First build and looking for any and all advice. Thanks!

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Hello!

Im building my first PC and I need advice. I've only done a few hours of research so I'm sure there's holes in it, so any advice and changes would be much appreciated! I'm aiming for about $900 but am willing to look at $1200 options. Im mostly aiming for a gaming PC but also some video editing and some music editing on the side.

Thanks in advance!

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Just, no... lol. Recommending an outdated FX chip is not good advice. The new Kaby Lake chips are about to drop in the next few days, and Ryzen is not too far away, so you may be better waiting to see where the land lies, but I'd recommend getting a better CPU if at all possible as the 6500 is barely enough for a good future-proofed CPU, plus getting it with a z170 board is pretty pointless as its a locked chip and z170 is the overclocking chipset.

Zotac GPU's are very good quality and they are a reputable brand, but bear in mind a 1050 Ti is a 1080p max card and will already have some difficulty with new AAA games, although it wouldn't be a problem with the i5 6500 as that's not a CPU that can handle anything too heavy anyway.

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If you're looking at video editing/rendering, you MIGHT want to look at a different CPU, depending on what you want you plan on editing, in terms of video. AMD also has some good quality processors, which are in my opinion, a better bang for the buck. I currently have a AMD FX-8350 CPU on my rig, which has 8-cores, for more processing power. It's around that price point of the CPU you have on there, but it means you have to look at a different motherboard with a AM3+ slot.

Another thing, you also might want to look at a smaller case. I currently have a full tower case, but it's massive (and heavy). If you're going for looks, you might want to look at something like the NZXT S340 Mid-Tower case (which costs only $70).

Just your graphics card looks a little sketch, never heard of that name... but I might be wrong.

Everything else looks find to me! :)

Links:

NZXT S340 Case - https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-white

AMD FX-8350 CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
 
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Hey sathlez. Thanks for the answer and feedback!

Good advice! I've heard some negative things about AMD processors so that's why I decided to go Intel. Have you personally experienced anything bad with AMD? Since this is my first build I don't want it to break down in the next year.
 
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I've never had a single problem with my AMD CPU, and I've had my computer constantly running every day for around 2 1/2 years now.
 
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My advice is to wait. Both AMD and Intel have new processors coming out in the very near future. AMD's new Ryzen architecture will very likely shake up the market, and probably prices as well, in the consumers favor.
 
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Just, no... lol. Recommending an outdated FX chip is not good advice. The new Kaby Lake chips are about to drop in the next few days, and Ryzen is not too far away, so you may be better waiting to see where the land lies, but I'd recommend getting a better CPU if at all possible as the 6500 is barely enough for a good future-proofed CPU, plus getting it with a z170 board is pretty pointless as its a locked chip and z170 is the overclocking chipset.

Zotac GPU's are very good quality and they are a reputable brand, but bear in mind a 1050 Ti is a 1080p max card and will already have some difficulty with new AAA games, although it wouldn't be a problem with the i5 6500 as that's not a CPU that can handle anything too heavy anyway.

Your PSU is pretty budget with less than reliable components, and something like the Seasonic S12II would be a better choice.

If you dont want to wait I'd recommend getting a 6600K (or 7600K as they are said to be roughly the same price when they hit the shops), but a build something like this would be a much better choice.. I wont change monitor or case to stay within budget but you might want to consider stretching it to make a few more adjustments so your system will last longer...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($52.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" 1920x1080 Monitor ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $768.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-02 00:14 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" 1920x1080 Monitor ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $960.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-02 00:21 EST-0500
 
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It's a ton better than the first one, and will last you into the future a lot better, although if you want some constructive criticism, here goes lol.. If you get a 'k' chip then you should get a z170 board, as the only real difference with the k series CPU's are they are unlocked and can be overclocked, but you can only do that on z170 boards, so one without the other is a bit pointless.

z170 boards also support XMP RAM, the other chipsets will downclock RAM to the 2133MHz DDR4 default, so again 2400MHz RAM is a waste on a B150 board. From the spec.. "* DDR4 2133 MHz and higher memory modules will only run at maximum of DDR4 2133 MHz on XMP mode due to Intel® chipset limitation

120GB SSD's are too small to be useful these days, with games regularly exceeding 50gb, and they also have inferior memory controllers and are less durable. You should get at least a 250gb model ideally.

650w Gold efficiency isn't really necessary. Bronze rated PSU's are fine, and 500w would be plenty for your setup. For a guide to quality, check the PSU tier list. Ideally you want top two tiers.. www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

The RX480 is a v good GPU and a better card than the 1050Ti, but it has the same 4gb VRAM, and at the moment thats plenty but it wont be long until games need more to run at highest settings. It will limit the extra power of a 480 and wont be as future proofed. I realise budget is a factor though, and like I say, it'll be great for a couple of years.

Just my take.
 
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