How is my build?

[hugostrophy]

Hey guys,

Still trying to get parts for my computer.

Here is what I have so far, all in AUD dollars. What do you guys think? I still need to buy fans hopefully quite ones and a HDD and a PSU. If you can recommended any parts for that, and tell me how it is that would be helpful. Thankyou

Also I was wondering if my motherboard and case were compatible, like does my motherboard have all the right USB ports 3.0 and 2.0 for the front of the case.

Also I was thinking I might get two 24 inch monitors, if you guys recommended some nice 24 inch maybe benQ monitors that would be good to, fairly cheap as I would be buying two.

Here is my build. Thankyou everyone that helps. Sorry about formatting, I copied it straight from excel.


Motherboard: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Socket LGA1151 ATX Motherboard - DDR4 $249
Graphics card: Asus GeForce Strix GTX 960 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card $305
CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K Skylake 3.5GHz Quad-Core CPU LGA 1151 - BX80662I56600K $333
Disk drive: Asus (DRW-24D3ST OEM) Sata 24x DVD-RW - Black $22
CPU cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212X Universal CPU Cooler $55
Case: In Win GR-ONE Full Tower Gaming Case - Black $139
Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3200MHz DDR4 RAM - CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 $124
Fans:
Storage-SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD $125
Storage-HDD:
PSU:
Monitor: 27" BenQ 2MS Full HD LED Monitor Audiovisual Enjoyment $299

 

[martygj72]

For what its worth, GTX 960 just falls par of the requirements of 'Virtual Reality', for future resale value I would upgrade to a GTX 970 (at least).

 

[Nuckles_56]

This is what I'd suggest in your case depending on what your exact budget is
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($333.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($55.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($249.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($114.40 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($122.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ Umart)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 24.0" 60Hz Monitor ($199.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 24.0" 60Hz Monitor ($199.00 @ CPL Online)
Other: AMD RX 480 Estimated AU price ($350.00)
Total: $1878.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-09 19:27 AEST+1000

 

[clemre]

I only have problem with GTX960. It's a bad card and nobody really should ever buy it, it'll hold your system back in games. If you are in a hurry, consider R9 380 for almost the same price as GTX960 (at least in Europe). If you can wait a bit, wait for RX 480 till the end of the month. RX 480's gonna be a superb value card and it meets minimum VR requirements. Also do get a nice PSU from Seasonic, EVGA or XFX. If you go for RX480, a 500W good silver or golden certified PSU will probably do completely fine.

 

[hugostrophy]

I only have problem with GTX960. It's a bad card and nobody really should ever buy it, it'll hold your system back in games. If you are in a hurry, consider R9 380 for almost the same price as GTX960 (at least in Europe). If you can wait a bit, wait for RX 480 till the end of the month. RX 480's gonna be a superb value card and it meets minimum VR requirements. Also do get a nice PSU from Seasonic, EVGA or XFX. If you go for RX480, a 500W good silver or golden certified PSU will probably do completely fine.

Hey, so would you guys recommended this gfx card?
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/34552?gclid=COHY5POUnM0CFYKVvAod2RUL1g&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Nuckles_56]

Okay, that card isn't great as the strix cooler tends to run quite hot. If you can't wait until the rx 480 drops (It will probably be the same prices as the r9 380x), go with this r9 380x https://www.pccasegear.com/products/34563/sapphire-radeon-r9-380x-nitro-4gb as it is as good as you can get, both temperatures and noise wise

 

[clemre]

I agree with Nuckles_56. R9 380X is a good choice, but consider Sapphire over Asus. I also have good experience with XFX: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/34225/xfx-radeon-r9-380x-double-dissipation-xxx-oc-4gb/ . It has removable fans and is easy to clean and mantain. In my opinion both Sapphire and XFX 380X are good cards for the money, you can toss a coin. But nonetheless, I strongly advise to wait till the end of the month for RX 480. This card is gonna cost around the price of 380X and will offer better performance and efficency (thus longevity and low levels of noise). I can see that you are in hurry, but maybe it would be possible for you to buy the computer without GPU and run it on iGPU till the end of the month? That's the smartest move imho.

 

[Nuckles_56]

I agree with Clemre here, if possible, just use the iGPU until the new GPU is out and then buy it, seeing as the rx 480 is supposed to be at about r9 390x levels of performance at about 150W power draw which is a very impressive achievement for AMD