First build for college.

[kp33]

My last post I was going with a amd build and it seemed universal that I should switch to the i5 series.

I'm going to college soon and will be studying IT systems and perhaps CAD modeling. So, I need a new PC to replace my 2008 Toshiba Satellite. My budget is 500 USD, but I'll go up to 550 usd.

My new build is

Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad Core$172.89

GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H-A MoBo $49.89

G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 $74.89

Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA III 6.0Gbps Hard Drive $39.98

Kingston 120Gb SSD v300 SATA III 120GB SSD$48.89

Logisys 550 Watt Dual Fan Black ATX Power Supply $21.98

Sapphire Radeon R7 240 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express HDMI/DVI-D $77.98

10-Bay ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Black) $25.98

------$520 USD after shipping

[Amazingasian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  ($213.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $548.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 20:48 EST-0500

[manikyath]

two things:

1: if thats a kingston ssdnow V300: get something else, samsung 840evo perhaps?

2: that gpu is a joke, and this comes from someone who used to run a GT640.

EDIT: what the quack is that power supply? x.x

[kp33]

What GPU under $100 USD would you all recommend then? The power supply saved money, because I think the i3 would be a great loss of performance for $60. Also the Samsung Evo runs about $80 which is substantially more than I am will to afford. This is a budget build to get me through my bachelors degree, I'll build a performance machine later.

[Megazero]

My last post I was going with a amd build and it seemed universal that I should switch to the i5 series.

I'm going to college soon and will be studying IT systems and perhaps CAD modeling. So, I need a new PC to replace my 2008 Toshiba Satellite. My budget is 500 USD, but I'll go up to 550 usd.

My new build is

Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad Core$172.89

GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H-A MoBo $49.89

G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 $74.89

Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA III 6.0Gbps Hard Drive $39.98

Kingston 120Gb SSD v300 SATA III 120GB SSD$48.89

Logisys 550 Watt Dual Fan Black ATX Power Supply $21.98

Sapphire Radeon R7 240 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express HDMI/DVI-D $77.98

10-Bay ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Black) $25.98

------$520 USD after shipping

How About something like this? a tiny bit over budget but I think it's worth it:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($76.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $560.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 21:07 EST-0500

And dont worry about the Kingston v300. Surely it dont have the same speed as other SSD that cost 2,3 times higher than it, but it will perform perfectly fine. I own one and I run my Windows on it, and there's no problem so far (about 2-3 years already). The boot time is about 10 seconds (roughly, I dont time it but it's fast enough that I dont notice it anymore) on Windows 10 

 

[sohaibshtf]

Ok, the amd build will be cheaper obviously, but if you want to stick with Intel, then go for Asus B85 board instead of gigabyte, and get atleast Gtx 750Ti is pretty cheap now and leave the Seagate, they are really crap go for W.D

[kp33]

CPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hL9g6h) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hL9g6h/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd832ewmhkbox) | $124.99 @ NCIX US 

**Motherboard** | [ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970mpro3) | $52.55 @ Newegg 

**Memory** | [Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct102464ba160b) | $33.99 @ Amazon 

**Storage** | [sandisk Solid State Drive 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdp064gg25) | $38.99 @ NCIX US 

**Storage** | [seagate Pipeline HD 500GB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3500312cs) | $34.95 @ Newegg 

**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixr9380dc2oc2gd5gaming) | $189.99 @ Amazon 

**Case** | [Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-galaxy03) | $29.99 @ Newegg 

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $44.99 @ Amazon 

 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $580.44

 | Mail-in rebates | -$30.00

 | **Total** | **$550.44**

 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-11-05 19:24 EST-0500 |