can help installing windows hassle free and sometimes you may use CD's, if the author absolutely is sure about not using it, feel free to remove.

The PSU is completely sufficient. It's great quality and a build with GTX 1080 only needs 520W even after overclocked.

 

[Geekwad]

Could also consider this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC G2460PG 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($350.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master OCTANE Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 ($379.00)
Total: $1496.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Has 8-threaded performance now (helpful for longevity, and great if you play huge map MMOs, stream/record or other multitasking) and has a G-sync monitor. Motherboard/PSU is also set up to SLI a second 1070 someday....which would be needed to really hit those high frame-rates, of would be good for future VR where one GPU per eye is going to be the optimal setup.