First Build Attempt

leguthrie · Jun 22, 2017

Hello all,

I am going into my first attempt at a custom build wanted to know if anyone had any problems with these parts together. I'll be running linux on this one and im not really a PC gamer so this wont be used much for gaming, more like processing and coding and running multiple programs.

Thanks in advance for any advice, suggestions or tips!

CPU
Intel - Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $218.09

CPU Cooler
Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $34.88

Motherboard
Asus - MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $219.49

Memory
Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-4000 Memory $99.99

Storage
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $48.44

Video Card
MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card $144.51

Case
Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $169.99

Power Supply
EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $139.49

RememberThe5th · Jun 22, 2017

well ryzen should be better for you in case of programming. Cause of extra threads and cores.

elbert · Jun 22, 2017

The RAM is a crazy waste given the small performance gain. get a good set of 3000~3200.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($75.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $75.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-22 13:52 EDT-0400

This or put a bit more for 16GB's.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($126.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $126.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-22 13:54 EDT-0400

RememberThe5th · Jun 22, 2017

Its not, but it kina is, if he can clock it a bit higher atleast 200mhz he would gain perfomance.

RememberThe5th · Jun 22, 2017

At 3200 ypu can feel perfomance from 2400-2800from 3200 to 4200 i think its small increase. ( correct me if im wrong with ram speed)

elbert · Jun 22, 2017

Yes it starts to level off after 3200 and the bang for buck really tanks after that.

joex444 · Jun 22, 2017

If you're really not going to game, you do realize the 6600K has integrated graphics, right? You could totally drop the 1050Ti if you only had it there to get some video output.

As noted, the 4GHz RAM is just absurd. You'd be better off with 16GB of slower RAM.

That motherboard is also absurd. If you want to overclock your CPU then you need a Z170/270 board (since 6600K) -- but you don't need a $220 one. What do you need that the Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 ($109) doesn't offer?

I'm not going to critique your case, but I will point out that a large portion of the $170 price tag is aesthetics. It's a personal thing, but you can find cases of similar build quality with similar acoustic and thermal properties in the $80-$110 range.

Your PSU is ALSO EXTREMELY ABSURD! Wow, 850W? A 6600K is an 91W part and the 1050Ti is a 75W part. Together, at peak they would only draw 150W. Since PSUs are most efficient at around 50-60% load this means you should be looking at 300W PSUs, not 850W. A simple 400W PSU would be plenty, no need to spend more than $50 here. If you go with integrated graphics then your system would draw, at most, like 100W so you could use basically any quality PSU, even a 200W one.

Taking this all into consideration, you could save about $30 on RAM, $110 on motherboard, and $60 on case, you might be able to drop the GPU entirely and save $145, and come way down on the PSU to save $90. Together that's $435 less.

With all that money you'd save you could go ahead and get an SSD and still save over $350.

You really might want to check out what Ryzen can offer for you, too. A 6C/12T Ryzen might be a much better choice than the 4C/4T i5, but it depends on what you'd actually do.

g-unit1111 · Jun 22, 2017

leguthrie :

How much are you looking to spend? I think your funds are way mismanaged here. Especially case and PSU, you could definitely scale these things back and get something cheaper and invest in other areas.

leguthrie · Jun 23, 2017

Honestly, I have about $1000 to spend (this list was about $1000 in cart) and really wanted to stick to brands I knew and not skimp on performance. I didn't get a computer science degree (econ) but I work with databases and run SQL currently for my job and have been wanting to learn more languages and really learn by doing running ArchLinux. So I plan to build personal/test/downloaded databases and play around with them learning coding on different programs which is why I wanted to spend more money on RAM and storage, I did however go down from a 1TB SSD and saved about $250. I picked the motherboard from what was available to support the RAM I chose though. I am hearing and thinking about going down to a little slower speed, but as someone ^^up there said, performance difference I believe would really be worth the extra $25-45.

Also, yes everyone, the money dropped on the case is literally because it looks awesome

But, I also am new at this so i really appreciate and am taking in all suggestions! Thanks guys!

leguthrie · Jun 23, 2017

joex444 :

If you're really not going to game, you do realize the 6600K has integrated graphics, right? You could totally drop the 1050Ti if you only had it there to get some video output.

As noted, the 4GHz RAM is just absurd. You'd be better off with 16GB of slower RAM.

That motherboard is also absurd. If you want to overclock your CPU then you need a Z170/270 board (since 6600K) -- but you don't need a $220 one. What do you need that the Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 ($109) doesn't offer?

I'm not going to critique your case, but I will point out that a large portion of the $170 price tag is aesthetics. It's a personal thing, but you can find cases of similar build quality with similar acoustic and thermal properties in the $80-$110 range.

Your PSU is ALSO EXTREMELY ABSURD! Wow, 850W? A 6600K is an 91W part and the 1050Ti is a 75W part. Together, at peak they would only draw 150W. Since PSUs are most efficient at around 50-60% load this means you should be looking at 300W PSUs, not 850W. A simple 400W PSU would be plenty, no need to spend more than $50 here. If you go with integrated graphics then your system would draw, at most, like 100W so you could use basically any quality PSU, even a 200W one.

Taking this all into consideration, you could save about $30 on RAM, $110 on motherboard, and $60 on case, you might be able to drop the GPU entirely and save $145, and come way down on the PSU to save $90. Together that's $435 less.

With all that money you'd save you could go ahead and get an SSD and still save over $350.

You really might want to check out what Ryzen can offer for you, too. A 6C/12T Ryzen might be a much better choice than the 4C/4T i5, but it depends on what you'd actually do.

Thanks for this advice!! I looked into the AMD line - all of them and I think you're right. I think I'd rather go with Ryzen 5 1600 for the extra cores and threads since i wont be gaming I should have the problems I'm reading about. I also went down to 550W on the Power Supply and saved a cool $60 8)

g-unit1111 · Jun 23, 2017

This is a little over budget, but if you're going to do an AMD Ryzen rig do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($228.33 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.86 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB FTW GAMING Video Card ($299.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $1113.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-23 11:17 EDT-0400

elbert · Jun 23, 2017

Thats a great build but here is an option of another power supply if you would want a modular instead.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $41.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-23 11:29 EDT-0400

g-unit1111 · Jun 23, 2017

elbert :

I don't think it really matters in a case like the S340 because you can't see the cables anyways. But modular PSUs are good as well.

Although I'm finding out right now that 1060 6GB cards are high in demand because of coin miners. So you might want to buy one now before the price gets jacked up because of demand.

leguthrie · Jun 23, 2017

g-unit1111 :

I love that set up! And I am definitely going to take your advice on upping the graphics card to 1060, its not too much more. May I ask why miners are going for that particular chipset over 1050? What are the biggest differences?

elbert · Jun 23, 2017

More performance for their limited number of slots. The 1070 are getting taken the same. The 570 and 580's are completely impossible to get.

leguthrie · Jun 23, 2017

elbert :

oh nice, thanks!

while im here...i see you have as ASrock on your list, what do you prefer from ASrock to ASUS?

g-unit1111 · Jun 23, 2017

leguthrie :

The 1050 is a bare minimum card, the 1060 is a step up from that, and you always want to get the best you can get for your budget. I don't know why that card is being targeted by coin miners - I guess the lack of availability of the RX-580 is what is currently driving it.

elbert · Jun 23, 2017

leguthrie :

I have no preference of brand other than staying away from ECS because they only support bios updates for a really short time.
I find motherboards that suit my needs then check out reviews for each.

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