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I put something together real quick:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fkDCTW

awful PSU and overpriced board. sec

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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even have an SSD now ^_^
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB ACX Video Card  ($100.00)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $440.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 17:29 EST-0500

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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First time posting on the forum, sorry if I'm in the wrong category.

I am also doing a first time build and would like to ask for some enthusiasts to give me some insight on if it's good or not.

Here's the link:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/badmanbman/saved/zscD4D

Note: I might switch out the 960 for a 770 my friend is selling me for 100 dollars.

Try this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Better than the FX 6300

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3-A (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Eh...its a motherboard

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.45 @ SuperBiiz)

Plenty of memory for gaming...dual channel is better

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)

Due to your budget, we cant put in an SSD, but Seagate are reputable for their hard drives

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

This had to be taken down to the 950 because of your budget

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Micro Center)

Ehh...good reviews

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

EVGA are reputable for their good power supplies

Total: $465.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 17:27 EST-0500

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even have an SSD now ^_^

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($28.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($36.97 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB ACX Video Card  ($100.00)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $440.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 17:29 EST-0500

Nope...you're better off getting a 1TB HDD because SSDs aren't made for reading and writing and they don't affect game performance. Therefore, they're better off with a HDD, you can fit a mountain of games on there

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even have an SSD now ^_^

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($28.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($36.97 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB ACX Video Card ($100.00)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $440.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 17:29 EST-0500

Don't really need an SSD, I'm ok with the load times of an HDD.

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Nope...you're better off getting a 1TB HDD because SSDs aren't made for reading and writing and they don't affect game performance. Therefore, they're better off with a HDD, you can fit a mountain of games on there

he already has HDDs :P

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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Don't really need an SSD, I'm ok with the load times of an HDD.

trust me, you WILL love it - even an SSHD makes a vast difference.

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 already has HDDs :P

Oh ok...didn't read the post properly

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I already have a couple HDD's with windows.

So you don't need any storage whatsoever...

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trust me, you WILL love it - even an SSHD makes a vast difference.

I'll get it later when I get a job.

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First time posting on the forum, sorry if I'm in the wrong category.

I am also doing a first time build and would like to ask for some enthusiasts to give me some insight on if it's good or not.

Here's the link:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/badmanbman/saved/zscD4D

Note: I might switch out the 960 for a 770 my friend is selling me for 100 dollars.

OK...lets try that again:

Considering that you don't need a Hard Drive, you shouldn't need an SSD. So I upgraded your CPU and GPU (4GB) and downgraded a couple of parts. The Power supply is very good. The case...ehh...its a case.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3-A (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.45 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $476.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 17:34 EST-0500

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OK...lets try that again:

Considering that you don't need a Hard Drive, you shouldn't need an SSD. So I upgraded your CPU and GPU (4GB) and downgraded a couple of parts. The Power supply is very good. The case...ehh...its a case.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3-A (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.45 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $476.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 17:34 EST-0500

That PSU is godawful - worse than the CX. Please. For the love of his PC - get the XFX(SeaSonic S12G rebrand)

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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I'll get it later when I get a job.

Check out the updated build that I threw in. Also, the SSHDs are quite expensive (at least in Australia) and wouldn't recommend them until they're a bit cheaper. The HDD should do you fine

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That PSU is godawful - worse than the CX. Please. For the love of his PC - get the XFX(SeaSonic S12G rebrand)

Whats wrong with the PSU?? EVGA make really good PSUs

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Whats wrong with the PSU?? EVGA make really good PSUs

EVGA doesn't make PSUs - others make them, they sell them

W1 are horrible

G1, B1 and NEX are crappy

GS/G2/GQ/B2/P2 are good

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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EVGA doesn't make PSUs - others make them, they sell them

W1 are horrible

G1, B1 and NEX are crappy

GS/G2/GQ/B2/P2 are good

I've heard so many times from Linus that their PSUs are good

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I've heard so many times from Linus that their PSUs are good

Don't listen to Linus about PSUs that much - he put a CX430 in a gaming rig.....

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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First time posting on the forum, sorry if I'm in the wrong category.

I am also doing a first time build and would like to ask for some enthusiasts to give me some insight on if it's good or not.

Here's the link:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/badmanbman/saved/zscD4D

Note: I might switch out the 960 for a 770 my friend is selling me for 100 dollars.

OK...here is the new build with a XFX PSU

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3-A (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.45 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $486.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-24 17:40 EST-0500

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Don't listen to Linus about PSUs that much - he put a CX430 in a gaming rig.....

I have an in-built cooler master PSU...it is really working well

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I have an in-built cooler master PSU...it is really working well

CM are a different story - but even then you're pushing your luck. Cheaping out on a PSU frequently results in dead components or even a house fire

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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CM are a different story - but even then you're pushing your luck. Cheaping out on a PSU frequently results in dead components or even a house fire

So, Corsair is a no go?

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So, Corsair is a no go?

not always. some of corsair psus are great. but i find them to be overpriced like the rm and ax series.

RIG #1 : 4670k @4.4 / 1.25v vcore. @ 4.5 / 1.3v vcore/ 1.95v vccin. MSI GAMING 4G GTX 970 @1540/3700 1.275v BIOS MOD. 16GB Kingston HyperX Savage RAM 2400mhz. MSI GAMING 5 Z97 MOBO. Fractal Design Define S. Dark Rock Pro 3. 850 EVO 250GB Seasonic M12II 620w
RIG #2: 4790k @ 4.6 / 1.25v vcore. EVGA SC ACX 2.0 980 SLI. 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400mhz. Asus MAXIMUS VII Hero Z97. Fractal Design Define R5. NH D15. 850 EVO 250GB AX 860
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So, Corsair is a no go?

VS and CX are crappy

CS is meh

RM is overpriced for what it is

RMi And RMx are good

HX and HXi are good

AX and AXi are good

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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CM are a different story - but even then you're pushing your luck. Cheaping out on a PSU frequently results in dead components or even a house fire

Ehh...it works and it hasn't fried anything...I plan on getting the 6 core i7 and an R9 390 and probably upgrading my PSU to a 1000W PSU

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