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I5 8400 + 1060-6G

by zazazachary

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Part List View full price breakdown

CPU
€222.95
Intel Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core
CPU Cooler
€59.95
Noctua NH-D9L 46.44 CFM
Motherboard
Asus ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING ATX LGA1151
Memory
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666
Storage
€81.95
Crucial MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 SSD
Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SSC GAMING
Case
Phanteks Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply
EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX
Case Fan
€22.90
Noctua NF-F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120mm
Case Fan
€22.90
Noctua NF-F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120mm

€410.65
Total:

Details

Date Published

July 16, 2018

CPU Clock Rate

2.8 GHz

GPU Core Clock Rate

1.607 GHz

GPU Effective Memory Clock Rate

8.008 GHz

Description

I built this machine for may daily use and some games. I play Dota2 a lot and sometimes play WOW and PUBG (yeah I'm old). After some research, I believed i5 8400 and 1060 6G can perfectly satisfy my need.

I can accept some RGB, but I don't like too much light. I choose the case since it is perfect for the price. I love the looking. My alternative choice was inwin 101. Which is also a very nice case. My friend got inwin 101 and he loved it.

I didn't buy a SATA, since I don't need many storage. I may add one in the future.

This is my first desktop. I have two gaming laptops: Alienware 13' (i5+gtx960) and Asus ROG 17' (i7+gtx765). Both of them are old and slow, so I need a new PC for gaming. I wanted to try to build a desktop this time. I am glad I did. The gaming experience is much much better than before.

Part Reviews

CPU Cooler

Noctua - NH-D9L 46.44 CFM CPU Cooler

Quite, good quality and fair price. good enough for my i5 8400! Strongly recommend

Motherboard

Asus - ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

I had to say it is expensive. This motherboard is the only part I am not so sure that I have picked the best for me. I could have saved some budget on the motherboard.

Memory

G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory

No much to say. Very beautiful. If you want something cheaper Corsair has a new beautiful and solid RGB memory. They are a little bit cheaper than this.

Storage

Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive

It maybe not so fast, but enough for me. The only reason I bought this storage is because of the price is really cheap as a SSD. the M2 contact is very easy to install and no cable problems. Very good for the price.

Video Card

EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SSC GAMING Video Card

The looking is great, light is great. Good for the price. The only reason I gave 4 star instead of 5 because they have no backplate. If you care about that, buy a MSI or Gigabyte. Or ROG if you don't care about the price.

Case

Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

Good looking. I love it

Power Supply

EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Very good deal. I can still use it after upgrade in the future.

Case Fan

Noctua - NF-F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120mm Fan

The only reason I gave 4 star is because it is a little bit expensive. But it is really quite. 10 bucks more? deserve it!

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RoyalSovereign 2 points 7 months ago

Nothing too excessive... And clean looking as well. Great work.

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zazazachary submitter 1 Build 1 point 7 months ago

Thank you!

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WheatFarmer337 1 point 7 months ago

It looks very good and has solid specs. Good job

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zazazachary submitter 1 Build 1 point 7 months ago

Thank you!

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Lexkalin 2 Builds 1 point 7 months ago

Shame you went with b360. For that same price or just $10-20 more you could get a decent z370 board with an option to upgrade to upcoming 8-core in the future and use xmp now.

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