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WiiUMasterGman

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I am building a computer for a friend and I have come up with this build

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/mscGwV - GTX 1060

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/8CJghq - RX 480

His friends keep telling him that he should get a ATX Mobo or a Z270 Mobo. They also say that you shouldn't RX 480 because it's AMD I want someone with lots of experience why that you don't necessarily need a 1060 or a Z270 Mobo. I see why they are saying to get a Z270 Mobo. It's for future proof. But with his budget he couldn't afford all that. He needs so save money for an SSD later or another stick of RAM.
 
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I don't see why they would say Z270 with an i3 and a 1060 (per their recommendations). You gain nothing from getting a Z270 board over a b250. Well, you can technically overclock but it's far more difficult to do than it would be with an unlocked CPU. There's nothing wrong with AMD's GPUs. Their drivers have been getting increasingly better, their GPUs come very close to NVidia's and are even closer in DX12, and are typically cheaper. I know that for US pricing at least, the cheapest 6GB 1060 is around $230, while the cheapest 8GB 480 is around $200.

But, again per their suggestion. There's no reason to get an ATX motherboard if they want your friend to go with a 1060. You cannot SLI 1060s, ergo the added space primarily for PCIe slots...
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price-to-performance on the i3s have kind of been screwed over by the new G4560. for only $40 more you can go i5. also you can save $10 by switching the hard drive to WD10EZEX

I say since you picked a b250 motherboard anyways, spend a lot less and get G4560, or spend $40 more on a kaby lake i5. keep in mind you save $10 with my hard drive selection. that gpu is also the same price as a 1060 6gb... and get 2400mhz 2x4gb ram for cheaper
 
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I don't see why they would say Z270 with an i3 and a 1060 (per their recommendations). You gain nothing from getting a Z270 board over a b250. Well, you can technically overclock but it's far more difficult to do than it would be with an unlocked CPU. There's nothing wrong with AMD's GPUs. Their drivers have been getting increasingly better, their GPUs come very close to NVidia's and are even closer in DX12, and are typically cheaper. I know that for US pricing at least, the cheapest 6GB 1060 is around $230, while the cheapest 8GB 480 is around $200.

But, again per their suggestion. There's no reason to get an ATX motherboard if they want your friend to go with a 1060. You cannot SLI 1060s, ergo the added space primarily for PCIe slots will end up being wasted.

Imo, either of those builds are fine.
 
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Jeff Baffalo

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His friends are just a little bit bias :). He does not need a z270 motherboard. It really depends on the cpu he is choosing. if he wants a kabylake processor to overclock, then a z270 is a valid option. the rx480 is a great gpu and if his budget allows it, it will do just fine. If he is worrying about upgradability down the road I would agree to get a z270 and get a weaker gpu so he can still fit within his budget. cpu's are a lot harder to upgrade than a gpu.
 
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His friends are a bit daft tbh. :p
Get this.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($95.88 @ shopRBC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.00 @ shopRBC)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ NCIX)
Other: Pentium G4560 ($87.22)
Other: RX 480 Gaming X ($239.99)
Total: $707.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-02 19:10 EST-0500
 
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