Gaming PC Build

aanon

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Hi was wondering what people thought of this build and what should be changed. It is for gaming and plan to play most games on mid-high settings with no issues

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/22HYzM

Case: Corsair Carbide 270r

Just noticed the motherboard is sky lake so I was wondering if anyone could recommend a motherboard that is fairly similar and same price but kaby lake?
 
Wow that power supply is overpriced. I can recommend a b250 board, but have you considered ryzen?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($165.00 @ Shopping Express)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($169.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($75.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($100.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($589.00 @ Shopping Express)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1506.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($258.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($97.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($75.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($100.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($589.00 @ Shopping Express)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($161.70 @ Skycomp Technology)
Total: $1459.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($258.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H270 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($156.60 @ Skycomp Technology)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($157.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 8GB EX Video Card ($549.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Corsair 270R ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.00 @ Umart)
Total: $1448.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Equivalent H270 board with more HSIO lanes to support full PCIe 3.0 x4 bandwidth to both M2 slots without sacrificing other PCIe slots.
Swapped WD black 1TB + 120GB SSD for WD Blue 1TB + 240GB SSD config.
Swapped RMx650W for G2 750W more wattage = lower % PSU capacity used under load = longer life / or lower noise (less fan operations).
Upgraded to 16GB kit since there are titles that are beginning to require more than just 8GB RAM; exhibit A: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mass-effect-andromeda-performance-review,4996-4.html
 



Good stuff, but I would say for the specs, 550w~600w PSU would be more than enough, you can find low noise PSU's with high efficiency as EVGA.
 


And they are more expensive; Hydro G, ToughPower, G series, RMx all these 650W options are more expensive than the G2 750W (and a quick scan of those AUS shops didn't turn up any 650W version of the G2). The only option that somewhat make sense is the Antec True Power Classic that would save ~35AUD at 550W capacity, and 20AUD at 650W capacity but it's also a non-modular unit.

I know the system would only consume ~300W at load but all that just mean for the config is that he can add as much as he want + the ability to bring the PSU to the next bigger build in the future. Even if it's not the tightest fit for this specific build, getting more wattage at similar level of quality for less money still means that it's the better deal.
 


Just out of curiosity why do you feel SR71 Blackbirds build is the best? Asking for the OPs sake not to knock anyone.
 
I think his build has the best value and best combination of equipment, for example the msi GPU ,although I think 16 gigs of RAM is a better idea and that he should include a case.
 
Check this out as well guys:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($268.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H270 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($156.60 @ Skycomp Technology)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($175.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.00 @ Storm Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($578.00 @ Shopping Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($135.30 @ Skycomp Technology)
Total: $1500.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Nice one. I don't care for 120gb ssds but they work. A lot of great builds on this thread. I'm waiting for the op to weigh in before I do one.