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As for the case, yes both motherboards would fit in that case. For the ram, if you are choosing G Skill ram (which I llike) if you will go to G Skill's site and look up that model of ram, it will have a QVL list which will tell you which boards it has been tested in. For example, the G Skill ram you chose for System 1 Ram. G Skill states it is made for the Intel X99 boards and there are no AMD boards listed for it ( http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f4-2666c15d-8grr ). The second rig with the Aegis G Skill ram also states it is built for Intel Systems but has no QVL list. It is also a single 8 GB stick. I would recommend buying either 2 8 GB sticks or 2 4 GB sticks if you want to stay with 8 GB. It makes it run in dual channel mode. You can also look up your motherboard on the manufacturer's web site and it will have a QVL list for ram, which will tell you the ram they tested it with.

I also don't see a CPU cooler listed. I have never used the stock CPU coolers from the CPU Manufacturer. They tend to be not very good, especially if you want to overclock or keep the CPU stressed for long periods. If you can afford it, I would recommend an SSD too. That will be a great improvement in performance for you. I have always maintained that an SSD is the single most noticeable upgrade you can do to a computer. An M.2 PCIe SSD is even better. I believe both boards have M.2 slots in them.

As for the graphics card, it is a decent performing GPU. My biggest concern is some of the newer games coming out will use more than the 3 GB of Vram the card has. If you are a gamer, I would buy the best graphics card I can afford. The power supplies you picked are sufficient for the rig you are building, but they will stop you if you ever decide to buy a better graphics card. I would consider a bigger PSU so that the PSU does not run at near it's max and lasts longer and provides ample upgrade room. Failing that, if you were to want a better GPU in the future, you would have to buy a new PSU to run it. Most PSUs run more efficiently at 65-70% of their max.

Those are just some of my thoughts on your parts list.

essenbe said:

As for the case, yes both motherboards would fit in that case. For the ram, if you are choosing G Skill ram (which I llike) if you will go to G Skill's site and look up that model of ram, it will have a QVL list which will tell you which boards it has been tested in. For example, the G Skill ram you chose for System 1 Ram. G Skill states it is made for the Intel X99 boards and there are no AMD boards listed for it ( http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f4-2666c15d-8grr ). The second rig with the Aegis G Skill ram also states it is built for Intel Systems but has no QVL list. It is also a single 8 GB stick. I would recommend buying either 2 8 GB sticks or 2 4 GB sticks if you want to stay with 8 GB. It makes it run in dual channel mode. You can also look up your motherboard on the manufacturer's web site and it will have a QVL list for ram, which will tell you the ram they tested it with.

I also don't see a CPU cooler listed. I have never used the stock CPU coolers from the CPU Manufacturer. They tend to be not very good, especially if you want to overclock or keep the CPU stressed for long periods. If you can afford it, I would recommend an SSD too. That will be a great improvement in performance for you. I have always maintained that an SSD is the single most noticeable upgrade you can do to a computer. An M.2 PCIe SSD is even better. I believe both boards have M.2 slots in them.

As for the graphics card, it is a decent performing GPU. My biggest concern is some of the newer games coming out will use more than the 3 GB of Vram the card has. If you are a gamer, I would buy the best graphics card I can afford. The power supplies you picked are sufficient for the rig you are building, but they will stop you if you ever decide to buy a better graphics card. I would consider a bigger PSU so that the PSU does not run at near it's max and lasts longer and provides ample upgrade room. Failing that, if you were to want a better GPU in the future, you would have to buy a new PSU to run it. Most PSUs run more efficiently at 65-70% of their max.

Those are just some of my thoughts on your parts list.

Great advice

LukeDaDuke said:

I also cant afford a better psu or a cpu cooler. I have read that the cooler that comes with the cpu is more than sufficient for overclocking. Im not planning on updgrading anything for a solid year or two, so the psu should be more than sufficient. You have to understand, I have been gaming on a 4-5 year old laptop that was running intel pentium and had intel hd graphics, and overheat in less than 15 minutes. It ran games like tf2 and unturned at low setting 10-20 fps. Anything else must be better, and the build im planning on is a BIG upgrade.

I would agree with staying with a budget that fit your needs. That said, since you're talking to enthusiast PC builders we tend to look at things a bit differently which is why some of the suggestions. With that, I would urge you to consider in the near future an SSD drive. I promise, you'll notice a night and day boost here when you first get one. Is it going to help with gaming, no, but it will help tremendously with Windows performance. And a good 256gig SSD drive can be had for around $115 bucks (or less).

And yes, your proposed system should be better than the laptop you were using. Good luck :)

sygnus21 said:

I would agree with staying with a budget that fit your needs. That said, since you're talking to enthusiast PC builders we tend to look at things a bit differently which is why some of the suggestions. With that, I would urge you to consider in the near future an SSD drive. I promise, you'll notice a night and day boost here when you first get one. Is it going to help with gaming, no, but it will help tremendously with Windows performance. And a good 256gig SSD drive can be had for around $115 bucks (or less).

And yes, your proposed system should be better than the laptop you were using. Good luck :)

Well said @sygnus21

Thanks. Good luck with the proposed new build.

@worf105, thanks :)

Peace

Sorry missed that there were two systems there. It's honestly hard to say which would be the better build. I for example would prefer the fully modular SeaSonic PS over the partly modular Corsair PS. I might go with the 1050 TI with 4gig of RAM vs. the 1060 GTX with 3gig of RAM as the 1050 TI might be the more powerful card, but...

I don't know, I might try to mix and match between the two systems to get to best bang (and power) for my buck. It's hard to say since I always thoroughly research parts before buying. That's me.