- May 24, 2016
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So, I've done a fair amount of research and have got a pretty good idea of what i'm looking for in a pc. That being said I still have questions before I start buying parts. The main things I've kept in mind while picking parts were: price, I want to keep it under $1000. Preferably $700-$900 but i'm willing to stretch that for the sake of value and . I want to make as balanced a build as possible with minimal bottlenecks. The performance i'm aiming for is a relatively consistent 60fps at 1080p with high to ultra settings for most current and future games for at least a few years. I say most as in if I can save $100 and run games like Witcher 3 at 30fps then thats fine. This is the build I am currently thinking of.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4rw2Fd
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4rw2Fd/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($41.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Zalman ZM-Z9 NEO WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $839.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 18:42 EDT-0400
It should be noted that I can get many of the parts at different vendors for a good bit less.
1) First is that of my cpu/gpu I curently have the i5-6500 and gtx 970. With the release of the gtx 1070 in a few days for significantly higher performance and around $100 more is that upgrade worth it? If I do should I then upgrade my cpu to the i5-6600/i5-6600k to avoid a bottleneck, and should I make the cpu upgrade regardless of my gpu.
2) Despite a fair amount of research i'm still not sure which motherboard I should get. I know to get a Z series instead of H if I end up overclocking but not much else in terms of performance/value.
3) last question. I have found that a lot of the components I want are a good bit cheaper at "Jet.com", but I have read a lot of bad reviews for the site. Are the prices worth the risk?
4) Not really a question, But if anyone has any advice I didn't specifically cover, especially if it's related to trimming fat off my build i'd still really appreciate it. Sorry for the long post thanks everyone.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4rw2Fd
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4rw2Fd/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($41.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Zalman ZM-Z9 NEO WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $839.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 18:42 EDT-0400
It should be noted that I can get many of the parts at different vendors for a good bit less.
1) First is that of my cpu/gpu I curently have the i5-6500 and gtx 970. With the release of the gtx 1070 in a few days for significantly higher performance and around $100 more is that upgrade worth it? If I do should I then upgrade my cpu to the i5-6600/i5-6600k to avoid a bottleneck, and should I make the cpu upgrade regardless of my gpu.
2) Despite a fair amount of research i'm still not sure which motherboard I should get. I know to get a Z series instead of H if I end up overclocking but not much else in terms of performance/value.
3) last question. I have found that a lot of the components I want are a good bit cheaper at "Jet.com", but I have read a lot of bad reviews for the site. Are the prices worth the risk?
4) Not really a question, But if anyone has any advice I didn't specifically cover, especially if it's related to trimming fat off my build i'd still really appreciate it. Sorry for the long post thanks everyone.
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