[SOLVED] I was wondering if this is a solid first gaming PC?

[strahnic]

I was wondering if this is a solid first build.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tZbmvn

On top of the build I bought a commander pro and the lighting node pro for fan control and extra rgb. I also plan on buying another set of 16gb of RAM, and upgrading to 6 ll120 from corsair in the near future. The 500gb m.2 drive is going to be my boot drive only (nothing else at all). Would this be overkill for a boot drive? The 1tb SSD will be for games and everything else. Any ideas on if this is would have trouble running Rust, Fortnite, and OverWatch?

Thanks in advance!

 

[WildCard999]

Your better off keeping like 80% of your games on a HDD, there's only a handful I'd put on a SSD such as Battlefield as you'll want to load into the match before it begins.

 

[strahnic]

Your better off keeping like 80% of your games on a HDD, there's only a handful I'd put on a SSD such as Battlefield as you'll want to load into the match before it begins.

If I put them on an SSD though, wont they load up faster, and also download faster too. And is a 500GB Samsun 970 EVO m.2 overkill for a boot drive only?

 

[rigger922]

Your all down voting my answer when all i said was go for win 10 pro its better for gaming at this time i didn't know he had already bought win 10 home further more the ram capacity and the ability to pause updates is the main reason i would put win 10 pro over home on a gaming pc since windows updates have been know to cause problems with some hardware and gaming. so you can pick and choose hence why most pre built gaming pc's come with pro not home, further more if in the future he wishes to do something other then gaming on this build pro would beneficial to that.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Windows 10 home is perfectly fine for him. A. Home and Pro support hardware far and beyond anything a consumer would use. B. All the extra pro features only come in handy if you are a computer consultant, (very rarely) power user, or for lots of RDP use.

Yeah windows updates have caused SOME issues with computers. However, I've been using windows 10 since it came out, not once have I ever had to disable windows updates because of a driver failure. And I've worked on at least 40 computers running windows 10 over the past year or two because I am a computer consultant.

Typically windows updates only causes issues if you are working with really old software or are a software developer.

FYI, As said above I am a computer consultant, and I use NONE of the pro features over home. I could easily switch to a home version of windows and not have to change a thing.

 

[rigger922]

True but everybody is pounding on me for something i said if i had known he already had bought windows 10 home i wouldn't of said anything the build is fine the way it is.I mentioned windows 10 pro been better because it has benefits over home true most people wont use them but if it was me and i was spending that much money on a system i would go with pro. i use pro and have used home aswell.

 

[g-unit1111]

Your all down voting my answer when all i said was go for win 10 pro its better for gaming at this time i didn't know he had already bought win 10 home further more the ram capacity and the ability to pause updates is the main reason i would put win 10 pro over home on a gaming pc since windows updates have been know to cause problems with some hardware and gaming. so you can pick and choose hence why most pre built gaming pc's come with pro not home, further more if in the future he wishes to do something other then gaming on this build pro would beneficial to that.

Where are you getting this information from? It's quite the opposite - most vendors charge extra if you want Pro.

 

[rigger922]

Your all down voting my answer when all i said was go for win 10 pro its better for gaming at this time i didn't know he had already bought win 10 home further more the ram capacity and the ability to pause updates is the main reason i would put win 10 pro over home on a gaming pc since windows updates have been know to cause problems with some hardware and gaming. so you can pick and choose hence why most pre built gaming pc's come with pro not home, further more if in the future he wishes to do something other then gaming on this build pro would beneficial to that.

Where are you getting this information from? It's quite the opposite - most vendors charge extra if you want Pro.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/12384/windows-10-upgrading-home-to-pro
you need a valid key for pro to upgrade from home

https://play-sc.com/Windows-10-Pro-OEM.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3b3gBRDAARIsAL6D-N9ZDJV70J2hoROqRMg3cTOhxdewtCNPpF-1hn2ybqL2DpVLNs7cKFgaAifFEALw_wcB
price of windows 10 pro upgrade

https://softwarelicense4u.com/en/operatingsystems/windows-10-home-32-64-bit-nederlands-download-versie?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3b3gBRDAARIsAL6D-N-xehMLMrsM-T7fIy_hprTc1YQAJcLXWCN8mrxTM3ZfOylIDep8cD0aAk6rEALw_wcB
price for windows 10 home

 

[strahnic]

Is a 500Gb Samsung 970 evo M.2 overkill for a boot drive? (I will only be putting my OS and OS updates on this)
No games or anything because I am getting a 1Tb Samsung 860 evo SSD for that.

 

[rigger922]

Is a 500Gb Samsung 970 evo M.2 overkill for a boot drive? (I will only be putting my OS and OS updates on this)
No games or anything because I am getting a 1Tb Samsung 860 evo SSD for that.

Not really an expert on M.2 but 250GB would probably be sufficient for a boot drive

 

[strahnic]

Is a 500Gb Samsung 970 evo M.2 overkill for a boot drive? (I will only be putting my OS and OS updates on this)
No games or anything because I am getting a 1Tb Samsung 860 evo SSD for that.

Not really an expert on M.2 but 250GB would properly be sufficient for a boot drive

I've heard that a 120Gb M.2 fills up after a year of updates from windows, that is why I think I want a 500Gb M.2 so I don't need to buy another one. Also is there any way to delete old update files after new ones have come out for windows, or do I need to save every update file even if it is really old.

 

[WildCard999]

Your better off keeping like 80% of your games on a HDD, there's only a handful I'd put on a SSD such as Battlefield as you'll want to load into the match before it begins.

If I put them on an SSD though, wont they load up faster, and also download faster too. And is a 500GB Samsun 970 EVO m.2 overkill for a boot drive only?

Some will boot a bit faster but downloading is based on your internet, I think your thinking of install speed which can go a bit faster but programs such as Steam allow you to game while downloading games so there's really no reason to want fast installed when you get a few games onto the system. 500gb alone is too much just for the OS but you will want to put a few games that load slowly onto it.

 

[rigger922]

here is a link about getting rid of old files for windows old folders etc
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-delete-the-windows-old-folder-from-windows-10/

Your ssd will more then likely come with software to maintain it and optimize itself so you can use that Samsung magician is what have for my ssd
As for the size of boot drive you want its up to you a 250Gb/500Gb will work either way

 

[strahnic]

Your better off keeping like 80% of your games on a HDD, there's only a handful I'd put on a SSD such as Battlefield as you'll want to load into the match before it begins.

If I put them on an SSD though, wont they load up faster, and also download faster too. And is a 500GB Samsun 970 EVO m.2 overkill for a boot drive only?

Some will boot a bit faster but downloading is based on your internet, I think your thinking of install speed which can go a bit faster but programs such as Steam allow you to game while downloading games so there's really no reason to want fast installed when you get a few games onto the system. 500gb alone is too much just for the OS but you will want to put a few games that load slowly onto it.

I'm still going to go with the 1Tb SSD just because they are faster in some aspects. But should I downsize to a 250GB M.2 to save a few bucks. (The 250Gb and 500Gb are a 50$ difference)

 

[rigger922]

Your better off keeping like 80% of your games on a HDD, there's only a handful I'd put on a SSD such as Battlefield as you'll want to load into the match before it begins.

If I put them on an SSD though, wont they load up faster, and also download faster too. And is a 500GB Samsun 970 EVO m.2 overkill for a boot drive only?

Some will boot a bit faster but downloading is based on your internet, I think your thinking of install speed which can go a bit faster but programs such as Steam allow you to game while downloading games so there's really no reason to want fast installed when you get a few games onto the system. 500gb alone is too much just for the OS but you will want to put a few games that load slowly onto it.

I'm still going to go with the 1Tb SSD just because they are faster in some aspects. But should I downsize to a 250GB M.2 to save a few bucks. (The 250Gb and 500Gb are a 50$ difference)

well what wildcard is true,if your going to put a 1tb ssd in your system then that is enough for games etc so going for a 250gb boot drive would make more sense.

 

[g-unit1111]

Your all down voting my answer when all i said was go for win 10 pro its better for gaming at this time i didn't know he had already bought win 10 home further more the ram capacity and the ability to pause updates is the main reason i would put win 10 pro over home on a gaming pc since windows updates have been know to cause problems with some hardware and gaming. so you can pick and choose hence why most pre built gaming pc's come with pro not home, further more if in the future he wishes to do something other then gaming on this build pro would beneficial to that.

Where are you getting this information from? It's quite the opposite - most vendors charge extra if you want Pro.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/12384/windows-10-upgrading-home-to-pro
you need a valid key for pro to upgrade from home

https://play-sc.com/Windows-10-Pro-OEM.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3b3gBRDAARIsAL6D-N9ZDJV70J2hoROqRMg3cTOhxdewtCNPpF-1hn2ybqL2DpVLNs7cKFgaAifFEALw_wcB
price of windows 10 pro upgrade

https://softwarelicense4u.com/en/operatingsystems/windows-10-home-32-64-bit-nederlands-download-versie?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3b3gBRDAARIsAL6D-N-xehMLMrsM-T7fIy_hprTc1YQAJcLXWCN8mrxTM3ZfOylIDep8cD0aAk6rEALw_wcB
price for windows 10 home

Those links are not valid license keys. Anything not sold by Microsoft or a licensed partner is illegitimate.

 

[rigger922]

Your all down voting my answer when all i said was go for win 10 pro its better for gaming at this time i didn't know he had already bought win 10 home further more the ram capacity and the ability to pause updates is the main reason i would put win 10 pro over home on a gaming pc since windows updates have been know to cause problems with some hardware and gaming. so you can pick and choose hence why most pre built gaming pc's come with pro not home, further more if in the future he wishes to do something other then gaming on this build pro would beneficial to that.

Where are you getting this information from? It's quite the opposite - most vendors charge extra if you want Pro.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/12384/windows-10-upgrading-home-to-pro
you need a valid key for pro to upgrade from home

https://play-sc.com/Windows-10-Pro-OEM.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3b3gBRDAARIsAL6D-N9ZDJV70J2hoROqRMg3cTOhxdewtCNPpF-1hn2ybqL2DpVLNs7cKFgaAifFEALw_wcB
price of windows 10 pro upgrade

https://softwarelicense4u.com/en/operatingsystems/windows-10-home-32-64-bit-nederlands-download-versie?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3b3gBRDAARIsAL6D-N-xehMLMrsM-T7fIy_hprTc1YQAJcLXWCN8mrxTM3ZfOylIDep8cD0aAk6rEALw_wcB
price for windows 10 home

Those links are not valid license keys. Anything not sold by Microsoft or a licensed partner is illegitimate.

i bought mine of one of these sites mine is fine and i have a valid key
they we're just for price comparison anyways

 

[strahnic]

Will this Gaming PC build run rust, Fortnite, and Overwatch at a respectable FPS?

 

[g-unit1111]

i bought mine of one of these sites mine is fine and i have a valid key
they we're just for price comparison anyways

Not a valid comparison either. It may be fine now but it will be deactivated at some point. A lot of those keys are acquired from Enterprise and University versions where they generate thousands of keys that often go unused and if they are sold like this, Microsoft will deactivate them if found out. You can't buy a $130 product for $30 and expect that it's going to work properly. And if they sell insurance on top of that (like most of these sites do), that alone makes it suspect.

 

[rigger922]

maybe true but Ive used my windows 10 pro for 3years with no problems beside the fact im not here to argue with you over windows 10 were meant to be helping this guy out my final word

 

[rigger922]

Will this Gaming PC build run rust, Fortnite, and Overwatch at a respectable FPS?

yeah it will be fine

 

[WildCard999]

Will this Gaming PC build run rust, Fortnite, and Overwatch at a respectable FPS?

Both builds (yours and the one I posted) would play those games easily.

 

[USAFRet]

Unless your planning on upgrading it anytime soon the RTX 2070 or 2080 would be more then enough.

Laslty, if i'm only using my computer for games such as rust, fortnite, overwatch, and more, will home be ok. I'm just saying this because I already purchased it.

Yes, Windows Home is perfectly fine.
There is ZERO performance difference.