Please, voice your opinions. Seems solid to me, but thought I seek some other input.
MSI PC MATE Z170A Motherboard
Intel I5 6500 4 cores @ 3.2 (up to 3.6)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO + Arctic Silver 5 AS5-3.5G Thermal Paste
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz
Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Case
Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 390 8GB (with back plate)
Ultra U12-41562 X4 750-Watt Modular Power Supply V2
120Gb SSD
1Tb WD Black 7200rpm
Windows 10 Home
Thanks
Most of your build looks good I would personally swap to 2 stick of ram at 16gb instead of 4 so if the future you could upgrade to 32 with out replacing the sticks you currently have. And if you could swing it go with a 250gb ssd just for the extra space it would be handy to have when you start getting alot of applications.
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Would suggest upping the ssd to 250gb if possible. Also, the replacement for the 390 should be coming in the next two or three months if the rumors are to be believed, so that is something to consider.
While I did consider that, ram runs considerably faster when all dimms are in use and I cant ever see myself using more than 16gb. Im not really sure why people suggest higher than 120, I personally just keep windows and maybe two games on it so it should be fine. Unless of course there is performance gains from having higher storage on an SSD then maybe I will, but I cant see that being a thing.
P.S. Also, I can more easily overclock the memory to 3000 with four sticks. Don't really know why for sure but that's what I've heard and seen.
@1920.1080p.1280.720p Do you think that with the new Polaris AMD cards that there will be one in the same price range as the 390??? And if so will it be a good enough performance boost to wait that long?
Ram: Non x-99 platforms (ie the one you are picking here) only use dual channel memory which means 4 stick will NOT run any faster than 2 sticks. Also, ram speeds matter VERY little for gaming, so being able to OC to 3000 shouldn't be a big concern. Meanwhile, games and software are constantly using more and more ram, so I would definitely advise going with 2x8gb over 4x4gb.
SSD: I have a 250 and often don't have enough room with only a few games. That spaces goes quickly, so I would advise going bigger as upgrading your OS drive is a real pain in the ass, should you ever change your mind.
GPU: The difference should be sizable, the price should be the same, but it really depends on if you need the extra horsepower as to whether or not you should wait. If you mostly play rocket league at 1080, then you will be fine with a 390 and the wait isn't worth it. If you are trying to play Witcher 3 at 4k, then the difference could mean the difference between playable and not playable. So it is your call. Either is a valid choice.
EDIT: Note, about the GPU, the rumor is that the cards being released in the next few months should replace the 390, but there is no way to verify that. It is possible (though unlikely) that there will only be replacements for the 380. It wouldn't make much sense for that to be the case as the upcoming Vega should be the replacement for the Fury line meaning that the Polaris 10 gpus being launched now should replace the 390 and 390x, but still, it is only rumors atm.
Its entirely up to you if you want to use all 4 dims for you ram that’s fine though ram speed doesn’t make a very big impact in gaming performance and I would rather have the ability to upgrade with more ram because Windows is a ram hog but your use case may be different. Going with the large ssd is agen your decision if you know you wont use the space there would be no reason I like to refer to it just for the overhead but if you know your not going to use that much space then go with the 120.
Alright, thanks guys, I do appreciate it. I do agree that memory speeds usually don't matter in gaming, but you should consider looking into higher memory speeds with Skylake, you might be surprised (I also figured getting it because it is cheaper than 2400 or 2666 so why not?).
I have settled on the memory, since I already have one 8 GB Corsair LPX 2666 stick, I will just buy three more sticks at 15 dollars more than the 16gb I wanted. To a total of 32 GB.
About the SSD, for reference, I am currently using about 100gb for my Windows install. With a 120gb ssd, you can expect to have about (ballpark estimation) 110gb of usable space (thanks to decimal vs base 2 gb numbers and formatting). That leaves little for games. But you also might have a smaller Windows footprint than I do depending on what programs, etc you keep on there.
Jumping to 32gb is a smart choice imo.
You can get the Windows key a lot cheaper at Kinguin if you are unaware (retail is like $40 or something there, idk off the top of my head, i don't buy windows keys on a regular basis).
Now, Why are you going with an overclocking motherboard and a non-overclocking cpu? you could cut some costs by going b150 or h110. Also I have no idea who the PSU maker "Ultra" is maybe sketchy maybe I'm just unaware, someone enlighten me here. Additionally, you could save a few bucks by going with a blue instead of a black (the difference between these is what exactly besides color?).
Lastly, upgrade that case man... From what I've found its $90! for that kind of money you can get an enthoo pro, or an r5, or an h440, or a master case 5, or a silent base 600 (found all these in a very quick price search on pcpartpicker, like 15 seconds). Literally all of those cases would be better to go with than the carbide in my personal opinion.
A 120GB SSD will fill up very quickly, games are getting pretty large now where 50+GB is not uncommon, I would go with a 256GB minimum.
I would switch the CPU to a 6600k, intel has killed overclocking on non K cpus, so unless you find a motherboard with the right bios you can't OC a non K cpu.
Lastly and probably most importantly, I would get a quality power supply, Corsair RM or higher line or something equivalent. Look for reviews online from places like johnnyguru. If a cheap psu dies it can take out every component it is connected to, if I quality one dies it usually only takes out itself.
I would get an arctic cooling alpine pro for like $13 instead of the 212 evo if you aren't getting a K chip for overclocking.
@MobileWall Even though I wont be overclocking I like to have quality motherboards unlike a lot who will cheap out if its an option.
Also, I already own the Ultra power supply and its wonderful. I payed $40 dollars on it do to a great sale and its quiet and does the job. And about the case, its more of a personal preference, I like the sleekness and features (also the handle was a A+) but If I were to go with another one it would be the Corsair 330R Black Edition due to is silence, space and looks.
And to everyone, I understand that the SSD is on the smaller scale and I know what Ill be using on it. I will only have a couple games it + windows and the rest will go on a secondary drive.