Gaming Rig Help

[Lexsin]

Hi, would like some thoughts/feedback on this build I done up for a friend before I go ahead and buy the parts and assemble for him.

Thanks!

 

[Allanlee82]

phanteks eclipse p400s no 5.25" slot for dvdrw

 

[kaixax555]

I would like to know if your friend is particular about color schemes

And do note that if you want the P400s, there will be no side window

And in addition, if you want a DVD drive slot, do consider another casing as it does not have a 5.25 inch bay

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

rams u are better off getting value ram if u wanna save more, which is 50 per pcs from either kingston or curical.

as for mobo if he dun need to do any add-on like pci devices or CF can consider B150 series to save more money.

edit: forget to as wat is the budget for this build?

 

[Lexsin]

phanteks eclipse p400s no 5.25" slot for dvdrw

I would like to know if your friend is particular about color schemes

And do note that if you want the P400s, there will be no side window

And in addition, if you want a DVD drive slot, do consider another casing as it does not have a 5.25 inch bay

Oh. My mistake then. Didn't know about that. He told me he liked the case, and I didn't really check the internal specs.

Yeah, he wants a red/black theme hence the MSI MB and GPU plus the matching RAM.

Any other case suggestions with about the same aesthetic as the P400/P400s or if not price point? Need the DVD drive for windows install but also he does some video editing and needs to burn stuff.

Thanks for the help!

 

[kaixax555]

rams u are better off getting value ram if u wanna save more, which is 50 per pcs from either kingston or curical.

as for mobo if he dun need to do any add-on like pci devices or CF can consider B150 series to save more money.

edit: forget to as wat is the budget for this build?

I think TS color matching seeing he chose a MSI Gaming mobo and GPU (along with Phanteks casing which can change to red although no acrylic side panel which makes the above a moot point)

 

[Lexsin]

rams u are better off getting value ram if u wanna save more, which is 50 per pcs from either kingston or curical.

as for mobo if he dun need to do any add-on like pci devices or CF can consider B150 series to save more money.

edit: forget to as wat is the budget for this build?

My friend wants a red/black theme build. Hence my choices in the components.
Budget is ~1.5k.

 

[kaixax555]

i5-6500 + MSI B150 Gaming M3 @468 (B150 enough already and still is red/black scheme)
2x8GB G-Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-2400 @130 (same as yours)
Zotac 240GB SSD @99 (same as yours)
HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB @178 (I increased capacity since still have budget)
Samsung DVD Drive @ 25 (same as yours)
MSI GTX1060 Gaming 4G @449 (same as yours)
Seasonic M12-II 520W @95 (full modular)
Tecware Alpha @69 (cheap nice casing and allow for DVD drive)

Total 1513

Edit: If you want more bling (aka LED strip at side of mobo) + 2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports can top up 10 dollars to get the MSI B150A Gaming Pro mobo instead

 

[Krabs.]

for seagate 2tb , you can look at the C shape groove on the top of the steel casing

shallow groove = 3 platter ... higher failure rate

deep groove = 2 platter ... better

there is a side-by-side photo comparison at amazon product page submitted by users



graphic card cheaper at those online site with discount coupon or rebate lazada/qoo10

 

[LegendZenify]

Can increase budget slightly, get Samsung 850 EVO instead for primary drive.
Hard drive can go for Toshiba 3TB, $139.
Not rly recommended to get WD Blue 2TB, coz it's only 5400RPM.

 

[derkaiser94]

Oh. My mistake then. Didn't know about that. He told me he liked the case, and I didn't really check the internal specs.

Yeah, he wants a red/black theme hence the MSI MB and GPU plus the matching RAM.

Any other case suggestions with about the same aesthetic as the P400/P400s or if not price point? Need the DVD drive for windows install but also he does some video editing and needs to burn stuff.

Thanks for the help!

Can always consider an external DVD drive if he is set on the case.