First gaming PC build. Need advice

Batman1121 · Jun 7, 2016

Motherboard: msi b150m pro-vdh
Processor: intel i5 6500
Memory: kingston hyperx fury 8gb ddr4 2133mhz
storage: WD blue 1tb 7200rpm 3.5" (WD10EZEX)
graphic: Asus strix gtx 970
psu: seasonic s12g 550w gold certification
case: circle cc821

Questions:

1) is this build enough for 1080p gaming at ultra , 60fps?
2) is the motherboard good enough or should I go for ASUS b150i PRO gaming?
3) is the ram good or should I swap it for Corsair vengeance LPX 2400mhz?

Ak74Egy · Jun 7, 2016

1) Yes, for the most part
2) It's decent enough, if you are on budget
3) I would swap it out for 16Gb, not faster speed
note: if you could wait till the 29th of this month AMD will be releasing a new Radeon RX480 8GB DDR5 for 230$ which would kill that 970, which you should not buy now by any means anyway

Sakkura · Jun 7, 2016

1. For the most part yes. One or two very demanding games may force you to drop a few settings.

2. Should be fine. Just look at what features you need.

3. It's fine, these motherboards don't support faster memory anyway.

I would suggest waiting for the RX 480 to release, if you can, since the GTX 970 is most likely terrible value for money in comparison.

Batman1121 · Jun 7, 2016

Ak74Egy :

What can I do to make the build better? Should I invest in a better CPU (i5 6600)?
I will wait until rx480 hits the market but new GPUs are ridiculously expensive in my country so I probably won't be able to buy it.

Batman1121 · Jun 7, 2016

Sakkura :

how can i make it better?

Tzn · Jun 7, 2016

For GPU just wait for RX 480 to release at the end of the month, wait for benchmarks it's cheaper than 970 and even better if you know specs.

Ak74Egy · Jun 7, 2016

The RX480 is 100$ cheaper, I'm sure what ever the case is will be cheaper than the 970, get 16GB RAM at same speed, if you do not intend to overclock stick with that same processor, lose the 80+ gold and go for 80+ Bronze (which is btw power consumption effiency, not quality as many would think) and spend the money on that previously stated RAM

uguv · Jun 7, 2016

Batman1121 :

In addition to waiting on the rx 480 (if it's an option at your location) I would also get an SSD, something like this:
http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00OAJ412U/?tag=pcpapi-20

I wouldn't bother going with an i5-6600 over the i5-6500. The price increase isn't worth it for the small frequency increase.

Batman1121 · Jun 7, 2016

Tzn :

Ak74Egy :

i'll wait for RX480 , thanks

Batman1121 · Jun 7, 2016

uguv :

is i7 6700 worth considering over i5 6500 for 1080p gaming?

Sakkura · Jun 7, 2016

Nah a Core i7 is poor value for money for gaming. Better off spending that money on the GPU, at least until you already have like two GTX 1080s in the build. A Core i5-6600K with overclocking could make sense, but I still think you're better off spending on the GPU instead. Or even on an SSD, though it doesn't affect in-game performance.

Ecky · Jun 7, 2016

For most, no. A handful of games show improvement, and you might want an i7 if you're aiming for 120fps, but for the most part you won't be able to tell a difference. It's arguably worthwhile if you do streaming, encoding/editing, and other productivity workloads.

Batman1121 · Jun 7, 2016

Sakkura :

does motherboard affect in-game performance?

Ecky · Jun 7, 2016

Effectively no. A Z170 board could support faster RAM, which would give you a few percent more performance, but it's not very cost effective.

Sakkura · Jun 7, 2016

Ecky :

Faster RAM is worth it if you're getting a Z170 motherboard anyway to overclock the CPU (or run two graphics cards), but yeah it's not worth it just for the memory speed.

Batman1121 · Jun 7, 2016

Ecky :

So the b150m board I chose is fine, right?
Or should I go for something better?(h170?)

Ecky · Jun 7, 2016

The only significant difference between motherboards for a non-K CPU is their ports and connections. An H170 board is not better than a B150, but it might have more USB ports, or a second onboard LAN. H110 is in no way "worse" than B150, and cheaper, but it maxes out at 2 RAM slots. Buy the board that has the ports and connections that are right for your needs.

uguv · Jun 7, 2016

H110 is also locked down to single channel RAM I believe. I would go with B150 at a minimum.

Ecky · Jun 7, 2016

Incorrect. H110 is B150 without RAID and with only 2 RAM slots, no more, no less. Dual channel still works fine.

Batman1121 · Jun 7, 2016

Ecky :

thanks

uguv · Jun 7, 2016

I'm sorry, you're right. It is dual channel but only 1 DIMM per channel.

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