My first Pc gaming build

[plantonb]

Hello , im close to building my very own first gaming pc build . so far i have picked these parts, the only thing i still need is a cpu cooler , which i would prefer watercooled, you can leave some suggestion on this aswell.

The thing i need to know is if the parts i have selected are compatible and if they fit in the case i have chosen.

Parts :

Case : NZXT H440 New Special Edition black / green

motherboard : MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK

Processor : Intel Core i7-6700K Boxed

Graphics card : msi gtx 970 4GB

PSU : corsair rm 1000

1,5 tb hdd

Ram : Corsair Vengeance DDR4 LPX 2 x 16 gb 3,2ghz

I would be very grateful if anybody could help me out with this, as i do not want to find out that i made an error after buying the parts.

 

[jmsellars1]

All looks compatible but it is pretty poor value for money really. I've got a few suggestions that will save you some cash:

- I'd go for the i5-6600k. The i7 gives around 15-20% better gaming performance for around 50-60% more cash, not really good value for gaming. Most games are more dependent on graphics cards as well anyway, i5-2500k's from 5 years ago are still going strong now and they overclock well.

- I'd get 8GB RAM. The difference between 4GB RAM and 32GB in games will literally be like 2 frames per second maximum. 8GB is more than enough.

Here's an article which illustrates this:
http://www.techspot.com/article/1043-8gb-vs-16gb-ram/page3.html

- You only need like 450W+ for this build, I'd get around 500-550W so you can overclock. You could have 4 GTX 970's and overclock them and you still wouldn't get anywhere near 1000W.

- I'd get a SSD to install your OS and games on, this will make your whole system feel faster. It won't improve frames per second but it will massively improve loading times and the speed of booting up your system.


Something like this would give much better value for money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case ($189.29 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1354.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 11:13 EST-0500


Probably a bit cheaper than your build but pretty much the same gaming performance with loads of overclockability, SSD, more storage etc.

 

[plantonb]

Hello ,

firstly thanks for your reply

i know that some parts arent needed , but i am willing to spend more money as that is not an issue for me (32gb ram , 1000W psu).i want to have a future proof setup.

also you mentioned the cpu cooler nzxt kraken , however i just came across the corsair h100i and thought that one looked a bit sleaker and was about the same price. Will this cooler also fit in the same case or am i better off picking the one you suggested?

 

[jmsellars1]

I assume that by 'futureproof', you mean you expect the PC to have a longer useful lifetime? So for example rather than being able to play games at 60FPS/ultra high for the next 2-3 years, you expect a more 'futureproof' build to last longer. Say 4-5 years?

If that is the case, getting an i7 over an i5 isn't going to make much difference at all. If you find a game than an i5 struggles with, an i7 is only going to be like 15-20% better so that will struggle too. So for example if you are getting 20FPS with an i5, the best you could hope for with an i7 is around 24FPS. So it makes very little difference and the game is unplayable either way. Even if games start to use 8 threads and fully utilise the i7, it will be around 40% better. than the i5 That still isn't enough of a difference to make an unplayable game playable in most cases. Also the chances of that happening are pretty slim, people have been buying 6 and 8 core CPU's for 6 years now since the 1055T came out and it still hasn't happened. I wouldn't hold my breath.

With the RAM, games still only need 4GB of RAM and have done for years. Even 8GB of RAM is more than enough at the moment and I would be very surprised if there was a significant difference in gaming performance between 8GB and 16GB within the next 5 years, let alone 32GB. Games really don't need much RAM and any unused RAM is literally sat there doing nothing for gaming performance. Even if games somehow started to need all that RAM, you could just slot some more in, no replacements and no other parts required.

Higher wattage just means you can run more power hungry components from the PSU, it is nothing to do with the quality or how long it will last. Unless you plan on running 3-4 graphics cards all at once, 1000W really is a waste of money. Again it won't make any contribution to gaming performance whatsoever and it will end up using (a tiny bit) more power than necessary as well because PSU's are at their most efficient when they're at around 50-60% load.

The Kraken has a 280mm radiator and 140mm fans, the Corsair has a 240mm radiator and 120mm fans so there's more surface area and more airflow for a similar price. Nothing wrong with the Corsair though, go for that if you prefer it.


Sorry if this comes across as a bit of a rant, I just hate to see people waste money. If you want to make your PC last longer for gaming without having to upgrade, get a better graphics card.