My first build

[Jaggerz]

Hi guys n gals. I have upgraded my current pc in the past a few times and am amazed how much things have changed since then. I know I want to go with an i5-6500 gtx1060 build. Not for sure about company reputations. Usually just play mmo and a couple fps games. I would like to keep it under 900 usd. I will not be overclocking, play in 1080, and have all my peripherals. I have taken a few ideas from other builds. I might throw in a ssd later down the road but not yet. I just had carpal tunnel surgery so I thought this would be a great time to get it done. Need to know if everything looks ok, if there's anything I should change, and which 1060 you would recommend going with. Your help is greatly appreciated.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($88.30 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake Commander G41 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $616.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 11:54 EDT-0400

 

[dexxterlab97]

Get a SSD. 1060 should be good enough but have you thought about 480?

 

[Kjeld_]

jes like dexxter say i would get a ssd like a 120gb small one foor boot and windows i would stick with the nvidia 1060 its better and #teamgreen

 

[dexxterlab97]

jes like dexxter say i would get a ssd like a 120gb small one foor boot and windows i would stick with the nvidia 1060 its better and #teamgreen

#TeamMystic

 

[geofelt]

A very nice build.
I have a couple of suggestions:

1. For mmo, strategy and sims type games, performance is dictated by the speed of the single master thread.
Consider a I3-6100@3.7 which will likely be better for your type of games. You can de even better for less with a I3-6320@3.9, but I do not know if the difference is worth it.

2. FWIW.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, or 500gb you may never need a hard drive.

I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice.

3. GTX1060 is more than enough at 1080P.
I would buy a EVGA card, mainly on their better warranty and support.