[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Steve5451²]

it's probably AMD pushing for Intel to step up their integrated graphics game. I was actually pretty surprised to find how well my 4690k's integrated graphics handled TF2 a while back.

while I'm here I'll mention the laptop my uncle gave me after he pulled it out of the dumpster. it's some dell ultrabook with a 2.6ghz fifth gen i7, 16gb ram, and a 250gb ssd. screen is busted but that's the only thing wrong with it. gonna replace the screen some day.

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[Bicky]

65 degrees at 100% load on an i5 3470, this ok (stock cooler)? gonna be slapping a tx3 evo on it shortly anyhow.

[Steve5451²]

that's great

[Ipquarx]

65 degrees at 100% load on an i5 3470, this ok (stock cooler)? gonna be slapping a tx3 evo on it shortly anyhow.

65C? That's 100% safe and will not pose any risk to the CPU whatsoever

[Bicky]

ye thanks guys it went up to 67c today but i'd imagine that is ok too. still gonna be putting an aftermarket cooler on it anyway tho just cause i like low temps.

[Steve5451²]

pulled a samsung mSata SSD out of a dumpster laptop find. used a sata adapter and connected it to my pc, far right.
left is my aged samsung 840 evo.
middle is a western digital green. it writes at ~30mb/s in practice.

[BubbaGum]

I have 0 experience with computer (though I did get my current setup based on suggestions made in this thread, that was in like 2012 though), and my computer is loud as forget and I've recently gotten a newer graphics card but literally this piece of stuff sounds like a vacuum any time it's turned on. I'm not sure what to do to make it stop
help me budget this. my computer is dying
current cpu : https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
current gpu : https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Quieter-Graphics-04G-P4-2974-KR/dp/B00NVODXR4
harddrive : https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
honestly im super bad at this sorry if this is stupid but i know noting abt how computers work I just want it to stop sounding like its abt to catch on fire at any second

[torin²]

I have 0 experience with computer (though I did get my current setup based on suggestions made in this thread, that was in like 2012 though), and my computer is loud as forget and I've recently gotten a newer graphics card but literally this piece of stuff sounds like a vacuum any time it's turned on. I'm not sure what to do to make it stop
help me budget this. my computer is dying
current cpu : https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
current gpu : https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Quieter-Graphics-04G-P4-2974-KR/dp/B00NVODXR4
harddrive : https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
honestly im super bad at this sorry if this is stupid but i know noting abt how computers work I just want it to stop sounding like its abt to catch on fire at any second

sounds like you need a new fan

[Ipquarx]

I'd try to get a new cpu cooler and new case fans

[Steve5451²]

I have 0 experience with computer (though I did get my current setup based on suggestions made in this thread, that was in like 2012 though), and my computer is loud as forget and I've recently gotten a newer graphics card but literally this piece of stuff sounds like a vacuum any time it's turned on. I'm not sure what to do to make it stop
help me budget this. my computer is dying
current cpu : https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
current gpu : https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Quieter-Graphics-04G-P4-2974-KR/dp/B00NVODXR4
harddrive : https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
honestly im super bad at this sorry if this is stupid but i know noting abt how computers work I just want it to stop sounding like its abt to catch on fire at any second

do you have case fans? if so how many and where

[SteveJenkins]

managed to negotiate a higher budget with my dad for an entirely new cpu instead of reusing my old one, this also meant I don't have to stick with a micro ATX mobo and I can go full ATX. couldn't get the double monitor but I decided i'll just use my current one lying around, since it'll only be temporarily on for when im drawing in fullscreen but also want to look at other stuff. gonna be annoying with their different heights and specs but i'll manage

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($35.00 @ Scorptec)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($11.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H270-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($157.00 @ IJK)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($174.90 @ Umart)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card  ($349.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: BitFenix - Neos White/Purple ATX Mid Tower Case  ($110.00)
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Smart Pro RGB 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($150.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus - PCE-AC56 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($67.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: Asus - VP228H 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($165.00 @ PLE Computers)
Total: $1546.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-09 10:15 AEST+1000

already paid for everything after running it through to my friends and a couple of other people, but for future reference any tips / things I should look out for?

[Insert Name Here²]

I'd be careful using high profile memory and a Cooler Master cooler like a T4 / 212 Evo, try going with a Cryorig m9i / h7, those are designed to not interfere with ram whatsoever

[Awesomebread²]

why h270?

[Renderman In A Bowl]

Why go with a unlocked i5 with a h270

[Insert Name Here²]

why h270?

This, if you want to OC, you need Z270. H270 doesn't support OC'ing