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Akash_1994

Akash_1994

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Help me choose parts
Fixed Budget so have to downgrade one to upgrade another
http://in.pcpartpicker.com/list/vkJ4qk

Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
$199.99
Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
$69.89
Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
$38.88
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$41.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$47.49
Zotac GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card
$177.88
Corsair Carbide SPEC-M2 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
$64.51
LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer
$19.69
 
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Like the above person answered, I found out that you do indeed need to buy the ram in pairs. Also you need to be sure that the RAM is on the vendor approved list. Now granted I am very new to building computers, and there are those that say no need to check your components against the list. But for me I went with what I thought was the safer route, although I am probably wrong here.

I have the very same board you have and this is what I did. Not so budget anymore, but it is budget compared to many of the rigs I read about in parts picker.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HDYGGf

Honestly, I am worried that the storage might be an issue with the Western Digital, I cannot find if it is supported by the motherboard or not.

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JQB45

JQB45

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A H170 motherboard would be a better choice then the B150 motherboard as it has more features a mainstream user might use to compliment the i5-6500.
You should always buy DDR RAM for the i5-6500 in matching pairs so if you want 8 GB of RAM then you should choose 2x4GB of matching RAM brought in the same package, usually labelled as a dual channel kit.

The rest is fine.
 
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mudcatslim 1970

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Like the above person answered, I found out that you do indeed need to buy the ram in pairs. Also you need to be sure that the RAM is on the vendor approved list. Now granted I am very new to building computers, and there are those that say no need to check your components against the list. But for me I went with what I thought was the safer route, although I am probably wrong here.

I have the very same board you have and this is what I did. Not so budget anymore, but it is budget compared to many of the rigs I read about in parts picker.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HDYGGf

Honestly, I am worried that the storage might be an issue with the Western Digital, I cannot find if it is supported by the motherboard or not.

 
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