Is PC Part Picker Legit?

[Just a guy]

I want to know if the website PCI Part Picker provides the correct information. As in the amount of Watts and if the parts I put together are compatible or not.

 

[JQB45]

I'd say its very legit, I know quite a bit about modern hardware and I have to say I have yet to see it make a mistake. The wattage estimates seem spot on as well.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Somewhat. It will warn on things like 1.65v RAM on an Intel build that is perfectly safe and even certified by Intel and it tends to overestimate wattage like most PSU calculators. In general it's a decent resource though. You are better off asking on a forum about the best parts for your money though especially if you don't know if they are even compatible without the PCPartpicker resource.

 

[Just a guy]

JQB45
Thanks for your answer

anort3
Yeah I have been looking around for a few days trying to find the best parts for my money, haven't bought anything yet. The forums have been very helpful for a beginner like me

If I show you my planned build could you tell me if anythings wrong with it?

 

[JQB45]

Yes we can do that.

 

[Just a guy]

Thanks, here is my planned build,

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 7
GPU: MSI R9 380 4GB
Processor: Intel Core i5-4690k
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2x8gb)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master: Hyper 212 EVO
Hard Drive: WD Blue 1TB Hard Drive
SDD Samsung 850 EVO 120gb
Optical Drive: LITE-ON Black 18x DVD-ROM 48x CD ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive
Monitor: Acer H236HL bid 23-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
Keyboard: Razor Blackwidow Chroma RGB Gaming Mechanical Gaming
Wireless Card: Trendnet n600 Wireless Dual Band PCI-E Adapter
Case: DEEPCOOL Tesseract SW Mid Tower with Side Window and 2 LED Fans
Power Supply: Cosair CX Series CX500 500W Power Supply

 

[JQB45]

I would change the Wireless Card to the:

Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-wireless-network-card-gcwb867di

And you absolutely must change the power supply - the Corsair CX; they go bad fast, usually hurting other parts of your computer. They are cheap junk.

I suggest a Seasonic of XFX power supply. I have the Seasonic S12ii 520W - it cost around $60.00.

 

[Just a guy]

Ok so change the Wireless Card, and how quiet is your power supply?

 

[JQB45]

I can't hear it, all I hear is the GPU Fans on my EVGA NVidia 950 and the CPU Cooler.

 

[Just a guy]

DONE DONE DONE!

 

[JQB45]

DONE DONE DONE!

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The S12 II is a good unit but it's based on an old group regulated design and not compatible with the low power C states of Haswell so it's still not a great choice. The Seasonic G platform is newer and would be a much better choice. The S12 II will work but you will have to disable the low power states in BIOS.

The Hyper 212 Evo was a great cooler......for Sandy Bridge. It's not good enough for anything but a mild overclock on Haswell though. Haswell chips run quite hot.

Any reason you aren't going with Skylake? They are finally in stock, they run cooler and overclock better than Haswell and are faster clock for clock. Probably a bit more expensive though because they require DDR4.

I would go with a 500GB SSD and add a storage drive if necessary down the road.

Deepcool case is questionable quality. Cases are very subjective though. You are the one that has to be happy with it.

This would be my starting point with a Haswell based build that you intend to overclock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($172.79 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($181.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $976.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-27 16:24 EDT-0400


That is without peripherals of course and keeps the R9 380 as a video card.

 

[g-unit1111]

Somewhat. It will warn on things like 1.65v RAM on an Intel build that is perfectly safe and even certified by Intel and it tends to overestimate wattage like most PSU calculators. In general it's a decent resource though. You are better off asking on a forum about the best parts for your money though especially if you don't know if they are even compatible without the PCPartpicker resource.

I have sent them multiple alerts that some of their hardware info isn't correct. Most of the time PCPP is spot on accurate, and they have the best wattage calculator of any site out there. For instance it said a card with a 12" cooler like the Gigabyte Windforce 3X shouldn't fit into my H440. It does with room to spare, and it says the Noctis - which uses similar hardware to the H440 , shouldn't be able to accommodate large cards, but it does. And then it says that no cooler is compatible with Skylake and the Silverstone Raven Z01. That one really puzzles me.