Is this a good build?

[Wadu436]

Hi!

I'm creating a partslist for someone who wants to learn building, but doesnt really know what to get for the components.

Here is the partslist i have now: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yfq3Bm

Is there anything i can improve on this?

He's gonna download movies on it (not watch them, he has an apple tv or something for that), play mostly minecraft, but also more heavy games and listen music.

 

[SuperPug]

Seems like a pretty decent low budget build... Maybe try to get a R9 270X in there you should be able to get one for around the same price as the R7 265.

 

Alternatively you could go for a Pentium G3258 build.

[Lotus]

It's quite good actually. If that's all you have then it's a good one, although you could replace the R7 265 with an R9 270 and get better performance for the same or less. That's my only nitpick. Don't bother with the 270x, as it's the same card as the 270 just with a higher clock speed, and you can overclock the shit out of the 270 to higher than the stock 270x. Oh, and you also don't need that thermal paste.

 

However, if you can add in just a tiny bit more money, you can get an i5 which is vastly superior in the CPU department.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£131.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£31.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£44.37 @ PC World Business)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  (£113.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£32.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£80.40 @ Kustom PCs)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.34 @ Aria PC)
Total: £533.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 17:37 GMT+0000

 

edit: alternatively, if you want to not spend as much to get an i5, you can do this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£31.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£44.37 @ PC World Business)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£32.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£80.40 @ Kustom PCs)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.34 @ Aria PC)
Total: £486.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 17:46 GMT+0000

 

It's better than your build by a bit, (better than a G3258 too), but honestly I'd strongly recommend the i5 over this.

Edited January 12, 2015 by Lotus

[s3ns3]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£78.79 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£31.98 @ Ebuyer)

Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£44.37 @ PC World Business)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£32.00 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Novatech)

Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£80.40 @ Kustom PCs)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (£26.34 @ Aria PC)

Total: £486.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 17:46 GMT+0000

 

It's better than your build by a bit, (better than a G3258 too), but honestly I'd strongly recommend the i5 over this.

 

i also recommend the i3 build+r9 270, its better for gaming overall.

[Johntheawesomeguy]

I would go with the Pentium G3258 if you're not scared to overclock because that thing overclocks like crazy, unless you are using programs that benefit from more cores since it only has two 

[Wadu436]

It's quite good actually. If that's all you have then it's a good one, although you could replace the R7 265 with an R9 270 and get better performance for the same or less. That's my only nitpick. Don't bother with the 270x, as it's the same card as the 270 just with a higher clock speed, and you can overclock the shit out of the 270 to higher than the stock 270x. Oh, and you also don't need that thermal paste.

However, if you can add in just a tiny bit more money, you can get an i5 which is vastly superior in the CPU department.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.20 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£31.98 @ Ebuyer)

Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£44.37 @ PC World Business)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card (£113.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.00 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.98 @ Novatech)

Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£80.40 @ Kustom PCs)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£26.34 @ Aria PC)

Total: £533.20

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 17:37 GMT+0000

edit: alternatively, if you want to not spend as much to get an i5, you can do this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£31.98 @ Ebuyer)

Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£44.37 @ PC World Business)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.00 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.98 @ Novatech)

Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£80.40 @ Kustom PCs)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£26.34 @ Aria PC)

Total: £486.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 17:46 GMT+0000

It's better than your build by a bit, (better than a G3258 too), but honestly I'd strongly recommend the i5 over this.

I'll show him these builds, thanks!

I would go with the Pentium G3258 if you're not scared to overclock because that thing overclocks like crazy, unless you are using programs that benefit from more cores since it only has two

He has a bit experience with software, but he is very new to hardware, so he probably doesn't want to over clock anything but the GPU

[JonnyKennedy]

Go for I5 4460 instead 4440