New Gaming Build Suggestions ??

[thegwolf]

Hi everyone,i got h170 pro gaming gskill ripjaws v 16gb, and i5-6400k and gtx 970 asus strix, could anyone give me good suggestions for PSU and the cabinet? and also is this enough to run high end pc games?

 

[superninja12]

i5 6400k doesnt exist😛 the rest? also why ar eyou getting a gtx 970? gtx 1060 is the same price and better peformance.

psu evga supernova g2 550w if you can afford it.
case: phanteks p400s or fractical design s

 

[Isokolon]

what's your total budget?
do you already own some parts? (GPU, Storage, etc.)

 

[thegwolf]

i5 6400k doesnt exist😛 the rest? also why ar eyou getting a gtx 970? gtx 1060 is the same price and better peformance.

psu evga supernova g2 550w if you can afford it.
case: phanteks p400s or fractical design s

oh sorry i guess it is i5-6400 i am not that much tech person and i will for look for gtx 1060 as well and should i increase the ram as well because i am also going to do some video and 3d rendering as well?

 

[thegwolf]

what's your total budget?
do you already own some parts? (GPU, Storage, etc.)

i owned 15 6400, asus h170 pro gaming and gskill ripjaws v series 8gb for now..
and about the budget approx 1000$

 

[bliq]

for serious video rendering, yes 16GB RAM will likely help. For casual use, 8GB is enough but with RAM as cheap as it is, 16GB is nice.

I agree, I'd be looking at a GTX1060 unless you're buying a GTX970 used (I've been seeing them in the $175 range). In that case, it's a better performer than the $200 RX480s. At 1080p, a GTX970 will pretty much be able to play max settings on most games (I could with mine). any higher resolution and you'll likely need to turn down the settings on the more demanding games. What specific motherboard are you using (size?) and are you looking for most expansion or smallest case? Cases are very subjective.

The EVGA PSU is a good suggestion- I use a EVGA supernova 750 P2 myself. I also had a Seasonic G550 that was rock solid and quiet for a couple years which I can recommend. Look for something with 80 Plus Gold rating for efficiency and better likelihood of decent parts inside.

I also recommend an SSD for your OS and apps if you don't already have one.

 

[thegwolf]

for serious video rendering, yes 16GB RAM will likely help. For casual use, 8GB is enough but with RAM as cheap as it is, 16GB is nice.

I agree, I'd be looking at a GTX1060 unless you're buying a GTX970 used (I've been seeing them in the $175 range). In that case, it's a better performer than the $200 RX480s. At 1080p, a GTX970 will pretty much be able to play max settings on most games (I could with mine). any higher resolution and you'll likely need to turn down the settings on the more demanding games. What specific motherboard are you using (size?) and are you looking for most expansion or smallest case? Cases are very subjective.

The EVGA PSU is a good suggestion- I use a EVGA supernova 750 P2 myself. I also had a Seasonic G550 that was rock solid and quiet for a couple years which I can recommend. Look for something with 80 Plus Gold rating for efficiency and better likelihood of decent parts inside.

I also recommend an SSD for your OS and apps if you don't already have one.

1080p resolution is good for me
, and i am using asus h170 pro gaming and the size is 30.5cm x 24.4cm 12 x9.6 atx form factor, and yes i would use ssd for OS as well

 

[bliq]

for 1080p GTX1060, GTX970, and RX480 are all pretty good choices I think. For a case, it's just too subjective to give you much of a suggestion. it depends on too many factors like where you're going to put it, do you want a windows or not, more airflow, aluminum or steel, price, quiet...

 

[thegwolf]

for 1080p GTX1060, GTX970, and RX480 are all pretty good choices I think. For a case, it's just too subjective to give you much of a suggestion. it depends on too many factors like where you're going to put it, do you want a windows or not, more airflow, aluminum or steel, price, quiet...

okay i look for these gpus

well actually about cabinet it should be windowed with the good airflow that's it this is what i am looking for in cabinet
i was looking for a cabinet and i found this
Corsair CC-9011052-WW Carbide Series SPEC-03 Steel Red LED Mid-Tower Gaming Case

 

[bliq]

for 1080p GTX1060, GTX970, and RX480 are all pretty good choices I think. For a case, it's just too subjective to give you much of a suggestion. it depends on too many factors like where you're going to put it, do you want a windows or not, more airflow, aluminum or steel, price, quiet...

okay i look for these gpus

well actually about cabinet it should be windowed with the good airflow that's it this is what i am looking for in cabinet
i was looking for a cabinet and i found this
Corsair CC-9011052-WW Carbide Series SPEC-03 Steel Red LED Mid-Tower Gaming Case

if you like the way it looks, that should work great. Corsair makes nice quality cases.

 

[thegwolf]

for 1080p GTX1060, GTX970, and RX480 are all pretty good choices I think. For a case, it's just too subjective to give you much of a suggestion. it depends on too many factors like where you're going to put it, do you want a windows or not, more airflow, aluminum or steel, price, quiet...

okay i look for these gpus

well actually about cabinet it should be windowed with the good airflow that's it this is what i am looking for in cabinet
i was looking for a cabinet and i found this
Corsair CC-9011052-WW Carbide Series SPEC-03 Steel Red LED Mid-Tower Gaming Case

if you like the way it looks, that should work great. Corsair makes nice quality cases.

thank you for the answers and one last question is i5 6400 is good enough for gaming and production?? and as well as motherboard asus h170 pro gaming?

 

[Isokolon]

it certainly is good enough for gaming for now
and for production...well... of course an i7 would be faster but it will get the job done nonetheles, it'll just take longer

 

[bliq]

both are fine units. of course i7's and Z170s offer more features and speed, but you need to decide if the cost vs features/performance tradeoff is worth it.

 

[thegwolf]

thanks for the answers well right now i already owned i5 6400 and asus h170 pro just for the gaming vlogs and a bit of production work, i would upgrade to i7 later as well,