(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best computer power supplies

I have the 990 MT with the i7-2600. I would suggest buying the corsair CX550 or CX600 psu for this as it is the EXACT size of the stock PSU you need to install using the case's included mounting bracket. If you don't get the right size the bracket will get in the way of installing the side panel.

This one ----> https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CX600-Supply-Bronze-Certified/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1522928777&sr=8-4&keywords=corsair%2Bcx%2Bseries%2B550%2Bwatt%2B80%2Bplus%2Bbronze%2Bcertified&dpID=51YFU0kvQJL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1

I would go with at least the 500 watt model, but I have the 550 watt, you can find them on sale usually.

When it comes to the GPU, just make sure you are buying one that is less than 8" in length. I have the EVGA SC GTX1060 3gb ---- single fan model that is factory overclocked.

Just make sure you aren't trying to install a GPU that runs off only the PCI-E power as it only supplies a max of 50ish watts or less to the card (Dell says only 35watts, but it will push a little more than that). You want a card that will run off the 6 or 8 pin pci-e power connectors on the new PSU.

Picking up 2 more sticks of DDR3 ram is also recommended. I have 16gb in my system now. Keep in mind this board only supports 4 x 4gb dimms of ram. I picked up a matching 8gb kit of matching ram for my machine for $32 from a reputable seller on ebay. just something to keep in the back of your mind.

I've also installed a 4 port usb 3.0 card on my machine. It will fit just fine in the bottom pci-e 16x slot of the mobo. TRUST me, you will want this as the included 2.0 ports are slow as molasses for 3.0 usb drives. You can pick one up here ---> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011LZY20G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also decided to go with an ssd for the boot drive and programs. I went with the Samsung Evo 850 250gb. Make sure you place the SATA cable on the furthest right SATA port on the MOBO. This is the only SATA 3.0 port on the motherboard, the next one to the left is a SATA 2.0 port (that I have a 2tb 7200rpm HDD on for storage and games). I wouldn't use the furthest left 2 white sata ports. They are sata 1.0 and the controller is garbage for those two ports and a known issue with these motherboard.

Last thing I would mention is that if you are running this on Windows for gaming, I would stick to the Windows 7 Pro install that came with your machine. Trying to get my GPU and Windows 10 drivers working on my machine was a nightmare and required hours of searching for compatible drivers, also the board in the 990 didn't get the bios update for win 8.1 or win 10. So for the life of this machine --- 2-3 more years, I would stick with win 7 since it is supported till 2020.

GOOD LUCK!!! PM me if you have questions!

Your 450W is probably fine. The 970 lists 500W as the minimum, but the rest of your system is pretty low power. The FX-6300 is not a very power hungry CPU, and a link to your actual motherboard model would be helpful, but only a little. It's a small board, and they don't consume much. You should be maxing out at <400W, and you should be running your PSU between, oh, say, 60% and 85% load (it's fuzzy, and newer PSUs have wider peak efficiency curves than older supplies for the most part) at all times so it runs most efficiently. If it's running too far under load or too close to its max load, your PSU is losing efficiency and running hotter and wasting electricity, and wearing out faster as a result. Many newer, higher end supplies, like EVGA's Gold- and Platinum-certified models, can even maintain peak efficiency up to 95% of their max output - we don't know your actual power supply model.

Note, if shopping for these, that their efficiency certifications apply within their peak efficiency curve - not above or below it. Therefore, most supplies that are advertised as something along the lines of "80+% efficiency" means they run that efficiently between somewhere around 60%, and somewhere around 85%, of their max output - so, roughly, between 270W and 380W on a 450W supply (and even 400W is not far above it).

If you are dead set on upgrading, you'd be best suited not putting one in with a much higher capacity unless you're going to be upgrading more on your system to more power hungry components or adding a second video card in SLI (which is losing software support as time goes on and not many people would recommend). I would not shop for more than a 600W PSU, or you're wasting your money twice over - once in buying an overkill power supply, and again in wasted electricity on your utility bill every month.

I would not say that your 450W is plenty or more than enough, but I would say a decent 450W PSU is correct for your system. I don't see a reason for you to replace it.


As a side note, you may want to check that your motherboard actually has a PCI-e 3.0 slot to use with the 970, or your motherboard could be slowing your graphics card down pretty hard. Prebuilt systems like that are usually not made with upgradability in mind - they usually contain the minimum specs for the included components, as anything else would be a waste of money.

If you do the install and find you really need the new PSU, or you're just not confident without the upgrade and want it regardless, here are two I'd recommend: 500W and 600W. You are almost certainly fine with the 500W model, but the 600W is still a good pick for you, and will allow for future major system upgrades. The 600W model also has an equivalent that's semi-modular for an extra $5, if you want easier cable management. EVGA's PSUs are extremely robust and absurdly reliable, and yes I'm shilling, because their products, warranties, and support are top notch. And they'll actually hold up consistently to whatever they're rated for.

The best and relatively easiest ways to address poor aesthetics in the CPU are a modular or semi-modular PSU and replacement sleeved and color coordinated cables from said PSU, or if they are too expensive (and they are) sleeved cable extensions look just as good and are way cheaper, but create additional cable management.

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Regarding a cooling system you should definitely still have one even if you are not OC'ing. If you want to go cheap, get a solid air cooler like the Hyper 212 Evo. If you are more concerned about looks, maybe consider an AIO, like the EVGA CLC240. It's more expensive, but looks nice.

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Not 100% sure what you mean about the front facing fan, but if you are asking about fan placement, then yes at the front of the case is fine just make sure it isn't going against the airflow of other fans. If you mean fan orientation, like intake/exhaust, then that is also fine, with the same caveat. Generally speaking you want your airflow coming in the front/bottom and exhausting out the top/back.

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PSU:
EVGA 600BQ Semi-Modular (MB power is the only non-modular) https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Bronze-Modular-Warranty-110-BQ-0600-K1/dp/B01MTJTO2O/ref=sr_1_1?crid=244UIDUJ0IXE&keywords=600+watt+power+supply&qid=1556624118&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011%2Cp_36%3A2500-6000%2Cp_89%3ACorsair%7CEVGA%7CSeasonic%7Cbe+quiet%21%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906985011&rnid=386442011&rps=1&s=pc&sprefix=600+watt+p%2Caps%2C136&sr=1-1

One thing to keep in mind about PSU's is they tend to go on sale more frequently and at better discounts (percentage wise) than many other PC components.

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Cable Extensions:

Antec Sleeved PSU extension cables

https://www.amazon.com/Antec-Supply-Sleeved-Extension-Length/dp/B07C6CLXW8/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=antec+psu+cable+extensions&qid=1556624318&s=electronics&sr=1-3-fkmrnull

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CPU Cooler:

Hyper 212 Evo (Air cooler-Cheap and functional, not pretty)

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-212E-20PK-R2-Direct-Contact/dp/B005O65JXI

CLC 240 (AIO water cooling- Pretty and functional, not cheap)

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Liquid-Cooler-Cooling-400-HY-CL24-V1/dp/B074WH52BW/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=clc+240&qid=1556624855&s=electronics&sr=1-1

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Hope this helps!

I don't really see myself as an 'expert' on build help (I've built my own PC 2 years ago, I browse PC related subs and follow hardware related channels on youtube) but I'll just comment on a few things that caught my eye.

• According to pcpatrpicker and eXtreme Power Supply Calculator your build only requires only about ~450W so going for a 620W power supply is total overkill. I would probably go for a 550W PSU instead and use the extra money on something else.
  
  
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  You seem to be buying a Windows 10 that requires a CD/DVD drive. So unless you have an old one that you're going to use in your build, you're not going to be able to install Windows.
  
  
• This has a lot to do with preference but there's a good chance that 120Gb might not be enough especially if you're going to be playing the newest games (Battlefront requires 40GB's, Witcher 3 40GB, Blac Ops 3 60GB's etc.)
  
  
• Now the biggest gripe I have with your build is that you're opting to go for a mATX build. I have heard countless of times that it is highly recommended to never go for a mATX build if it is your first time building.
  
  
  So. Buy a lower wattage power supply (maybe a EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GS 80+ GOLD). Ideally go for a 1TB HDD + 120GB SSD. Buy a 20$ CD/DVD optical drive. And please for the sake of your own sanity, don't go for a mATX build.
  
  I would recommend posting again in /r/buildapc and maybe even in /r/buildapcforme so you might get better opinions. And when you post, please add the budget in your title and add more info in your post like if you're willing to pay more for your build, are you going to overclock etc.
  
  What I would recommend is browse subs like /r/buildapcsales and /r/Newegg. You could significantly improve your build if you buy from sales. This is something that I personally am incredible jealous for as a Fin since it would be really expensive to ship parts all the way from the US to Finland. Right now I'm seeing a Win 10 key for 79$, an ASUS Strix GTX 970 for 250$ and more and more sales are popping up constantly.
  
  Other small things that have caught my eye:
  
  For the same price you could get an Intel Core i5-6600 6M Skylake processor. From a sale you could get a 500GB SSD for the price of your current 120GB SSD. Don't cheap out on your case. I don't know why you chose that monitor, might want to get a second opinion on that one.
  
  Well this too way too long to write, good luck!

I've been helping people pick computer parts a lot lately, and here's my go-to current build (as in, where I feel price/performance is optimized)--it's usually around $1000, NOT including monitors. I built two for my company (minus the video card), and they are wonderful. If you want to compare: CPUs, GPUs.

>Case: Corsair 200R, $73

>http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-200R-Compact-CC-9011023-WW/dp/B009GXZ8MM/

>Cases cheaper than this price point will become flimsy, break, literally cut you, and otherwise fall apart over time. I like the way the 200R is, too--no LEDs, no weird shapes, and 2.5" drive slots.

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>Motherboard: Asus Z97-A, $145

>http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Z97-A-DDR3-2600-Motherboards/dp/B00K2MAU5Q/

>This is a medium range motherboard with PWM case fan pins: an extremely quiet combo. It's more important than you think.

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>CPU: i7-4790K, $336

>http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-4790K-Processor-Cache-BX80646I74790K/dp/B00KPRWAX8/

>While we're on CPUs: GHZ MEANS ALMOST NOTHING FOR PERFORMANCE. My 2Ghz i7 in my Mac outperforms my 4Ghz 2500K in my desktop. It's annoying that it's even mentioned in anything but overclocking guides.

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>Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance (2x8GB), $130

>http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10/dp/B006EWUO22/

>I find myself always using >8GB. Task Manager tells me I'm at 9GB with lots apps but no actual games open.

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>Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 960, $210

>http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2966-KR/dp/B00SC6HAS4/

>The 960 was recently released, but the 750 and the 900 series are very powerful and power efficient, and EVGA makes great cards.

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>PSU: Corsair CX 600W, $60

>http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Watt-EPS%C2%A0-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/

>I skimped on a PSU once (it was "Diablotek"). It took my motherboard and a stick of RAM with it when it died.

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>SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, $135

>http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U/

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>OS: Windows 8.1 Full Version (not OEM), $100:

>http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-8-1-Full-Version/dp/B00EDSI7QO/

Current total: $1189 + tax, way over budget, so...


>The PSU can be replaced with a 500W EVGA for $17 less:

>http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Certified-ATX12V-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU

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>The SSD can be replaced by a 2TB 7200RPM drive, where you won't need a 2nd HDD but booting will be much slower, for $60 less:

>http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Deskstar-3-5-Inch-7200RPM-Internal/dp/B003GSLDRC/
(and get the sata3 monoprice cable)

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>The GPU can be replaced by a GTX 750 Ti, for $65 less, but at a ~30% loss to graphics power (although it's still a great card):

>http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Superclock-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-3753-KR/dp/B00IDG3IDO

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>The CPU can be a non-K version (at very little/no performance loss), for $36 less:

>http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i7-4790-Processor-BX80646I74790/dp/B00J56YSLM

>The next step down in terms of CPU is an i5-4690, at ~30% less CPU power, for $80 less. I personally wouldn't go there.

This is at $1015 + tax--still over budget, but going much cheaper really starts to bite into your experiences (and if anyone here can recommend anything to save money, I welcome it).


As for monitors, if you're playing EVE, honestly I'd recommend a 2560x1440 monitor because spreadsheets. However, since those start around $300, my go-to cheaper monitors are the not-bad 22" 1080p ones that can be had for around $140.

>BenQ 24" flicker-free (for comfortable viewing) 1080p TN panel (for faster response times), $140:

>http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-GL2460HM-24-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00IKDFL4O/

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>Dell 22" 1080p IPS panel (for better colors and viewing angles), $134:

>http://www.amazon.com/Dell-CFGKT-IPS-LED-21-5-Inch-LED-lit-Monitor/dp/B009H0XQPU/

Source: I've done IT for the past few years, and done dozens of computer purchases/builds.

Notes: I don't buy AMD or ATI unless it's an extreme budget build. I don't buy off-brand because I've had parts break and then not have an RMA available; I've had good experience and RMA support with Corsair and EVGA. You don't really need a CD/DVD drive; you can install Windows from a USB key, but if you're unsure, CD/DVD drives are like $15. If you go with Intel/nVidia Maxwell, you won't really need a >500W PSU.

I don't like to skimp on computers much because, economically, if you're spending even 5-10% of your time waiting for your computer and you earn $10-25/hr, $1000 is paid for in somewhere between 2000-250 hours of use, yet the computer will last at least 3-5 years.

Your in luck then. You can get a amd fx 8320 (some may beat on it but for the price its an absolutley amazing cpu) for $120 bundles with a mobo for $170.

Or you can get the 6300 for $100 bundled with a mobo for $140---I'd personally go for the 8320.

You can get a WD ZEX 1tb for $50 there.

Do you prefer 4gb of ram or 8gb? You can get 4gb for around $50-55 and 8gb for around $80 both 1600 the choice is yours as I don't know your preferences. Plus you can always upgrade to 8gb later if you like.

For power supply id actually order that online from amazon or newegg as you can find some great deals, and there is nothing really special about microcenters psu sales. I'd recommend a 600 watt. Something like this

Case is all up to you. I have no idea what you personally would like.

Graphics card you should be satiated with a r9 270x that's on a bit of a sale at micro center at $210 and a 10% discount when you buy a proccessor which you are.

So with all of that your only at about $500 which leaves you $150 for case (first time build? I just built in a H440 thats $110 at micro center and it was amazing) and periferals like a wifi card, fans, leds, etc.

Sorry this was done extremely fast as I was just about to start a game. Hope this helps!! Message me with any firther questions and I'm also sure someone will fix anything in my post for you!

Edit: I did this real quick using micro center prices. Found a 550watt which will be enough for cheaper and used 8gb of ram but you can do 4gb for $40 less if you want. I also found a 760 pretty cheap if you want to go the extra mile on your video card, by no means is it needed, its just nice if you are into a lot of gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor | $120.00
Motherboard | Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard | $50.00
Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $80.00
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $50.00
Video Card | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card | $239.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Rosewill 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $39.99 @ Newegg
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $579.98
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 20:13 EDT-0400 |

Here you go...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $210.00
CPU Cooler | CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler | $34.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard | MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $109.00
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $70.98 @ Newegg
Storage | Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $69.00
Case | NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $60.00
Power Supply | Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $45.00
Other| 8GB XFX RX 480 RS from jet.com| $230.00
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $828.97
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-19 01:03 EDT-0400 |

- I went with a black/white theme, but can change this if you want.

- Overclockable 6600k. This is the Micro Center 'in-store' price.

- Excellent price-performance CPU cooler. Will get you to 4.4+GHz easy. This cooler isn't available from Micro Center, but just order it from newegg.

- Very nice motherboard with excellent feature set for the price. Again this is the micro center 'in-store' price, you basically get $30 off of any motherboard when you purchase the 6600k along with it.

- 16GB 3000MHz RAM. This is a good sweet-spot for gaming and can provide a nice performance boost in many newer games, particularly in regards to frame-times and minimums. Get this from newegg, it's cheaper than Mircro Center's prices, though you could try to get Micro Center to price-match a similar kit.

- Decent 275GB SSD. Again this is the Micro Center price.

- You in no way need a full-tower. The NZXT S340 is easily one of the best price-performance mid-towers going. Again I put down the Micro Center price.

- Decent semi-modular PSU. You can grab this from amazon here. Again this is cheaper than Micro Center's price, though they may price-match it for you. If they do, make sure it's this specific unit with the grey sticker on the side, don't let them the sell you one of the old CX units with the green lettering on the side like this.

- Decent aftermarket 8GB RX 480. You can pick this card up from jet for $230 after promos here. Micro Center probably won't have this card in stock, nor do I think they will price-match it, so just grab it from jet.com.

Here you go! And $394 under budget!

To greatly maximize the bang for your buck, you can keep your FX 8320 for now and get a GTX 1060 6GB (twice as strong as your 950) for the meanwhile. I would suggest getting a Ryzen, but I feel that a graphics card upgrade is the most important for what you intend on doing. You can save up for a nice strong processor like the Ryzen 5 1600 (or perhaps an R5 2600 or R5 3600 in the future) later down the line.

Here's a video of an FX 8350 at and a GTX 1060 running PUBG; as you can see, it is running not just at high, but mostly Ultra settings at 1080p 60fps (with a few dips below 60fps.) The FX 8350 is barely any better than your current processor, so it serves as a good reference. There is a bottleneck, but nothing that will ruin your gameplay experience. The same should apply for Escape from Tarkov since you meet its requirements.

You can also get a $114 Silicon Power 480GB SSD to speed up load times, boot times, application opening times, transfer times, etc. Just clone the operating system on your hard drive to it.

You may want a new PSU, just in case your current 400W doesn't have the appropriate power cables. Like this one.


Also be aware that the GPU cycle is doing its thing again and that there is a good chance that Nvidia is releasing a new line of graphics cards this year. Just a rumor at the moment, but it is something worth considering.

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    GPU: GTX 1060 6GB $450
    
    SSD: Silicon Power 480GB SSD $114
    
    PSU: Seasonic S12II 620 Bronze $42
    
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    Total: $606

How soon do you plan on building this? If you can wait a couple months the NVIDIA GTX 880 will be out soon, and it's supposed to be around the price of the 770 when it came out (about $400, US). This is probably the worst time of the year to build a computer. Devil's Canyon and Z97 did just come out, but Intel is still do for X99 and Haswell-E, NVIDIA is releasing Maxwell, and AMD probably has some stuff being announced soon.

Otherwise it looks good, the only things I would change would be the power supply (for an EVGA SuperNOVA), the motherboard (to something from ASUS), I would maybe get a cheaper SSD as the 850 Pro series don't really offer much more for the premium. An 840 EVO or a Crucial MX100 of the same price would be the optimal as far as price/performance. I would also recommend against getting a 7.1 headset, I've tried them and they're terrible, as an alternative I'd get a cheap pair of studio headphones like the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 and a desktop microphone.

Edit 1: I would recommend getting a case with better airflow as well. Something like the Phanteks Enthoo Pro is a good value case with much better airflow, and has a nice aesthetic.

> I'm looking to do 1080p/60fps at least, or maybe 1440. With games like the witcher 3 or battlefield. Single monitor setup is fine. Also, would like to use as my streaming box for videos

The 280x is just short of Witcher 3's recommended specs. It'll play it for sure, it's a great card, but you can't expect 60fps 1440. It's impossible to tell you exactly how it will perform considering the game is not out yet, all we have to go on is the recommended specs, which is a 290.

> I haven't picked out ram in a long time; probably six years. What's the best bang for the buck with the listed motherboard? Probably 8gb

Just pick the chapest 2x4GB DDR-1600 kit from a good brand like Corsair, G.Skill, Crucial, Kingston.. I like these.

> That leaves the PSU to pick out. I would prefer a modular model since I'm a neat freak with cabling.

Always pick a good PSU brand. Corsair, Seasonic, Antec.. I'd suggest this one for the value.

> I'm also going to be using the windows 7 key from my laptop.

This will most likely not work.

CPU - Ryzen 5 1600 ($194.99) 

Motherboard - MSI B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 ($88.99)

RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX 8gb ($92.99)

Storage - Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 2tb ($59.99)

GPU - MSI GTX 1050 Ti ($224.99)

Power Supply - Corsair CXM 550w ($59.99)

OS - Windows 10 64bit ($99.99) 

Wifi - Asus PCE-AC55BT B1 ($34.99)

Card Reader - Rosewill RDCR-11004 ($25.99)

Case - Corsair 200R Mid Tower ($59.99)****


TOTAL: $942.90 (Before Taxes) 

****This case is a placeholder. It works in this build, but I left room for you to choose your own.

Make sure the case is a Mid Tower ATX case, and has at least one 5.25 optical drive bay. 

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SPECS----

CPU: Ryzen 5 - 1600 (3.2ghz 6 core) 

GPU: GTX 1050ti

RAM: 8gb DDR4

Usb2.0: 8

Usb3.0: 2

Usb3.1: 4

Card Readers: Yes

Disk Drive: No

Wifi: Yes

Bluetooth: Yes (4.0)

HDMI: Yes

Ethernet: Yes

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LINKS----

CPU: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XNRQHG4/?tag=pcpapi-20


Motherboard: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XPM7FSR/?tag=pcpapi-20


RAM: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ARHBBPS/?tag=pcpapi-20


Storage: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IEKG402/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile


GPU: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137055&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=


PowerSupply: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B72W0A2/?tag=pcpapi-20


OS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZSI7Y3U/?tag=pcpapi-20


Wifi: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713RRZMB/?tag=pcpapi-20


Card Reader: https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-2-Port-Internal-Connector-RDCR-11004/dp/B007YDJJFS


Case: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009GXZ8MM/?tag=pcpapi-20

***Oh, and if you need help with how to do it this guy is pretty good.
https://youtu.be/IhX0fOUYd8Q

Noctua fans will give you the best airflow-to-noise ratio, and most of them also have among the best static pressure (pressure that doesn't fluctuate because the fan blades are more closely packed together). Airflow is more important for case fans, and static pressure is more important for radiators.

They aren't cheap - around $25 each - but are excellent quality.

Another route you could go (which is certainly unpopular around this reddit) is to get a motherboard with a low-power, integrated CPU. There are plenty of options which include passive cooling. You said you only need basic office applications, so there's really very little need for much processing power.

Two more recommendations from me if you go this route: picoPSU combined with a DC power brick will reduce power consumption because a PSU has its own fixed overhead.

An SSD will also help you save a bit on energy, but will especially make the computer feel snappier as your programs load almost instantly. I recommend a Samsung 830 or 840 Pro (not 840 non-Pro). You can also do well with a Crucial m4 or an Intel 520.

If you use these parts, you can get your idle power consumption down to a mere 20W, which means you could leave it on all year long and pay only $20!

The main difference between the motherboards is the features and layout. Personally, I find the UD3H as the perfect balance of price to features, and the UD5H being just a bit too overkill. They're both equal in overclocking performance. The RAM is not a big deal, go with what is cheap and that you like. Its not worth more for higher speed and lower latency, im using 1600mhz at CAS9, and it runs just great. As for your CPU cooler either a Corsair Hxxx series or Cooler Master Seidons and Neptons will provide adequate headroom when overclocking. I have a CM Seidon 120XL that I overclock my 4690k on and it remains nice and cool. And as for the power supply, I recommend at least 500w(if you go GTX 970) and preferably 600w(for an AMD R9 290x). EVGA, Corsair, Seasonic, even Rosewill and Antec, are all safe and reliable manufacturers, so just stick with a decent brand rated at least 80plus bronze. This one is 600w, so it should be enough for your build, however if you wanted to Crossfire/SLI in the future then you'd want a bigger power supply thats around 750W, like the NZXT
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ALYOPSS/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1420484564&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=41bCu80FDnL&ref=plSrch

m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=17-116-032

Now the graphics cards is personal preference. i'm green team, and always want the newest and most current (and I already had a space heater, lol). But a GtX 970 is usually around $350 and you can get kick ass deals on the R9 series, like $100 less, and the performance of the two card is quite comparable. Go with whatever feels best to you, I like to say that you should follow your gut on decisions like that.

Professional PC builder/technician here. I monitor the market's prices all day, every day.

If you want a temporary and affordable upgrade, your motherboard is running on the AM2 socket. Check your motherboard's model number (Usually in between the PCI slots) and look up CPU compatibility. Assuming you're not running some crappy E-Machine, your socket shouldn't be integrated, and you can pick up something like an AMD Athlon X4 and have a significant boost in power.

If you're looking to fully upgrade, pick up an LGA1150 motherboard. If you want quality and don't want to completely break your bank, go with MSI. They're an awesome mix between affordability and features. For a processor, most i3s on that socket are pretty damn powerful, and cheap. 120 bucks will buy you enough power to do -anything- that 450 you have there will need. If you want long-term, pick up an i5, about 220 bucks will take you miles away from the CPU you have now. The i7 is endgame, it's worth it if you can afford it, but not necessary by any means.

Do not waste your time picking up any motherboard older than an LGA1150. They're the same price as the older LGA1155s, unless you're buying used. Don't buy used mobos, more often than not you'll regret it.

The last thing to consider is your power supply. You're making a serious upgrade with a new processor and mobo, and you need to take power into consideration. Since you seen new to this, Let's make it simple. Google "Power Supply Wattage Calculator" and type in your specs. Go 150 watts above that, spend a lot of money on it and get something nice. Your PSU is your computer's heatbeat, you don't want it failing and killing everything else you have. Buy a nice one the first time, and it will last years and years. Try and save 25 bucks by going off-brand and lower watt, suffer possible thousands of dollars in damage depending on what you have in there.

Edit: I forgot to mention, You're going to be stepping up from DDR2 to DDR3 ram. Don't go too crazy on ram, it's all pretty similar on the base levels. Corsair makes some nice sticks, Patriot does fine and affordable but you really need to look up compatibility with it, and Crucial makes some nice stuff that's affordable. If I were to build a low level affordable PC today, my baseline would sit here:

CPU: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-4130-FCLGA-Processor-BX80646I34130/dp/B00EUUKVXM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397850929&sr=8-1&keywords=i3

Mobo: http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Motherboard-Motherboards-B85-G41-MATE/dp/B00D12OASW/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1397851005&sr=1-2&keywords=lga1150

RAM: http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-1333MHz-KHX1333C9D3B1K2-8G/dp/B004DDI0IE/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1397851050&sr=1-1&keywords=DDR3+RAM

PSU: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Bronze-Certified-Supply/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1397851110&sr=1-2&keywords=power+supply

For the sake of maintaining a cheap build, you can use the heatsink that comes with the processor. If you're feeling moderately fancy, just grab something cheap like this, they work great.
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Contact-Heatpipes-RR-T4-18PK-R1/dp/B00BSKY1M4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1397851211&sr=1-1&keywords=LGA+1150+heatsink

Re-use the optical drive from your old PC, re-use the fans. If you need cables, use monoprice.com

This was a labour of love and my first attempt. Thought you guys would appreciate.

The Design was done in TinkerCAD as i am novice in terms of CAD. The MINIRIG is kind of an inside joke with my friends but it sounded cool.

I have tested a few games on this machine, It stays under 60 degrees while running them.

Aprox FPS in games:

CSGO Medium 1440p - 170fps

Overwatch Low 1080p 70% resolution scale - 70 fps

Destiny 2 Low 1080p 75% Resolution Scale - 70 fps

WoW 1080p graphics level 4 - 80 fps

EDIT: Dimensions : WxDxH 186mm X 186.15mm X 66.40mm

Components: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/GYVXCb

Power supply: Pico 160w PSU - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mini-Box-picoPSU-160-XT-Power-Mini-ITX-Supply/dp/B005TWE6B8

External Power Brick: Leicke ULL PSU Power Supply 150W - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YXXAG7C

Button:

QLOUNI 16MM Push Button Switch - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07LH2VDR8

(no wires come with these buttons however i used some wires from my raspberry pi Male to Female and it worked a treat. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heoolstranger-Multicolored-Dupont-Breadboard-Arduino/dp/B07RZK75RN Cheapest on amazon uk)

PLA: SUNLU PLA+ - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073PB9XWY/

3D Printer: Ender 3 HICTOP - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creality-HICTOP-Printer-Assembled-220x220x250mm/dp/B07GN9M85X

Other Images for the Build:

Final Product Unpowered - https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x62CfTnCfK4/XUlv_s99JLI/AAAAAAAAsRc/vSk8Tu4vmgUf-bo-VGdRQp41aF5oyn2TQCK8BGAs/s0/2019-08-06.jpg

Final Product 2 - Unpowered https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ACwFLhJNJv0/XUlwAJEv3_I/AAAAAAAAsRo/fQrDXyWgFF4S9G_zjL2cIBBIZwXx0q5_wCK8BGAs/s0/2019-08-06.jpg

Mid Print - https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dECiDeL1DRE/XUlwAwkdaVI/AAAAAAAAsRw/hm8XUlWLVQQG7BWBVISP9z4fNxBwOHtsQCK8BGAs/s0/2019-08-06.jpg

Fresh off the printer:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ACwFLhJNJv0/XUlwAJEv3_I/AAAAAAAAsRo/fQrDXyWgFF4S9G_zjL2cIBBIZwXx0q5_wCK8BGAs/s0/2019-08-06.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FTSmSgWPUbw/XUlwBursmOI/AAAAAAAAsR4/6RSP7E-jSIoXPU0B4FlaQ4SMDPb395QCQCK8BGAs/s0/2019-08-06.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NM2GYUlZdGc/XUlwAXwT2iI/AAAAAAAAsRs/NIpIDVodOxYhL-OXSokXTHUsJsomFcZYACK8BGAs/s0/2019-08-06.jpg

Anyway Hope you like and i will be putting my Design on Thingiverse at some point if anyone is interested.

OK here's my current status. Thanks very much to everyone that is helping me with this :) Currently the whole thing is from Amazon and is sitting at $1,142.57 before shipping.

• GIGABYTE B450 I AORUS PRO WiFi Our starting point. Purely because Tom's liked it.
  
• AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Same.
  
• Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G Graphics Card Because the 2080 from Toms seems overpowered for what I want/need. As u/Overload_inc suggested it might be worth me stepping down to the 2060 and using the extra cash to buy a correctly matched monitor? My current one is 10 years old and I'm guessing therefore not cool.
  
• MyDigitalSSD BPX Pro 512gig SSD The price difference makes it seem like a no brainer to go M.2 on the SSD. Could be convinced to go 1TB though this model got on Tom's best list for good longevity.
  
• Patriot Viper 4 Series Extreme Performance DDR4 16GB (2 X 8GB) 3200MHz Kit Purely because it has no lights on it. I did not dive into caring about timing stats or anything like that. Would be happy to fiddle with this more.
  
• Seasonic FOCUS Plus 650 Gold SSR-650FX 650W Didn't google. Straight from Toms. Given that I downgraded the video card it may be that 650 is too much?
  
• NZXT H500 – Compact ATX Mid-Tower Case because it looks fine and can get it prime from amazon.

Compatible? Yes. Recommended for an 8700k system? No.

The "Haswell" compatibility thing had to do with a change between 3rd gen and 4th gen processors and how 4th gen handled power in certain scenarios (the C7 sleep state, in particular). It's mainly to say that you shouldn't really use a PSU from earlier generations on a system 4th Gen or later (though, technically, there isn't anything that could stop you, as they have the same plugs and pinouts).

For an 8700k/1070 system, I would recommend nothing less than 600w Bronze rated, particularly if you want to overclock (which, with a k series processor, you likely do). Even then, while adequate, I would really recommend something 600w or more, and Gold rated.

The 80+ "Colour/Metal" rating on power supplies is in regards to efficiency, and with that, overall quality of the PSU (compared to other PSUs from that manufacturer). There's 80+ White, 80+ Bronze, 80+ Silver (which isn't common), 80+ Gold, 80+ Platinum and 80+ Titanium, going from lowest efficiency (and typically lowest component quality and warranty length) to highest efficiency. The one you linked is of the lowest efficiency rating

It's all about how much power a PSU draws from the wall in order to give you the power your computer needs. The extra power drawn is generally bled off as heat waste. So, the more efficient the PSU is rated, the less "extra" it needs to pull from the wall, and ultimately the less heat it generates in the process. So, while they cost more, the higher rated the PSU, the less it'll cost you on your power bill (compared to the same wattage at a lower efficiency rating), the less heat will radiate into the system, and the less the fan will need to run (which means less noise).

It can also affect overclocking, as the more efficient units will also typically supply a cleaner (more even, less spiky) power delivery to the components, which helps stability when pushing your speeds.

As a minimum I would recommend something like this EVGA or Corsair, and would personally choose something like these Gold rated EVGA or Corsair units.

I would also recommend looking up the PSUs on ca.pcpartpicker.com, as they will pull pricing from a number of different Canadian PC part retailers (including Amazon) and allow you to see the difference and pick the lowest option (though, they don't always factor in shipping costs, and it doesn't always immediately update if it's out of stock at a particular retailer).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh_dGts6TeQ I used this tutorial and mismatched some other stuff I found and liked. Don't use the Graphics card he uses in this, ATI's (Radeon) drivers are shit and the card doesn't last as long as a nVidia. This is the one I'm upgrading to because I got a Radeon that runs some games horribly because of the Drivers. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C12M9CM/ref=gno_cart_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER it's a GTX 650 ti OC Boost. Its awesome and fast and runs alot of games well. Also don't use the power supply in his build, the money you save from the graphics card you can get a bigger one that will last, be more powerful, and allow better upgrades in the future. http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Bronze-Certified-Supply/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1372278110&sr=1-1&keywords=750w+power+supply
Its a good trusted brand. And nVidia's new line of graphics cards is supposed to come soon in August I think. So if you wanna wait and get that, it'll be a bit more powerful and such. Any questions ask me. Sorry it took so long BTW PC's are awsome you'll love it. The steam summer sale should be soon too!

Did you already buy the case?

Because if you're serious about the budget being up to 1500, you might want to invest in a high-quality PSU, something with a 10-year warranty like this. Great value to have it work for 10+ years and nice peace of mind to have a quality unit to boot.

The 1060 is a good choice for your resolution/FPS goals, but you might want to consider the used market, like /r/hardwareswap/. A gtx 970/980 can be a much better value than a new 1060.

Also, if you're not in a hurry, the r5-2600 and cheaper coffee-lake motherboards are set to release within a month or so. Not a huge deal, since you're only aiming for 60fps, but still nice to have for longevity's sake.

The basic outline of the build is good though.

That's a pretty good build indeed, pretty similar to what I have myself. Except I would definatly try to pull a 1070ti. The 10-series are going down in price and a lot of them are actually on sale right now due to the announcements and pre-orders of the 20 series. If you do so you will probably want some 650w psu to power it and have some upgrading potential. (I recommend the Seasonic gold https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-SSR-650FX-Modular-Warranty-Compact/dp/B073H33X7R ) Good luck dude! hope you will enjoy your pc gaming experience :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor | $280.00
CPU Cooler | CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler | $34.88 @ OutletPC
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $115.00
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory | $94.89 @ OutletPC
Storage | Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $68.88 @ Jet
Storage | Toshiba P300 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $63.00
Video Card | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card | $389.38 @ Amazon
Case | NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case | $95.99 @ NCIX US
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $79.99 @ B&H
Monitor | Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor | $269.99 @ SuperBiiz
Other| iKBC F108| $129.99
Other| CableMod® WideBeam™ Foam Adhesive LED Strip 30cm - RED| $18.99
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $1640.98
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-17 04:37 EST-0500 |

So uh.. Yeah. I'm a noob. Kind of did some changes.. Changed the monitor to a 144Hz for that juicy CS:GO gameplay, got a far more aesthetically pleasing case, which also comes with 4 fans, as opposed to 2. They don't have the fancy lighting though, so I added a good red LED strip. As for the peripherals, I only need a keyboard, and my good friends over at /r/MechanicalKeyboards hooked me up with one of the best currently available on the market! Again, sorry for all the fuss, I don't mean to say you did a bad job recommending just idk I really care about looks and it drives me crazy if things don't look right to me.

Only compatibility issue that was given was this:

"The NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case supports video cards up to 406mm long, but video cards over 294mm may block drive bays. Since the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card is 298mm long, some drive bays may not be usable."

From this I gather that I just barely won't be able to use one of the drive bays, which shouldn't be a problem at all.

Sorry again! And thanks again! Uggh

Edit: These are all of the right parts, correct? Just want to make sure because it's 6 am and I haven't gone to sleep yet.
CPU
CPU Cooler
Motherboard
Memory
HD
SSD
GPU
Case
Power Supply
Monitor
Keyboard
Lighting

I narrowed it down to three sites to make it easier to order, plus I have Amazon Prime and NewEgg Premium, which makes it easier with those sites!

Like a few people have pointed out, don't go with the 6600K if you're not overclocking, instead go for a 6600 (non K edition) or a 6500.

Alternatively, you can go for a z170 motherboard which would increase your motherboard price by about 3k. Cheapest z170 mobo I could find was this

Now, your choice of monitor is kinda odd since its a 60Hz TN display. TN displays usually have poor color accuracy but the tradeoff is a faster response time. Try looking for an IPS display if you've decided that you're gonna be fine at 60Hz. This is a neat example also note that this monitor supports freesync in which case you have to go for an AMD card instead (RX 480) to utilize freesync (the monitor will work just fine with an Nvidia card just without freesync)

Now, unless you're doing some crazy overclocking with a lot of peripherals, you don't need a 750W PSU. You can instead invest in a better PSU like the Seasonic M12 620W (Amazon | MD Computers) if you're overclocking or go with the 520W edition if you're not overclocking.

Also, I noticed that your case doesn't have a transparent side panel, personal preference I suppose but a nice side panel can make your setup look really nice (especially since you're dropping almost 1 lakh into it)

Finally, you don't need to buy all your parts on Amazon, you can find good deals on primeabgb or mdcomputers without any import tax.

First off, thank you a ton. I asked a friend of mine to look at the build (sorry, but I like to check things :P, I'm paranoid), and he said it looks great. I was curious though if you had the time to verify a few things for me. I couldn't find a few of the things you had suggested so I checked on some other things... Could you verify that they are just as usable for me please?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GQMHBI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A34FFV8YYDM571

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0064GOQ86/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHW4HXY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055QYKQO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1XBPHGHAXLHDG

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QBUL1C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A30YNTVQ04HG16

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003HE260I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

And sorry for the late reply. I've been trying to ensure that I have the money together so that I can actually pay for it without running into issues haha.

The BQ series is kinda meh, I would buy this one instead, it's the best PSU on the market, is fully modular, and costs the same:

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-SSR-650FX-ATX12V-Modular-Compact/dp/B073H33X7R/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1522686434&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+focus+plus+gold

The PSU efficiency ratings actually refer to how much extra power the PSU has to pull from the wall to provide the rated power to the components. Remember that your PSU is converting the AC current from the wall into DC current for your components. Your PSU cannot maintain 100% of the wattage it draws from the wall through to the components. It will actually provide less wattage than it draws from the AC power source.

Because of that, PSUs are rated by how much power they can (supposedly) supply to the components, not how much power they need to pull from the wall. So a PSU rated for 500W at 80+ efficiency should theoretically be able to supply 500W to the PC, but to do so it will to pull about 625W from the wall (500/.8 = 625). Higher efficiency ratings like Gold or Platinum means that it may pull less from the wall to hit that 500W. So like, if a Platinum rated PSU is 90% efficient, it may be able to supply its components with 500W but it only pulls 556W from the wall (500/.9).

Generally PSUs rated above 80% efficiency are just given the Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum/etc. system rather than hard numbers. I'm not sure precisely why this is other than that manufacturers feel they may not be able to guarantee efficiencies above 80% one hundred percent of the time.

That said I am not an expert so somebody may come along and correct this a bit.

/u/dirtyunclechris suggested a good motherboard, any z97 chipset will be ok for you. I guess you'll spend 120-150$ on the motherboard, but you can find some z97 for under 100$. There are less features though (no wi-fi, less SATA ports for HDDs, worse soundcard). If you get the Z97-A or Z97-G45 you should be good to go.

Overclocking is pretty much what you said, but it requires a bit of a set up. It's not hard, but if you mess up you could compromise the processor/motherboard. The price for a locked processor is pretty much the same, so I would still go for the 4690K, but you wouldn't need the z97 mobo (look for h97 mobos in this case).

To be honest if your gaming use is that limited you could wait for the GTX960 and see if the price is good enough to buy one at launch (in 2 weeks). GTX970 is kind of overkill unless you want to play really demanding games.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALYOPSS/?tag=pcpapi-20 this PSU would be good enough, you save 20$ and it's modular.

I have heard from other people though, that Rosewill PSU's are not the most reliable. I personally, have gone with a Corsair CX600 in a mATX build I'm getting ready to build, which would work for you and is much more reliable AND cheaper to boot!

You can check out my build I just ordered parts for to compare: (Basically the same price but this build will max just about every game and still get ~60 FPS)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | $222.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $31.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $123.99 @ Amazon
Memory | Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $78.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk | $119.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $54.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card | $346.99 @ Amazon
Case | Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $79.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $78.34 @ Amazon
Optical Drive | Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer | $23.29 @ Amazon
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) | $95.00
Monitor | Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor | $169.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan | Cooler Master R4-S2S-124K-GP 44.7 CFM 120mm Fans | $12.99
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1438.53
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 10:42 EDT-0400 |

In your case, unless your going to be doing a lot of video editing and high process applications, I'd downgrade that i7 to an i5 like mine, and spend the extra money your saving on a better vidya card.

2200 build list
CPU- http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Boxed-I7-6700K-Processor-BX80662I76700K/dp/B012M8LXQW/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458134248&sr=1-1&keywords=i7+6700k
Price- $410

\Motherboard- http://www.amazon.com/MAXIMUS-VIII-HERO-ALPHA-Motherboards/dp/B017RI8UYA/ref=sr_1_19?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458134314&sr=1-19&keywords=lga+1151+motherboard
Price- $300

PSU- http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-120-G1-0750-XR/dp/B00K85X2A2/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458138651&sr=1-4&keywords=Psu&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011
Price- $90

GPU- http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Cooling-Graphics-06G-P4-1996-KR/dp/B00Z0UX8TA/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458138400&sr=1-5&keywords=gtx+980+ti
Price- $700

250 GB SSD- http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458138522&sr=1-1&keywords=SSd
Price- $90

500gb M.2 SSd- http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-EVO-3-5-Inch-MZ-N5E500BW/dp/B00TGIW1XG/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458138908&sr=1-5&keywords=m.2+ssd
Price- $160

You can use either option they are both good but the M.2 is my recomendation

RAM- http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-TridentZ-PC4-24000-Platform-F4-3000C15D-16GTZ/dp/B017QI1V74/ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458138836&sr=1-9&keywords=ddr4+3000
Price- $120

CPU Cooler- http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Liquid-Cooler-CW-9060010-WW/dp/B009VV56TY/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458138978&sr=1-8&keywords=cpu+cooler
Price- $110

3 TB HDD- http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458139072&sr=1-2&keywords=hdd
Price- $90

My favorite gaming keyboard but its up to you. It doesn’t have any fancy side buttons just a great feel and excellent build quality- http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B00CD1FC6G
Price- $150

total $2130 without the case or windows or optical drive

let me know where it is you would like to go fro here? Is there anything you want to add or take out we can revise this build a couple of times

I'm looking to purchase a PSU for a friend and am debating between these two:
EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GS, 80+ GOLD 550W, Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode, 7 Year Warranty, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply 220-GS-0550-V1 (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00UVN20UO/?tag=xov-can1-20)

OR

SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119)

I would appreciate any advice, please and thank you.

If gaming is the main use I would ditch the SSD. Start up times and general opening/closing files is what I notice with an SSD. I have one since I'm constantly switching tasks and run multiple OSes, but then again I had a bigger budget.

In my opinion Nvidia cards are better but for power per pound AMD has the edge. On this budget I'd probably go for the AMD.

Your PSU is over powered, you won't need over 500W. Just be careful that the PSU can run your GPU in terms of outputs, as my friend discovered by ending up having to buy molex adapters...

I have this PSU suggested below and it's pretty great, but you could drop down further to something like this and perhaps upgrade the processor.

pretty good but get a different network adapter and id personally recommended these changes

Network adapter: http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WN822N-300MBPS-Wireless-Adapter/dp/B00416Q5KI/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1419014423&sr=1-2&keywords=wifi+adapter

PSU :http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Series-Modular-Certified/dp/B00ALYOTTI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419014385&sr=8-1&keywords=PSU

if you play rome 2 or other strategy sims that proc isnt the greatest, the gpu will outshine the cpu in certain games giving huge fps spikes from like 30 one moment to 60 the next

of course this is only select few games anything else is flawless bf4,skyrim etc

You could probably get away with your current PCU, but I would really recommend getting a new one to go along with it just to be sure. I would recommend this one; it's cheap, has great reviews, and is overkill. I have one and it saved my computer when we had a power surge about a month ago.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0092ML0OC/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/181-7449738-7052462

(Get the 600 watt version if Amazon pulls up the unspecified)

Why'd you choose socket 2011? You can get the same gaming performance out of socket 1150 for a LOT cheaper. I'm not sure what is available to be shipped to norway, but I'm fairly certain you can get socket 1150 parts shipped out to you.

For instance, this processor matched with this motherboard will give you excellent basis for a solid gaming rig.

Furthermore, you can up the graphics with the money saved to a GTX 670 or a GTX 760 and get the graphics power to play any game on high (for the most part).

also, that powersuply brand isn't exactly amazing. I'd go for something by seasonic, like this or something by thermaltake like this

For a gaming rig, unless you're planning on running virtual machines off of it or use programs that utilize a LOT of memory space (photoshop, autocad, 3dmax), 8GB of ram is plenty. You don't need 16gb. Nothing can utilize that much running games and basic OS functions.

For the most part, unless you're a SERIOUS audiophile, there is no need for a dedicated sound card, considering the board I linked to, and most other z87/h87 boards come with onboard sound cards that can handle up to 7.1 surround on their own.

If 1150 socket components aren't available to you in Norway, then you can look for 1155 components, IE an i5-3570k with a nice z77 based motherboard.

Let me know if you have those options available to you out there. A lot of money can be saved by switching to a less-robust cpu/motherboard platform.

edit After a bit of trial and error, I've discovered it's rather difficult to get things shipped to Norway. is there a norway-based amazon website you can use? or what?

Nice great monitor.

I'd go for slightly cheaper case. Either the Meshify C is a great option or the Cooler Master Masterbox if you wanna stick with the RGB.


I'd go a little higher end on the PSU. The Seasonic Focus Plus is a great tier 1 PSU and fully modular but if you don't want to spend more then go for a Corsair CX series which is semi modular at least. Or if you wanna maintain the RGB theme you could go with this Thermaltake PSU.

Double your SSD capacity and get a higher tier one for only a few bucks more with the WD Blue.. Or go with a M.2 form factor one since your MOBO has a slot for it.

Just some ideas. CPU and GPU are good combo, as is the RAM.

$27 EVGA 400W

$45 EVGA 500B or

$49 EVGA NEX750 B1

or something else under $49?

I'm looking at Amazon specifically, but if an amazing deal is somewhere else, I'll consider it.

PCPartpicker estimates 343W with the 380, but I could use a 960 instead for the 400W PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor | $109.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard | MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $66.99 @ Amazon
Memory | Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory | $36.99 @ Amazon
Storage | *Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $39.99 @ Amazon
Storage | *Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $44.50 @ Amazon
Video Card | Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card | $229.99 @ Amazon
Case | Apevia X-QPACK3-BL MicroATX Mini Tower Case | $59.99 @ Amazon
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) | $54.99 @ Amazon
Wireless Network Adapter | Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter | $32.96 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $676.39
| *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 16:32 EST-0500 |

Thanks so much for your help, this is extremely helpful.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasonic-FOCUS-Plus-Power-Supply/dp/B073H33X7R/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1522756650&sr=1-3&keywords=seasonic+psu&refinements=p_76%3A419158031

Does this seem like a good choice/price then?

Great! I will look into the 1080ti, is the rest of my build good enough to handle it and not restrict it?

Power supply is overkill unless you need the scilence. PSU's rated above 80+ bronze will not pay for their price premium in energy savings for more use cases. you could get a good 60 dollar PSU, and take the extra 80 dollars and get a better GPU. http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-ATX12V-Supply-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1415904898&sr=1-3&keywords=evga+psu would be a good choice for most users, plenty of wattage for future upgrades, still very quiet, and still acceptably energy efficient

It doesnt cost that much more these days for a 240GB SSD, and some games, especially MMO's, benefit greatly from SSD installation

I recently built a pink case computer with help from my cousin. It runs Minecraft wonderfully and played through the new Tomb raider with it's lovely hair graphics with no problem. I'll include a list of what I got for mine as it was a similar price range without the monitor/keyboard/processor. Some of the prices might have shifted a bit though but I hope it helps.

This is my pink case, it lights up and what not. It runs cold even without all the fans hooked up. There's also this slightly cheaper pink one, they're however the only two I found.

Power Supply

Hard Drive

Mother Board

Graphics Card

Windows 7

And my Ram

I already had a spare monitor so I didn't have to buy one and mouse/keyboard sets can be gotten fairly cheap pretty much anywhere now a days. I didn't include the processor because mines old and was given to me by my cousin. I used Newegg, Amazon, and a site called Outlet PC.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor | $182.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard | $99.00 @ Amazon
Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $38.50 @ Amazon
Storage | Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $42.66 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card | $229.99 @ Amazon
Case | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case | $69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $49.99 @ Amazon
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $85.95 @ Amazon
Monitor | Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" 60Hz Monitor | $89.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard | Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard | $9.99 @ Amazon
Mouse | Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse | $43.00 @ Amazon
Speakers | Logitech S120 2.3W 2ch Speakers | $15.00 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | ~$1006.50
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-13 16:43 EDT-0400 |
Comes in a little over 1k, but I included keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, etc. Things you may already have, or have extras of. Mini-ITX check, SSD, check, Windows 10, check (they come in USBs now so no need optical drive). Modular PSU so you can actually fit all your parts in easily. GPU should be able to handle most games satisfactorily. CPU should handle most tasks well. GLHF

> Depends on how far you want to look back in history. If we looked back at computers from the 80s then yeah you'd be right. But my HP pavilion from 1999 had a 300w PSU. That was 20 years ago. Most common spec consumer desktops STILL use a 300w power supply.

That's mostly office machine setups with normally a single drive or HDD/DVD combo and stock cooling. These type of PCs are limited on their upgrade path.

Here's a case in point

Seasonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550W £73.98
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasonic-FOCUS-Power-Supply-SSR-550FX/dp/B073GY89G5/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=focus+seasonic&qid=1564069812&s=gateway&sr=8-5

Seasonic FOCUS Plus Gold 750W £85.47
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasonic-FOCUS-Power-Supply-SSR-750FX/dp/B073GWKDVM/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=focus+seasonic&qid=1564069985&s=gateway&sr=8-1

£11.49 between the two PSUs but 200W difference, it's pretty much the price of a fan.

Ok here's one more

Riotoro Enigma G2 850W ATX Power Supply £85.52
https://www.ebuyer.com/809567-riotoro-enigma-g2-850w-atx-power-supply-pr-gp0850-fmg2-uk?mkwid=s_dc&pcrid=51482424299&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CjwKCAjwpuXpBRAAEiwAyRRPgZzVZ2haGVnZTMujtO-HFZLacV39K0TOEHlVxPBaSL6iJHkGwMUmOxoCGc4QAvD_BwE

Looks very similar to the Seasonic Focus Plus could it be a scam ?
https://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/riotoro-enigma-850w-g2-power-supply-review/
No it's pretty much the same PSU.

So for £11ish I can buy a 850W PSU vs a 550W PSU.

Deep down I can understand if it was a £40 difference but at £11 I don't see an issue with it. I might decide I want to build a rig with 20 HDDs or fit a monitor in it as a side panel.

These PSUs even function great as a bench power supply so it's not wasted money.

Ok, so this PC build is a little over the $700, coming in about $800-ish after taxes. I did go with a Ryzen 7 due to the benefits of extra cores for graphic design and other workstation tasks that you may be doing in the future. This PC should run the vast majority of 1080p games at Maximum settings and can even handle moderate 1440p gaming. Every component is found on Amazon.

I also went with a more compact, grey design that really makes your build blend in with the desktop environment while still looking beautiful from the outside. The mATX form factor also means that your PC could fit into tight spaces.

Hope you enjoy this build.

CPU: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B41717Z/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A1GRTT9GHGRY0B&psc=1

GPU: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RQ325DW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

RAM: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F6JPLJ2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

SSD: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073SBZ8YH/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

HDD: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

MOBO: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FKV5HWJ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

PSU: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Bronze-Modular-Warranty-110-BQ-0600-K1/dp/B01MTJTO2O/ref=sr_1_5?crid=34A5HCFYBJ315&keywords=600%2Bwatt%2Bpower%2Bsupply&qid=1565020347&s=electronics&sprefix=600%2Bw%2Celectronics%2C141&sr=1-5&th=1

CASE: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N99WHP1/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

going to have to change out your PSU. At max your power supply will only be providing ~360W due to its bronze rating. https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Tester-220-GS-0550-V1/dp/B00UVN20UO I'd base your decision off of something like this if you are going to dial it down on the power supply. I know it's a bit more expensive but it is WELL worth it. A PSU is definitely something you don't want to short yourself on because if it goes, there's a very good chance it'll take other components down with it. If you are wanting to go lower, I would suggest looking towards an AMD-based build. Also, if you don't plan on storing games on your SSD then you could cut down to a 120GB. I wouldn't suggest it, but it would work fine for an operating system and common files.

EDIT: with that EVGA PSU i linked, you can cut that down to a silver or bronze as well while still having a safe amount of power left over.

First I think it's a waste of an NES, but only if you are destroying the electronics (assuming they are not already dead). I hope you'll keep the electronics or give them away to someone so that the actual system won't be dead. Maybe your next project could be building a custom NES.

Anyways, I think I know some parts that might help you.

First, A slim 7750

For something like this you should also want a pci-e riser cable/ribbon/kajigger.

Here's another thing you'll definitely want/need for a build of this size. The largest pico psu I can find and an appropriate power brick/adapter to go with it.

However, if you are going to use this for old NES games and such, you won't need the graphics card. The onboard graphics will be more than enough.

There is a significant issue though The pico psu is meant only to run at 160 watts, 200 peak. I pretty sure that pcpartpicker.com is going to estimate power usage to be at max, but the issue is that at max, this system draws 163 watts. Now, I don't know if this would be sustained for long periods of time if you ran the system under full load, but I feel like it would be an issue.

When I say this system, I am referring to this. The psu is not on pcpart picker so it isn't on that, but you can imagine it being there.

If you are going to have a motherboard in your computer and you were not planning on using custom cables, a semi-modular PSU will work just fine.

Historically the TXM line has been good. Although, I would feel a lot better if you put this Seasonic in, instead (I do have a particular love for Seasonic and Super Flower, though):

https://www.amazon.it/Seasonic-Focus-Alimentatore-650W-Nero/dp/B073H33X7R/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1538748325&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+650

(and it is fully modular, like BeefWehelington so enjoys)

Also available on Amazon.ca without the MIR but with free shipping, useful if you don't have newegg premier.

here's a review on this psu, as you can see, pretty much as good as it gets.

Things that are over the top? As someone else mentioned, the HDD is a little overboard. You could get a moderate capacity SSD and 1 TB HDD for roughly the same price. Other things would be chassis (if that is the one that you think looks the best, more power to you but that would be considered a medium priced case and would lose 0 aesthetics and functionality in getting a $50 case) and maybe the PSU.

My opinion on PSU is buy from a reputable brand like Thermaltake or Sentey (roast me if you hate them but I have never had any problems with them) and go semi-modular. All the "semi" means is that the main 24 pin connector is not removable which is usually not a problem because that is a pretty important cable anyways.

Even if you want to stick with EVGA for your PSU, I would recommend something like this.

If you want some other case ideas, I know of a few in the $50 ish range that look really nice.

Sure!

an alternative as you buy from amazon:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01B72VXE6/?tag=pcp0f-20&th=1

15 bucks more on one of the most crucial parts for any pc, gets you:

5 years warranty, modularity (you only plug in cables you need), newer technology + better build quality

concerning the 1060 3gb versus 6gb:

http://i.imgur.com/TcUh2Au.png

or in video format:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYNigmB6sWY

Is this worth 70 bucks to you? For me its not. Buy an ssd for that money.

Now we settled the point whether the 6gb or 3gb should be your choice, they are roughly the same in terms of performance.

The pentium is a very fast dual core cpu with 2cores/4 threads. My cpu gives you 4cores/4threads and it can be overclocked. In terms of gaming, they are roughly the same, with some advantages for games that utilize 4cores (like 99% of modern engines). That doesnt mean it wont run on 2 cores with 4 threads, but it will run smoother on newer titles for sure. the term is "frametimes" (google it. ;) )

As more and more games are slowed down with less cores and you have the cash, get a quad core, the added bonus that it can be overclocked makes it easy, imo.

Biggest point: You decide to upgrade your pc in 2019! What can you pick from? Intel? A i7 7700, a 4 core /8thread cpu. Not the newest by that time. With this mainboard from amd, you can simply choose the current fastet amd cpu you can afford, no need to look out for used models of that cpu above and most likely, a 6core or 8 core cpu will be avaible for you to buy.

I have been building gaming PCs for a few years and this is what I would change.


I would change the fx6300 + hyper 212 for an fx8320. The 8320 is better for gaming and you can survive a few weeks without overclocking it. It has better performance at stock speeds than the fx6300 does when overclocked.


You can find cheaper ram that performs the same or even better. Like this http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC3-12800-240-Pin-BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00/dp/B006WAGGUK/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1381353096&sr=8-11&keywords=8gb+ddr3


Not sure if you really need 2tb but I guess you do. If you don't switch back to 1TB and get another hard drive when you need it.

You NEED a better power supply. A 8320 when overclocked can reach 300w, the gtx 660 uses at least 120w. That's 420W for a 430w PSU. Too close in my opinion.

I would suggest this as least http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DGHKK7M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2QJQRG0AYGTMR&coliid=I3ETXWNC8Y71SR

If possible, get this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2QJQRG0AYGTMR&coliid=I1NJMU7VF08WV9


Now, about the "other" stuff. I have a sidewinder keyboard and it's ok but you want to get a mechanical keyboard. I only bought mine because it was really cheap. I got it for like $15.

Getting the mechanical keyboard right now would go over your budget so get a cheap one and get this later http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-6Gv2-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B008OQTGBQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1381353853&sr=8-2&keywords=steelseries+keyboard



About the mice. As far as I know, only the g400, razer deathadder and the zowie evo2 and FK have no acceleration sensors. I would get any of those.

g400 for palm grip, razer deathadder black edition for palm grip, deathadder 2013 edition for semi-palm / semi-claw grip, Zowie mouses for claw grip.


About the headset, people that know about headphones recommend headphones instead of headsets for gaming. Headsets have overall lower sound quality and it doesn't give you any advantage at all to your performance in gaming.


I would get this headphones with a PCIe asus xonar dg soundcard. You can get the soundcard later if you want, so you can feel the difference better. http://www.amazon.com/JVC-HARX700-Precision-Sound-Headphones/dp/B0013OWPV4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381354267&sr=8-1&keywords=rx700



I think that's it. If you have any doubt, let me know.


Edit: forgot about the case. That rosewill case is fine but it only has 1 frontal intake, no bottom intakes and no 3.0 usb ports. I like this nzxt case a lot because it is very cheap and has everything you could need from a mid tower case. If you can afford the extra $20, get it. http://www.amazon.com/Technologies-Tempest-Steel-Tower-Airflow/dp/B005MMW4DM/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&qid=1381354467&sr=8-30&keywords=nzxt+case

Why not this for the PSU and this for the GPU? Almost the same price as the ones you have but slightly better. The 760 is pretty much 270~270x tier, and for the price you save by not having a gold PSU, but still having a bronze one, you can get a GPU which is better, 280x

He said he used the PcGamer High end build guide with some changes. He swapped the 1080 to a 1070, the SSD's to a 1TB SSD, he changed the case to a MasterCase Maker 5 Mid-Tower and ordered everything form Amazon

So overall I'm guessing this is his build;

• CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K - $350
  
• GPU: GeForce GTX 1070 - $450
  
• Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero - $215
  
• Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 - $145
  
• SSD: 1TB Samsung 850 Evo 2.5-inch SATA - $317
  
• CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 240mm AIO - $97
  
• Optical: LG UH12NS30 - $52
  
• PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 80 Plus GOLD - $141
  
• Case: MasterCase Maker 5 Mid-Tower Case - $178
  
  Coming to a grand total of 1945$ add shipping to that and you're looking at pretty close to 2 grand.
  
  This build is fucking retarded though.
  
  First of all, you can actually buy a a goddamn prebuilt with almost the same specs for about 400$ cheaper. That HP is just the first one I found, there are dozens of other prebuilts ranging from about 400-100$ cheaper with no real performance loss.
  
  Yeah it's a prebuilt and has bloatware and all that shit, but in terms of performance it's actually pretty much equal to the authors build.
  
  Second, you could just go for a more reasonable part list.
  
  Swap the 6700k to an i5 6500 with the stock cooler and you'll cut 250$ from the price.
  
  Even an i5-6600k with a hyper 212 evo would cost you about 260$, saving almost 200$
  
  Swap the ridiculous motherboard to something decent for about 100-150$ and you're saving another 100$ right there.
  
  32 gigs of RAM is overkill, you could easily go for 16GB DDR4 2400, and save another 70$
  
  Dump the optical drive, who the hell watches BD movies on a PC anyways? If you really need a DVD drive they're like 20$
  
  Swap the ridiculously high end case to something like Fractal Design R5 and save another 50$. R5 is still an excellent and fairly high end case, you could easily go for a 50-80$ mid-tower and save 100$.
  
  I would also swap the 1TB SSD to a 256gb SSD and a 2TB mechanical drive which would be about 160-200$ saving him another 100$. but I can at least understand that someone wants the simplicity of just having a single drive.
  
  With a few simple changes he could save about 450-650$ without losing any performance whatsoever in gaming, and that's without hunting for cheaper prices from somewhere that's not Amazon.
  
  He said he paid about 100$ extra to buy everything from Amazon, so with an updated parts list and using PCpartpicker the price drops down to 1171$ so about 770$ cheaper than the authors build and with no real performance loss.

Alright you're good with 600W psu, recommend my PSU which is a semi-modular EVGA BQ 80+ 600WIt will let you do nice cable management (Please for the love of God do cable management it helps so much)

Here is a guide on how to do cable management

PSU Link

Um, the picoPSU? The HD Plex is also quite good.

The HD Plex is actually able to run a GTX1060 with a 65 W CPU, as long as you use a 230/330 watt ac-dc adaptor.

I actually prefer the Pico when I can get away with it. It simply "feels" more solid. The HD Plex looks better though. Neither have given me any trouble, and I've run some pretty impressive systems with both.

The one caveat I'll offer is this: The Pico PSU is powered by 12 volts and the HD Plex is powered by 19.5 volts. It's much easier to find a 19.5 volt adapter because that's the standard for laptops. Mini-box.com does sell a 192 watt adapter thats pretty decent.

Looks pretty sweet, however:

• You can get a single stick of ram for around the same price which is a bit more convenient than two and better for upgrades in the future. Here's one that matches your motherboard.
  
  
• Your case looks a bit cheap, but if you really like it, go for it.
  
  
• You only need 600w and you'll save $10. Here.
  
  
• In this day and age, you don't need a CD drive. Drivers should be installed from the internet so you receive the most up-to-date ones. Unless of course, you want to play blu-rays, which you should probably get one of these

If I were you, the first step I would take is to get rid of the PSU. I will come to that later.

If you are a casual gamer, then 60hz will be more than enough. The rest depends on you. You also need it for graphics, so an IPS panel is a must. Price will depend on what screen size you want.

Now coming to the important thing, discard that PSU. Don't cheap out on an important component. I will list you good PSUs with room for future upgrade from one of my recent comment. These are all good PSUs, and you can blindly choose any of them. Prices will be low if you check out local sellers. You can buy 520/550w PSU, but that is purely your choice. I suggested 650w cause you will have ample room if you decide to buy even more powerful Graphics card. Don't go for any 450w PSU.

If you are sure you might try SLI in near future, then you must get at least a minimum of 850w.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-RM650x-Modular-Supply-Certified/dp/B015YEIBJ8

http://www.amazon.in/Seasonic-SSR-550RT-S12G-Power-Supply/dp/B00FW6EICS

http://www.amazon.in/Seasonic-M12II-620-M12II-620-Watt-Modular/dp/B003HE260I

Or

http://www.amazon.in/Seasonic-S12II-620-BRONZE-SS-620GB/dp/B003BIEOCI

This is a bit of an overkill, but a great PSU from EVGA
http://www.amazon.in/SuperNOVA-750WSemi-Modular-Crossfire-110-B2-0750-VR/dp/B00KFAFRW6

I can't really do the research on all of those, but 650W should be good enough for your needs. The thing is, if you're going to spend $100 on a power supply, you can get more. I got the EVGA 750W Gold+ for $90. There's a second generation version for $100. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X2A2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

Again, Radeon uses more power, my friend has a 295X2, he uses a 1050W power supply. Does he need it? Probably not. But check your graphics card. PCPartPicker has a TDP value (total draw power or something) that tells you exactly how many watts your PC will draw. I would give yourself 100W or 150W extra just to be safe.

Odd that you want to build this yesterday but okay.

Jokes aside, I’ve got a brand new build for you because your rig is pretty dated and if you’ve got $800 you can definitely afford a new system.

|Component|Title|Price|
|:-|:-|:-|
|CPU|Ryzen 5 3400G + Vega 11 GPU|$149 (Amazon US)|
|GPU|Empty GPU|$0 (Amazon US)|
|RAM|(2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000|$74 (Amazon US)|
|Motherboard|Gigabyte B450M DS3H|$70 (Amazon US)|
|Storage|Crucial P1 500GB|$66 (Amazon US)|
|Storage 2|Empty Storage|$0 (Amazon US)|
|Power Supply|Seasonic FOCUS Plus 650 Gold|$88 (Amazon US)|
|Case|Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L|$35 (Amazon US)|
|Monitor|Empty Monitor|$0 (Amazon US)|

Generated by BuildCores on August 21, 2019 12:28 AM

It doesn’t quite take up all of your budget but if you want something a bit better you can toss in a 2060 to that build.

Please don't do the crossfire with two R9 270Xs unless you have exigent circumstances to necessitate it. You would be much better off going with a single, stronger GPU. It most likely would be cooler, more efficient, and more powerful. For the price of two R9 270Xs, you can get a single R9 290.

As for your PSU woes, I say go for the CX Series for Corsair, like this CX750. They're on the cheaper side, are modular, and have great ratings. I suggest going 50w or 100w higher than what is slated for what you need (so you were correct assuming 650/700w).

Hey all. I'm replacing my PSU, a Corsair CX650M, as the fan has started to make a lot of noise. I'm returning it and abandoning Corsair altogether (this is my second Corsair PSU that has had fan issues on this build). I'm thinking of getting a seasonic PSU but am torn between quality/price. Someone in a thread recommended the Seasonic FOCUS 550. I like it, but am wondering if it is so much the better than the M12II which would be a full $45 less if we include the rebate. I'm not necessarily need THE BEST psu out there, just one that will be reliable and serve my needs without the fan making a ton of noise.

Thoughts? My build is a r5 1600 with a GTX 970 for the time being.

That is a great choice, and the R9 270 is lightyears ahead of the 525m. It will play most current games at Ultra-High settings at 60fps.

Although, a 300w PSU is not enough. This is way more than enough wattage, but a great choice.

If you can upgrade your PSU or don't have the money for it, a 750ti is a great choice.

If you only have $300 then you will have to be a bit canny with your upgrade. The i5 4570K mentioned is a really nice CPU, but just buying that CPU and a cheap board you will have used your entire budget - leaving you with the HD 6450 graphics card, which is really poor for gaming and will severly limit your performance in all modern games (including arma2/dayz).

Depending what your motherboard model is (which you can find out using CPU-Z http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html) you may be able to upgrade to something like an AMD Phenom II X4 965. This is a relatively powerful chip and can be found relatively cheaply second-hand (or new for $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727).

With the remaining money you will be able to afford a decent graphics card - something like a HD 7850 1GB for ~$155.

However, both the graphic card and CPU upgrades will draw more power than your existing components - so the Power Supply Unit (PSU) in your current system may not be up to the task. Therefore, if a new PSU is needed then a decent quality replacement unit like this 500W corsair would be ideal http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373701374&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+cx+500w .

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Edit: Just realised you mentioned £s first - so assuming you are based in the UK. In that case, the items mentioned above can be found at these places (though other shops are available):

Phenom II X4 965 CPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/186428-amd-phenom-ii-x4-965-black-edition-3-4ghz-socket-am3-6mb-l3-hdz965fbgmbox (free delivery from ebuyer) £72

Corsair CX 500W Bronze: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Series-Bronze-Supply/dp/B009RMP2VE/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1373701808&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+cx+500w £46

HIS HD 7850 1GB: http://www.ebuyer.com/483272-his-7850-fan-1gb-gddr5-pci-e-dvi-hdmi-2xmini-dp-h785f1g2m £128

Total: £246

Unfortunately, in UK prices the parts are more expensive and therefore out of budget. To stick close to the £200 budget then this rather good value Asus GTX 650 Ti 1GB (http://www.amazon.co.uk/GeForce-Graphics-Dual-link-Express-Technology/dp/B009M4MAIK/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1373702235&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+650+ti ) for £85 put you at just £203 including delivery.

Also, I'm using amazon to purchase all these items mostly because It's easier for me to use and I have free shipping with Prime. I'm open to any suggestions on what to get or what not to get.

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD8320FRHKBOX-FX-8320-8-Core-Black/dp/B009O7YU56/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1411659433&sr=1-1&keywords=cpu CPU $140


http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_img_y Fan $29


http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_img_z HDD $58


http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Bronze-Certified-Supply/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1411659247&sr=1-2&keywords=700w+psu PSU $70


http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperClocked-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2765-KR/dp/B00DHW4HXY/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1411659125&sr=1-1&keywords=graphics+card Graphics Card $230


http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC3-12800-240-Pin-BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00/dp/B006WAGGUK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1411658083&sr=8-3&keywords=ram+8gb
RAM $75


http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-Motherboard-Motherboards-970A-G46/dp/B0073JYZ48/ref=psdc9_t1_B009FC3YJ8_B0073JYZ48 Motherboard $75


http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Elite-431-Plus/dp/B005ZCTJ9Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411578162&sr=8-1&keywords=coolermaster+mid+tower+4+usb Tower Case $59

Total:$736
EDIT: Also, if you feel there's a slightly more expensive product that's better quality than one that I have listed, that would also be appreciated.

That build isn't bad, but you might consider these changes:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor | $198.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $49.99 @ Amazon
Memory | G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory | $32.98 @ Newegg
Storage | OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $58.74 @ Amazon
Storage | Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $64.99 @ NCIX US
Video Card | PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Video Card | $249.99 @ Best Buy
Case | Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $35.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $54.99 @ Newegg
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $756.66
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00
| Total | $746.66
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 14:03 EDT-0400 |

1x8gb stick of RAM for upgradability since mobo only has 2 ram slots

faster SSD

new HDD, all the cheap Hitachi drives being sold are old drives that are used/refurbished/"clean pulls" and are not new and do not come with a manufacturer warranty

that 480 isn't in stock and I wouldn't personally get a reference card due to noise and also issues with PCIE slot power draw due to an inadequate PCIE connector (6 pin instead of 8 pin) causing it to draw a potentially unsafe amount of power from the motherboard. The 1060 performs the same or better in DX11 compared to the 480, but if you were deadset on a 480 there's an aftermarket card for around $270

cheaper matx case, very good for its current price. The PS07B isn't worth the premium imo

higher quality PSU, not modular however. If you want a modular PSU go with this:

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-M12II-620-BRONZE-SS-620GM2/dp/B003HE260I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473271768&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+modular

You can build a pretty decent rig with $1200... But it depends on what type of work you'd need to be doing on your laptop.

If you just need something for word processing, get the Asus X205TA or HP Stream 11, and then build a rig with:

• Gigabyte GTX 970
  
  
• Intel i5-4690K
  
  
• Asus Z97 Mobo
  
  
• Kingston HyperX 8GB kit
  
  
• WD 1TB 7200RPM HDD
  
  
• Corsair CX600M PSU
  
  
• Corsair 230T Mid-tower
  
  
• LG DVD-Rom
  
  That should put you around your price point and getting the best of both worlds. That machine WILL run WoW on ultra, and it'll leave you with a small laptop with great battery life to take to classes and take notes on.
  

evilucius is right. Haswell is a little more expensive, but worth it in terms of extra longevity. My bigger concern, however, is that PSU. Antec is a pretty good company, but not the best, and it's way overpriced. It may just be that is the cheapest option in Australia, but it shouldn't be. Look you can get a PSU more powerful than that by Corsair for $55 after rebate

EDIT: I forgot Newegg doesn't ship internationally. But amazon does

I don't know EU prices, but I'm always a fan of EVGA PSUs. Seasonic is also suppose to be pretty good while being slightly cheaper. Just bought a Seasonic PSU put in my wife's new build.

These are just alternatives I would trust, not sure if they meet your needs or not.

The R9 290X is a power hungry card. It consumes nearly 300W of power under load. Asking a cheap and old 400W PSU to actually feed 300W of 12v power is likely well over what it can provide, and if a cheap/old/crap PSU fails it can easily take something with it, so stop trying! Take a look at the 12V rating on that power supply's specification sticker. You would need 25-26A on the 12v rail(s) to be able to power up the 290X. It isn't likely you have this with your current PSU: I found an "EVO LABS" 450W PSU on ebay, and it has two 10A 12v rails. That means that even if you feed the power ideally, the most you can get is 240W on the 12v rails, and yours is the 400W model. Get a better power supply for the 290X, it needs one. I would recommend a modern modular (to spare you from extra cables you don't need cluttering up your desk) unit, with a single 12v rail, with 400W+ of power and at least 30A on the 12v rail. This comes to mind.

If you aren't afraid of frying something with that power supply, the one test you can do is undervolt and underclock the card. This should reduce its power consumption and maybe allow you to achieve stability. The other option is to borrow (or maybe you have one) a different, less power hungry video card, just to make sure that the power issue is the only problem here.

I had that same issue back with my Lenovo X230 and an old GTX470. I ran with the Dell DA-2 power supply and while the card worked fine at boot and for desktop stuff, it would crash under load. The card was perfectly fine (still lives to this day in a desktop in the family) and a HD7950 worked just fine in the setup, so it was indeed a power issue.

Corsair don't make PSUs, they just brand them. This was an older CWT design.

The new CX is the best value around that price level and a hell of a lot better but if you want to avoid CWT you can get a SeaSonic G although that's $70 for the 450W which is slightly over.

Another option is the EVGA BQ, there are no reviews on it and it's by HEC (not the best OEM ever but ok if they have been specced right by the OEM) but it's like $59 or something for the 650w I believe and it's modular.

Considering it has DC-DC converters and Japanese caps it's probably not bad at all

So either the CX450M... or 550M if you feel like it (I really wouldn't worry about it being the same brand, can happen to any tbh).

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-CX450M-BRONZE-Haswell-Modular/dp/B01B72VXE6

EVGA BQ 650W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438084&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Or the SeaSonic G 450W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151124&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

If you want to avoid the OEM you have now, CWT, the other two are not by CWT. SeaSonic make their own and the EVGA BQ is HEC as I said above.

Good luck, the best thing about psu's is the fact that the work with everything plus 20 bucks is worth it for the efficiency (FYI, I believe there is another evga gold one for $79 which isnt fully modular though and not by the same division (superflower who are known for high quality) but a good deal none the less

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B017HA3RGE/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484598545&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=750w+gold&dpPl=1&dpID=41FFjiWXQ7L&ref=plSrch

) although psu shouldnt be a priority, plus good call on the 1070

Oops I misread that. Sorry.

Is that psu company any good, I have never heard of them. Is it worth going for a corsair like this?

In terms of graphics cards, is there somewhere I can look at that will compare all the different specs et. I might as well use this as an opportunity to learn about them as I am good with most aspects bar gaming. I don't get all the different radeons and amd's etc. Game makers says you "must have an equivalent card to this" and I don't really know how to research equivalents.

Also, does my mobo support GDDR5? I have this [mobo:] (http://www.foxconnchannel.com/ProductDetail.aspx?T=motherboard&U=en-us0000346)

And also, I've used Seasonic's Wattage Calculator as well as I've looked at the recommended Wattage according to the graphics card and the results are ~420 W minimum to 550 W recommended. So your PSU will do the job, however if you've got some spare cash I'd consider upgrading it to Seasonic's Focus Plus 650W 80+ Gold Modular power supply. Higher wattage capacity should increase its efficiency and keep it cooler as a result (plus it allows for further upgrades in the future). It's not an absolute must, however. You should check whether it's compatible if you plan to get it.

Edit: Considerably more important: buy more case fans. One case fan typically won't provide enough airflow. Atleast 2 more would be a good idea.

About, gpu, it seems price wise it is really close to 760, so sticking with 760 is fine. Though, this one is quite cheap right now
The 7950 is under expected price drops if you plan to wait.

Though, it shouldn't be of primary concern.

The build seems fine, the only thing is the PSU. A review i found: http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1jyxzr/discussion_amd_hawaii_to_be_announced_september/ Was quite well, bad.

Basicly, their test's concluded that the psu wouldn't be able to spit out more power than 450w.

Well, at the least i wouldn't recommend the PSU for SLI. I recommend you at least get Corsair CX even though it cost's double the Cooler Master, and it isn't one of the best psu's, i would trust it a lot more.

Because I'm bored and do this for a living I'm going to put together an alt build for you:

Nice entry level Skylake gaming Mobo (I've used this, it's nice, has USB 3.1 which will be very helpful in the coming years for data transfers)

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Gaming-Skylake-Motherboard-H110M/dp/B01B4U47E4/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486579857&sr=1-2&keywords=lga+1151

Processor: G440

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80662G4400-Pentium-Processor-FCLGA1151/dp/B015VPX05A

RAM (only 8GB but get 16 if you can afford another $40 or so)

https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-2133MHz-Non-ECC-HX421C14FBK2/dp/B00TY6A1P0/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486579959&sr=1-5&keywords=DDR4

Video card:

RX 470 OC edition, I like this card great bang for the buck:

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Radeon-RX-470-ARMOR/dp/B01N3TCNNW/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486580034&sr=1-1&keywords=RX+470+4gb

SSD: budget one, but way better than a spinning drive:

https://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Power-240GB-Internal-SP240GBSS3S55S25AE/dp/B01M61OWRI/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486580111&sr=1-1&keywords=240gb+ssd

Power supply:

no reason to spend more with this build:

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486580138&sr=1-1&keywords=400+watt+power+supply

Case:

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-VERSA-Micro-Gaming-Computer/dp/B01CLIZ698/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486580162&sr=1-5&keywords=micro+atx+case

total cost of build is roughly:


Mobo ($70)

CPU ($60)

GPU ($170)

RAM ($70)

SSD ($60)

PSU ($30)

Case ($40)

So total is roughly $500 and with this build you have a great upgrade path, which you won't have at all with the one you proposed.

CPU

• Ryzen 1400: link
  
  Mobo
  
  
• Asrock AB350 Pro4: link
  
  Ram
  
  
• Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4-3000: link
  
  SSD
  
  
• Kingston A400 120Gb SSD: link
  
  HDD
  
  
• WD Blue 1TB HDD: link
  
  GPU
  
  
• Zotac GTX 1070 Mini (There are no Gtx 1070s or 1060s on Amazon in stock. I can personally attest to Newegg's quality as I bought all my PC parts from them. Fast shipping and arrived without any damage.): link
  
  PSU
  
  
• Corsair 550w Semi-Modular PSU: link
  
  Total Cost: 945.90
  
  
  Build will run all modern games at 1080p or 1440p. I went with amazon for all parts except for the GPU because there are none in stock on Amazon. 8gb of ram is fine for gaming. 120gb SSD for OS/programs and 1TB HDD for mass storage. Semi modular power supply for easy cable management. Feel free to ask me any questions.
  
  
  Edit: Formatting.
  
  
  
  
  

Well im not that expert but the case you selected i think it comes with a frontal intake fan and another fan as exhaust on the back, which is the same as my Corsair Carbide 300R series, and trust me with only 2 fans with the case you will have a decent airflow, considering the videocard has its own and also CPU which it really depends on what you want, but take a look at this one for your CPU (if you dont want liquid cooling), COOLER MASTER EVO HYPER 212!

But for the PSU i bought a Corsair 800gs one and let me tell you its reliable, take a look at this one Corsair CXM 750W! , if anything else i can help with let me know.

UPDATE: The version on the pcpartpicker was SEMI MODULAR not non modular (which comes with all cables attached to it), CX 750W CORSAIR NON MODULAR!

I understand you want the absolute highest value FPS per dollar build but putting about 90% load on a psu that's as low quilty as EVGA 450B is a pretty bad idea. You're getting a 1080TI I'm pretty sure buying a 40-60$ PSU won't hurt your wallet that much.
Modular PSU-Newegg-Seasonic M12ii 620W/ Amazon-Seasonic M12ii 620W-60$
Non-Modular Seasonic S12ii 520w -45$

Also another issue here is your motherboard. Your motherboard might or might not come with bios updated that lets you use kaby lake cpus with it. If it does then you're good if it doesn't then you'll need to update the bios with a skylake cpu. I recommend Ryzen 5 1600 over the 7700. You can oc it to 3.9Ghz with the stock cooler and it'll be cheaper.

Type | Item | Price | Store

--|:--|--:|:--:
CPU | Intel i7 - 4690k | $230 | Amazon
CPU Cooler | Corsair H80i | $88 | Newegg
CPU Cooler Fans | Corsair AF120 | $29 | Newegg
Motherboard | ASUS Z97-A | $140 | Newegg
RAM | Corsair Vengeance Pro - 2x4GB | $93 | Newegg
GPU | EVGA GTX 970 | $330 | Newegg
SSD | 250GB 840 EVO | $129 | Amazon
HDD | WD Red 1TB | $70 | Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair CX600M | $65 | Amazon
Case | Thermaltake R31 | $80 | Newegg
Monitor | DELL 23" 8ms | $200 | Newegg
Windows | Windows 8.1 | $100 | Newegg
Keyboard | Logitech G710 | $115 | Newegg
|
| | Total w/ Shipping: | $1690 |


 


Comments:


1. You can always add in more RAM later. You probably won't use more than 8GB though.
2. I like DELL monitors but you can always look for another cheaper one. The DELL is an IPS so it looks pretty.
3. The H80i is really there only if you're looking at overclocking. Otherwise, it's overkill for stock settings.
4. The Windows 8.1 license really brings the price up. If you can find it anywhere for cheaper or you have your own license, that'll help you spending considerably.
5. If you don't necessarily like the case, there are plenty of others out there. I'm not sure what type of case you like so I figured I'd go with the one you mentioned.

"I priced everything out online and this is what it's worth" suuurrreee....

• 4TB Hard Drive - $120
  
  
• i7 2600K - $175
  
  
• 16GB RAM - $50
  
  
• 7850 - $75 I actually bought a 7870 on eBay a few months ago for $57 but whatever
  
  
• Motherboard, can't find one but equivalent decent mobos would be like $150
  
  
• PSU - $75 and probably better than the one this thing comes with
  
  
• CPU Cooler - $20
  
  
• Case - $70
  
  
• Enough LEDs to melt this computer - $20
  
  I'd offer $750 for everything, tops.

Ram: Higher clock speed while costing slightly less.

Storage: 50% more storage with a slight price increase, personally prefer Toshiba as I've had several Seagate HDD's fail on me.

Power Supply: More wattage while sticking with a reputable brand at a cheaper price. 80+ bronze is more than good enough, trust me.

Pretty solid build overall, I can see room for improvement with the motherboard, I wouldn't be surprised if you could cut $30+ and get the same feature-set, unfortunately I need to go to bed so I can't help you there. Good luck.

Mini-ITX setups are king of this field! Unfortunately they tend to get kind of expensive, and Intel seems to be the only only one on the boat. If you are looking for a less expensive setup, the AMD APU line is stellar for entry-mid range gaming setups ref=sr_1_2on the cheap. Here is my suggestion:

AMD A10 6800K:
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-A10-Series-Desktops-A10-6800K-AD680KWOHLBOX/dp/B00CPLGGXM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416517343&sr=8-2&keywords=amd+apu+a10

8gb DDR3:
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1600MHz/dp/B00J8E93G6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416517439&sr=8-1&keywords=8gb+ddr3

Gigabyte FM2+ A88x Motherboard:
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Dual-Link-Monitor-Motherboard-GA-F2A88X-D3H/dp/B00F8AFLG0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416517490&sr=8-1&keywords=gigabyte+fm2%2B

Silverstone Tek Grandia Case
http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Tek-Aluminum-Computer-GD09B/dp/B00KHO0MRK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416517616&sr=8-1&keywords=htpc+atx+case

Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416517704&sr=8-1&keywords=500watt+corsair

You can either go with a single 1TB HDD or a 120gb SSD and still remain in budget. I would suggest Samsung for the SSD and any old HDD will do, they are all about the same these days.

Additionally, if you wanted a boost in video game performance you Crossfire [Link the internal GPU with a Graphics card in this case] for a fairly significant performance boost. Below is a link to the card that delivers:

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-650MHz-PCI-Express-Graphics-HD667XCLF3/dp/B00AHV7NNE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416517809&sr=8-1&keywords=HD+6670


Excluding the graphics card, you are just below you $500 maximum. I would highly suggest the card if you intend on some light gaming.

Good Luck!

I agree, around 600w would be perfect for this build. I recommend the Seasonic 620W (only if you have prime though) or the EVGA 600B. If you don't mind the small bit of "ketchup and mustard" cabling, these would be great. If that cabling is a deal breaker, there are more expensive options like the EVGA 600BQ.

I'm so very lucky and grateful to truly not have legitimate needs in my life right now.

I would love to have this computer part for my husband though. He graduates in December, and has always taken care of myself and our son.

Ah nice. A friend of mine recommended I get the CXM600. Awesome set by the way! I cant wait to put mine together and play games at 60fps+ without having to use 720p

If you are going the 750ti route I'd do an 6 card setup as this MOBO has a lot of really good reviews and is priced nice. Plus this allows you to get an even more cost saving PSU as well.

Asrock h81 ---- looks like 3 in stock at 125.

6 cards at 65 watts plus 90 for overhead on the board and cpu/ram your looking at about 480 watts. A 600 Watt PSU would carry you fine Like this one.

Corsair CX 600 watt

Plus you would want some additional Molex -> 6 pin connectors for the Gigabyte cards. From the Misc Guide

Can't go wrong with Seasonic PSUs

https://www.amazon.de/Seasonic-S12II-620-Stromversorgung-620-ATX22/dp/B003BIEOCI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491662452&sr=8-2&keywords=seasonic

You might want to check out this list - http://i.imgur.com/tgrbCnr.jpg

It sorts PSUs by quality where tier 1 is the best of the best and tier 5 is IED. As you can see the Seasonic is in tier 2a which is still extremely good.

Looks like a good spec, except I'd swich the PSU to;

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-ATX12V-Supply-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1419776898&sr=1-5

6$ more than your current total.

Other than that, all good :).

Edit:
I'd also change the case, personally. Take a look at the Antec 300/302 - they're around 60$... do that and you'll save a few bucks, and, IMO have a better case.

A look at it here; http://infinityregion.com/antec-300-review/

Phanteks Enthoo Evolv is popular, especially the Tempered Glass versions and that case comes in white, grey and black. These run from around $160 - 210 depending on which model and color)

There's also the Phanteks Enthoo Pro full tower case, do note that full towers are larger than ATX mid-towers. The Enthoo Pro comes with many rubber grommets and a PSU shroud and it's $99.


If you're trying to save a few bucks I think the NZXT S340 at $67 is a good choice as it's aesthetically pleasing with it's simple design, but it lacks rubber grommets and instead has a shroud that covers the cables, this case also has a PSU shroud with 2.5" drive (SSD) mounts.

If you want rubber grommets and a PSU shroud the Corsair Carbide Clear 400C would be a solid choice at $98.

I currently have the Corsair Obsidian Series 750D which I consider a good case but for the money there are better cases. Though it lacks a PSU shroud which may be a deal breaker for some. I'm actually using a semi-modular PSU as well, a holdover from my old Ivy Bridge build that I upgraded from (I have a PSU on the way) and the mess really shows on my case despite my best efforts to deal with it. http://i.imgur.com/3TiUAsG.jpg


For PSUs I have the EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2 ordered, and I'll probably sleeve or buy some cables for it whenever I find the time to bother with it. The one I ordered is a bit expensive since it's 80+ Platinum rated. They have a 80+ Gold rated 750W unit which is $90 (the 650w one is $10 cheaper) EVGA, BitFenix and possibly others sell premade sleeved cable kits for ~$80 if you really want to keep it organized.

Corsair has a large lineup of power supplies of varying wattage, and Corsair sells sleeved cable kits for their fully modular power supplies as well. Corsair sells so many models I don't even know where to start they have their RM/RMi/RMx series, the AX/AXi, HX, SF so I'd check reviews to see if they meet your needs.

The Corsair and EVGA PSUs tend to be competitively priced so it's mostly down to which one is on sale (if any) and reviews.

The Seasonic M12II 620 BRONZE is a 620 watt, 80+ Bronze rated, fully modular power supply with a pair of 24 amp rails for $70. They also sell a 750W version that is $90 but you're better off going for an 80+ Gold PSU for a few dollars more since you'll end up making that money back via it's electricity savings.

If you have a lot of fans make sure to get a PMW splitter/hub otherwise you'll have some half dozen cables all over the palace plugged in to your motherboard, and my advice is to group cables together, either with twist ties or velcro cable ties (IMHO zip ties are too much of a PITA to undo). Route cable to the back, group them and tie them down. A PSU shroud allows you to be a bit lazy since it's a nice cubby-hole to hide your mess.

1)Also, is the iGPU capable of playing any type of game? like lowest setting, etc..

2)This and this are the two psus im looking at. They are probably way better being a gold rating and modular. Im thinking about the GS one since its suppose to be pretty quiet. Which one do you think is better?

3)Sure thing :P

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Title: [PC] Mid-Tier PC bundle
Username: /u/Feinberg123
Original Post:
Hi - I'm wanting to sell this as a full-build preferably sometime in the future and just wondered how much these components would sell for. Thanks :)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Black - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008NFWNFO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E391OX6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Power Supply: Corsair semi-modular 600W - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ALYOTTI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Keyboard: SteelSeries 6G v2 US Layout - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0038X3ZVM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Graphics Card: Asus R9 280X - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-1070MHz-Express-Graphics/dp/B00FRV9FDK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463679982&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+280x

CPU: Intel i5-4670k (I've not overclocked it) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-4690K-Processor-LGA1150-Socket/dp/B00KPRWB9G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1463680059&sr=8-2&keywords=Intel+i5-4670k

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-Z87X-UD3H-Motherboard-4thGeneration-Processors/dp/B00CU4L508/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463680142&sr=8-1&keywords=z87x-ud3h

RAM: 2 x 4gb RAM (8gb total)
Monitor: 1680 x 1050 Dell 22 (might be 24) monitor (very old would give away for free in a bundle)

Wireless Adapter - TP-Link WDN4800 N900 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007GMPZ0A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Hello /r/buildapc,

This is my current build. (Not the best, but new to improving my stuff and I'm trying. :/ )

I just bought a Radeon RX 480 8GB to upgrade my GPU.

According to PC Part Picker, everything should be compatible but as soon as I started my system I smelled a burning smell that I think originated from my PSU.

I immediately turned everything off. I just reinstalled my previous GPU and everything started back up fine.

I also remember a red light lit on my motherboard that wasn't lit previous to the new card being installed. There wasn't any distinction on the board as to what it meant.

Could it be my PSU? Should I upgrade that too?

If so, how about the EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 PSU for this end build?

Thank you for any help.

OK so the cheapest quality PSU Id go with is this:

Seasonic Focus+ 550

The next step up would be this:
[XFX XTR 650w](
https://www.amazon.de/gp/offer-listing/B00I5HF0KU/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new)
but its not sold by amazon,its a 3rd party seller and I think with shipping cost it might end up more expensive than the next choice PSU which brings us to this:

XFX XTR 750W


All of these PSUs are Seasonic OEM,Gold rated for efficiency,full Japanese capacitors fully modular, great price/performance ratio.

Reviews:

https://www.hardocp.com/article/2018/10/17/seasonic_focus_plus_gold_550w_power_supply_review/

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/XFX/XTR650/11.html

https://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/03/06/xfx_xtr_750w_power_supply_review/

Everything looks pretty solid. However, if I were to change one thing, it would definitely be the PSU. Since it seems your budget is around $100 for that specific part, I would definitely recommend that you use the EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G1 80+ GOLD psu instead. It's reliable, has more power for around the same price as your corsair, and also is covered by EVGA's extremely dependable 10 year warranty.

Sim Racing Hardware:

• Fanatec DD1 Wheel Base $999.95: https://www.fanatec.com/us-en/wheel-bases/podium-wheel-base-dd1-usa.html
  
• Fanatec ClubSport Steering Wheel BMW GT2 $299.95: https://www.fanatec.com/us-en/steering-wheels/clubsport-steering-wheel-bmw-m3-gt2-us.html
  
• Fanatec ClubSport Shifter SQ V 1.5 $199.95: https://www.fanatec.com/us-en/shifters/clubsport-shifter-sq-us.html
  
• Fanatec ClubSport Handbrake V1.5 (Since you're interested in dirt/rally racing) $119.95: https://www.fanatec.com/us-en/sim-racing-hardware/clubsport-handbrake-v1-5.html
  
• Heusinkveld Sim Pedals Pro: https://heusinkveld.com/products/sim-pedals/sim-pedals-pro/?v=7516fd43adaa
  
  ​
  
  Sim Racing Rig:
  
  (both are 80/20-based and 4 Play Racing is the best deal for Americans):
  
  
• 4 Play Racing HD rig: https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-PLAY-RACING-RACE-HD-Platform-Rig-Simulator-Cockpit-for-OSW-Open-Sim-Wheel/332849054973?hash=item4d7f5984fd:g:MDEAAOSwwPFZyo7n (aluminum) or https://www.ebay.com/itm/4PLAY-RACING-RACE-HD-Platform-BLACK-Rig-Simulator-Cockpit-for-OSW-Open-Sim-Wheel/332848075954?hash=item4d7f4a94b2:g:MDEAAOSwwPFZyo7n (black)
  
• 4 Play Racing triple monitor stand: https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-PLAY-RACING-Triple-Monitor-Stand/332855460882?hash=item4d7fbb4412:g:WzQAAOSwAL9UjoM2 (aluminum) or https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-PLAY-RACING-Triple-Monitor-Stand-BLACK-Anodized/332848083750?hash=item4d7f4ab326:g:WzQAAOSwAL9UjoM2 (black)
  
  ​
  
  PC:
  
  (some of these prices may have changed)
  
  
• Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro M $98.49: https://www.amazon.com/Phanteks-PH-ES515PTG_BK-Tempered-Brushed-Plastic/dp/B01LRVHH6K/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1527118419&sr=8-4&keywords=phanteks+enthoo+pro
  
• Motherboard ASRock Z270 Extreme 4 LGA 1151 $154.99: https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Z270-EXTREME4-CrossFireX-Motherboard/dp/B01NBEX0EK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527118509&sr=8-1&keywords=asrock+z270+extreme4
  
• CPU (Central Processing Unit) Intel Core i7-7700K $299.99: https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Desktop-Processor-i7-7700K-BX80677I77700K/dp/B01MXSI216/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1527118533&sr=1-1&keywords=7700k
  
• PSU (Power Supply Unit) EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 $119.99: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-220-G2-0850-XR/dp/B00IKDETOC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527118566&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+850+g2
  
• Video card / GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti ~$700. Whatever model is in stock (ASUS, Gigabyte, EVGA, MSI are all good). Try to get one with 3 DisplayPort outputs + 1 HDMI output (instead of 2 DisplayPort outputs + 2 HDMI outputs): https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007709%20601294835%20601295933
  
• Memory Kingston HyperX FURY Black 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Non-ECC CL14 DIMM Desktop Memory (HX421C14FBK2/8): https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-2133MHz-Non-ECC-HX421C14FBK2/dp/B00TY6A1P0/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1540805440&sr=1-4&keywords=8gb+ddr4
  
• SSD (Solid State Drive) Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 500GB 129.99: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-Internal-MZ-76E500B-AM/dp/B0781Z7Y3S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1527118286&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+850+500gb
  
• Monitors 3x Asus VG278Q 144hz @ $289.00/each: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236821
  
• Speakers Logitech Z506 75 watts 5.1 $74.99: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121044
  
• Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Logitech K830 Wireless Illuminated $49.99: https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Illuminated-Living-Room-Keyboard-Touchpad/dp/B00ZOPVSKW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1527119030&sr=1-1&keywords=k830
  
• USB Wifi adapter ANEWKODI 600Mbps Dual Band (2.4G/150Mbps+5G/433Mbps) Wireless USB Wifi Adapter $16.99: https://www.amazon.com/ANEWKODI-600Mbps-150Mbps-433Mbps-Wireless/dp/B01G8IPLD8/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1527121846&sr=1-3&keywords=usb+wifi+adapter
  
  ​
  
  Sims (all below support triple monitors and VR headsets):
  
  
• iRacing ($50 for first year with promo code + any cars/tracks you license)
  
• Dirt Rally (can be found on sale for ~$15)
  
• Assetto Corsa Ultimate Edition (can be found on sale for ~$25)
  
• Project Cars 2 (can be found on sale for ~$25)
  
  ​
  
  Not listed:
  
  
• Windows 10 operating system (you may already have a license)
  
• Seat (I personally think that car seats are much more comfortable and appropriate for sim racing over "racing" seats)
  
• Anything I forgot?

Will the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO fit here?

Thermaltake V3 black case, Ripjaw Z is the taller ram

I tried measuring it out and I know I have the horizontal space for the cooler to fit with the case closed but couldn't figure out if I had the ram/rear clearance for sure.

PC Parts Picker didn't yell at me so I think it'll fit.

Type|Item

----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor | $270.00
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $27.88 @ OutletPC
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | Purchased For $0.00
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | Purchased For $0.00
Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | Purchased For $0.00
Case | Thermaltake V3 Black ATX Mid Tower Case | Purchased For $0.00
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $78.89 @ OutletPC


Upgrading to a 4 core 8 Thread cpu soon.

Planning on buying a EVGA 550 Watt fully modular power supply to replace the 430 CX I currently have.

Upgrading GPU to a Rx470/480 in a month or two and powering 6 HDDs which is why I'm going for 550 watts. PCPartsPicker says I'll be at 480 watts max so 550 should be perfect.
__
Also 8gb RX470 or 4gb RX480? Currently just at 1080 60hz but I'd like to upgrade monitors in a few years to 2560x1440.

Yes, that's a premium model. That's a great top of the line model.

IF you want to save money though, the corsair bronze CXM series is fine:

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Bronze-Certified-Modular-CP-9020103-NA/dp/B01B72W1VA/

650W bronze corsair, with 5-years warranty.

A few recommendations

1. Bump up to a R9 270X http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-2GB-2xDVI-Graphics-GV-R927XOC-2GD/dp/B00FONITCE/?tag=logicaincrem-20
   
   
2. Bump up to a FX6350 http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6350FRHKBOX-FX-6350-6-Core-Black/dp/B00CLBZAHY/?tag=logicaincrem-20
   
   
3. Get a nicer motherboard http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GA-970A-UD3P-970-AM3-DDR3/dp/B00FRJL1RA/?tag=logicaincrem-20
   
   
4. Do not get a 3 TB HDD, they have a higher chance to fail than single-platter drives, also you probably just need two 1 TBs http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW?tag=logicaincrem-20
   
   
5. Grab a solid state drive, you will love it http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-2-5-Inch-Solid-SDSSDHP-128G-G25/dp/B0093HMKVI/?tag=logicaincrem-20
   
   
6. Let's bump up the wattage http://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-M12II-620-BRONZE-SS-620GM%C2%A0/dp/B003HE260I/?tag=logicaincrem-20
   
   
7. This is a nice case http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Gaming-Tower-Black-R5/dp/B007VER010/?tag=logicaincrem-20
   
   
8. You don't need those case fans

My dad is pretty sold on Amazon. He's been a pretty loyal customer since the years ago and he hasn't tried any other retailer.

I've looked around and I've found some options. The lower the price the better it is for me. Tell me what you think of these:

• $70/650W
  
• $74/700W
  
• $85/650W
  
• $90/620W
  
  
  
  Also, if my estimated wattage is 310W will I need double of that? Could I settle on 500W instead?

I'm making some upgrades to my computer, specifically the case and PSU and adding an SSD. I know I'm getting the 850 Evo but having trouble deciding on a case and power supply. For the case, I'm looking for something with either a white/blue or white/black (or black/white) color theme. My main concern with getting a while one though is that I have a black DVD drive and I'd either need to paint my drive white or get one with a door. I like the look of the Bitfenix and NZXT ones so I've been looking mostly at those but I'm open to suggestions for anything I've missed. These are the main ones I'm looking at:

Bitfenix Shinobi Black or White
NZXT Phantom 410

Any opinions on these would be appreciated. Also trying to figure out which power supply to get. Going for semi-modular, I have a 500 watt right now and don't really need any more for now but it wouldn't hurt to get something bigger I guess. Currently looking at these:

EVGA 750 B1
EVGA 650 GQ
Corsair CX650M
Corsair CX750M

Any insight into any of this would be super helpful. This will be my first real upgrade other than adding a hard drive.

EVGA SuperNova 550 G2

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Tester-220-GS-0550-V1/dp/B00UVN20UO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1485372477&sr=8-2&keywords=evga+supernova+550

It's fully modular so the cable management should be great for you.

If you love the case then go for it!

That's the RAM I have, but I just didn't pay extra for the low latency. So far everything has been good and you can get different colors to match your color scheme.

Intel engineered the stock cooler to work with their non-K versions, so it should totally be fine. No need to spend extra money, I personally wanted everything to run cool so I did it for mine even when I'm not overclocked. The CPU will definitely run hotter than with an after market, but it's probably nothing to worry about in terms of the overall time you'll be using the rig.

• Do you really want or need water cooling? Stick with the Kraken if you want water cooling, otherwise go with the Cooler Master Hyper TX3 for air cooling
  
• You can save about ~£18 on the PSU if you drop it to the Corsair CX 600 since it's about ~£50
  
• I'm going to assume that monitor is 1080p, if so, Amazon has the BenQ 24" 1080p monitor for ~£110. I've used a few of them and it's an excellent monitor
  
  Besides that, it will be a great build. I can't wait until I get my 980.

Your video card is going to be underpowered vs your CPU, and something like this is going to be better for you if you don't want to break the bank. Some other things, are you wanting wi-fi, an optical drive, and do you already have a mouse? And unless you're Crossfiring Video Cards, you don't need a 750 Watt PSU. Here's a good 600W one. But if you really want a 750W, this is a good one.

Thanks for the advice! I'm going to be buying this 400W supply cause I'm cheap.

On a side note, why is power usage not really looked at or even shown in the specs of many websites? It seems like an incredibly major thing, but websites like Amazon and even the AMD website don't include it in the "specs" of the cards.

I never even considered the fact that my PSU could be limiting my current GPU, but for some reason the power usage isn't even shown on the specs on the AMD website so I have no way to check if just getting a new PSU will drastically improve my system.

Firstly let's optimize your base build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor | $329.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-AB350M-D3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $91.99 @ Amazon
Storage | PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $54.99 @ Amazon
Case | Apevia X-QPACK3-PK MicroATX Mini Tower Case | $59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $49.90 @ Amazon
Optical Drive | Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer | $19.95 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $656.80
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-02 07:49 EDT-0400 |

The GA-AB350-Gaming 3 and GA-AB350M-D3H are basically the same board for a build like this. They have the same VRM design and the extra features (LED strip, "better" on board sound (ALC1220), etc.) are not needed in this build. So save some money there.

For storage the extra 130GB on the SSD isn't worth the extra $50 and you can get an extra 1TB of storage with a reliable HGST (Hitachi) for the same price. No idea why people are picking up and recommending the cheaper Seagate/WD drives when year after year they are beaten by HGST drives.

As other people have mentioned already go with the SeaSonic power supply, Amazon will have stock for the SeaSonic S12II 620W pretty soon.

Since the build is now using a mATX motherboard, we can go with an easier to work with mATX case (Apevia X-QPACK3-PK) and yes it will come in pink.

Now comes the hard part, there is $250 left for RAM and a GPU. You can debate over speeds and size till the cows come home, but:

The cheapest 16GB kits have been ~$100 and the cheapest 8GB kits have been ~$55, so there isn't much value difference between them.

For the GPUs there is a choice between: RX 460 vs 1050 at ~$100, 1050 Ti at ~$130 or the RX480 4GB at ~$200.

So here is my recommendation: Two Kingston 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 ECC for $96,64. 32GB of DDR4 for $100 is insane value and yes the Gigabyte boards do "Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)". And an RX480 4GB for ~$200: Asus, Sapphire or Gigabyte.

If you want to get the parts cheaper, try ebay for second hand parts. They won't all be auction based so you can just buy them straight away. Especially the CPU because that's a big part of the price.

Windows 10 can be gotten for about $20 so just look into that.

Here's a great PSU I'd reccomend for a better and longer lasting option. It's bound to last for years; Seasonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550W (80+Gold, ATX 12V) PSU/Power Supply , SSR-550FX - Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073GY89G5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Bcf3CbDYC237A

What GPU you have? Figure a healthy 250W for everything in your system before a GPU, and add for instance ~300W for a 2080 ti, so for that total draw of 550W, I'd spec a 750 or 850W 80+ Gold to give some leeway for spikes and the efficiency curve.

On the other hand if you're going for something like a 2070, the GPU power draw would be closer to only 200W, so something like a 650W 80+Gold.

I use SeaSonic power supplies in all of my PC's.

Something like this https://www.amazon.fr/Seasonic-SSR-650FX-Modular-Warranty-Compact/dp/B073H33X7R

Man. You're so tough. You're looking for premium hardware, not going with the used parts. But accepting the PS4 which is a console. And the other one is a whole PC that you can do a lot with, rather than a gaming, wha da heck!!



Okay here are the links: I changed the parts a little bit. Removed the "Used" ones...

CPU: https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-6100-Cache-Processor-BX80662I36100/dp/B015VPX2EO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482417549&sr=8-1&keywords=i3-6100

GPU: https://www.amazon.com/PowerColor-460-AXRX-2GBD5-DH-OC/dp/B01J9FFV14/ref=sr_1_5?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1482417556&sr=8-5&keywords=RX+460

MOBO: https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Motherboard-Micro-DDR4-H110M-HDS/dp/B019EOPC8W/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1482417728&sr=8-5&keywords=H110

RAM: https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-1600MHz-DDR3/dp/B00J8E92R6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1482417553&sr=8-2&keywords=4GB+RAM

HDD: https://www.amazon.com/Black-500GB-Performance-Mobile-Drive/dp/B00QFXOL5G/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1482418506&sr=8-11&keywords=500GB

PSU: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1482365974&sr=8-2&keywords=400w+power+supply

CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353108&cm_re=MicroATX-_-11-353-108-_-Product

ALL OF'EM = $329 (the graphics card has a mail-in-rebate $20)

Are we good? Haha!

It would've been much cheaper if you consider the "used" parts and going with the ex-generation parts (Mobo+Cpu). Heck, X1 and PS4's parts are kinda old, ya know.

I intend to use it primarily for video editing. I'll definitely end up with Final Cut X (it's what we use at work), but I'd like to learn the Adobe Suite for personal projects.

I'm completely new to building so any feedback I can get is gratefully accepted. I expect that I'm underpowered in key areas or overpowered in others, and may even have overlooked compatibility. Here's the build I'm looking at:

[CPU]
(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KPRWB9G/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1RORLKAP2BWSL&coliid=I26KB1GS72W5JH)

Motherboard

[Memory]
(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008LTBJFW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1RORLKAP2BWSL&coliid=I27ZF0ELS7WTUI&psc=1)

[Video Card]
(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IDG3IDO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1RORLKAP2BWSL&coliid=I1WMAY7HXBLUUO)

[Power Supply]
(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALYOPSS/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1RORLKAP2BWSL&coliid=I385MZ6CQFP5TP&psc=1)

[Boot Drive]
(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E3W15P0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1RORLKAP2BWSL&coliid=I2XFXVCKJXF2JH&psc=1)

[Internal Storage]
(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1RORLKAP2BWSL&coliid=I1B3EQ0706J5GL&psc=1)

Pretty sure any power supply that's generic a standard ATX power supply with a 24pin connector. Only other factor is size, but that's usually not an issue.

This is the one I bought for my dell xps...(I assume you have a dell xps 8300):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ALYOPSS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Size is more of an issue with the graphics card. You'll want to measure the length of space in your case for a videocard and only buy one that has less than that in length. I know the super long graphics cards that are like 10-11 inches won't fit in dells small-ish cases.

Yep, it's compatible DDR4 RAM. Good to know about the Ryzen 3, that will save me a bit.

Onto the whole PSU situation, do you understand how the picoPSU stuff works? My assumption is that this can handle everything and all I have to do is plug an adapter into it. But then there are boards like this. Do I need both of these, or will one or the other work fine, and the choice is mine?

These came out way under your budget, so it's up to you if you want me to change them to be even better. As they are they'll do great, especially the first build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $204.29 @ Amazon
Motherboard | ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $74.29 @ SuperBiiz
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $54.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card | $249.99 @ Newegg
Case | Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case | $49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $53.99 @ Amazon
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) | $86.43 @ SuperBiiz
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $823.96
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 16:54 EST-0500 |

And here's the second one:

I'm not sure how much memory you'll want so I put in 4GB, if you need more then go with what I listed for the other build.

I went with a small form factor for this, should look pretty natural by a TV.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor | $180.94 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard | Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard | $94.98 @ SuperBiiz
Memory | Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $31.45 @ SuperBiiz
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon
Case | Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case | $79.99 @ Directron
Power Supply | Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply | $82.49 @ SuperBiiz
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $519.84
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 17:10 EST-0500 |

Also, we ask if you're near a MicroCenter because they often charge less if you can pick a component up from their stores.

Edit: Have you considered a Chromecast instead of a second pc? It won't be able to do as much but it can stream Chrome tabs to your TV or pull videos (like YouTube) straight from your wifi.

Perfect.

You can upgrade the PSU but you need this adapter to fit the power cable to the motherboard.

You could get this EVGA 400W unit as the upgrade. 500W would be great too.

Swapping PSU is pretty easy. You just unplug all the power from each part. Swap units and plug in the new cables to each part. They all have unique connectors so you can't plug in the wrong cable to the wrong part.

If you can go to a Microcenter I'd get a Ryzen 5 3600 and a B450 Tomahawk both from there to save some and to have them do the BIOS update for you, then I'd get some cheaper RAM, a better SSD, a cheaper HDD, a better GPU, and a cheaper, better PSU (backordered at Amazon for $61 right now).

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor | $200.00
Motherboard | MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard | $65.00
Memory | *Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage | *HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $117.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Seagate Barracuda Computer 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card | $264.99 @ Newegg
Case | Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX Mid Tower Case |-
Power Supply | EVGA 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | $61.00
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $848.96
| Mail-in rebates | -$15.00
| Total | $833.96
| *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-11 15:35 EDT-0400 |

Only meets your price after rebate, but this is pretty much the best deal you're going to get on a quality PSU of that wattage.

If you want a full system for under $800 that will last you 10 years, good luck. But I did my best picking out these parts:

Core i5 4430: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4430-Quad-Core-Desktop-Processor/dp/B00CO8T9VC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1422398980&sr=8-2&keywords=core+i5

Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Motherboard-Motherboards-B85-G41-MATE/dp/B00D12OASW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1422399026&sr=8-3&keywords=lga+1150+motherboard

RAM: http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1600MHz/dp/B00J8E8ZLK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1422399065&sr=8-3&keywords=8GB+ram

GTX 970: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Gaming-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00NH5T1MS/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1422399112&sr=1-2&keywords=GTX+970

Pick your own ATX Case: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=atx%20case&sprefix=atx+ca%2Celectronics

Power Supply: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Watt-EPS%C2%A0-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1422399192&sr=1-2&keywords=corsair+power+supply

Hard Drive: http://www.amazon.com/WD-Green-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B008YAHW6I/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1422399223&sr=1-1&keywords=2tb+hard+drive&pebp=1422399227833&peasin=B008YAHW6I

This system should last you a while

Prebuilts generally come with butt power supplies so definitely upgrade that, there's a decent deal for a Corsair cx550m 80+ bronze modular PSU, that would work well. I wouldn't worry about temperatures, desktops have much better airflow than laptops, and it will likely have fine temps. Definitely get an SSD for the OS as well, 120/250 GB would be fine.

Yes it'll be ok for a while, just don't try and put any extra load on it above 200 watts or so, just to minimize risk.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01B72VXE6/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511688516&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Corsair%2B550watt%2Bpsu&dpPl=1&dpID=51v0RsvDIeL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1

That's a good pretty cheap psu you can use to upgrade it.

Haha I'm in Asia so there's no cyber Monday

Looks good to me. Your power supply is ok. If you want a better one, it looks like this Seasonic S12II 620w is a few bucks more at Amazon Italy.

PSU: https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-SSR-650FX-Modular-Warranty-Compact/dp/B073H33X7R

Ram: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233852&cm_re=3000mhz_cl15-_-20-233-852-_-Product


Or anything 3000mhz or better and CL15 or better.

$50 more for a small performance boost, 3200 CL15, this is as good as it reasonably gets: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232221&cm_re=2x8gb_3200mhz_cl15-_-20-232-221-_-Product

The corsair cx500 is modular and pretty reliable choice for your system. Pretty good value too.
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PSU should be fine. around the max you could do for it. use sites like :
http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/

or

http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

both should give you around 250W of needed and recommmend 300W PSU, but if you want to get new PSU I would recommend to get 400W to 450W and not 600W that is way too big for your system.

also check that you have all cable installed to your GPU. I do not know if it needs 6-pin additional power cable. If it does and your PSU do not have it then you need new PSU. also if you go for getting new PSU. get something like this: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1482836063&sr=1-2&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906983011

corsair is decent brand as is EVGA, do not get any no brand PSU. Also check carefully that you new PSU has all the connections your computer need it is HP prebuilt one and they might have some kind of propietary connectors there.

your problem is not likely to be with the PSU, but graphics drivers. here is some kind of guide.

1. Connect your GPU to your motherboards slot and you should see the the picture.
   
2. download display driver uninstaller from here : http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html
   
3. download latest catalyst/crimson/whatever amd GPU drivers are called today
   
4. run DDU and follow its instructions. You should go to safe mode to remove all drivers.
   
5. then connect back to your new GPU and install latest drivers.
   
   
   that worked for me on spring when I moved from GTX 660 to GTX 970.

You went pretty big on everything else for only having 80 dollars to spare for a very important part of your build. Also, without knowing your cooler and other components, I can't tell exactly how many watts your PC will pull.

Those letters you're confused by normally denote model number and efficiency class (efficiency is rated in metals, going from bronze, silver, gold (golden standard), platinum, and titanium).

I found this on sale currently from amazon; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017HA3RGE/?tag=pcpapi-20

It's a 750 watt gold rated power supply for $80 right now. If you're going to constrict your budget, this might be the best you'll get.

I've been gifted a Titan Z, currently using a GTX 970, but it looks like my power supply can't handle it (only 500 watt). I looked up the minimum power requirements here in the link below, and it appears to require 700 watt. Currently eyeing one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/SuperNOVA-Modular-Crossfire-Warranty-220-G2-0850-XR/dp/B00IKDETOC?ie=UTF8&tag=pcpapi-20

The price difference between a 750 watt and a 850 watt seems negligible, so I figured I may as well not cut it close. Anything I should know, or any better suggestions?

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-titan-z/specifications

Hi there! (I am pretty much a noob to most of this stuff, still learning so please bear with the dumb questions lol) I have been wanting to upgrade the PSU for my prebuilt, an Asus M32CD. I am unsure what PSU is a good quality to get that has all the protections with it.. like an EVGA Supernova 750 B1 or something similar. The only PSUs I've read about others putting into this exact prebuilt were ones like the Corsair CS550M or EVGA 500W.

(My PC probably only needs 500W but I read it doesn't hurt to have extra... Plus I'd rather a high-quality PSU than buying something that could potentially damage my PC somewhere down the road.)

Also, how do I determine what form factor PSU is compatible? I have been asking around but would like to be 100% sure before I upgrade my PSU; someone has told me that my PC currently uses ATX form-factor for PSU.

Thank you for reading!

If I had to guess what's running hot in that build, I'd say it's the cpu. Is it overclocked? However if your no.1 priority is gaming, then you should most definitely upgrade that gpu. The rx 480 should make your pc a much better gaming machine, but I'd also recommend a new psu, as they can run really hot and those 450W might barely be enough for a gpu upgrade, plus sounds like your psu isn't from a very reliable brand. I'd suggest this.

To resolve your temperature issues, you need to find out where that extra heat is coming from, but as I said, that fx-6100 isn't very cool and since you have a big cooler on top of it, the heat generated by the processor is actually spreaded inside your case, which means your cooler is working. Two case fans are enough for that build btw. Check your cpu and gpu temps. if they're too high, you could lower the clock speeds.

• I didn't even realize, thanks for pointing that out.
  
  
• How about this one if you can think of a better one in a similar price range I would appreciate a recommendation
  
  
• If you can recommend a different mobo that would be nice. I personally don't tend to believe in pre-release rumors(As well as the fact that waiting is not on the memo for this build.)

So something like this would be better?

EDIT: Actually I bought this one which does include "OVP, UVP, OCP, OPP, SCP and OTP", hope that's ok.

I would agree that the 400w ( no name mentioned) PSU should be upgraded. Luckily you can find a pretty decent PSU for not a lot of money. If you don't expect to ever run Xfire I would go with a 550w psu such as EVGA SuperNOVA GS


EDIT: Side note, EVGA has some of the best customer service I have ever worked with and they have a great return policy for all of their hardware. Cannot recommend the company enough, but make sure if you don't buy from this link that you research the make and model of the PSU as some well known manufacturers still make low tier PSUs (Even EVGA)

My go to units for quality power supplies for budget builds are http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DGHKK7M?cache=49564a6a1dba498d498cb354f6db0c9b&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1413721003&sr=8-2#ref=mp_s_a_1_2 and http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0092ML0MY?cache=49564a6a1dba498d498cb354f6db0c9b&pi=SX200_QL40&qid=1413721080&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1 . They both have an excellent track record and got great reviews on jonnyguru.com . The corsair unit has a semi modular option as well for 10$ more.

Thank you! I ended up purchasing this PSU last night (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0092ML0OC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Edit: I always buy WD storage, btw. Yours is a dependable brand :)

This GPU is on sale its better and olny a bit more expensive. Also youd save abit of money if you just went with fully wired PSU. Might alos want to chech out the Define R4 its one of the best if not the best case under $100

The ThreadRipper 999$

1080ti 775$(might go down)

Motherboard 389$

Ram 160$

SSD 100$

HDD 70$

Case 57$

PSU 100$

Monitor 85x2$ = 170$

Total should be around 2660$ so in rupees it Should be 167000 or 1 bitcoin

You have to save your lifetime earnings to buy that, better start saving from today, cheers

The power supply seems slightly excessive price wise. You could save a little or just get a better one. I have below two cheaper options that should be fine.

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-BRONZE-Continuous-Warranty-100-B1-0600-KR/dp/B00EON40CS/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1453221894&sr=1-5&keywords=power+supply

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_11?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1453221894&sr=1-11&keywords=power+supply

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B72W1VA

Is it the best power supply? No. Will it do its job day in and day out without blowing up? Yes.

Plenty of wattage for almost any system, 80+ Bronze, semi-modular, decently sleeved cables. On the other hand it has pretty average 12V ripple. That can affect overclocking a little. But if you just need a PSU that will be reliable and not self-destruct, it will work just fine.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/corsair-cs650m/11.html

Personally I’d go with a better cooler. Perhaps a Noctua NH-D15 for 100 dollars. If that’s too expensive you could opt for a EVGA AIO . Also, I think if you cut down to a 2tb hard drive and 500gb ssd, you could afford a more powerful power supply. I’d recommend atleast 650-700 watts for this build, 600 is cutting it close IMO. Here is a 750w gold rated psu from EVGA, which is cheaper than the one you picked IIRC. Anyway, happy building!

Yep, as far as i know there is nothing wrong with doing that, it is essentially the primary reason for going with higher wattage from the start, so you aren't swapping out units every time you want to upgrade something else. This is the one i just installed in my HP:

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Bronze-Certified-Non-Modular-CP-9020122-NA/dp/B01B72W1VA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550768410&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair%2Bcx650&th=1

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I would say anything over 700w is probably overkill, 650w is probably even overkill for my use case but i figured better to be safe than sorry. If you do end up putting one in your HP just be aware of the fan location on the PSU itself so it's not right up against the top or bottom of the case trying to suck air in. I ended up needing to install mine upside down.

Do you have any Maximum price you would like to pay? For a new power supply this would be the minimum And for the Graphics card i would suggest This im suggesting these becasue theyre pretty good and not overly expensive. if you would be comfortable spending more or less money just tell me and i can get a lower (or higher) end gpu

Is this ideal? And can I get it cheaper anywhere else or will amazon be the best for buying components and stuff?

You don't need to get a CPU cooler if you're not planning to overclock. Your i5-4460 is not overclockable, BTW, since it does not have a K at the end (ex. 4460K). Consider also bumping it up to a 4690. I see a lot of people using it and it's great for the price. I got one myself recently for my first build.

You can save some money by getting a non-modular PSU if you don't mind not having impeccably clean cables. Check this one out.

MicroATX high-five. Your case looks very interesting. I went with this one personally.

but wait is this some good deals?


AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and GA-AB350-Gaming AMD RYZEN AM4 B350 SMART FAN 5 HDMI M.2 SATA USB 3.1 Type-A ATX DDR4 Motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-GA-AB350-Gaming-RYZEN-Motherboard/dp/B071CPHL76
1.498DKK

G.SKILL NS Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Memory Kit Model F4-2133C15D-16GNS
https://www.newegg.com/global/dk/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820232300
773DKK

Rosewill GUNGNIR X ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case, Full-Size Window Panel, Three Fans Pre-Installed, USB 3.0 x 2
https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-GUNGNIR-Computer-Full-Size-Pre-Installed/dp/B01MQQRLG5/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1537606548&sr=1-8&keywords=pc+case+mid+tower
222DKK

EVGA 600 BQ, 80+ Bronze 600W, Semi Modular, FDB Fan, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 110-BQ-0600-K1
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-BRONZE-Warranty-Tester-100-B1-0600-KR/dp/B01MTJTO2O/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1537606664&sr=1-5&keywords=power%2Bsupply&th=1
253DKK

Total Power Draw: 365W
Total: 2748DKK
Total: 432USD

Yes, this will work just fine with the 480. The motherboard you chose has Crossfire support, so you should be able to run two RX 480s.

However, if you do plan to run Crossfire 480s later on, I fully recommend upgrading to this 750W EVGA Power Supply.

Side Note: I would buy the power supply I suggested on Amazon, as it is cheaper there than on Newegg.

Get this: https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-S12II-620-BRONZE-SS-620GB/dp/B003BIEOCI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1486843216&sr=8-2&keywords=s12ii
One of the best for a great Price!

Edit: Prices are in pesos, if that somehow isn't apparent >_>

• CPU: i5 6500 $4249 + $75 shipping
  
• Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD $1096.57
  
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 1 x 8 GB $897.57
  
• Hard Drive: 1 TB WD Blue 7200 RPM $998
  
• SSD: 120 GB PNY CS1131 $815.96
  
• GPU: PNY Founder's Edition GTX 1060 6GB $5199
  
• Case: Rosewill Tryfing Black ATX Mid Tower $1321.57
  
• PSU: Corsair CX450M (grey revision) 450W Semi-modular $1141
  
  Total $14697.10
  
  Hopefully I didn't miss anything, I might have missed some shipping costs or miscalculated the price. This should be all the computer parts you need, this can handle all those games at 1080p High/Ultra 60FPS or better.

The only thing I see is that the power supply looks a little small, and while it seems to get good reviews, I've had no experience with SeaSonic Power supplies.

I would consider going up a bit in PSU size to more like 650W-750W. I've always had good luck with Corsair and EVGA PSU's.

For a little bit more, you can get this EVGA 750W fully modular PSU which Amazon has for $89.99 and unlike the one you have picked out, this one is fully modular, which makes wiring so much easier.

Never skimp on the thing that feeds power to all of your other components. Also, if you do not have one, you should consider an uninterruptible power supply for your rig. A 1000KVA or larger should be plenty for that setup.

Ya that PSU is a little high end for a miner you picked up for $40. I'd stay in the Corsair family but go with the CX500 or CX600. Maybe a CX750 if you want to add another. They cost between $50-$80 and seem to always be on sale.

They're 80+ Bronze which is nice, but I'm really hoping your not paying for electricity if you plan on running a cube!

Hey man thanks sure i can post my build.

Case: Bitfenix Prodigy Green color

Motherboard: [Asus mini-ITX H87I-PLUS] (https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/H87IPLUS/)

Video card: [EVGA Geforce 970GTX 4GB SSC] (http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Quieter-Graphics-04G-P4-2974-KR/dp/B00NVODXR4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458235477&sr=8-1&keywords=nvidia+gtx+970)

Ram: [Kingston HyperX FURY 8gb x 2 for 16gb total] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J8E913Q/ref=sr_rp_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ie=UTF8&qid=1458235725&sr=sr-1&keywords=kingston+hyperx)

Powersupply: Corsair CX Series 750watt

CPU cooler: [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s02)

Processor: Intel core i5-4690k

Keyboard: Logitech g710 mechanical keyboard

Mouse: Logitech G600 gaming mouse

My headset is a bit out date they are Turtle beach px21

The xbox one controller is standard and elite version.

My speakers aren't worth mentioning they are old cheap logitech


and for hard drives i have a lot the main hard drive is a

• Samsung 850evo pro 256mb
  
  Secondary drives are
  
  
• Corsair 256gb ssd
  
  
• San disk 256gb ssd
  
  
• WD blue 1tb 7200rpm
  
  
• WD black edition 3tb 7200rpm
  
  
• Seagate 1tb barracuda as an external drive.

Thanks for responding!

I had just about given up on my little dream till I saw your message. Can I really dream again?

CASE:

For the case: I am going to get a friend to make one up for me. So, I won't worry about that one for now.

POWER:

Can I beg you for a link to a DC-DC PSU I could buy? I would need one big enough to give juice to motherboard, CPU (hopefully 15W of TDP), WIFI, USB-C (connected to an Oculus Quest), SSD, RAM and GPU. I think that I will need a pretty big one! Also, there won't be any battery management ACPI right? (I have no idea how laptop Motherboards talk to batteries actually... but I will live without no worries)

I am confused about power: The one I found: https://www.amazon.com.au/Short-Circuit-com-picoPSU-160-XT-DC-DC-Power-Supply/dp/B005TWE6B8 can provide 160W. However. the 1050 ALONE seems to draw 300W! https://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-1050-ti/specifications

CPUs:

In terms of CPUs, I looked and looked online for a i3 9100T for sale, but I just couldn't find it. Are they not sold separately? Or if they are, what are they? I need something that will sit between Intel i5-4590/AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel i3-6100/AMD Ryzen 3 1200, FX4350. I guess I am after a "T" CPU which doesn't cost too much and is actually available to buy. Any hints?

For example I am confused... according to cpubenchmark this CPU has a TDP of 15: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+PRO+A10-9700B&id=3168 However when I go and see one online, I just an't find the one with the important 'B' at the end! Do you know of a cpu that will TDP = 15 and which scores above 4500 in terms of benchmark, and that you can _actually_ buy...?

THANK YOU!!!

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Bronze-Certified-Modular-CP-9020102-NA/dp/B01B72W0A2/ref=mp_s_a_1_11?adgrpid=59702418447&gclid=CjwKCAiA8K7uBRBBEiwACOm4d1j9reigP9TbSsJ9v3pBgo4GXeT-ylNSzJM8H6pLppymb9cJ_OmR5RoCYGEQAvD_BwE&hvadid=274734622999&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9052641&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14440109797456557823&hvtargid=kwd-332497845777&hydadcr=20074_9664013&keywords=500w+power+supply+80+plus+bronze&qid=1573700094&sr=8-11

Something like this would be a better power supply choice and it is semi modular which is a plus. Other than that, great build.

I never heard of EVGA PSU's, but I went with them for my replacement. Corsair is sending me a replacement PSU but I'm only going to keep it for troubleshooting purposes. It's probably not rational, like they say lightning doesn't strike twice... but I just can't risk $700 again on their brand and feel good about it.

I never had a EVGA videocard but alot of people swear by them, so I'm running a SuperNOVA 850G2 in the meantime. So far, it hasn't fried anything, which is a good sign.

I just bought the ASRock Z97 Extreme4 along with the 4690K to compliment my 770 since my current Phenom II X4 955 wasn't allowing me to get the most out of the 770. The E4 has the best build quality of all of the Z97's so it'd be worth the extra dough. I've also bought the Dark Rock Pro 3 cooler for the CPU and I use the Corsair CXM 600W.

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-S12II-620-BRONZE-SS-620GB/dp/B003BIEOCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481857379&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+s12+620

I would recommend this for your setup. You will need at leas 620 watts which this has but upgrading to a better known company such as evga or coolermaster would be better for preformance.

This is a decent option: ready for prime delivery. It's not modular but it's a good psu and 700w, bronze rated.

BE QUIET T380703 700 W System Power 9 Power Supply Unit - Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079KHM3ZR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_YuBrDbYHJA4SN

Better quality but a bit more expensive:

Seasonic SSR-650FX FOCUS Plus Gold 650W (80+Gold, ATX 12V) PSU/Power Supply- Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073H33X7R/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_pyBrDb9Y6WN0A

Sorry to sound rude but have you checked amazon?
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396266649&sr=8-1&keywords=500+watt+psu
Pretty good price.

Well a good PSU that I would recommend would be a the EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GS.https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00UVN20UO

All the good PSU, that I know, are around 80 USD.

Thank you. I've just spent £68 on this Seasonic PSU which should arrive on Tuesday. Your list has it in tier 2 but another has it in tier 3. I trust it'll be ok for my system though?

I would get this CPU cooler. With the case you picked (good case) it should fit in there pretty easily.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Extreme-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B019EXSSBG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478638560&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+h100i+gtx

And this PSU I would get this

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-CX450M-BRONZE-Haswell-Modular/dp/B01B72VXE6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478638780&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+psu+450w

What about GPU? Which do you want? 1070?

Thanks for your input! I'm definitely getting a better PSU. Right now I'm thinking this one?

As for the HDD, I'm re-using my current 500GB one. Here's a question: should I put the OS on the SSD or the HDD?

Generally speaking the problem is going up from US/JP 110V to other countries' 240V and frying whatever electronics you plug in, not the other way around. If your power supply is rated for 100-240V, it should work. For example, I bought a Gameboy charger while in Europe and it worked when I got back to the states. Power supplies last about 10 years I think (don't quote me on that) so maybe it has just reached end of life?

In the case you have to buy a new one, I do know that FSP is the PSU OEM for several companies and they have some decently affordable 80+ Gold plus ones which have gotten good reviews, like the FSP Hydro for $80. Alternatively Seasonic has their Focus 550W 80+ Gold for for $90, and Seasonic is the best brand out there, supposing your PC uses low enough power that a 550W would support it. You could also consider a renewed 750W 80+ Gold Corsair RMx for $70 if you don't mind the fact it's not new and the 7-year warrantly may not apply.

Depends on what you buy/want. The 1050 Ti recommends a 300w PSU, but you could spend a bit more for something like this or a 550w or 650w if you ever plan on upgrading your video card again for something that's more powerful but needs to draw more power

Alright. Here's the build. It will be around 470 after tax. Its pretty decent, especially for the 500 dollar range. It will play whatever you throw at it without much of an issue. Its quite upgradeable. Its on the AM4 platform so in years to come when you need an upgrade you could find a faster used AMD AM4 CPU without an issue. Could buy one of the latest GPU's during the time as this PSU has 6 and 8 pin power connectors.

IDK how you want to build it. I could find some video explaining it. We could video call or whatever they call it when you're ready to build. Or any other ideas.

Case: https://www.amazon.com/Phanteks-PH-EC300PTG_BR-Eclipse-Tempered-Glass/dp/B079QGZZXG/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=pc+case&qid=1567526688&s=gateway&sr=8-5

Motherboard: https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-A320M-S2H-MicroATX-Realtek-Motherboard/dp/B079NYQQJJ/ref=sxin__sxwds-bovbs?keywords=am4+motherboard&pd_rd_i=B079NYQQJJ&pd_rd_r=1c12f74d-ff31-4c39-b3ba-139654bf6791&pd_rd_w=DGU3w&pd_rd_wg=f46SK&pf_rd_p=b866bc3b-cfe5-45c1-897c-a8525a3335d9&pf_rd_r=JZ0CHBTCK9JQKBHJ973A&qid=1567474018&s=gateway

CPU: https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-Processor-Radeon-Graphics/dp/B079D3DBNM/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=i3+cpu&qid=1567473896&s=gateway&sr=8-6

RAM: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Single-PC4-21300-288-Pin-Memory/dp/B0734V4SSR/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=8gb+ddr4&qid=1567474057&s=gateway&sr=8-4

PSU: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=twister_B01LZTMML7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

HDD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=twister_B07VXBN78S?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

GPU: https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-128-Bit-Graphics-ZT-T16500F-10L/dp/B07QF1H9YR/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=gtx+1650&qid=1567471555&s=gateway&sr=8-4

Changed the PSU for 600w.

Switched the GPU for a 750ti.

It'll cost you about $240, but it's some good hardware and will last you a few years.

It'll probably link you to the UK site, just google it for the US. :)

80+ GOLD RATING IS VERY RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT. I ALWAYS RECOMMEND EVGA FOR RELIABILITY AND SILENCE. THIS IS ONLY $65 AFTER $30 MIR AT NEWEGG: EVGA 750W GOLD. 4.7 RATING 1,100 REVIEWS ON AMAZON. YOU CAN GET THE 650W FOR $5 LESS. 850W FOR $10 MORE IF YOU PLAN ON SLI TWO POWER HUNGRY CARDS.

Power supply is overpriced, get this instead ($865):

http://www.amazon.com.mx/EVGA-SuperNOVA-750-Fuente-poder/dp/B00K85X23O/

you should get 8GB of RAM ($760).

http://www.amazon.com.mx/Crucial-Ballistix-Sport-Memoria-registrar/dp/B00MTSWG30/

Cheaper GTX 970, different brand but still good ($6659):

http://www.amazon.com.mx/Gigabyte-GeForce-Tarjeta-gr%C3%A1fica-video/dp/B00NH5T1UA/

Cheaper motherboard, different brand but still good, supports SLI ($2999):

http://www.amazon.com.mx/Gigabyte-GA-Z170XP-SLI-DDR4-SDRAM-Celeron-Pentium/dp/B012AQGL4A/

That gets your price down to $22,395. To go lower than that, I think you need to switch to a Haswell DDR3 system instead. Right now Skylake (intel 6000 series) is still very expensive.

Alright the 270's seem to draw somewhere between 250-300 watts each which means you could probable (just barely) power them with both your psu's but as you can see in the video i posted above the power draw from the mobo goes up 50 watts per card, that plus the average 125 watts to run everything else on the computer you would need at least another 450 just for the actual computer.

My suggestion would be to remove the graphics cards from the 1st psu see how many you can run stably on the 2nd then run that -1 on the 1st psu. You will want to get another psu so you can get your last couple cards in.

People seem to love these http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Watt-EPS%C2%A0-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1396147916&sr=1-1

But this would match your others
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Bronze-Certified-100-B1-0500-KR/dp/B00DGHKK7M/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1396147974&sr=1-1&keywords=500b

Definitely don't need that big (and expensive) of a power supply. Looks like you're wanting to buy everything from Amazon. Here's a 400W that'll save you $50: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LV8TZAG/?tag=pcpapi-20

Thanks for the advice! I don't personally care about the ram color, so I probably will get cheaper ram.

What would the 80+gold evga do better? I don't understand what the difference is, so I went with a popular model from other builds

EDIT

Swapped out the ram with http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-3200MHz-PC4-25600-Memory/dp/B0143UM4TC?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

and swapped the psu to http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Modular-Crossfire-Warranty-210-GQ-0750-V1/dp/B017HA3RGE?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_2&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

The only other noise is going to be the fan from the PSU and any HDD noise (although that's extremely quiet).

It will with some cooler changes. You're gonna have to use this CPU cooler instead (although it's not fanless, it's still pretty quiet) and this Pico PSU (this is fanless tho). I'm not sure how many drives you can install in that case, but I'd recommend sticking to your idea of the one SSD just incase that's all you can fit.

Asus 970 Motherboard:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A33PHLA/ref=psdc_1048424_t1_B00LUY72F6

HyperX Fury 2 sticks of 8GB RAM:
https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-2133MHz-Non-ECC-HX421C14FBK2-16/dp/B00TY6A1LY/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1495393708&sr=1-3&keywords=16+gb+ram

Acer 23.8 in 2560x1440 monitor:
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-G247HYU-smidp-23-8-inch-Monitor/dp/B01N1J0B3Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1495393837&sr=1-1&keywords=acer+monitor+1440

Seagate 2TB Firecuda hybrid drive:
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FireCuda-Gaming-Solid-Hybrid/dp/B01IEKG2HM/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1495393885&sr=1-6&keywords=1tb%2Bssd&th=1

AMD FX-8350 Processor:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D48KFFO/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

Power Supply:
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Modular-Warranty-Supply-210-GQ-0750-V1/dp/B017HA3RGE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1495395594&sr=8-3&keywords=750w+power+supply

MSI Geforce GTX 1070:
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-1070-GAMING-8G/dp/B01GXOX3SW?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAI3VLI6HITR26KCBQ&tag=userbenchmark-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01GXOX3SW

Any cheaper/better options, please feel free to let me know!
Thanks again. :)

Ordered this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X2A2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 Hopefully it resolves the issue. Thanks for the responses earlier. Appreciate it.

(PSU) https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG

(GPU) https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16814131695

And If you do some searching for a cheap 8gb stick I'd go with that, this is by no means perfect but I hope it helps a little

https://www.amazon.com/ROG-Strix-B450-F-Gaming-Motherboard/dp/B07FKTZC4M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=b450&qid=1573958673&sprefix=ddr4+8gb&sr=8-2

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3400G-8-Thread-Processor/dp/B07SXNDKNM/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=amd+cpu+G&qid=1573958449&sr=8-4

https://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Memory-Signature-1x8GB-Frequency/dp/B01FV29UEI/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=ddr4+8gb&qid=1573958556&sr=8-5

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Modular-Warranty-Supply-210-GQ-0750-V1/dp/B017HA3RGE/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=power+supply&qid=1573959211&sr=8-2

https://www.amazon.com/Black-500GB-Performance-Mobile-Drive/dp/B00QFXOL5G/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?keywords=WD+black&qid=1573959526&sr=8-7

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-TYRFING-Computer-supports-pre-installed/dp/B01BITI11G/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=mid+ATX+case&qid=1573959575&sr=8-6

You do not have to buy these! Btw change the mobo to an E if you want Wi-Fi or buy a pci card, Wi-Fi usb dongle.

https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/ check out this website too. It is for new Zealand
Change the parts as you wish. The Amazon page is for new Zealand (I hope).

Every time you choose your parts just search in Google "power supply calculator" select "outervison". So that you know just how much wattage you will need :)

I never have used Seasonic but Antec, Corsair, or EVGA are all good.
This Corsair 600w Modular is very nice.

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Bronze-Certified/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408065776&sr=8-2&keywords=corsair+750

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Modular-Bronze-ATX12V/dp/B00ALK3KEM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408065776&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+750

I see 2 corsair 750's for $80 and $70 respectively. What's the difference? I have to admit they are a nice price considering I paid $55 for the Bronze 600B 600 W by EVGA, but do you feel getting it would be overkill for my PC. good deal doesn't matter to me if it's overkill for my pc know what I mean?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017HA3RGE/?tag=pcpapi-20

Would this PSU work? I consulted the list, but as a first time builder all the shorthand still confuses me a little. I find it easier to just ask then to assume. I have to go to work, but I will check this thread when I get off in about 6 hours. Thanks for all the help and hard work!

Ok thanks. The only issue is that I don't see too many of those going around anymore. Would something like this be fine?

Thank you so much again, i can't tell you how much i appreciate what you're doing for me! Just one quick question, if this one " https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-CX450M-BRONZE-Haswell-Modular/dp/B01B72VXE6 " would it be a good buy? and the motherboard ( the ones that you pickedcan't be found in the stores of my country), would this be a good one? " https://www.amazon.com/MSI-B150M-PRO-VDH-LGA1151-7982-012R/dp/B014QPFIWY "

For the PSU is something like this one okay? [CORSAIR CXM series CX650M 650W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Modular Power Supply!] (https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-CX650M-BRONZE-Haswell-Modular/dp/B01B72W1VA?tag=bom_tomshardware-20&ascsubtag=site:thus|tid:98081498178748228&SubscriptionId=AKIAIPWQY5MS2ASMLWOQ&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953)

And I don't plan on overclocking. I didn't know the processor already comes with a cooler, I'll just use that one.

I'm not too familiar with how fast M.2 speed is compared to the Sata SSD, but just from taking a quick look at 240gb ssd's on amazon they seem to be at the ~$90 price range. I don't mind spending an extra ~$8 in this case, but I'll keep an eye out for cheaper ones.

Thank you for the advice!

This power supply is perfect for your build https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Bronze-Certified-Modular-CP-9020103-NA/dp/B01B72W1VA/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=corsair+650w&qid=1572112258&sr=8-2

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You can get the EVGA if you want. But having a semi-modular psu just makes it a little easier to install since you only use the cables you need. But either one is fine.

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600

• Price (USD): $197
  
  
• Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07STGGQ18/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=buildcoresx-20&linkId=d16c445060bcd23cf05e5068c4389d42&language=en_US
  
  
  GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT Pulse
  
  
• Price (USD): $419
  
  
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  Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk
  
  
• Price (USD): $114
  
  
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  RAM: (2x8GB) G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200
  
  
• Price (USD): $79
  
  
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  Storage: Crucial P1 500GB
  
  
• Price (USD): $66
  
  
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  Power Supply: Corsair CX550M
  
  
• Price (USD): $69
  
  
• Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Bronze-Certified-Modular-CP-9020102-NA/dp/B01B72W0A2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1545862596&sr=8-1&keywords=cx550m&linkCode=ll1&tag=buildcoresx-20&linkId=40504d757c38689e18c29b635d39bb47&language=en_US
  
  
  Case: Fractal Design Meshify C
  
  
• Price (USD): $89
  
  
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  You could change 1000$ build to this one. You can also change mobo to other one.

For this build, what power supply should I get? I don't intend on upgrading. Is the one currently in there ok or are there better options like this one? I have Amazon Prime.