Thoughts on this "budget" build?

ShadowMerc9516

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I am trying a build because I have many pieces from upgrading a prebuilt machine. I just started getting into PC gaming so I plan to upgrade the gpu in the future when I have more money. That being said this is my first build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150 PRO4/D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $734.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-19 01:44 EDT-0400

I already have the psu, gpu, RAM, keyboard/mouse and can get a discounted Win 10 from a friend who works for Microsoft. Because of this the RAM I have would not fit into the mobo I wanted (ASRock Fatal1ty). So the rest of the parts on this list would be about $450. Any suggestions on improving this build around this price is appreciated.
 
Solution
Just FYI - "Z" class motherboards are generally paired with unlocked "K" class CPUs for overclocking purposes. "H" class motherboards are generally paired with non-K CPUs because the board doesn't have overclocking features. Right now you do have a Z board with a non-K CPU, but the price difference between Z and H is usually small. Just keep this in mind if you do/don't plan on overclocking.

Your build looks good for the price range given that you plan to . Personally I'd be looking at an SSD and a board for DDR4 RAM, but you already have some of the components and that would increase the budget.

Cheers
I actually found a Fatal1ty mobo that would work. It does increase the price about $50.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Gaming K4/D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-ALPHA ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $695.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-19 02:04 EDT-0400
 


As stated I already own the graphics card. I put that in the parts list to show the full build. The only parts needed are the CPU, mobo, case and HDD
 
Just FYI - "Z" class motherboards are generally paired with unlocked "K" class CPUs for overclocking purposes. "H" class motherboards are generally paired with non-K CPUs because the board doesn't have overclocking features. Right now you do have a Z board with a non-K CPU, but the price difference between Z and H is usually small. Just keep this in mind if you do/don't plan on overclocking.

Your build looks good for the price range given that you plan to . Personally I'd be looking at an SSD and a board for DDR4 RAM, but you already have some of the components and that would increase the budget.

Cheers
 
Solution


I see. After looking on pcpartpicker I noticed there were only 2 (really 4 but 3 of them were the same in a different form factor) H170 mobo to choose from, one Asus and one Gigabyte. The Asus is this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132577&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
Do you think it's better to switch to this for $30 less if I don't plan on OC'ing?

 

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