Gaming Build, Need Recommendations

[Savir]

This is my build: 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 Quad core

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 960 overclocked 4 gb GDDR5

Mother Board: ASRock Micro ATX DDR3 1333 LGA 1150

Ram: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1866MHz DDR3

PSU: EVGA 500 W1 80+

Hard drive: Seagate 1TB 64MB Cache 3.5 inch

CD drive: Asus 24x DVD-RW

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 100R Silent Edition

 

Price: 703.84

 

Is this an effective build(run modern games at 60fps low-medium settings)? Any parts I should switch out or are not compatible? Thanks for the feedback!(first build)

[X99stattrak]

This is my build:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 Quad core

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 960 overclocked 4 gb GDDR5

Mother Board: ASRock Micro ATX DDR3 1333 LGA 1150

Ram: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1866MHz DDR3

PSU: EVGA 500 W1 80+

Hard drive: Seagate 1TB 64MB Cache 3.5 inch

CD drive: Asus 24x DVD-RW

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 100R Silent Edition

Price:

703.84

Is this an effective build(run modern games at 60fps low-medium settings)? Any parts I should switch out or are not compatible? Thanks for the feedback!(first build)

Is that a dual channel kit of ram? What cpu cooler?

[Amazingasian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $779.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 23:11 EST-0500

 

High-Ultra 60fps with this.  You can step it down to a 380 and still get high settings if the price is too high.

[Savir]

Sorry, the ram is dual channel and I plan in using the stock cooler for the first couple months.

[Savir]

Thanks for the recommended! I will look into it.

[X99stattrak]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($172.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC)

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

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)

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

Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $779.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 23:11 EST-0500

High-Ultra 60fps with this. You can step it down to a 380 and still get high settings if the price is too high.

Only thing I don't like there is that case, but the 390 will rock your games for sure

[Savir]

Would the Corsair Carbide Series 100R Silent Edition be a good fit(other case recommendations)? Why don't like the N200 MicroATX mid tower? 

[vanished]

 

Mother Board: ASRock Micro ATX DDR3 1333 LGA 1150

Ram: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1866MHz DDR3

 

 

What's with this?  Are you sure that board supports memory up to that speed?

 

And although it won't affect gaming performance, think about adding a small SSD just for booting, as it will make the whole computing experience much more pleasant, and long lasting

[X99stattrak]

Would the Corsair Carbide Series 100R Silent Edition be a good fit(other case recommendations)? Why don't like the N200 MicroATX mid tower?

Not my style, too professional work place looking.

[Savir]

So should I buy a "faster" Motherboard then? Any suggestions?

[X99stattrak]

So should I buy a "faster" Motherboard then? Any suggestions?

That's a solid all around board, if you're just gaming then all you ever need the bios for is booting into Windows

[Savir]

Ok thanks!

[Savir]

So about the R9 390 8gb GPU, wouldn't an Nvidia card work better? Like a GTX 970 4gb? Since I'm using an intel CPU or am I mistaken? 

[vanished]

So about the R9 390 8gb GPU, wouldn't an Nvidia card work better? Like a GTX 970 4gb?

 

Yes, nvidia cards generally do "work better"

 

nah, that's just my bias.  I'm pretty sure the 390 is more powerful, and more powerful for the money too so take a good hard look at it.

[X99stattrak]

So about the R9 390 8gb GPU, wouldn't an Nvidia card work better? Like a GTX 970 4gb?

About three months ago, yes, now, the amd drivers have caught up, and if you don't mind the little bit of power trade off, the 390 is the new price per performance king currently. The extra vram definitely will come in handy

[Savir]

Ok thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it. Those are all the questions I have.

[disguyali]

go with an ssd plz they are cheap. if u really don't have the cash just let go of that optical drive

[X99stattrak]

I just sold my ssd to my buddy for his next build. I can deal with my 11 second boot times as my case is so tall I have to stand up to power it on. By the time I sit back down I can sign in

[vanished]

I just sold my ssd to my buddy for his next build. I can deal with my 11 second boot times as my case is so tall I have to stand up to power it on. By the time I sit back down I can sign in

You'll see in time (depending on how much you install, possible very little time) that faster boot times are the most talked about yet least significant benefits of an SSD