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Question

how is this for a gaming comp.

Sep 19, 2016 5:00AM PDT

1 Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior


1 ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO/Whetstone LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 U.2 USB 3.1 Z170 ATX Motherboard ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO/Whetstone LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 U.2 USB 3.1 Z170 ATX Motherboard


1 MSI GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GTX 1060 GAMING X 3G 3GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready ATX Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GTX 1060 GAMING X 3G 3GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready ATX Video Card


1 Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530


1 GeIL SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model GLR416GB2400C15DC GeIL SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model GLR416GB2400C15DC

1 Microsoft Windows 10 Home - 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 Home - 64-bit


1 Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan


1 ENERMAX ETS-T40F-BK 120mm Twister Aluminum 120mm Black CPU Cooler with blue LED PWM Fan ENERMAX ETS-T40F-BK 120mm Twister Aluminum 120mm Black CPU Cooler with blue LED PWM Fan


1 EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 220-G2-0750-XR 80+ GOLD 750W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 220-G2-0750-XR 80+ GOLD 750W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
Maximum Power: 750W Fans: 1 Modular: Full Modular Model: G2 Series


1 WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s Capacity: 1TB RPM: 7200 RPM PACKAGE:

I already own a dvd external drive so thats why its missing.

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Re: gaming computer
Sep 19, 2016 5:53AM PDT

Why not add a 256 GB SSD for the OS and programs? That's faster booting and starting programs.

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huh?
Sep 19, 2016 7:16AM PDT

explain to me how it's not a gaming computer. And the ssd is not necessary.
Who cares how long it takes windows to start up? not that big a deal to me

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Looks ok here
Sep 19, 2016 7:41AM PDT

But I do agree with Kees about the SSD.
The one thing I would change is I would go with Windows 10 Pro instead of Home so I can decide when to install the Windows Updates instead of MS interrupting what I'm doing.

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Looks fine
Sep 19, 2016 9:26AM PDT

The psu is a bit of over kill for your mix unless your planning on adding a lot of stuff.
Won't hurt anything but you could back that down to the 550w model and save a buck and still have plenty of upgrade room.

Do not get a ssd if you do you'll be spoiled for life.

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Supercool
Sep 23, 2016 11:49PM PDT

Great machine. But it's better to have a SSD with all these master pieces.

And by the way, looks like you bought yourself a PC and a refrigerator Wink (sarcasm)

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caved
Sep 24, 2016 1:02AM PDT

i re-thought it and decided t put a sdd in but only 128g.