Opinions on this build please?

WalrusDisease · Nov 23, 2016

I'm making this build for under $1000 (including shipping and tax, preferably all from Newegg) and I'd appreciate some opinions, Thank you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $982.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 01:18 EST-0500

CTurbo · Nov 23, 2016

It's a good build, but you could do a lot better for the same amount of money. I was actually able to save a LOT of money while upgrading your cpu, RAM, and ssd.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $801.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 01:32 EST-0500

In fact, you could even sneak in a GTX1070 on with this build and come out less than $1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $946.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 01:35 EST-0500

WalrusDisease · Nov 23, 2016

CTurbo :

It's a good build, but you could do a lot better for the same amount of money. I was actually able to save a LOT of money while upgrading your cpu, RAM, and ssd.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $801.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 01:32 EST-0500

In fact, you could even sneak in a GTX1070 on with this build and come out less than $1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $946.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 01:35 EST-0500

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