Hi my names is Graz, and I finally saved up enough money to build a gaming PC for 1000$. I made a list on PCPartPicker, and I want to hear your thoughts before I buy the parts on Newegg.
Here is the link
I don't know how many times I need to say this, but I guess atleast one more time.
Spend extra 35-40 USD and get yourself 120GB SSD for the OS and most software for every day use, such as browsers, players, Skype, drivers, etc.
Games and so on can do just fine on the much larger hard drive. For the OS - get an SSD.
Also, you will most likely use less that 400W with that system. Why do you need 750W power supply again? Anyways... Define S - closed front case, no window... Get yourself an open front case to allow high airflow, therefore better cooling, therefore quieter operation and longer lifespan. If you like Fractal - Arc Midi R2. Other choices are Phanteks Enthoo Pro or the smaller Pro M. Anyways, whatever you decide to do, get an SSD.
I've used many a gigabyte board, they usually cut a corner in some fucked up way and tend to make crap BIOS. There is no intel NIC on this board. I recommend this mobo instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157639&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
@Carbon @psycho_666
In used your suggestions to stretch the budget by 0.05% and make this:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/nk2hgL
Thank you all for your help on how I can improve the build.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/7ZxXvV
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: AMD Radeon R3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.54 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card ($429.95 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $915.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 22:21 EDT-0400
wtf? You must be joking.
Sorry missed the 'Newegg' part
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RXHwhq
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($429.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $949.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 22:40 EDT-0400
h110 is crippled shit bad vrms 4 sata ports gigabyte is a bad brand he wanted a full atx sized board I thought. 1 16gb ram stick isn't dual channel so half the memory bandwidth. Slower cpu that doesn't turbo as high as well. Is that a split 12v rail instead of 1 large amp 12v rail psu? CMON
i would use this over the EVGA one. the 2.5 slots is something i just cant pass on.
Hello Graz,
Nice picks. Let me be the first to say welcome to the forum. I would personally suggest that you go with a single 8GB stick of RAM if you plan to upgrade to 16GB later. If not then don't worry about it. It just allows you more room to expand without needing to replace the 4GB sticks. Also, if you went with G.Skill you could get 16GB for $57
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232251
I would also tend to agree with regards to getting an SSD. Personally however I have quickly filled a 128GB SSD and wouldn't recommend anything smaller than 256GB. You could pick up an AData 256 for $74.
While it is optional it does make booting and overall computer usage nice and snappy.
Alternatively, 128GB is $40
Also optional, but I might also add a better CPU cooler too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Other than that it looks nice.
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Split rail is good to shut off the system before something releases the magic smoke.
To get the same level of over current protection on a single rail PSU, you would need to get the PSU power matched to the power draw of the components with a tolerance of 10W.
Note: The PSU @MrChumps choose is single rail.
Please note that having a having a single rail psu or a multi rail psu doesn't really matter. @Carbon having single channel memory over dual channel memory have negligible performance gains out of it. The i5 6400 is actually not too shabby of a CPU despite its lower clock speeds. Since it's based on the Skylake architecture, has slighty improved IPC gains over Haswell making up for it. Since majority of the games are mostly GPU bound it doesn't really matter. As for the motherbard you can't overclock the cpu anyways and the vrms on that motherboard will handle the job of a stock i5 6400 fine.
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