Need PSU advice (+mobo, GPU opinion )

[Renox92]

Hello everyone. I'm trying to build a budget gaming PC for MOBAs and MMOs at 1080p, which I'd like to be quiet and cool. By 'cool' I mean that it should generate low amount of heat. My current PC (straight from 2007) makes my room hot even when idle, and the summer is coming, so...

Here's what I came up with so far:

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  CPU - Core i3 6100 (stock cooler) ($112)
  GPU - GTX 950 ($160) (anything with the same price and perfomance, but more power effficient?)
  RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB 2400 ($35)
  Mobo - Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP ($106) (is it an overkill? mb something cheaper will do)
  SSD - Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB ($43)
  PSU - ???

As you can see I'm trying to cut corners where I can - no 212 hyper evo, and skipped on 250GB evo since it's double the price of what I chose. As for PSU - is Japanese caps and semi-passive cooling a thing in this price range? I know that EVGA ones are a popular choice for budget builds, but I also see a lot of people complaining about how loud they are, which is a deal breaker for me. How do you think I can improve this build?

 

[logainofhades]

Kingston SSD's are not know to be reliable. Sandisk Ultra II, Samsung, Mushkin Reactor, and even Crucial, would be better. Motherboard isn't overkill, but yes you can go cheaper, with a m-atx board. H170 doesn't support DDR4 2400, so you need to stick with 2133. $160 for a GTX 950 is a bit on the high side. You could go a bit cheaper. Between the motherboard savings, and the GPU savings, you could get a better SSD. 120gb is practically useless, as it will fill up way to easily. Also the 212 evo is overrated. Cryorig H7 is a better cooler, for a similar cost.

I am not aware of many complaints for EVGA being loud, either. User reviews should be taken with a grain of salt, regardless. Loud or silent is subjective. I knew a guy that would complain about even a smidgen of sound, that most wouldn't even notice. Running joke is he could hear a fly fart from a mile away. :lol:

Anyway, here is something for you to consider. A gtx 950 isn't very power hungry, so 520w is plenty.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Reactor 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($150.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $512.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-19 15:22 EDT-0400