As for the SSD, either get one that's twice or four times as big or just stay with your HDD. Wouldn't get a 120GB one.
Those keys aren't legit. "The vast majority are re-sold volume license keys, MSDN, student keys, or literally ripped off labels from prebuilts. I ordered one to see what the fuss was about and it was a partially torn sticker that clearly came from an OEM machine" - Admin at PCPP. . There is no difference between buying one of those keys and pirating Windows.
I finally ordered my PC parts! The PC has the following parts: Intel Core i5 6500 3.2GHz Antec Liquid Cooling Masscool Thermal Paste AsRock H110M Motherboard Crucial 8GB Ram WD 1 TB HDD 120GB SSD Radeon R9 380X 4GB Corsair SPEC-01 Red ATX Mid Tower Case Rosewill 500W 80+ Gold PSU Windows 10 Home ASUS PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Adapter
Good build, but why in the hell did you go with an ASRock board? I've had nothing but trouble with them. My PC has a Gigabyte motherboard, no issues whatsoever in the 5 months since I've built my PC.
I went with an ASRock motherboard because it had lots of good reviews and I watched a video of it being proved a good budget-friendly gaming motherboard.
Good build, but graphics is not very nice. Because It's Radeon. You can have problems with graphics drivers.
Don't spread BS. I still have 2nd PC with R9 380 and I can tell you that drivers are more stable on AMD card than NVidia's for GTX 970 - their most common GPU. R9 380 worked better than expected, it was my first ATI/AMD desktop card and it works great, it's opponent from NVidia was much slower - GTX 960. And this damn drivers myth... I used to use catalyst in 2008, yeah it was pain but I didn't knew English language and it had very bad opinion, I got R9 380 some days after Crimson release and I tried to find that driver issues, but I couldn't, it worked very good after high OC, crashes less than my NV cards, Crimson panel works damn fast, have nice settings and is really easy to use. Atm I'd say that drivers are on pair with NV or better on AMD - clearly from experience.
Ive got an i5 3570k with an HD 7950 (lower than a 380X by a bit) and an Asrock board. No problems so far after 11 months, apart from my seagate drive carking it. BeamNG gets about 60-50FPS even on maps like East Coast USA.
"AMD cards have issues" With any game, anyone who says that clearly hasn't used one. I had a PC with a 2 GB 270, never had a single issue. I had that PC for about 4 years. My PC I use now has a 4 GB 380, no issues so far.
Well I was about to ask you why so negative, but that is me with MSI.. I know 3 people and 4 boards including one of my own that all had terrible ram detection issues and boot problems [although they worked] on low end mid end and High end enthusiast boards. But my new build running an X99 Asrock that is on the high end, Unnecessary $500 money burning board, comes complete with diamond encrusted toilet paper I assure you, okay, but in all seriousness I bought it because it had a decently positive average review count. and some poeple making videos give some promising feedback about the reliability. While I had one issue, that was my fault. Many people have biases in this industry, usually based on personal or greater experiences. I've personally never seen a dead board. My Biases if anyone cares. -Never was attracted to Gigabyte but I acknowledge they make good boards ["Usually" but that's everyone] -MSI is garbage and should never even be considered for your mainboard. -ASUS, Idk alot of their products in many different things just seem plauged with QC issues, some GPUs included, personally try to avoid them. -Asrock, haven't had enough expirence but the one board I got has kept a smile on my face even if it's more expensive then my ram and PSU combine and almost rivals my CPU's price tag. [But expensive motherboards can be just as terribly reliable and garbage as an entry level one] But anyway, strong opinions aside. --- Post updated --- Idk I used to have an [AMD] ATi Radeon HD 6850, never really had heating issues, although in the summer a few years into it's life it was a little hotter then I'd like but it was a reference design so, whatchya expect. My old GTX770 actually had more heat issues and it was an EVGA SC.. Both cards were well looked after aside from almost killing the 770 with a liquid spill that occurred in 2015, it came out the same as before surprisingly, the driver on windows was corrupted by abrupt shutdowns during the event however. --- Post updated --- Idk I used to have an [AMD] ATi Radeon HD 6850, never really had heating issues, although in the summer a few years into it's life it was a little hotter then I'd like but it was a reference design so, whatchya expect. My old GTX770 actually had more heat issues and it was an I'm sorry, that is bull, even in 2011-2013 when I had my HD6850 I had only moderate driver issues at times, ones requiring whole windows reinstall despite my best efforts, I'm sure they've come along quite nicely since then, why the AMD hate. I try to be as unbiased as possible in the GPU market, even if I stick to Nvidia because they provide me what I want. Doesn't mean I'm pro Nvidia. However I've had Driver issues on the Nvidia side as well, one time my whole PC had a massive error due to my GPU driver freezing the entire pc and corrupting on the spot. =P good times. At this time my GPU was also running like a sloth in molasses averaging lowest settings on beam below 720p at 30fps avg.. After I had a huge fight with the drivers after they currupted, PCI-E swaps, I finally got things back in order on the GTX770 [Seating had nothing to do with this only drivers just swapped to get away from the corrupted driver that actually was basically completely butchering windows on that PCI-E slot] I think fanboys need to die, stop saying one is better then the other and that's the end of the story because of loose facts. AMD > INTEL is a good example, that's horseshit, AMD is simply in a CPU rut that they've dug for themselves, Zen will catch them up to the mainstream market as a good $200 range lineup that should trump the garbage low-end intel lineup.. they make you pay a fortune to get anything better then an I3.. then to get the new i5 k-series it's still a hefty premium just because. In canada these prices are garbage. Try building a mid-ranged HTPC.. come back with no pc? prices are simply in such an imbalance and if you wanna put an I5 in there you'll find it to be impossible, before you know it your HTPC will cost $1500-1750 Canadian. all you wanted was more power to back up the pc for more uses, AMD's option is okay as you don't need a discrete Graphics Card, however the power isn't there, i3s are okay but seem too little for the money, then the i5s have a shitty ecosystem so you'll pay Even more. let's see if Zen can fix this mess. Get a used I5 you ask? Simple the new ones have a TDP perfect for an HTPC to keep heat in check, old lineups don't have this perk.
I've seen people using MSI boards, and I've never seen anyone have an issue with them. Same with ASUS.
Just as I've seen and now use Asrock with minimal issues from the board it's self, and seen nothing but issues with MSI.. all 4 times I've seen friends and myself use their boards. I called it a bias for a reason. Just as your Asrock is Shiet opinion is also a bias. Let me quote "Why the hell did you go Asrock"
