First ever computer build, need input ASAP

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Mikeandike

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Hello all! i'm building my first desktop soon, super excited and here is what i have so far! My budget is $800 and would like to have the best setup with that budget so any help would be great, I did also see this list with some variations and really need the build ironed out before I start buying components. Thanks in advance! :)
 
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firstly you need to define if you are intending to overclock your system or not, as you have a K cpu (overclocking) with an B150 board ( no overclocking)

so I edited your setup for NON overclocking, selecting the 6500 CPU as for the difference of price with the 6600 you will see marginal gains. I adjusted as well the memory you selected DDR4-3000 that B150 only supports DDR4-2133 and used the saving to slip a nice 120GB SSD for your OS.


so here is thatPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard:...
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nothing wrong with that build in my eyes. only thing i would do is get a ATX motherboard instead of the micro. i had a micro on my first build i thought it was a little tight.
 
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and what about the first build? any preference among the two?
 
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firstly you need to define if you are intending to overclock your system or not, as you have a K cpu (overclocking) with an B150 board ( no overclocking)

so I edited your setup for NON overclocking, selecting the 6500 CPU as for the difference of price with the 6600 you will see marginal gains. I adjusted as well the memory you selected DDR4-3000 that B150 only supports DDR4-2133 and used the saving to slip a nice 120GB SSD for your OS.


so here is thatPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($106.18 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($47.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($206.99 @ B&H)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $798.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-19 17:53 EST-0500

Then I edited again for overclocking. it is a little over your 800$ budget but would be a nice system to overclock, note this ran close to 375W so With intent to overclock the system I beefed up the power supply to 650w
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($103.34 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($206.99 @ B&H)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $877.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-19 17:46 EST-0500
 
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cool and what about the second setup listed? any input on that baby
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card ($246.39 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($41.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $789.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-19 18:40 EST-0500
 
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