Build Tweak Suggestions.... (again)

[BaronVonUber]

This is the build suggested by Lotus that I was planning on. Didn't get to it back in March because stupid reality   This i5 is no longer available and the R9 280 3gig vid card is a lot more expensive than it was as the time. Looks like I'll need a new case as well. Any suggestions on tweaks I can make here would be appreciated. Two of the computers are almost 8 years old (macs) and need replacing. This will be a multipurpose machine games, multimedia, etc..

 

Any feedback greatly appreciated. 

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/wsnRhM

[Ophidio]

Go with an i5 4460 and an R9 380 4GB GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.01 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.50 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.49 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.01 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($294.98 @ NCIX)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($52.25 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Total: $816.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 11:58 EST-0500

Not sure if that's still the price range but those are the changes I would have made to replace those other parts. Let me know if I can try and help with anything else.

[TheRandomness]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($212.96 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($97.50 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.01 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($294.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.25 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $849.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 11:51 EST-0500

 

Yay for skylake c:

[Ophidio]

 

Yay for skylake c:

 

 

I think he would benefit more from an i5 even if it is a Haswell processor. It will still be able to do more than the i3 at a cheaper price. 

[TheRandomness]

I think he would benefit more from an i5 even if it is a Haswell processor. It will still be able to do more than the i3 at a cheaper price. 

Surely for multipurpose gaming machine the i3 would be fine for gaming as well as other tasks as it has 4 threads, like the i5 but I know the i5 has 4 physical cores so what makes that different?

[Ophidio]

Surely for multipurpose gaming machine the i3 would be fine for gaming as well as other tasks as it has 4 threads, like the i5 but I know the i5 has 4 physical cores so what makes that different?

For start it comes with a higher clock speed and from my knowledge about hyper threaded cores(which isn't much because I'm more a graphics card person than a cpu person) but certain applications and games don't make use of the hyper threaded cores and it could actually diminish performance, like in gaming a lot of games will perform better on 4 physical cores rather than 2 physical and 2 hyper threaded cores.

Edit: don't know why I said it has a higher clock speed. In blind and can't read obviously. .-.

[BaronVonUber]

 

Go with an i5 4460 and an R9 280 4GB GPU. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.01 @ Vuugo) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.50 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.49 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.01 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($294.98 @ NCIX) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.25 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $816.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 11:58 EST-0500

 

Not sure if that's still the price range but those are the changes I would have made to replace those other parts. Let me know if I can try and help with anything else.

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys. This works for me and is within the budget. I don't mind spending a bit more on the CPU

 

Any suggestions for monitor in the $300 range give or take?

[Ophidio]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. This works for me and is within the budget. I don't mind spending a bit more on the CPU

Any suggestions for monitor in the $300 range give or take?

Really any good ips monitor at 1080p will do for multipurpose. It's really just looking into what monitor will best fit your needs and what size you would like.

[BaronVonUber]

Really any good ips monitor at 1080p will do for multipurpose. It's really just looking into what monitor will best fit your needs and what size you would like.

Thanks, will do

[TheRandomness]

For start it comes with a higher clock speed and from my knowledge about hyper threaded cores(which isn't much because I'm more a graphics card person than a cpu person) but certain applications and games don't make use of the hyper threaded cores and it could actually diminish performance, like in gaming a lot of games will perform better on 4 physical cores rather than 2 physical and 2 hyper threaded cores.

Edit: don't know why I said it has a higher clock speed. In blind and can't read obviously. .-.

I already knew about games and hyperthreading, I forgot to mention that... but most programs support it.