Need help!! ... looking for a mid range gaming PC

Somorjit · May 12, 2016

Hi, I am building a mid range gaming PC and I am not sure choosing my components correctly...

CPU: Core i5 6th Gen 6500
RAM: 8GB Kingston Hyper-X Fury DDR4
HDD: WD 1TB Blue
PSU: Corsiar VS 650
MOBO: Asus H170 Pro Gaming
Graphics: Asus Nvidia GTX 960 2GB
Cabinet: Cooler Master Force 500

Pliz suggest.
Thanks.

sadams04 · May 12, 2016

You are in OK shape. My thoughts are below...

MB - The ASUS H170 Pro Gaming isn't going to give you any additional features over the Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H for less money. Both are good boards.
MEM - Just make sure they are DDR4-2133 @ 1.2v at a latency of CL15 or lower. No need to pay more for "slower" memory modules. Look toward G.Skill, Kingston, Corsair or Mushkin.
GPU - Lots of debate on whether the GTX 960 2GB is a good purchase. 4GB is getting a much better reception and at the 4GB's higher price point, some users are turning to the R9 380 for very similar performance for less cost. Just something to think about....
CASE - The CM 500 is OK, but overpriced. Check out pricing on the Fractal R4. One generation back, but you aren't overclocking or running SLI / CF and it will serve you well.
PSU - No. Look toward XFX, Seasonic, the EVGA G2 lineup, or filter through the Tier 1 or Tier 2 list. A 550w PSU is plenty of power for what you are after... http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($190.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $707.81

Somorjit · May 15, 2016

sadams04 :

You are in OK shape. My thoughts are below...

MB - The ASUS H170 Pro Gaming isn't going to give you any additional features over the Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H for less money. Both are good boards.
MEM - Just make sure they are DDR4-2133 @ 1.2v at a latency of CL15 or lower. No need to pay more for "slower" memory modules. Look toward G.Skill, Kingston, Corsair or Mushkin.
GPU - Lots of debate on whether the GTX 960 2GB is a good purchase. 4GB is getting a much better reception and at the 4GB's higher price point, some users are turning to the R9 380 for very similar performance for less cost. Just something to think about....
CASE - The CM 500 is OK, but overpriced. Check out pricing on the Fractal R4. One generation back, but you aren't overclocking or running SLI / CF and it will serve you well.
PSU - No. Look toward XFX, Seasonic, the EVGA G2 lineup, or filter through the Tier 1 or Tier 2 list. A 550w PSU is plenty of power for what you are after... http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($190.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $707.81

Ok. Thanks a lot Sadams04 for the solution. But SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply is not available in my location currently.
Which one should I choose from- SeaSonic S12 II-620W , SeaSonic S12 II-520W, Cooler Master Thunder 600W, Corsiar CX600, Antec VP650P SMPS Or Antec VP550P SMPS ?
Pliz reply.

Bearmann · May 15, 2016

The MB's are quite similar, but the Gigabyte lacks USB 3.1. That seems to be the primary difference, along with the superior fan control and UEFI of the Asus.

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