MY Budget PC (Looking for feedback before I buy)

Good stuff, actually! I'd personally switch to an S12II from Seasonic, pretty sure that's an HEC and I'd take Seasonic over HEC. That said, the 450W Bronze was made for a low end system with no crazy Overclocking and stuff in mind, so you should be fine with it I suppose.

Good choices.
 

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Ah thanks! Do you think the gtx 1060 needs 2 fans or just a single fan? And what does HEC stand for?
 

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With the case you chose I can't fit a bigger GPU so I had to choose a smaller one. You don't need 6GB of RAM for gaming right now. HEC is the brand that made the EVGA power supply. I chose the SeaSonic PSU cause it has 600W and is very reliable. 600W is very overkill but for 1 dollar more then the 520W I'd go for it
 

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Thanks!
 
A very reasonable build.

I have some suggestions:

1. A single 8gb ram stick will run in slower single channel mode.
Do not plan on adding another later; it may be incompatible.
Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.

That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.

If 8gb is all you will ever want, buy a 2 x 4gb kit.
Ram is not that expensive, aand I suggest you buy your 16gb kit up front.
1.2v ddr4 2400 speed is fine.

2. Love a ssd for windows.
But, do yourself a favor and buy Samsung 850 evo. they cost a bit more, but perform better and last longer. 5 years warranty vs. 3.

3. That is not one of the better evga power supplies.
Tier4 on this quality list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
This Seasonic S12II 520w unit is stronger, cheaper, and is tier 2:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

Since you will be using the intel stock cooler(entirely adequate), here is my canned instructions on how to mount it:

----------------how to mount the stock Intel cooler--------------

The stock Intel cooler can be tricky to install.
A poor installation will result in higher cpu temperatures.
If properly mounted, you should expect temperatures at idle to be 10-15c. over ambient.

To mount the Intel stock cooler properly, place the motherboard on top of the foam or cardboard backing that was packed with the motherboard.
The stock cooler will come with paste pre applied, it looks like three grey strips.
The 4 push pins should come in the proper position for installation, that is with the pins rotated in the opposite direction of the arrow,(clockwise)
and pulled up as far as they can go.
Take the time to play with the pushpin mechanism until you know how they work.

Orient the 4 pins so that they are exactly over the motherboard holes.
If one is out of place, you will damage the pins which are delicate.
Push down on a DIAGONAL pair of pins at the same time. Then the other pair.

When you push down on the top black pins, it expands the white plastic pins to fix the cooler in place.

If you do them one at a time, you will not get the cooler on straight.
Lastly, look at the back of the motherboard to verify that all 4 pins are equally through the motherboard, and that the cooler is on firmly.
This last step must be done, which is why the motherboard should be out of the case to do the job. Or you need a case with a opening that lets you see the pins.
It is possible to mount the cooler with the motherboard mounted in the case, but you can then never be certain that the push pins are inserted properly
unless you can verify that the pins are through the motherboard and locked.

If you should need to remove the cooler, turn the pins counter clockwise to unlock them.
You will need to clean off the old paste and reapply new if you ever take the cooler off.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card ($219.99 @ B&H)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $705.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-27 22:24 EDT-0400

Swith your ram out to a to a 2x4gb kit so you can use dual channel on the memory , plus your ram speed is limited to 2166. Heres a build using the newer generation processor and would be my recommendation, you can change out case to better fit your style
 

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Thanks for your valueable information as well as the others!


UPDATE- I've been thinking about it, should I opt for an RX480 8GB? I'm trying to decide as I want this PC to last me for at least 5 years before I have to think about an update.
 

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Get whatever one you get a better deal on, they perform within a couple percent from eachother depending on the game. Although AMD is rumored to to release the RX 580 in the next month or so, just somthing to think about. Its really a personal choice between brands.
 

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For the RX480, 4GB OR 8GB and for GTX1060 3gb or 6gb
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137082&cm_re=rx480-_-14-137-082-_-Product
 

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The 480 4gb going to best best value imo and out performs the 1060 3gb. Get the 8gb if you can afford it for longevity having more ram will be relevant longer. But will not make a huge differance overall at the moment. The 1060 3gb and 6 are differant. The 3gb version is a detuned version of the 6gb. Also i would away from the blower style fans as they are louder.

1060 6gb=rx480 8gb>rx480 4gb>1060 3gb
imo some will not agree hope this helps