Please help me with my built

[kbwoo316]

What do you guys think of this build?

It is going to be primary for gaming, I do use the Adobe Creative Series at times.

I am an Uber Noob in PC Building so please correct my build. I want this build to last as long as possible.


CPU: Intel Core i5-6600k
CPU Cooler: Shadow Rock Slim 67.8 CFM Rifle Bearing
MoBo: MSI Z170A Gaming M7 ATX LGA11g1
RAM: G.Skill RipJaws V Series DDR4-2800 16gb
HDD: WD 1TB
GPU:ASUS GeForce GTX 970 Strix
Power Supply: Corsair 850W Gold Semi Modular ATX
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 White Mid Tower

 

[Supahos]

Should be a very solid build and play any game very well. If you can spare the cash I'd recommend a ssd but its not a necessity at all

 

[Finkledbody]

Its a good build with all the right parts. You will be able to enjoy 1080p gaming @ high to ultra settings @ 60+ fps with out any problems.

 

[Dulith1118]

everything is fine except for the psu corsair cx and vs series are low quality psu and they will die after an year or maybe early..
I would recommend getting a evga supernova g2/gs/B2 or a seasonic x/mk ii evo....
if u have any psu in mind other than corsair jst ask us will let u know whether it's good or bad..

 

[kbwoo316]

Its a good build with all the right parts. You will be able to enjoy 1080p gaming @ high to ultra settings @ 60+ fps with out any problems.

Are there any possible upgrades? Should I run 2 GPU's ? Or would that be overkill for what I am doing.

 

[Supahos]

No need for 2 gpus, if you have that kind of budget definately get a better power supply and a good ssd. You'll enjoy the ssd a lot

 

[Dulith1118]

seriously what u should consider is getting ur self a better powersupply and a ssd rather than sli cuz I'm pretty sure that ur gonna regret going for corsair psu

 

[Supahos]

Everyone craps on those supplies... If you run them at near max wattage for their life they will fail. I've also used them in the past on tiny budget builds. 5 of them so far all for more than a year all 5 are still going. They do give "unclean" power which is bad for ocing but they aren't complete garbage as you'd be led to believe in these forums. That being said... I woudknt build a $750+ build with one 😉

 

[kbwoo316]

No need for 2 gpus, if you have that kind of budget definately get a better power supply and a good ssd. You'll enjoy the ssd a lot

What is the big difference between a traditional harddrive or a SSD ? can I have both or either or?

 

[Dulith1118]

can hve both ssd is a faster than hdd.. boot time and losing time will be faster than a hdd

 

[YeahPete]

ALL THAT FAST DDR4 RAM IS USELESS W/O AN SSD

You left a huge gaping bottleneck with your 1TB HD. Don't do it. Keep that disk for data backup, but two SSD's a 120GB for windows & programs, and another 200-500 GB for your games. Your spinning disk can be used to record your gaming via fraps or whatever. You got DDR4 ram yet where do you think your ram loads it's data from? The ancient spinning disk. Your hyper fast ram is useless w/o hyper fast HD.

If money is an issue I would wait. Prices are ALWAYS higher after the holidays. Your PC would have been way cheaper on the Newegg black Friday deals. Hold off on:
1/2 the ram: 8 GB is plenty and you can easily upgrade later
CPU Cooler: Non recommended if you don't want to void the warranty: 3 years.
Your PSU is overpowered all you need is 600-650 watts.
CPU's / GPU's have seen little innovation and current prices don't justify the performance.
Drop that expensive case. NZXT is a good brand but even their cheap cases are high quality.
With these savings you can get a 200GB SSD. You can hold off on other purchases until black Friday where memory, SSD's, and coolers are super cheap.

 

[Supahos]

You can have both... Best example I can give... I added one to my moms computer recently. Went from a 87 second boot time to 24 seconds and this was a cloned drive, didn't fresh install Windows... Also she uses a giant QuickBooks file for a business thathat typically took around 25 seconds to load... Now it's more like 4 seconds. Best option is get a 120 or 250 gb ssd to put windows and commonly run games on, and save all data/install files on a 1 or 2 tb hard drive

 

[kbwoo316]

ALL THAT FAST DDR4 RAM IS USELESS W/O AN SSD

You left a huge gaping bottleneck with your 1TB HD. Don't do it. Keep that disk for data backup, but two SSD's a 120GB for windows & programs, and another 200-500 GB for your games. Your spinning disk can be used to record your gaming via fraps or whatever. You got DDR4 ram yet where do you think your ram loads it's data from? The ancient spinning disk. Your hyper fast ram is useless w/o hyper fast HD.

If money is an issue I would wait. Prices are ALWAYS higher after the holidays. Your PC would have been way cheaper on the Newegg black Friday deals. Hold off on:
1/2 the ram: 8 GB is plenty and you can easily upgrade later
CPU Cooler: Non recommended if you don't want to void the warranty: 3 years.
Your PSU is overpowered all you need is 600-650 watts.
CPU's / GPU's have seen little innovation and current prices don't justify the performance.
Drop that expensive case. NZXT is a good brand but even their cheap cases are high quality.
With these savings you can get a 200GB SSD. You can hold off on other purchases until black Friday where memory, SSD's, and coolers are super cheap.

Is Samsung a good brand for SSD ?? Whats a good brand for PSU?

 

[YeahPete]

SAMSUNG is a good brand and intel is a good brand for SSD's. DOn't get kingston which I purchased they slow down after a few months. GO w/ what qwertyK recommended for PSU's. I recommend full modular just makes airflow better. Just browse the SSD"s and compare the read and write speeds.