What do You Think about My Build ?

SUP3R_FIGHT3R

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Hello guys, what do you think ?
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.42)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($0.00)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($154.22)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($264.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($45.99)
Total: $645.62
 
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No worries. Both the 480 and 1060 are excellent 1080p cards, and the RX shows more promise on DX12.
It's a nice build.
Personally I'd go with a B150/H170 board
But I guess it's a bundle Cpu+Board+Ram?
It looks good, everything in place!

If you got 70$ left go for a 200-400GB ssd by crucial or Samsung for your OS + main applications alongside the HDD.
 

SUP3R_FIGHT3R

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Guys i have a limited budget. I didn't go for the GTX 1060 because i wanted something futureproof and after many researchs the RX480 Is better for the future and doing well for now (i know the GTX 1060 beats the RX 480 on DX11). I'm going to overclock it so i can get a similar performance. For the SSD i'll add add it after. RAM aswell
 
Why would he go for 650W PSU that costs nearly double for a locked 6500 and a 1060/Rx480?
That's just overkill. Power draw won't be over 300W with this system and the new CXM 450 is a decent unit.

If the 1060 price is indeed identical go for the 1060
 

Malorn44

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The RX 480 is a very good card. But personally, I would've gone with the Sapphire NITRO+ version. Sapphire is well known to make some of the best AMD cards on the market. Other than that, very good build as far as I can tell. I have a similar build to yours in terms of performance (minus my graphics card which I am upgrading soon) and it works very well.
 


While adding an SSD later is definitely an option, i strongly suggest that you get 16 giogs of ram to begin with as mixing RAM DIMMs can be tricky and may result in single channel operation even with the same model.
 

Malorn44

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Well said, I would definitely go with a 2x8gb from Corsair or something and spring that little extra money. You can find good DDR4-2133 2x8gb memory for only about $70 too.
 

Malorn44

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I doubt you will need a better PSU but if you want to get a better one in order to future-proof your build for future upgrades, go for it.
 

ryguybuddy

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Gosh, I want Civ VI so bad but I just blew $300+ on a 360mm custom watercool loop.
 

Malorn44

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Side note, you could give me the $10. That's how much more I need for Civ VI
 

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