Need help with building first PC

[gorodaman]

I've done a bit of research regarding the compatibility and whatnot of the build but because I live in a foreign country(Japan), some of the parts that I could find here didn't seem to be popular on pcpartpicker so I'm worried that it may not be compatible.
Also if there're any parts that are holding back the performance or is overkill, I would love to know that as well.
Thank you
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3GFdM8

 

[The Paladin]

1. popularity on parts picker is based on the services they connect to provide parts prices, and since most are in usa, it surprises me very little that your not seeing them in Japan and parts made for Asian market are not on the list (sometimes companies change model numbers for many reason of same item when selling in USA versus Europe vs Asia)

if you have a make model of those Asian market parts list them , chances are we can still see specs on them to compare them

so far your build looks solid.

 

[Ak74Egy]

This is a very nice build, and everything is compatible, but I have some criticism regarding it:

CPU: very nice if you could go for the overclockable 6600K, then that would be much better

Motherboard: decent enough, however if you do get that 6600K, I'd suggest a Z series motherboard.

Cooler: don't know much about that, try comparing it with the acclaimed hyper 212 evo, or Cryorig's C7

RAM: nice, could be faster since it's DDR4

Storage: ditch the SSD, and use the money to get that 6600K and the Z motherboard, as for the HDD, 5400 RPM is kinda slow, try getting a 7200 RPM 2TB, and then add 1 more TB later

Video Card: Asus makes very good motherboards and monitors, but not the best Vcards, try getting an MSI variant or go for gigabyte's windforce card, which is 10 bucks cheaper than that Asus card

Case: check out the NZXT Phantom 240 has more to offer, and NZXT is more renowned than Zalman, it is however 5$ extra

PSU: 650W is way too much try going for a 550W max, and try comparing it with the ultra reliable Seasonic PSUS

Optical Drive: ditch it, you won't need it

OS: you can find windows 10 for way cheaper than that on other websites

Monitor: good enough, could go for better

in conclusion I would go for this build, which in my opinion is better in every single way and is 7 bucks cheaper:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.89 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($249.99 @ Jet)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 25UM58 25.0" 2560x1080 75Hz Monitor ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1208.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-26 04:08 EST-0500

 

[gorodaman]

1. popularity on parts picker is based on the services they connect to provide parts prices, and since most are in usa, it surprises me very little that your not seeing them in Japan and parts made for Asian market are not on the list (sometimes companies change model numbers for many reason of same item when selling in USA versus Europe vs Asia)

if you have a make model of those Asian market parts list them , chances are we can still see specs on them to compare them

so far your build looks solid.

wasn't expecting such a quick reply, thank you!

CPU: Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.2GHz 6Mキャッシュ 4コア/4スレッド LGA1151 BX80662I56500 【BOX】
CPU Fan: CoolerMaster Intel/AMD両CPU対応 サイドフロー型CPUクーラー Hyper TX3 EVO (型番:RR-TX3E-28PK-J1)
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Intel H170搭載 マザーボード LGA1151対応 H170-PRO 【ATX】
RAM: Crucial [Micron製] DDR4 デスク用メモリー 8GB x2 ( 2133MT/s / PC4-17000 / CL15 / 288pin / DR x8 Unbuffered DIMM ) 永久保証 CT2K8G4DFD8213
Graphics Card: ASUSTek NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060搭載ビデオカード メモリ6GB TURBO-GTX1060-6G
Case: ZALMAN 【ATX対応】 ミドルタワーPCケース高い冷却性能と拡張性を実現した Z9 Neo
SSD: Samsung SSD 250GB TLCメモリ搭載 750 EVO ベーシックキット 2.5インチ 内蔵型 MZ-750250B/IT
HDD: 【Amazon.co.jp限定】WD HDD 内蔵ハードディスク 3.5インチ 3TB WD Blue WD30EZRZ/AFP SATA3.0 5400rpm 64MB 2年6ヶ月保証
Optical Drive: ASUSTek Windows10対応 M-DISC対応 最大24倍速書込 SATA接続 DVD/CDライティングソフト付き DRW-24D5MT
Power Supply: 玄人志向 NEXTシリーズ 80 PLUS Bronze 600W ATX電源 KRPW-N600W/85+

I found all the parts on the Japanese amazon site.
I think the power supply is the only part that's made by a Japanese company but I do see some models that are specifically for Japan.
If you can't find the specs for some of the parts, any alternatives will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again!

 

[gorodaman]

This is a very nice build, and everything is compatible, but I have some criticism regarding it:

CPU: very nice if you could go for the overclockable 6600K, then that would be much better

Motherboard: decent enough, however if you do get that 6600K, I'd suggest a Z series motherboard.

Cooler: don't know much about that, try comparing it with the acclaimed hyper 212 evo, or Cryorig's C7

RAM: nice, could be faster since it's DDR4

Storage: ditch the SSD, and use the money to get that 6600K and the Z motherboard, as for the HDD, 5400 RPM is kinda slow, try getting a 7200 RPM 2TB, and then add 1 more TB later

Video Card: Asus makes very good motherboards and monitors, but not the best Vcards, try getting an MSI variant or go for gigabyte's windforce card, which is 10 bucks cheaper than that Asus card

Case: check out the NZXT Phantom 240 has more to offer, and NZXT is more renowned than Zalman, it is however 5$ extra

PSU: 650W is way too much try going for a 550W max, and try comparing it with the ultra reliable Seasonic PSUS

Optical Drive: ditch it, you won't need it

OS: you can find windows 10 for way cheaper than that on other websites

Monitor: good enough, could go for better

in conclusion I would go for this build, which in my opinion is better in every single way and is 7 bucks cheaper:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.89 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($249.99 @ Jet)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 25UM58 25.0" 2560x1080 75Hz Monitor ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1208.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-26 04:08 EST-0500

Having an overclockable CPU does sound nice and I guess I have enough budget left to afford a 6600K and a Z motherboard and a different video card sounds like a reasonable thing to do as well and also a hdd with more rpm was something I was already thinking about
however the case may be only 5 dollars expensive there but in Japan the prices I checked suggested the NZXT Phantom 240 would be 40 dollars more expensive and I'm not sure if it offers that much of an upgrade are SSD's that ditchable? I had this impression that they were worth having in every PC
thanks for the reply!

 

[The Paladin]

wasn't expecting such a quick reply, thank you!

CPU: Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.2GHz 6Mキャッシュ 4コア/4スレッド LGA1151 BX80662I56500 【BOX】
CPU Fan: CoolerMaster Intel/AMD両CPU対応 サイドフロー型CPUクーラー Hyper TX3 EVO (型番:RR-TX3E-28PK-J1)
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Intel H170搭載 マザーボード LGA1151対応 H170-PRO 【ATX】
RAM: Crucial [Micron製] DDR4 デスク用メモリー 8GB x2 ( 2133MT/s / PC4-17000 / CL15 / 288pin / DR x8 Unbuffered DIMM ) 永久保証 CT2K8G4DFD8213
Graphics Card: ASUSTek NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060搭載ビデオカード メモリ6GB TURBO-GTX1060-6G
Case: ZALMAN 【ATX対応】 ミドルタワーPCケース高い冷却性能と拡張性を実現した Z9 Neo
SSD: Samsung SSD 250GB TLCメモリ搭載 750 EVO ベーシックキット 2.5インチ 内蔵型 MZ-750250B/IT
HDD: 【Amazon.co.jp限定】WD HDD 内蔵ハードディスク 3.5インチ 3TB WD Blue WD30EZRZ/AFP SATA3.0 5400rpm 64MB 2年6ヶ月保証
Optical Drive: ASUSTek Windows10対応 M-DISC対応 最大24倍速書込 SATA接続 DVD/CDライティングソフト付き DRW-24D5MT
Power Supply: 玄人志向 NEXTシリーズ 80 PLUS Bronze 600W ATX電源 KRPW-N600W/85+

I found all the parts on the Japanese amazon site. I think the power supply is the only part that's made by a Japanese company but I do see some models that are specifically for Japan. If you can't find the specs for some of the parts, any alternatives will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!

no, I still think your set up is very good, and I don't know why someone would tell you to ditch the SSD, but I would have the SSD for OS and the other driver for the rest as I believe you have planned to do looking at your build. the non overclock and H boards are a good match no point of Z board unless yo have a K CPU anyways.. enjoy the build!

 

[Ak74Egy]

Having an overclockable CPU does sound nice and I guess I have enough budget left to afford a 6600K and a Z motherboard and a different video card sounds like a reasonable thing to do as well and also a hdd with more rpm was something I was already thinking about
however the case may be only 5 dollars expensive there but in Japan the prices I checked suggested the NZXT Phantom 240 would be 40 dollars more expensive and I'm not sure if it offers that much of an upgrade are SSD's that ditchable? I had this impression that they were worth having in every PC
thanks for the reply!

well case choice isn't very essential, as long as it can fit everything you have.
regarding SSDs ,at the moment, they are very ditchable in my opinion, especially with how quick windows 10's boot time is, in my case I have it on an 7200 HDD and it tends to load up in under 30 second, and is good to go and loads everything up under a minute, don't get me wrong it would be lovely to have an SSD, I'm just debating their essentiality in a new PC build, so if you stick with just an HDD, for the moment, you'll be saving money which can go into that K CPU and Z mobo, and eventually you can get that SSD down the line, without losing anything, unlike upgrading a CPU you'll be getting that K CPU and selling the non K, losing money in the process.