First PC Build

[leon443]

=== UPDATE 1 ===

+ - Added Things
* - Changed Things

Hello, everybody. I'm a newer user and have never built a PC before.

My budget [strike]is 800 €[/strike] is now 760 € + [strike]400 €[/strike] 380 € for peripherals (I live in Italy) and the site I will purchase my parts from is Amazon.it (so all the prices are from there).

I'm sorry but I will not provide a partpicker list as some prices weren't updated and some products I wanted to pick didn't show up.

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 (185.20 €)
+CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 11 LP (17.98 €) --- was Intel Stock Cooler
+Case Fans: 2x Arctic F12 PWM PST 120mm (12.38 €) + 1x Stock Thermaltake Case Fan 120mm --- was only 1x Stock Thermaltake Case Fan 120mm
*MB: Gigabyte GA-B250M-D2V LGA1151 ATX (64.83 €) --- was MSI B250M Pro-Vd uATX (65.98 €)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (2x4 GB) DDR4 2133 MHz (73.53 €)
*GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ZT-P10510B-10L (174.99 €) --- was ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Mini (239.00 €)
*Storage 1: SanDisk SSD PLUS 120GB (61.10 €) --- was only SanDisk SSD PLUS 240GB - Up to 530 MB/sec (85.67 €)
+Storage 2: WD Blue Hard Disk 1 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 GB/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" (47.85 €)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 Case PC Mini w/Window (42.99 €)
*PSU: Thermaltake TR2 S PSU 600W (55.56 €) --- was Thermaltake TR2 S PSU 500W (50.90 €)
Wi-Fi Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND Wireless N 300 Mbps PCIe (21.76 €)
Kingston 8gb USB 3.0 Drive for unactivated Win 10 64-bit Home Installation (7.80 €) (THE CHEAPEST I COULD FIND)

TOTAL: 765.97 €

I will use this build for playing competitive CS:GO but also for casual gaming and maybe some video editing and music making.

NOTES:
- I chose the i5 7500 instead of 5 1500X because the Ryzen CPU actually costs a bit more (192.48 €) and the seller for the cheapest MSI MB would charge me 9 € more for shipping
- Overclocking is not a priority for me (just a personal note, I know I can't overclock with a non K Intel)
[strike]- I don't need a lot of storage at the moment so I'll maybe add a 1TB HDD in the future[/strike]

Thank you for the read, any comment & critique will be appreciated.

[strike]SOME N00B INSECURITY QUESTIONS:
- the Intel Stock Cooler has pre-applied paste, right?
- should I get more fans, or am I alright? (as I am pretty sure Versa H15 comes with 1 mounted fan already)
- should I get a higher MHz DDR4 RAM? (opened apps access times is not something I'm crazy for though)
- should I better get an EVGA 500W PSU? (it costs around 13 € more though and the I one I chose has pretty good reviews already)
- is there anything I could add that could make me more 'secure'? (like additional thermal paste, anti-static gloves or some other thing, idk)[/strike]

Do you think this was good change?

I think the CPU Cooler will be alright.

 

[salerhino]

"- the Intel Stock Cooler has pre-applied paste, right?
- should I get more fans, or am I alright? (as I am pretty sure Versa H15 comes with 1 mounted fan already)
- should I get a higher MHz DDR4 RAM? (opened apps access times is not something I'm crazy for though)
- should I better get an EVGA 500W PSU? (it costs around 13 € more though and the I one I chose has pretty good reviews already)
- is there anything I could add that could make me more 'secure'? (like additional thermal paste, anti-static gloves or some other thing, idk)"

-That cooler has paste, yeah.
-I would get at least 1 exhaust as well and place it on top or rear side if possible.
-No need for higher speed RAM.
-About PSU, just get one with longer warranty of those 2, as they both are good quality.
-I personally never used anti-static wrist or gloves and I never had any problems. No need for additional thermal paste.

 

[Ruffriders23]

I'd invest a little of the budget into a better CPU Cooler... the stock one might not be enough. Just a small upgrade into say an ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 would be 22.59 EUR... which keeps you on budget.

https://www.amazon.it/ARCTIC-Freezer-Pro-Rev-raffreddamento/dp/B002G392ZI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502548705&sr=8-1&keywords=CPU+cooler

 

[salerhino]

I'd invest a little of the budget into a better CPU Cooler... the stock one might not be enough. Just a small upgrade into say an ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 would be 22.59 EUR... which keeps you on budget.

https://www.amazon.it/ARCTIC-Freezer-Pro-Rev-raffreddamento/dp/B002G392ZI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502548705&sr=8-1&keywords=CPU+cooler

I am pretty sure it will be OK.

 

[Ruffriders23]

I'd invest a little of the budget into a better CPU Cooler... the stock one might not be enough. Just a small upgrade into say an ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 would be 22.59 EUR... which keeps you on budget.

https://www.amazon.it/ARCTIC-Freezer-Pro-Rev-raffreddamento/dp/B002G392ZI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502548705&sr=8-1&keywords=CPU+cooler

I am pretty sure it will be OK.

Playing competitively means longer periods of CPU load usage. For 22.59 EUR.... I'd get the better cooler and keep the CPU cooler.

 

[leon443]

"- the Intel Stock Cooler has pre-applied paste, right?
- should I get more fans, or am I alright? (as I am pretty sure Versa H15 comes with 1 mounted fan already)
- should I get a higher MHz DDR4 RAM? (opened apps access times is not something I'm crazy for though)
- should I better get an EVGA 500W PSU? (it costs around 13 € more though and the I one I chose has pretty good reviews already)
- is there anything I could add that could make me more 'secure'? (like additional thermal paste, anti-static gloves or some other thing, idk)"

-That cooler has paste, yeah.
-I would get at least 1 exhaust as well and place it on top or rear side if possible.
-No need for higher speed RAM.
-About PSU, just get one with longer warranty of those 2, as they both are good quality.
-I personally never used anti-static wrist or gloves and I never had any problems. No need for additional thermal paste.

Thanks a lot, this was very helpful!

 

[leon443]

I'd invest a little of the budget into a better CPU Cooler... the stock one might not be enough. Just a small upgrade into say an ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 would be 22.59 EUR... which keeps you on budget.

https://www.amazon.it/ARCTIC-Freezer-Pro-Rev-raffreddamento/dp/B002G392ZI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502548705&sr=8-1&keywords=CPU+cooler

I'd invest a little of the budget into a better CPU Cooler... the stock one might not be enough. Just a small upgrade into say an ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 would be 22.59 EUR... which keeps you on budget.

https://www.amazon.it/ARCTIC-Freezer-Pro-Rev-raffreddamento/dp/B002G392ZI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502548705&sr=8-1&keywords=CPU+cooler

I am pretty sure it will be OK.

Playing competitively means longer periods of CPU load usage. For 22.59 EUR.... I'd get the better cooler and keep the CPU cooler.

Hmm, thanks for the CPU usage consideration. Also, I just checked the cooler and I might be wrong but in the title it says it can get up to 150 Watts of power usage, does that mean I should upgrade the PSU if I add the cooler or will 500W still be alright?

 

[salerhino]

In CS:GO I get usage below 20% so there is no load and no need for cooler.
150 W usage is for coolers which can take up to 150W because there are some smaller which are designed for lower TDP processors.
But, as I stated there is no need for that, as stock cooler is enough.

 

[salerhino]

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