Will a MSI H110M pro-vh work with an i5-6400 and a gtx 970?

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geofelt

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Build will work.
My preferences for that budget would be a I3-6100
Here is a review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10543/the-skylake-core-i3-51w-cpu-review-i3-6320-6300-6100-tested
I would opt for a more modern GTX1060.
Some evga units are very good, some are not.
I would be safe and buy Seasonic 520w S12II
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, or 500gb you may never need a hard drive.

I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice for performance and reliability.

 
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Cracklr

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Unfortunately I have already ordered the gtx 970 which was pretty stupid of me. Not sure why I shouldn't just get the i5 6400 because apparently it's ideal for a 970. I'm a complete newbie so I don't understand ssds. What's so good about them?
 
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geofelt

geofelt

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No problem with a GTX970. Presumably you bought it at a good price.
If it cost more than a GTX1060, then return the GTX970 in favor of a stronger better GTX1060.

A SSD(Solid State Drive) has no moving parts so it is some 50x faster than any hard drive in small random I/O. That is what windows does mostly. Opening files,is quick thumbnails show instantly.
It is 3x faster in sequential operations apps load faster.
Windows maintenance goes 3x faster. and so on.
Plus, with no moving parts it is more reliable and quieter.

The only negative is the cost per gb which is higher than a hard drive. Use a hard drive to store large sequential files such as videos.

Nothing wrong with a I5-6400. It all comes down to the type of apps you run and how fully you can make use of all threads.

 
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Cracklr

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I'm not really going to be using my PC for anything but gaming and homework so I'm guessing ssd is what I need? Although games take up quite a bit of storage, especially the ones I'm planning to play. So should I go for an ssd and if so what's the best one for me. I got the 970 for £175 btw
 
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clintonfisher102490

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No one really "needs" a SSD, they are useful and if you can afford one they are not bad but by no means will it really effect anything but your load time. I spent $1,500 on my PC (PC, monitor, speakers, etc) and I didn't buy a SSD and never felt like I needed one. My PC booted up in 30 seconds without one so I couldnt really complain. After having 2 Western Digital Blues fail on me (first one lasted a month, and the second lasted 6 months) I decided I didn't want to go threw this all again and reinstall my Steam library and Windows. Not only that but it took a week or so each time I shipped the HD to WD to get my RMA. The last time it failed I caved in and went down to Best Buy and got a PNY 240gb SSD.

My PC boots up in 16 seconds now, not Earth shattering by any means. I guess my point is its not really needed. SSD's are optional and they are helpful if you can afford one. I've never understood why EVERYONE insists every PC must have one.
 
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