what i should be compromising to get the best value in this PC?

wa4vy19 · Sep 26, 2016

Hello there,
i am planning to build my own PC; it seems to be a fun experience and efficient way to save some bucks with a good PC.
it is my first time building a PC, therefore, if you have any advice that would be great.

the specs of the PC I am building is:

$228 || Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
$88 || Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler
$205 || Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
$73 || Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
$220 || Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$400 || EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING Video Card
$90 || Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

THE total cost of this build is $1305 and it is a bit expensive for me. my budget is $1000 so i am wondering what things that i have to compromise in order to make it affordable.
can you please give me your suggestions.

kanewolf · Sep 26, 2016

Get an EVO rather than a PRO SSD.

Isokolon · Sep 26, 2016

you don't need a $88 CPU cooler.
A Cryorig H7 will do fine, or a Scythe Mugen Max

also a $205 Mainboard is highly overpaying especially for a first timer. I suggest a Gigabyte Z170 Gaming 3 / UD3, these boards usually provide best value/quality/feature ratio

furthermore a 220$ SSD is overpaying. I guess it's an M.2 SSD?
Get a SATA SSD for now. the 850 Evo is like 100$ and will offer plenty speed for you

King Dranzer · Sep 26, 2016

Many components are overprices for that budget. Spending $220 on 256GB SSD is meaningless. For $1000 build MAXIMUS VIII HERO is overpriced. That Corsair RM550x will not be able to handle SLI in future. Get minimum Corsair RM650x

Here is the better list for your budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.39 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.54 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($95.32 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card ($404.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1069.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-26 07:33 EDT-0400

wa4vy19 · Sep 27, 2016

King Dranzer :

thank you, i am going to buy what you have suggested; However, the reason i picked the $88 cooler because i heard if you are planing to overclock your CPU you will need good fan.

wa4vy19 · Sep 27, 2016

kanewolf :

thank you, that was a big factor on the budget. i did not know about the EVO type and i did some research and it seems a fit.

wa4vy19 · Sep 27, 2016

Isokolon :

i would like to thank you for your suggestions. regarding the SSD i am going to buy an EVO now that i know that there isn't a big different. i know that there is a different, but there isn't a big different for me. However, regarding the motherboard don't know a lot about them this is my first time. i will have to do more research about them. i will buy my pc on black Friday, so i think i would have a pretty idea about them when i am going to buy.

King Dranzer · Sep 27, 2016

You know at $1300-$1350 budget you could have fit in i7-6700K and GTX1080. Leaving that aside try getting at-least a GTX1070.

turkey3_scratch · Sep 27, 2016

The Corsair RM550x can handle 1070 SLI easily. Plus not everybody does SLI; statistics show that an extremely small amount of people do it. You can't just assume he's going to SLI without asking. But the RM550x can handle 1070 and 1080 SLI with an I5-6600K.

Isokolon · Sep 28, 2016

turkey3_scratch :

550W is cutting it pretty close
2x 1080 is 360W + a 6600k is 451W + board, RAM, storage, peripherals is easily 500W minimum.
and that's before overclocking, at least in my mathbook.

650W would work probably (with close to no overclock), I'd feel better with 700W+ for a SLI setup.
If one plans to get one however. for a single GPU 550W is of course all ever needed.

However, regarding the motherboard don't know a lot about them this is my first time.

The ASUS is a fine motherboard and if you want it, by all means go for it.
but for that price tag it's more something for enthusiasts. a regular John that puts a highend single GPU in his system and OCs his i5 to 4,1 GHz won't feel the difference between a 205$ and a 150$ board except for he can celebrate his new computer by going to town and ordering the biggest steak he can find.
I oppose the idea of getting the cheapest board possible and I rarely to never suggest a really cheap lowend board if you look around the forums. but theres no need to overspend for features that you won't ever need. you don't get 3800MHz RAM, so why paying for a board that supports it. You won't do 3way CF with 3 AMD cards, why would you. I promise you you won't stress this board enough to make use of these oversized coolers and 10 phases, also it still comes with "only" 3 years warranty for that price
yes it's a good and superb board, but you won't feel a difference to the Gigabytes' I suggested (which are priced more fairly imo). they come with good quality, state of the art network and audio chips, will let you oc your CPU without giving you troubles and leave some money in the pocket.

wa4vy19 · Sep 28, 2016

King Dranzer :

$1300 is to expensive for me because you have to put the monitor into the math, and i am a big fan of monitor so the total would be at least $1600.

wa4vy19 · Sep 28, 2016

Isokolon :

turkey3_scratch :

550W is cutting it pretty close
2x 1080 is 360W + a 6600k is 451W + board, RAM, storage, peripherals is easily 500W minimum.
and that's before overclocking, at least in my mathbook.

650W would work probably (with close to no overclock), I'd feel better with 700W+ for a SLI setup.
If one plans to get one however. for a single GPU 550W is of course all ever needed.

However, regarding the motherboard don't know a lot about them this is my first time.

The ASUS is a fine motherboard and if you want it, by all means go for it.
but for that price tag it's more something for enthusiasts. a regular John that puts a highend single GPU in his system and OCs his i5 to 4,1 GHz won't feel the difference between a 205$ and a 150$ board except for he can celebrate his new computer by going to town and ordering the biggest steak he can find.
I oppose the idea of getting the cheapest board possible and I rarely to never suggest a really cheap lowend board if you look around the forums. but theres no need to overspend for features that you won't ever need. you don't get 3800MHz RAM, so why paying for a board that supports it. You won't do 3way CF with 3 AMD cards, why would you. I promise you you won't stress this board enough to make use of these oversized coolers and 10 phases, also it still comes with "only" 3 years warranty for that price
yes it's a good and superb board, but you won't feel a difference to the Gigabytes' I suggested (which are priced more fairly imo). they come with good quality, state of the art network and audio chips, will let you oc your CPU without giving you troubles and leave some money in the pocket.

i am not going to buy the $200 motherboard that is for sure. i am trying to find out a good motherboard that is less than $150 because as you said there are a lot of features in this motherboard that i am not going to use and these features pump the price of the motherboard for things that it useless for me. thanks for the advice man.

ceh4702 · Sep 28, 2016

For that price you could cut back on the motherboard and the cpu cooler and purchase an i-7 CPU

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