Planning on building new PC for gaming

Allu56

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So I am planning on building a new PC and I want opinions about the build I have planned.

Processor: Intel Core i5-6500
MOBO: MSI B150 P MATE
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB OC
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2133MHz
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
PSU: Corsair VS 650W
Case: Cooler Master Masterbox 5 or Corsair Carbide 100R Silent edition

This build would cost me ~960€
Is there any recommendations for different parts (to save money). My goal is to get decent gaming pc to play with HD graphics for 60fps.
I don't think I need CPU cooler YET, since I'm not planning on overclocking so the stock cooler is enough, and the case has 2 fans +I got already few case fans in stock.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€210.82 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€77.99 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€66.31 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€172.94 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€49.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Sapphire...

Jarmund

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In which country of europe do you live?
 

Jarmund

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€210.82 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€77.99 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€66.31 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€172.94 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€49.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card (€213.23 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (€74.62 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€82.43 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €948.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-28 11:53 CET+0100

Don't even bother with the GTX 1060. this rx 480 will perform better, specially in DX12/Vulkan games, should handle anything you throw at it 1080p 60fps+ with all settings maxed out :)

intel's i5-7500 has a 200mhz advantage over the previous generation i5-6500; paired with this motherboard equipped with the b250 chipset, this processor natively supports 2400mhz ram instead of the 2133mhz speeds of previous gen. plus, the ram kit i picked has really tight timings :D (cas 12)

Rule #1 when building a pc: You DON'T want to go cheap with the power supply as a poor quality psu is more likely to fail and cause damage to your components. Seasonic makes the best power supplies you can buy their psus rarely fail as they are built with quality components.

The case it's entirely up to you (i believe it is a very personal choice) but you might want to take a look to the fractal design define c mini; great case for the price, has sleek minimalistic looks, sound dampening materials and great cable management. then again, the case choice it's up to you.

storage wise, the WD blue and samsung's 850 evo speak for themselves... good fast and reliable.

regarding which sites are trustworthy... i can't know for sure as i don't live in germany (but i would take the risk as prices in germany are much lower)
 
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Allu56

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Thanks
i5-7500 wil cost me 10€ more so I think it's worth it :D
Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H is a bit cheaper and even though it is mATX it has a more slots (eg. USB) than the MSI I was thinking of. So it is a lot better for the price.
Now that 2400MHz would be available I can actually save 1.50€ (maybe 10€+ ,if the shop I'm looking from will get more in stock)

Just one question:
Is it worth putting 40€ more to video card to get 8GB instead of 4GB
~Thanks a lot in advance, you helped me at saving some money and at the same time I got better PC from these changes
 

Jarmund

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More VRAM does not translate to better performance so it's not worthit to pay 40 euros for it. please refer to this this video to understand better how VRAM affects performance.