How reliable is pcpp?

Tyler2004

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I am putting together a build on pcpp and was wondering how reliable it was when making sure everything works together. Here is my current build that I am told is all compatible:

CPU
Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler
Rosewill - RCX-Z300 CPU Cooler

Motherboard
MSI - B250M GAMING PRO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory
G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

Storage
ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card
MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB GAMING X 2G Video Card

Case
Corsair - Carbide SPEC-04 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply
EVGA - 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

Case Fans
Corsair - CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan

Will these all be compatible?
 
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There are a few things it doesn't check, like ram clearance with large cpu coolers, or whether the case has enough clearance for said large cpu coolers. I had to look up the cpu cooler, since you didn't even provide the permalink to your PCPartPicker list, but it's not a large cpu cooler. It also doesn't look to be that high quality, at best on par with a stock cooler for an i7-6700 or i7-7700.

Combining a 6700k cpu with a B250M motherboard is confusing - do you plan to overclock or not? You need a Z-series motherboard to overclock, and a better cpu cooler than that. If you don't plan to overclock, why not get a somewhat cheaper i7-6700 or i7-7700 instead (either of which will come with a stock cooler)?

I also notice you chose a...
There are a few things it doesn't check, like ram clearance with large cpu coolers, or whether the case has enough clearance for said large cpu coolers. I had to look up the cpu cooler, since you didn't even provide the permalink to your PCPartPicker list, but it's not a large cpu cooler. It also doesn't look to be that high quality, at best on par with a stock cooler for an i7-6700 or i7-7700.

Combining a 6700k cpu with a B250M motherboard is confusing - do you plan to overclock or not? You need a Z-series motherboard to overclock, and a better cpu cooler than that. If you don't plan to overclock, why not get a somewhat cheaper i7-6700 or i7-7700 instead (either of which will come with a stock cooler)?

I also notice you chose a W1 series psu from EVGA, which isn't that great (tier 3 in the TH tier list, tier 6 in the LTT tier list)
 
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Ok, thanks a lot for the help. This is my first time building a pc and I'm still trying to figure it out so I had no idea about any of this. Also, i don't plan to overclock. Do you have any recommendations for the motherboard or does it not matter if I won't be overclocking?
 


I've seen some say recently that MSI is rather low quality, but I'm a little behind on my knowledge of motherboard brands, so I'm unclear on how big a deal that is. ASRock or Asus should be good though. As far as chipset, B250 should be fine when not overclock or planning SLI/xfire. GTX 1050 might not support SLI anyway, I haven't checked.