First Custom Build PC

[anattackgoldfish]

I am looking to build a PC around $500 USD that is capable of gaming. I want to at minimum be able to play GTA V, as my current laptop can't run it for more than 5 minutes before it crashes. I mainly play CSGO and LoL, but I play more demanding games with some frequency. My friend help me compile this parts list, and I was wondering if anyone could possibly help me find better parts for around the same price range, currently this build is $485 USD on pcpartpicker. I do not need recommendations for any peripherals or OS as I already have most of them picked out or ordered already.

 

Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor

 

ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

 

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

 

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

 

MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card

 

Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case

 

Rosewill 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

 

 

Here is the link to the parts list if that helps anyone.

Thank you for any and all feedback.

[BigDay]

you will need an i5 to play gta v

 

i think you should just save your money and buy it later with this build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($161.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.65 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $597.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 19:48 EDT-0400

 

if you decided to try and lower the budget of the build above, the only thing you could really do is get a less expensive gpu because you WILL need that i5-4460 at a minimum.

 

the next cards down would be:

 

r9 285, $184

r9 280x, $209

r9 280, $173

r7 370, $143

750 ti, $117

 

there's no point in getting them because the good models are similar in price, or very close to, the 960 and they perform worse

[anattackgoldfish]

Thanks for the advice, I'm going to go with a 750 ti and the i5 plus your motherboard, but the rest I'm going to keep. I am going to be buying this at earliest mid August because I am still saving up, I only have peripherals ordered because my parents owed me a bit of money. Again, thank you for your help. 

[Captain_WD]

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Hey there and welcome to the community

 

@BigDay gave you some good suggestions which I would consider. One small note from me: GTAV is an open world game which is very storage-demanding. Usually games rely on the storage's performance only for their loading times and auto-saves but games like this one load huge texture files while in-game and thus require a very good storage. I would consider adding a SSD or a WD Black for the OS and for this particular game so you don't have stuttering or FPS drops. Here's a link to WD Black for more details: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=y6YJnn

 

Captain_WD.