New PC

razz_

37 months ago

I'm about to buy the parts for my first build and I wanted anyone's opinion on it. I have been researching parts for the past 5 or so months. I want to keep it under $1500, but any suggestions are welcomed, I'd just like to hear other people's ideas.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor	$236.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler	$34.88 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$148.98 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$91.88 @ OutletPC
Storage	OCZ TRION 150 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.49 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Strix Video Card	$309.99 @ B&H
Case	NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case	$66.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.99 @ NCIX US
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$85.70 @ My Choice Software
Case Fan	NZXT RF-FN122-RB 45.0 CFM 120mm Fan	$8.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	NZXT RF-FN122-RB 45.0 CFM 120mm Fan	$8.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor	$239.64 @ Amazon
Keyboard	AZIO MGK1 RGB Wired Standard Keyboard	$74.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1477.49
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-01 11:21 EDT-0400

37 months ago
2 points

Looks good. A couple of buts (only)...

Looks like the Mobo doesn't support DDR4-3000 according to PCP (which says DDR4-2133 / 2400 / 2666 / 2800 / 2933 / 3200 / 3300 / 3333 / 3400 only). Double check by downloading the Mobo manual and QVL lists at the Asus support site.

If you can squeeze your budget up by $100 you could get a 1070 to get the best out of that monitor, e.g. http://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tv38TW/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-sc-gaming-acx-30-video-card-08g-p4-6173-kr