Build Rig Upgrade

[KagoKajino]

I have this as my current build. http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ykp4Cy

This is my (what I hope to be) upgrade. http://pcpartpicker.com/list/R9Qbjc

I have a few parts that will be reused, such as the ram and hard drive. I also have some parts waiting for use that I bought a while ago, like a reference gtx 950 ACX 2.0.

My budget is 510 USD.

I chose this pentium because in benchmarks with a GTX 670 it did over 60 fps on some triple A titles at 1080p. I have a 1360x768p monitor. Because of the performance it can get I feel I will be ok with the pentium. Also, it's just about 60 dollars and is unlocked, so why not? Also, because it has only 2 cores I have more headroom to OC because of the less heat output and less power usage.

The cooler was chose because I will need to watercool for some decent overclocks, and this one has 4 and 4.5 star average reviews on websites.

The MOBO was chosen because it looks nice, it's not too expensive, and it has a chipset compatible with overclocking.

I chose the SSD last because I wanted to see what I could get with my money.

I chose the case also because 1. it looked nice. 2. it had decent reviews. 3. it has LEDs.

I chose the PSU because I wanted something that was very good and had modularity so I didn't have trouble managing cables.

This build is for gaming and for in-home streaming with a raspberry pi 3 using moonlight.

[Herman Mcpootis]

Not worth getting the pentium, find a used lga 1155 i7 instead.

[KagoKajino]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

Not worth getting the pentium, find a used lga 1155 i7 instead.

That isnt in my budget and I have ddr3 ram my current build i want to use.

[aeroencychris]

Could I recommend an i3-4170 instead? You wouldn't need a fancy cooler or Z170 mobo and could save money there to put into other parts. You could also go skylake and get an i3-6100.

[KagoKajino]

1 minute ago, cdsboy2000 said:

Could I recommend an i3-4170 instead? You wouldn't need a fancy cooler or Z170 mobo and could save money there to put into other parts. You could also go skylake and get an i3-6100.

The CPU is good enough and using an i3 would be less GHz for the streaming

[aeroencychris]

6 minutes ago, PcGamingNooblet said:

The CPU is good enough and using an i3 would be less GHz for the streaming

Not all about ghz

While both are dual core CPUs the i3 has hyperthreading which will help it out a lot.

This video should give you a good idea of what I'm talking about even though it's a weaker i3

edit: forgot to mention like he says, some games don't boot on the pentium but do on the i3

[HPWebcamAble]

3 minutes ago, PcGamingNooblet said:

The CPU is good enough and using an i3 would be less GHz for the streaming

Tricky situation here. Streaming benefits from more cores, but games from less, faster cores.

Overall, I'd go skylake+i3 and upgrade to an i5 or i7 in the future.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($105.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $505.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 20:49 EDT-0400

[aeroencychris]

1 minute ago, HPWebcamAble said:

Tricky situation here. Streaming benefits from more cores, but games from less, faster cores.

Overall, I'd go skylake+i3 and upgrade to an i5 or i7 in the future.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($105.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $505.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 20:49 EDT-0400

I would agree with you but then he also has to buy new RAM

[HPWebcamAble]

1 minute ago, cdsboy2000 said:

I would agree with you but then he also has to buy new RAM

Yep. Oh well. It's pretty cheap.

[KagoKajino]

Another thing we can do is this http://pcpartpicker.com/list/hHVzM8.

Give me 4 cores for streaming, I can reuse ram and other parts, and I'm all set!

[HPWebcamAble]

3 minutes ago, PcGamingNooblet said:

Another thing we can do is this http://pcpartpicker.com/list/hHVzM8.

Give me 4 cores for streaming, I can reuse ram and other parts, and I'm all set!

I believe that's just about as fast as the 6100 (factoring in generational differences and clock speed).

 

But in the future that limits you to the older platform. I'd go skylake. Up to you I suppose.

 

Another option would be waiting a bit longer and saving a bit more to get a 6500, 6600k or even 6700(k)

[DarkBlade2117]

Not relevant but I'll give you $15 for that GT 730 lol

[KagoKajino]

2 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

I believe that's just about as fast as the 6100 (factoring in generational differences and clock speed).

 

But in the future that limits you to the older platform. I'd go skylake. Up to you I suppose.

 

Another option would be waiting a bit longer and saving a bit more to get a 6500, 6600k or even 6700(k)

I have been waiting months, I am not waiting any longer

[KagoKajino]

1 minute ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

Not relevant but I'll give you $15 for that GT 730 lol

wow, you really like shit that isnt worth the money, huh?

[Herman Mcpootis]

I'd recommend this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $522.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 21:05 EDT-0400

[KagoKajino]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

I'd recommend this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $522.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 21:05 EDT-0400

The mobo and cpu seem kinda suspicious to me and I already have the GPU

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, PcGamingNooblet said:

The mobo and cpu seem kinda suspicious to me and I already have the GPU

The xeon and mobo are good budget units for streaming, its just an i7 without the iGPU.

Re-edited.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($70.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $502.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 21:08 EDT-0400

[KagoKajino]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

The xeon and mobo are good budget units for streaming, its just an i7 without the iGPU.

Re-edited.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($70.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $502.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 21:08 EDT-0400

Can you send me a link to the part list?

[HPWebcamAble]

1 minute ago, PcGamingNooblet said:

Can you send me a link to the part list?

 

3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

^^^^^

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($70.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $502.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 21:08 EDT-0400

 

[The Realist]

2 minutes ago, PcGamingNooblet said:

Can you send me a link to the part list?

its in the title of the post

 

3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

[KagoKajino]

1 minute ago, The Realist said:

its in the title of the post

 

 

Oh, I didn't notice it before 

[The Realist]

10 minutes ago, PcGamingNooblet said:

Oh, I didn't notice it before 

I would go for this if your willing to spend $60 more since you have a water cooler i wanted to use that to good use just a recommendation if you are willing to save $50 for avery beefy build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BrHM8K
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BrHM8K/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $568.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 21:23 EDT-0400

[KagoKajino]

2 minutes ago, The Realist said:

I would go for this if your willing to spend $60 more since you have a water cooler i wanted to use that to good use just a recommendation if you are willing to save $50 for avery beefy build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BrHM8K
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BrHM8K/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $568.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-02 21:23 EDT-0400

I do not have a water cooler, and I think I will use the Xeon build.

[The Realist]

I mixed the Pentium build with the i3 well nothing then go for the Xeon build since its the best

[KagoKajino]

1 minute ago, The Realist said:

I mixed the Pentium build with the i3 well nothing then go for the Xeon build since its the best

Alright!