Good Build? Opinion

Calhoun · Nov 21, 2016

Hi everyone I am going to help a friend build his first gaming pc and these are the parts that he wants. What do you think? Anything you would change? He mostly wants it for PS2 and Wii emulators plus now and then to play the latest games i.e. he likes Metal Gear Solid V. He was planning to get a PS4 Pro but I told him to build a PC instead. THANK!!!

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/248bCy

MatthewGB · Nov 21, 2016

All the parts seem good, but the PSU is waaay overpowered. The most you need is 500W for this build.

Calhoun · Nov 21, 2016

MatthewGB :

I realize that lol. The only reason I included it is because it is on sale: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817139141
850W is 114.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817139144
550W is 89.90

So a $25 dollar difference. For that amount do you think it would be worth it to get the 850W or still no?

Thank you.

Zerk2012 · Nov 21, 2016

Same price with much better performance (GTX 1070) you can add another drive when/if needed 1TB holds a ton of games.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($128.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.63 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW DT GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1232.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-21 18:37 EST-0500

You could probably just get a i5 6600K processor and a GTX 1060 and save a couple hundred bucks but for the price of your build the above one has much better performance.

Calhoun · Nov 21, 2016

Zerk2012 :

Same price with much better performance (GTX 1070) you can add another drive when/if needed 1TB holds a ton of games.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($128.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.63 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW DT GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1232.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-21 18:37 EST-0500

You could probably just get a i5 6600K processor and a GTX 1060 and save a couple hundred bucks but for the price of your build the above one has much better performance.

Thank you I will tell my friend. I also think that he would be better off with an i5 6600K but we'll see what he says. Thanks again!!!

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