Would love input on this build before I order...and thank you!

[Cubsfan15]

So here is my build that I plan on doing. Everything looks good about it and I was looking for confirmation. Only thing I'm nervous about is screen tearing. With a 144 hz monitor I really shouldn't experience screen tearing right? And if I want to avoid that completely I can just get a freesync monitor? Any other thoughts on this build?

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LmzKKZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LmzKKZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($192.00)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.00)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($43.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($180.00)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($188.00)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: SteelSeries QcK mass Gaming Mouse Pad - Black ($7.00)
Total: $813.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 19:58 EST-0500

If you are wondering why I am going with an rx 480 4gb, its mainly bc of the saved $20, and an extra gb of vram. Is that a good reason to be buying it over the gtx 1060 3gb?

Also just wanted to thank everyone here on the forums, you all have been super helpful and awesome, I've learned a lot about computers and really could not have learned as much without you all! Thank you

 

[CorsairSSC]

Not bad! Very good choice of parts. If you can I would personally spend more on a 16GB RAM kit and an SSD instead of an HDD.

This is just my opinion, but you don't need a 144 Hz monitor. I think 75 Hz is already buttery smooth, and you won't have to stress the graphics card too much.

 

[azaran]

Agreed on the RAM and SSD. We're already seeing games this year have 16GB be the recommended size, so it may be worth jumping up to 16GB. Also an SSD, while not an absolute necessity, makes for a very nice addition to keeping the system snappy. If you don't store a lot of documents, music, etc then a HDD could be left out as well.

Here are the two tweaks I'd make off hand. Also do you need an OS? It's not listed in your build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($192.00)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.00)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($180.00)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($188.00)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: SteelSeries QcK mass Gaming Mouse Pad - Black ($7.00)
Total: $920.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 20:35 EST-0500

 

[Cubsfan15]

Not bad! Very good choice of parts. If you can I would personally spend more on a 16GB RAM kit and an SSD instead of an HDD.

This is just my opinion, but you don't need a 144 Hz monitor. I think 75 Hz is already buttery smooth, and you won't have to stress the graphics card too much.

Thank you! I will look into 16 gb of ram, I probably have to cut corners somewhere else though... do you have any recommendations for a monitor like you suggested?

 

[Cubsfan15]

Agreed on the RAM and SSD. We're already seeing games this year have 16GB be the recommended size, so it may be worth jumping up to 16GB. Also an SSD, while not an absolute necessity, makes for a very nice addition to keeping the system snappy. If you don't store a lot of documents, music, etc then a HDD could be left out as well.

Here are the two tweaks I'd make off hand. Also do you need an OS? It's not listed in your build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($192.00)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.00)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($180.00)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($188.00)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: SteelSeries QcK mass Gaming Mouse Pad - Black ($7.00)
Total: $920.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 20:35 EST-0500

While I do like your build better, it is $100 more expensive. Ive been considering 16gb of ram, but for the games I want to play Ive found 8gb is just about the minimum, I will probably be able to upgrade anyways in about four months, but 8gb should last long enough until then. Is an ssd really that good in your opinion. Instead of getting a hdd, maybe I can just get the ssd you suggested. I'll look into it. Oh and yes I can get a copy of Windows 10(Education though)

 

[azaran]

Agreed on the RAM and SSD. We're already seeing games this year have 16GB be the recommended size, so it may be worth jumping up to 16GB. Also an SSD, while not an absolute necessity, makes for a very nice addition to keeping the system snappy. If you don't store a lot of documents, music, etc then a HDD could be left out as well.

Here are the two tweaks I'd make off hand. Also do you need an OS? It's not listed in your build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($192.00)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.00)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($180.00)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($188.00)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: SteelSeries QcK mass Gaming Mouse Pad - Black ($7.00)
Total: $920.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 20:35 EST-0500

While I do like your build better, it is $100 more expensive. Ive been considering 16gb of ram, but for the games I want to play Ive found 8gb is just about the minimum, I will probably be able to upgrade anyways in about four months, but 8gb should last long enough until then. Is an ssd really that good in your opinion. Instead of getting a hdd, maybe I can just get the ssd you suggested. I'll look into it. Oh and yes I can get a copy of Windows 10(Education though)

Yeah the extra $100 kinda sucks. If you're not going to be using a lot of drive space for media files, you could drop the HDD, go with just the SSD and lose $50 off the price right off the bat. The SSD I recommended is a good entry level model, a decent step up for not much more would be a Samsung 750 Evo, which runs about $20 more.

You could add RAM later, or hell even add an SSD later and just clone your stuff over. Of the two, I'd recommend picking up one 16GB kit now, and do an SSD later. The reason for that is when you add RAM kits later on, even if they're from the same manufacture and are the same timings and whatnot, there can be a difference in the manufacturing of the kit than can potentially cause compatibility issues later on. Now the chances of this are pretty slim, I've seen it once or twice and then watched people break best practices left and right with no problem, but it is something to be aware of. Also when you go to a 4x8GB setup, you're adding more stress to the memory controller. This can introduce some latency to the system that wouldn't be there if you just had a 2x8GB kit in there. Just my two cents on the matter.

Also with Windows 10 EDU, make sure you keep track of your serial number and install media after you install. While EDU is just fine, I run it myself, they're licensing is different than OEM or retail. So later on if you need to reinstall for some reason, having the license key and the install media will make your life much easier since they're not recoverable from Microsofts normal channels.

 

[Cubsfan15]

Agreed on the RAM and SSD. We're already seeing games this year have 16GB be the recommended size, so it may be worth jumping up to 16GB. Also an SSD, while not an absolute necessity, makes for a very nice addition to keeping the system snappy. If you don't store a lot of documents, music, etc then a HDD could be left out as well.

Here are the two tweaks I'd make off hand. Also do you need an OS? It's not listed in your build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($192.00)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.00)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($180.00)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($188.00)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: SteelSeries QcK mass Gaming Mouse Pad - Black ($7.00)
Total: $920.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 20:35 EST-0500

While I do like your build better, it is $100 more expensive. Ive been considering 16gb of ram, but for the games I want to play Ive found 8gb is just about the minimum, I will probably be able to upgrade anyways in about four months, but 8gb should last long enough until then. Is an ssd really that good in your opinion. Instead of getting a hdd, maybe I can just get the ssd you suggested. I'll look into it. Oh and yes I can get a copy of Windows 10(Education though)

Yeah the extra $100 kinda sucks. If you're not going to be using a lot of drive space for media files, you could drop the HDD, go with just the SSD and lose $50 off the price right off the bat. The SSD I recommended is a good entry level model, a decent step up for not much more would be a Samsung 750 Evo, which runs about $20 more.

You could add RAM later, or hell even add an SSD later and just clone your stuff over. Of the two, I'd recommend picking up one 16GB kit now, and do an SSD later. The reason for that is when you add RAM kits later on, even if they're from the same manufacture and are the same timings and whatnot, there can be a difference in the manufacturing of the kit than can potentially cause compatibility issues later on. Now the chances of this are pretty slim, I've seen it once or twice and then watched people break best practices left and right with no problem, but it is something to be aware of. Also when you go to a 4x8GB setup, you're adding more stress to the memory controller. This can introduce some latency to the system that wouldn't be there if you just had a 2x8GB kit in there. Just my two cents on the matter.

Also with Windows 10 EDU, make sure you keep track of your serial number and install media after you install. While EDU is just fine, I run it myself, they're licensing is different than OEM or retail. So later on if you need to reinstall for some reason, having the license key and the install media will make your life much easier since they're not recoverable from Microsofts normal channels.

Hey thanks you spent alot of time on that and its helped think more about what I want! Really great that you've helped me with it!

 

[azaran]

Agreed on the RAM and SSD. We're already seeing games this year have 16GB be the recommended size, so it may be worth jumping up to 16GB. Also an SSD, while not an absolute necessity, makes for a very nice addition to keeping the system snappy. If you don't store a lot of documents, music, etc then a HDD could be left out as well.

Here are the two tweaks I'd make off hand. Also do you need an OS? It's not listed in your build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($192.00)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.00)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.00)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($180.00)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($188.00)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: SteelSeries QcK mass Gaming Mouse Pad - Black ($7.00)
Total: $920.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 20:35 EST-0500

While I do like your build better, it is $100 more expensive. Ive been considering 16gb of ram, but for the games I want to play Ive found 8gb is just about the minimum, I will probably be able to upgrade anyways in about four months, but 8gb should last long enough until then. Is an ssd really that good in your opinion. Instead of getting a hdd, maybe I can just get the ssd you suggested. I'll look into it. Oh and yes I can get a copy of Windows 10(Education though)

Yeah the extra $100 kinda sucks. If you're not going to be using a lot of drive space for media files, you could drop the HDD, go with just the SSD and lose $50 off the price right off the bat. The SSD I recommended is a good entry level model, a decent step up for not much more would be a Samsung 750 Evo, which runs about $20 more.

You could add RAM later, or hell even add an SSD later and just clone your stuff over. Of the two, I'd recommend picking up one 16GB kit now, and do an SSD later. The reason for that is when you add RAM kits later on, even if they're from the same manufacture and are the same timings and whatnot, there can be a difference in the manufacturing of the kit than can potentially cause compatibility issues later on. Now the chances of this are pretty slim, I've seen it once or twice and then watched people break best practices left and right with no problem, but it is something to be aware of. Also when you go to a 4x8GB setup, you're adding more stress to the memory controller. This can introduce some latency to the system that wouldn't be there if you just had a 2x8GB kit in there. Just my two cents on the matter.

Also with Windows 10 EDU, make sure you keep track of your serial number and install media after you install. While EDU is just fine, I run it myself, they're licensing is different than OEM or retail. So later on if you need to reinstall for some reason, having the license key and the install media will make your life much easier since they're not recoverable from Microsofts normal channels.

Hey thanks you spent alot of time on that and its helped think more about what I want! Really great that you've helped me with it!

Hope I was able to help, good luck on the build!