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I'm building a PC I'm gonna pay about $500, I'll be playing and recording minecraft, as well as some other games, and Video editing and rendering the videos, for youtube, will this be good enough for that? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Poker1059/saved/R2Fkcf

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[CPU] - Intel Core i5-4590  

[Motherboard] - MSI B85-G43 GAMING 

[RAM] - Kingston HyperX Beast (2x4GB) 1866Mhz... CPU only supports 1600Mhz

[SSD] - A-Data SP600 128GB SSD

[HDD]- 1Tb Seagate Barracuda

[GPU] - EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC

[Case] - Corsair SPEC-03 White 

[PSU] - Rosewill 450W 80+Bronze

 
 
 
 
 

 

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give me a min

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($157.06 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $487.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Better PSU (SeaSonic model) and a LOT better GPU - 380 is about 40% more powerful than a 750 Ti

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $513.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-16 08:31 EDT-0400

 

I have the exact same ssd. Even though it doesn't perform like the 850 series ssd from Samsung, it is pretty good.

CPU:Intel Core i3 3210 Mobo:MSI B75MA-E33  GPU:Intel 2500 HD Graphics  SSD:Adata SP600 128gb  HDD:Seagate 1tb 7200rpm  

PSU:Corsair CX430   Case:Antec ASK4000bU3  Monitor:Dell S2240l 21.5 inch 1080p

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I'm building a PC I'm gonna pay about $500, I'll be playing and recording minecraft, as well as some other games, and Video editing and rendering the videos, for youtube, will this be good enough for that? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Poker1059/saved/R2Fkcf

yes. although if you are video editing, you might want to save up for the i5-4460

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Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $513.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-16 08:31 EDT-0400
 
I have the exact same ssd. Even though it doesn't perform like the 850 series ssd from Samsung, it is pretty good.

 

he's also editing

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Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $513.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I have the exact same ssd. Even though it doesn't perform like the 850 series ssd from Samsung, it is pretty good.

 

Pentium will have a very HARD time with Video editing. Not to mention make it unplayable while recording. 2 cores are bad nowadays

EDIT: EVGA W1 PSUs are terrible. They have a lot of issues since they are based on the FSP Raider platform.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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he's also editing

Then get the i3. I didn't read his post properly.

CPU:Intel Core i3 3210 Mobo:MSI B75MA-E33  GPU:Intel 2500 HD Graphics  SSD:Adata SP600 128gb  HDD:Seagate 1tb 7200rpm  

PSU:Corsair CX430   Case:Antec ASK4000bU3  Monitor:Dell S2240l 21.5 inch 1080p

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Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $513.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I have the exact same ssd. Even though it doesn't perform like the 850 series ssd from Samsung, it is pretty good.

 

Minecraft is ALL about the CPU.

An AGP Quadro4 P150 is fine for MC, I used that card for years and it would still be fine!

 

Also video editing needs a good (Or decent) CPU!

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I had asked if the list was good not for a bunch of other pc build lists -_-

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[CPU] - Intel Core i5-4590  

[Motherboard] - MSI B85-G43 GAMING 

[RAM] - Kingston HyperX Beast (2x4GB) 1866Mhz... CPU only supports 1600Mhz

[SSD] - A-Data SP600 128GB SSD

[HDD]- 1Tb Seagate Barracuda

[GPU] - EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC

[Case] - Corsair SPEC-03 White 

[PSU] - Rosewill 450W 80+Bronze

 
 
 
 
 

 

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Here you go buddy

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($157.06 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $500.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Minecraft is ALL about the CPU.

An AGP Quadro4 P150 is fine for MC, I used that card for years and it would still be fine!

 

Also video editing needs a good (Or decent) CPU!

i'm running an i7-4790k and a gtx 960, i7 at 15% usage and 960 at 98% (with optifine maxed out and shaders)

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Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $513.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-16 08:31 EDT-0400
 
I have the exact same ssd. Even though it doesn't perform like the 850 series ssd from Samsung, it is pretty good.

 

OH HELL FUCKIN' NO

You really think that thing is gonna handle streaming Minecraft, much less other games?

 

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($70.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($60.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 285 2GB ITX COMPACT OC Video Card  ($162.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $479.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 2.83Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($105.44 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($36.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GT 730 4GB Video Card ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Logisys CS301BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($29.99 @ Directron)

Total: $462.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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I don't want to sound mean or anything but the question wasn't "give me another part list" it was would the parts i plan on getting be good for what i want to do... Obviously I must have made a mistake on making that clear.

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[CPU] - Intel Core i5-4590  

[Motherboard] - MSI B85-G43 GAMING 

[RAM] - Kingston HyperX Beast (2x4GB) 1866Mhz... CPU only supports 1600Mhz

[SSD] - A-Data SP600 128GB SSD

[HDD]- 1Tb Seagate Barracuda

[GPU] - EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC

[Case] - Corsair SPEC-03 White 

[PSU] - Rosewill 450W 80+Bronze

 
 
 
 
 

 

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Ok...

So, your machine is good for my taste

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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