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Joseph_145

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Recently I picked out the parts for my first custom built gaming PC and it cost over $1,300 but today I changed the motherboard and the power supply to save some extra money. I changed the power supply because my build only needed 336W and the power supply i chose had 550W witch cost about $100 and the new power supply I chose has about 500W and only cost $40.
The reason why I changed the motherboard was because the first motherboard I picked cost about $125 and it supported 64Gb of ram and I'm only getting 16 so I changed the motherboard with one that cost about $80 and also supports 64Gb of ram. Can anyone tell me if I did the right switch and stick with the 2nd build or the 1st build and also tell me if this will affect the fps by switching.

1st Build - https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Joseph27/saved/#view=XcL7P6

2nd build - https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Joseph27/saved/#view=34TrHx
 
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For the Power supply, I would stick with a gold rating one. Thermaltake makes good stuff, but it's still a part you don't want to fail on you. I had a non-certified power supply that melted to my mobo. Gold plus for me since then.

mobo change shouldn't make a difference as far as I see.

Looks good!
 
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80+ Gold is an efficiency rating and does not represent actual PSU quality in any way. For example, the original Corsair CX series was 80+ Gold but everybody knows they're bad. The PSU Tier List is a good place to start, but if you need specific information about a model, I'd look up professional reviews of the model.

The new CXM series from Corsair is better but I'm still hesitant to recommend it. That said, they're regarded as higher quality even though their efficiency rating has dropped to 80+ Bronze.
 
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Look for tier ratings on power supplies. There is Tier 1, 2, 3, etc.... Many power supplies are made by other companies or OEMs. You can google that sort of thing and learn about the power supply industry. Toms's has a tier list hiding somewhere as well. Anyways trust me when I say a good quality power supply is the most important thing in a computer. I've repaired my share of computers and built hundreds, and the biggest problem with cheaper computers was bad power supplies which can take out components as well. And of the hundreds of builds I've done with good power supplies, they are very reliable.

The Seasonic G550 is a good buy. EVGA G2 is a good value but a bit more than the Seasonic. You can look at the tier ratings and look for sales at the store you are purchasing from.

Nice build overall. Great vallue for a high end gaming machine. What are you using for a monitor?
 
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Joseph_145

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Thanks for replying, will changing the motherboard or the power supply affect fps and will this supply power fit the case
 
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I changed a few parts,
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 600p Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($429.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1321.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-09 19:35 EST-0500

If you don't mind to buy other better cooler, which will be CRYORIG H7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF2DZ6565
 
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The only way that a power supply would affect FPS is if it crashed the system because then you'd be getting 0 and would be back here ranting at whoever told you the PSU was good (thank goodness nobody did this).

As for the motherboard, bad power delivery systems could cause the CPU to run slower than advertised. The B150 PC Mate does not have this issue and is usually my go to motherboard for the B150 chipset.
 
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Dude they have an LED 212 now? YES! Welcome to 2017!
 
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Why would you look at reviews on online stores? Usually half the people love it and half the people hate it and none of them actually know how good it is or even how to determine quality.

Also, here is the link to the Tom's Hardware PSU Tier List. It is very useful if you'd like to get a basic understanding of the quality of product lines offered by different brands and which OEMs tend to produce higher quality unit. If you need specific information about a unit, I usually Google "(PSU model) review"... I usually trust results from Johnny Lucky, Jonny Guru and TechPowerUP.
 
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What I meant was look at what power supplies are in tier 1, tier 2, etc... If 2 power supplies are Tier 1, and one of them is on sale for 50% off then snag it.

Johnny Guru is also a nice site for in depth reviews of power supplies.
 
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