Does this seem like a good build?

[vohh]

50 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Dude there's an RX 470 for $140. That's a card in a whole new level of performance. You can't not get it.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RvjWGX/powercolor-radeon-rx-470-4gb-red-devil-video-card-axrx-470-4gbd5-3dhoc

bummer, the card was just sold.  now the cheapest is $190

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Kikouda said:

bummer, the card was just sold.  now the cheapest is $190

Ah that sucks. This one for $160 is still a pretty fine value.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131705

 

Damn, AMD getting competitive with prices.

[TheNuzziNuzz]

12 minutes ago, Kikouda said:

alright i did some research and found out that is HAS to be a nvidia card,  for some reason i thought it was any geforce card.  silly me. If the cheapest nvidia card thats on the 470s level is $200 then im going to have to use raptr instead.  but raptr also works on intel cards.  im not sure why i lean more towards intel over amd. i guess i wouldnt mind getting intel as long as its the best option

 

Geforce is a Nvidia model. All geforce cards are nvidia products. All Radeon cards are AMD. AMD and NVIDIA offer programs that go with their cards, and only their cards.

[vohh]

@Energycore @TheNuzziNuzz @deXxterlab97 I think im going to go with this list; https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Q7fNxY.  what do you guys think?

   Pros   

- Shadowplay

- fits theme

- within budget

 

   Cons   

- aesthetics > performance

- uuuh not sure what else

 

 if i wanted to build this pc on christmas day do you think it would be wise to purchase all the parts 2 weeks in advance? 

 

do i need to buy a windows oem key?? i know i can get them on kinguin for cheap

 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Kikouda said:

@Energycore @TheNuzziNuzz @deXxterlab97 I think im going to go with this list; https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Q7fNxY.  what do you guys think?

   Pros   

- Shadowplay

- fits theme

- within budget

 

   Cons   

- aesthetics > performance

- uuuh not sure what else

 

 if i wanted to build this pc on christmas day do you think it would be wise to purchase all the parts 2 weeks in advance? 

 

do i need to buy a windows oem key?? i know i can get them on kinguin for cheap

 

bad psu. get os on knguin for cheap

I would not get this. AMD just released Crimson Relive with their own version of ShadowPlay so that is a huge plus for AMD so try and get RX 470

[Energycore]

54 minutes ago, Kikouda said:

@Energycore @TheNuzziNuzz @deXxterlab97 I think im going to go with this list; https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Q7fNxY.  what do you guys think?

   Pros   

- Shadowplay

- fits theme

- within budget

 

   Cons   

- aesthetics > performance

- uuuh not sure what else

 

 if i wanted to build this pc on christmas day do you think it would be wise to purchase all the parts 2 weeks in advance? 

 

do i need to buy a windows oem key?? i know i can get them on kinguin for cheap

 

You should know this: AMD just released their version of Shadowplay, now better and as simple as the competition.

 

 

 

Yes it would be wise to purchase beforehand just in case you get something late.

Any windows key will do but an OEM one will be harder to move into a new motherboard.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Deepcool DUKASE WHV2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($75.99 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: Logitech Z200 0W 2ch Speakers  ($21.99 @ Best Buy) 
Other: Glorious Extended Mouse Mat White ($27.99)
Total: $739.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-08 21:09 EST-0500

[Energycore]

2 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Deepcool DUKASE WHV2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($75.99 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: Logitech Z200 0W 2ch Speakers  ($21.99 @ Best Buy) 
Other: Glorious Extended Mouse Mat White ($27.99)
Total: $739.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-08 21:09 EST-0500

You know, I really have no idea what PowerColor does to end up with such low prices. Perhaps they're pricing aggressively to position themselves as a known quantity? In that case it would be a marketing expense. On the other hand, they could be achieving those prices by severely costing down their SKUs, which would make them a no-no.

 

I'll never know unless I get one of their cards on-hand.

[Herman Mcpootis]

15 minutes ago, Energycore said:

You know, I really have no idea what PowerColor does to end up with such low prices. Perhaps they're pricing aggressively to position themselves as a known quantity? In that case it would be a marketing expense. On the other hand, they could be achieving those prices by severely costing down their SKUs, which would make them a no-no.

 

I'll never know unless I get one of their cards on-hand.

could be that they buy very large amounts of the GPUs from AMD, so that they can get lower prices which allows them to sell them cheaper. but i think they also do cheap out on some of the vrms, etc too(weren't their red devil 480s dying from furmark cuz of bad hardware). funny enough, the 480 GTR at $408 is the cheapest non-reference 8gb rx 480 here iirc(reference is $365) while the red devil is $415.

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

could be that they buy very large amounts of the GPUs from AMD, so that they can get lower prices which allows them to sell them cheaper. but i think they also do cheap out on some of the vrms, etc too(weren't their red devil 480s dying from furmark cuz of bad hardware). funny enough, the 480 GTR at $408 is the cheapest non-reference 8gb rx 480 here iirc(reference is $365) while the red devil is $439.

Shit the GTR is the best one

 

You should buy 10 of them

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Shit the GTR is the best one

 

You should buy 10 of them

i'm broke right now  you can thank my friend(and my 'business' venture). and you can find new zotac 1070s for $450-500 if you look around abit.