2016 Refresh (Gaming, General)

[The Black Cursor]

Greetings all,

It's been several years since my last build so I feel it's time for a refresh. For casual gaming (strategy, MMO, etc.) as well as general computing, how does this look?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WGYQKZ

No need to comment on anything below the power supply ^_^

Be seeing you...

---> TBC

[CA_Steve]

Unless there's a specific feature you need on the -AR mobo, I'd lean toward the Pro Gaming SKU for the better audio chain.

The Corsair Vengeance LPX has lower profile, lower CAS and is cheaper.

[lb_felipe]

My bad.

[The Black Cursor]

Steve,

Thanks for the comments. I thought of the -AR as I did not need the DVI/VGA ports of the -A recommended in the 4K Gaming article; I will look at the Pro Gaming. For memory, I've always stuck with Crucial and Kingston but I'll look at that Corsair kit as well.

Be seeing you...

---> TBC

[The Black Cursor]

Well, the MSI card is out of stock everywhere, so how about this instead?

MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X

How does it compare power-, heat- and noise-wise to the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X?

Be seeing you...

---> TBC

[CA_Steve]

slightly slower, somewhat similar in noise profile with the edge going to the 1060, uses more power.
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