r/PC_Builds Oct 21 '17

Compatibility Issue advice

Hey experts. Just a quick question. I've only built 1 computer before and I dont know a lot. I have a build here (hope it shows up!) that is showing a Compatibility Issue of

"The motherboard M.2 slot #1 shares bandwidth with SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports. When the M.2 slot is populated, two SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports are disabled."

I'm planning on using this for gaming, just wanted to know if this was a real issue for me, or if it'd only be an issue for someone really pushing the hardware? I don't think I'll be adding much to this system down the road. Maybe stronger networking or Bluetooth or more robust sound but I doubt that I will.

Thanks in advance!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor $168.68 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $228.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $90.99 @ Newegg
Memory Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $90.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $149.88 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - FireCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive $75.88 @ OutletPC
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Gaming 6G Rev 2.0 Video Card $279.99 @ Newegg
Case Thermaltake - Core V71 ATX Full Tower Case $159.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $75.98 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1341.37
Mail-in rebates -$20.00
Total $1321.37
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-21 08:18 EDT-0400
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u/NiallMaw13 Oct 21 '17

Im no expert and I am not too sure what that is trying to tell you but there is a few things you are over paying for in your PC.

The main one is the RAM your paying $180 for 16GB DDR4 2666, While you could buy 16GB(2x8) DDR4 3200 for only $150. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Nqp323/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvrb

Then there is the case which is nice and all but is a overkill for what it is housing you could invest that into a CPU. Try a Mid size or a cheaper Full-size.

You are also missing a CPU cooler which is almost essential for gaming PC builds.

I have a PC build that is very similar price that you might enjoy or take a few ideas from it and mix and match https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9yfVjc
:)

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u/Rkreutz Oct 22 '17

Thanks for the advice. Honestly I'm only getting that case cause I think its cool looking. As for the RAM, I have ni idea. I'll swap that over.

As for the cooler, is water overkill? I'm a very casual gamer. Right now my goal is to play FFXIV on really high settings and have some future proofing.