Building New PC

[Swndlr]

*Joking*

Man yall suck at jokes

But any farewell for now, Im off to class, have a half day schedule today

[Fate]

Can someone enlighten me, last time I was on here a few months ago people were recommending CX-series PSU's left and right.... what happened? Did they start blowing up on people all of a sudden?

They don't do well at all when they get hot/run close to their maximum wattage. For a build like this, I don't see why a CX430 would be a terrible idea though, it doesn't use much power. I think people are blowing it out of proportion.

Here's the forum post explaining http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/434993-the-corsair-cx-series/

[BewmBoom]

What he said. PLEASE get a better PSU.

 

Also, yeah, get a 950, or an R9 380. Those would be better for just a bit more money.

 

Also, maybe save up a bit more and get an i5. Better for gaming.

what psu would you recommend cause i was thinking of a modular one what would you recommend

[Kirky2k15]

So we are talking like $350 $400 budget???

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r34NCJ

[BewmBoom]

It will be a lot easier for us to help you if you tell us your budget for the system and what country you are located in.

$600-700 i live in australia

[nj4ck]

i live in australia perth and around about 600-700 

OK, how about this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($152.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($289.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.00 @ IJK) 

Total: $685.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 01:22 AEDT+1100

 

That gets you significantly better performance on both the CPU and GPU and is just under $700.

[BewmBoom]

So we are talking like $350 $400 budget???

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r34NCJ

should i get the 950 that they are talking about with this system

[Tedster]

 

OK, how about this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($152.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($289.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.00 @ IJK) 

Total: $685.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 01:22 AEDT+1100

 

That gets you significantly better performance on both the CPU and GPU and is just under $700.

 

Replace the 960 with a 380 if feasible

 

should i get the 950 that they are talking about with this system

Your budget allows for better.

[Tedster]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($152.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($285.00 @ Scorptec) 

Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.00 @ IJK) 

Total: $681.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 01:26 AEDT+1100

[BewmBoom]

 

OK, how about this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($152.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($289.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.00 @ IJK) 

Total: $685.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 01:22 AEDT+1100

 

That gets you significantly better performance on both the CPU and GPU and is just under $700.

 

if i find these parts for cheaper should i buy a better cpu cooler

[BewmBoom]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($152.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($285.00 @ Scorptec) 

Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.00 @ IJK) 

Total: $681.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 01:26 AEDT+1100

 

i thought nvidia's gpu's are better

[Tedster]

if i find these parts for cheaper should i buy a better cpu cooler

Since the i3 we're putting in your system is a locked processor with a low heat output the stock cooler will be fine.

i thought nvidia's gpu's are better

In what way? The R9 380 generally beats out the GTX 960 in most benchmarks and in this case is cheaper.

[TheRandomness]

i thought nvidia's gpu's are better

Don't fall in that trap, they're only better at extreme high and low ranges, AMD cards are better price/performance everywhere else.

[Tedster]

Don't fall in that trap, they're only better at extreme high and low ranges, AMD cards are better price/performance everywhere else.

At least currently.

[nj4ck]

Replace the 960 with a 380 if feasible

Good point.

[nj4ck]

if i find these parts for cheaper should i buy a better cpu cooler

Nah, the i3 really doesn't need it. You won't be overclocking anyways, you'd actually be just fine with the stock cooler that comes with the CPU.

 

i thought nvidia's gpu's are better

Nope, not in this case. He's right, the 380 is actually a better choice here. It is more powerful than the 960 and costs about the same.

[BewmBoom]

i thought nvidia's gpu's are better

[BewmBoom]

What do all the different cores mean

cause the i3 is dual core and the one i was thinking of getting is quad core

[TheRandomness]

What do all the different cores mean

cause the i3 is dual core and the one i was thinking of getting is quad core

core is branding of some intel CPUs and it's also a thingy in the CPU itself (I'm not that educated on this subject) So you have core i3, i5 and i7 with the i3 being cheaper than an i5 but just as good in games in certain scenarios. Plus, AMD quad cores don't have as much single core performance (makes most games faster with higher single core performance) as something like an i5 or i3 and such. (I think, please correct me if wrong)

[BewmBoom]

is anyone here

[BewmBoom]

core is branding of some intel CPUs and it's also a thingy in the CPU itself (I'm not that educated on this subject) So you have core i3, i5 and i7 with the i3 being cheaper than an i5 but just as good in games in certain scenarios. Plus, AMD quad cores don't have as much single core performance (makes most games faster with higher single core performance) as something like an i5 or i3 and such. (I think, please correct me if wrong)

 

core is branding of some intel CPUs and it's also a thingy in the CPU itself (I'm not that educated on this subject) So you have core i3, i5 and i7 with the i3 being cheaper than an i5 but just as good in games in certain scenarios. Plus, AMD quad cores don't have as much single core performance (makes most games faster with higher single core performance) as something like an i5 or i3 and such. (I think, please correct me if wrong)

can you have two cpus in one pc

[TheRandomness]

can you have two cpus in one pc

Yes, you can, but unless you have a need for a server or high end workstation then you don't need it (Plus it's massively expensive.)

[BewmBoom]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($152.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($285.00 @ Scorptec) 

Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.00 @ IJK) 

Total: $681.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 01:52 AEDT+1100

[BewmBoom]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($152.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($285.00 @ Scorptec) 

Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ Umart) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.00 @ IJK) 

Total: $681.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 01:52 AEDT+1100

 

anything i should add to make it cheaper or better

[nj4ck]

What do all the different cores mean

cause the i3 is dual core and the one i was thinking of getting is quad core

Intel's dual cores are faster than AMD's low end quad cores, they also have hyperthreading, meaning that they act like quadcores. Overall you'll get much better performance from the i3 than you would from the FX chip.

 

can you have two cpus in one pc

Yeah but that's a whole different price segment we're talking about now. And you wouldn't want that for gaming either.

 

anything i should add to make it cheaper or better

You could go with a slightly cheaper motherboard, but I wouldn't, you'll miss out on reliability and features. You could also probably downgrade the PSU, which I would also avoid. Nothing ruins your day quite like a burning computer.

Otherwise you already have a cooler (you can also just use the stock intel cooler that comes with the i3, that's really all you need) and you already have storage. I'd consider adding an SSD later on, but that's not vital right now.