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kkind002

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Approximate Purchase Date: Piece meal most likely a part or 2 a month until complete will probably start purchasing within 3-4 months

Budget Range: Less than 1000 USD for new parts

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, General computer usage

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New build PC part picker

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My about 3 years old Desktop system was damaged by a spilled drink killing the Mobo, Ram , Processor , Graphics card

Luckily not all my parts were damaged but i had a absolute giant case in the original build and taking it to a local store to have it looked at proved difficult to say the least so I decided to build a new one using a more reasonable mid size tower

I have picked out a few parts as shown in the above PC part picker list but my main question is for general gaming (I don't need the latest and greatest to run on ultra settings or anything like that stable for the more common games is all I need or want) should I stick with the i5-8600k or could I go with the I3 version without noticing too big a drop in performance

PC part picker didn't notice any incompatibilities but as long as it wouldn't be a huge increase in price unless absolutely necessary any recommended changes are more than welcome
 
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kkind002

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any recommendations ? obviously with a mobo change the ram may well change too but that's fine



thanks that's worth the bit extra
 
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bmockeg

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Ok....
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($248.90 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.85 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel - 330 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($86.98 @ Newegg Business)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus - VE248H 24.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($127.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1036.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-19 10:16 EDT-0400

1. Changed CPU cooler for better cooling, IF you plan to overclock. Your selection will work for general and light overclocking.
2. Changed motherboard, this is the cheapest I would do long term overclocking on, would recommend spending another $12 really but it will work well.
3. RAM for overclocking would recommend 3200mhz, you really should get 2 sticks for dual channel speeds and if you can fit it in the budget I would get 16gb. Plenty of times my ststem is using a full 8gb.
4. Graphics card changes AS ALREADY SUGGESTED. 1060 is a good bump from 1050ti and $16.

Do you already own that PSU?
 
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kkind002

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Thanks yes I already own the PSU , cpu cooler , Monitor, and SSD from my old build

since i'm gonna be building bit by bit I'll probably go ahead and get a 16gb kit

I haven't really overclocked before but thought it would be nice to leave myself open to the possibility hence the K processor and z370 mobo , so any initial ones I do would most likely be fairly minimal
 
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kkind002

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Thank you I'm inclined to agree on the motherboard

For the ram it looks like it is 200+ to get a 2x8gb set at 3200

I was hoping that I could combine a couple purchases to get the computer up and running if not fully complete so getting ram on the cheaper side was a way I thought I could accomplish this (my plan was to maybe buy the case and mobo in one purchase and then the processor and ram the next

Is it worth the extra money to get 2x8gb now instead of maybe 2 spread out purchases of the 2x4gb kits that you had listed?

or could I potentially lower my ram speed a touch to get that 2x8gb?
 
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bmockeg

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($248.90 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.85 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel - 330 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($86.98 @ Newegg Business)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus - VE248H 24.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($127.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1096.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-19 11:49 EDT-0400

RAM is $150 for 16GB. You can get 8Gb now and more later. The issue is there could be compatibility issues with that. Its best to get it in a matched pair together, but could work the other way.
 
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kkind002

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Thank you for some reason the ones I searched for when looking at the 2x8gb were I guess the fancier models and they were all 200+

weirdly this version https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820231977 was on the compatible ram list from msi's website yet the black version listed on the part picker https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820231941

is not i'm sure there is nothing different about these 2 sets other than their color so it probably isn't a big deal but it was a bit confusing at first when I went to double check the compatibility

My only other question at this point would be the cooler I already have the hyper 212 it seemed to work great on my old build as I had been having overheating issues with my stock cooler but when I installed that it got much much better

so my main question is this would I be better off using with wanting to potentially overclock using the hyper 212 in the meantime while I save my money for a 100-150 ish range watercooling setup? rather than getting the one you have listed?
 
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bmockeg

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Go with what you have, it will work fine. Buy some thermal paste for the new build. If You see that you are wanting to push it further than that cooler can handle, cross that bridge when/if you get there. Your current cooler can probably run it at all cores around 4.5 or so just fine.

Intel typically doesn't have memory compatibility issues. Typically any top brand RAM,will work, Gskill is the best ATM.
 
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kkind002

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Great thanks for the assistance , this will be my third build but I still don't 100% trust myself with selecting parts
 
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How do you even see the vrm for a motherboard? I tried a quick google, but at a glance I haven't seen it. I want to see what the vrm on my board is now lol.
 
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kkind002

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that seems like it would be important to know how to do if you don't mind explaining that a bit more or pointing us in the right direction for where to read up on it

I perused the overclock forum a bit and it didn't shed much light on that subject itself although there was a simple how to guide for beginning to overclock that was really good
 
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kkind002

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Thats a great link thank you

I will have to explore that website a bit more when I get a chance
 
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