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Hi All,
I want to first say a huge thank you to the Tom's Hardware community as they have helped me greatly over the past months and have guided me to building my first ever computer.
I decided back in November that I was ready to build my new gaming / editing / multi-purpose PC, but I decided to stick it out and wait for AMD Ryzen to release first.
Now I'm finally ready to go ahead with the build. This will probably be my final check before I buy the parts, so I thought it best to make it as detailed as possible and explain myself as this is my first PC build and I don't want to miss anything.
Here are The parts: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/WL3W6X
I will also explain my choices for some parts that I think might need explaining.
*CPU*
This might seem a weird choice as I said I waited since November for Ryzen, but upon release the gaming performance of AMD's new CPUs seems surprisingly sub par. I guess these are just aimed for a workstation PC rather than gaming systems. Of course, I will probably wait about a week or so before actually ordering the CPU and keep checking to see if the gaming performance improves, but for now, the i7 looks like the better CPU for gaming, editing and overall more intensive applications.
I don't want or need to upgrade my CPU for a few years at least and I want something that will be able to handle an upgrade to a GTX 1180 / 1180 ti or AMD equivalent and this CPU seems the best for this, also older chips still work fine with all the new graphics cards so this gives me confidence for GPU upgrades in the future.
*RAM*
I know I want 16gb, and it was cheaper and easier to go for 16gb from the start, so that's what I went for.
*STORAGE*
240GB should be enough for OS and programs and a few games.
1TB for recordings and more games. I will add more in the future.
*GRAPHICS CARD*
I am targeting 1080p high settings and 1060 does everything I need and more. I am currently gaming at 720p on an old monitor and, according to some comparison sites, the 1060 is upwards of 1000% better than my current Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics I currently have, that's insane!
The 1060 also performed much better in Overwatch (which I plan on playing a lot of) to that of the RX 480, meaning I will have to tweak the settings less to achieve the 144+ fps I want for my monitor (I don't mind playing on lower settings for competitive multiplayer games).
Like I said before, I plan on upgrading to the 1180 / 1180 ti or AMD equivalent in a year or so and will probably pick up a new 1440p or 4k monitor with it to move to a higher resolution, so performance in the long term isn't an issue.
*CASE*
The Define S offers lots of upgradability and is one of my favourite looking cases by far. I want my PC to be as quiet as possible so the closed window seemed like the better choice.
*PSU*
I wanted more wattage but I think 550W will be more than enough for now and still allow me to add more storage, and upgrade my GPU next generation/
*MONITOR & MOUSE*
As this is for competitive gaming I wanted 144hz and a good mouse. G Pro is similar to my current mouse in terms of shape, so it seemed like a good choice.
*And finally a few questions I have.*
What happens if I have a dead pixel on my monitor?
I heard they can't fix it and I have to order it online as no place near me sells this monitor, or any 144hz monitors at all.
What happens if my PC simply doesn't turn on?
My biggest fear is that it will simply not work when I have finished building it. I don't have spare parts laying around to test it with so will I have to go out and buy replacement parts to test and then return them? Or will there always be a sign of what doesn't work, such as LEDs on everything but the broken part?
Thanks for reading my incredibly long post, I'm just very sceptical and I thought it better to give lots of detail for my fist build.
If you read this and are willing to help me then a huge thanks, as I know I have written way too much.
I want to first say a huge thank you to the Tom's Hardware community as they have helped me greatly over the past months and have guided me to building my first ever computer.
I decided back in November that I was ready to build my new gaming / editing / multi-purpose PC, but I decided to stick it out and wait for AMD Ryzen to release first.
Now I'm finally ready to go ahead with the build. This will probably be my final check before I buy the parts, so I thought it best to make it as detailed as possible and explain myself as this is my first PC build and I don't want to miss anything.
Here are The parts: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/WL3W6X
I will also explain my choices for some parts that I think might need explaining.
*CPU*
This might seem a weird choice as I said I waited since November for Ryzen, but upon release the gaming performance of AMD's new CPUs seems surprisingly sub par. I guess these are just aimed for a workstation PC rather than gaming systems. Of course, I will probably wait about a week or so before actually ordering the CPU and keep checking to see if the gaming performance improves, but for now, the i7 looks like the better CPU for gaming, editing and overall more intensive applications.
I don't want or need to upgrade my CPU for a few years at least and I want something that will be able to handle an upgrade to a GTX 1180 / 1180 ti or AMD equivalent and this CPU seems the best for this, also older chips still work fine with all the new graphics cards so this gives me confidence for GPU upgrades in the future.
*RAM*
I know I want 16gb, and it was cheaper and easier to go for 16gb from the start, so that's what I went for.
*STORAGE*
240GB should be enough for OS and programs and a few games.
1TB for recordings and more games. I will add more in the future.
*GRAPHICS CARD*
I am targeting 1080p high settings and 1060 does everything I need and more. I am currently gaming at 720p on an old monitor and, according to some comparison sites, the 1060 is upwards of 1000% better than my current Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics I currently have, that's insane!
The 1060 also performed much better in Overwatch (which I plan on playing a lot of) to that of the RX 480, meaning I will have to tweak the settings less to achieve the 144+ fps I want for my monitor (I don't mind playing on lower settings for competitive multiplayer games).
Like I said before, I plan on upgrading to the 1180 / 1180 ti or AMD equivalent in a year or so and will probably pick up a new 1440p or 4k monitor with it to move to a higher resolution, so performance in the long term isn't an issue.
*CASE*
The Define S offers lots of upgradability and is one of my favourite looking cases by far. I want my PC to be as quiet as possible so the closed window seemed like the better choice.
*PSU*
I wanted more wattage but I think 550W will be more than enough for now and still allow me to add more storage, and upgrade my GPU next generation/
*MONITOR & MOUSE*
As this is for competitive gaming I wanted 144hz and a good mouse. G Pro is similar to my current mouse in terms of shape, so it seemed like a good choice.
*And finally a few questions I have.*
What happens if I have a dead pixel on my monitor?
I heard they can't fix it and I have to order it online as no place near me sells this monitor, or any 144hz monitors at all.
What happens if my PC simply doesn't turn on?
My biggest fear is that it will simply not work when I have finished building it. I don't have spare parts laying around to test it with so will I have to go out and buy replacement parts to test and then return them? Or will there always be a sign of what doesn't work, such as LEDs on everything but the broken part?
Thanks for reading my incredibly long post, I'm just very sceptical and I thought it better to give lots of detail for my fist build.
If you read this and are willing to help me then a huge thanks, as I know I have written way too much.
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