First build. Thoughts and recommendations?

[UltraShock]

 Hello there. I see you stumbled onto this post. I'm just listing my PC build plans because that's what this string of the Forum is for. I'd like to do gaming and maybe some rendering editing on this build, let me know what you think. Oh, by the way, I've been trying to keep a Black + White theme, so if you have any recommendations for changes, try to keep that in mind.

 

PCpartpicker link: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/PPFfXL

 

Or if you'd rather not click on that, a spec list here:

 

CPU: AMD FX 6300

CPU Cooler: Zalman LQ-320

Motherboard: MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition

GPU: Powercolor R9 380X PCS+ Myst. Edition 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB

Ram: HyperX Fury White 8GB

PSU: ThermalTake Smart 750W (Cuz no ugly ketchup/mustard cables)

Case: NZXT Phantom 240

 

So yeah, that's that. Let me know what you think. If you know of anything that you think could save me money, please let me know, but again try to keep in mind my target colour scheme. Also know that I'm a sucker for backplated graphics cards. I'm also considering going crossfire in the future, and that's why I went with a 750W PSU right now. Thanks m8s and m8ettes. Hope to have some responses soon.

[DarkBlade2117]

We've had worse, though this is not to bad though not to good.

Few things, the PSU is not good nor reliable.

As I am a big fan of NZXT Their Phantom line is pretty cheap. A different case will be good.

What is your exact budget for this rig? We may be able to squeeze say a i5 into here rather then a Fx6. 

[Curufinwe_wins]

Id recommend a 4460 and this mobo (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b85mdgs ) over that one. It will preform much better, and honestly a 120mm aio doesn't make much sense unless doing SSFF builds.

[Streetguru]

 Hello there. I see you stumbled onto this post. I'm just listing my PC build plans because that's what this string of the Forum is for. I'd like to do gaming and maybe some rendering editing on

Well this is a US build, not sure if those are the best prices, but the i5 costs a good deal more than the 860k, I wouldn't exactly recommend that as far as performance per dollar goes unless you play CPU heavy games

 

it's pretty far under budget, maybe throw in a 480gb SSD and call it a day

 

You could also maybe fit a 1080p 144hz free-sync display, if you play a lot of shooters

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MYXsdC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MYXsdC/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($91.98 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($50.48 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.01 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($279.75 @ Vuugo)

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

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ shopRBC)

Total: $695.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-07 19:59 EST-0500

[UltraShock]

Well this is a US build, not sure if those are the best prices, but the i5 costs a good deal more than the 860k, I wouldn't exactly recommend that as far as performance per dollar goes unless you play CPU heavy games

 

it's pretty far under budget, maybe throw in a 480gb SSD and call it a day

 

You could also maybe fit a 1080p 144hz free-sync display, if you play a lot of shooters

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MYXsdC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MYXsdC/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($91.98 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($50.48 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.01 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($279.75 @ Vuugo)

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

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($82.00 @ shopRBC)

Total: $695.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-07 19:59 EST-0500

Actually, this is a Canada build. So prices should be in CAD which is worth a pretty decent amount less than the USD.

[UltraShock]

We've had worse, though this is not to bad though not to good.

Few things, the PSU is not good nor reliable.

As I am a big fan of NZXT Their Phantom line is pretty cheap. A different case will be good.

What is your exact budget for this rig? We may be able to squeeze say a i5 into here rather then a Fx6. 

I'd like to stay under or just around the $1000 CAD mark, so I'm not sure if an i5 is fit for this, considering it's at least another $100+ extra with taxes. The 4460, that is. Unless you know of a good performing i5 cheaper than that? Also, what cases and PSUs would you recommend? I know the EVGA PSUs are great, just not sure if I can fit one into my budget.

[Clanscorpia]

What's your budget, I'm familiur with CAD prices

[UltraShock]

Id recommend a 4460 and this mobo (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b85mdgs ) over that one. It will preform much better, and honestly a 120mm aio doesn't make much sense unless doing SSFF builds.

I know the 120mm aio doesn't make much sense, but it's an incredible deal right now, pretty much half-off. I couldn't resist. Also, it'll be nice to have if a get a beefier CPU down the line.

[UltraShock]

What's your budget, I'm familiur with CAD prices

I'd like to keep it under $1000 CAD but can go a bit above if I can get a big performance increase for just a little more.

[Clanscorpia]

I can get you a 4690K with 1000 CAD so I got this. And I know a decent XFX CPU for a decent price and I'm thinking a 390 and an NZXT case

[UltraShock]

I can get you a 4690K with 1000 CAD so I got this. And I know a decent XFX CPU for a decent price and I'm thinking a 390 and an NZXT case

Alright then, thanks.

[Curufinwe_wins]

I know the 120mm aio doesn't make much sense, but it's an incredible deal right now, pretty much half-off. I couldn't resist. Also, it'll be nice to have if a get a beefier CPU down the line.

But it's not a good value or a good aio...

 

This is what I would recommend given what you have said...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($230.01 @ Vuugo) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 51.4 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Motherboard: ASRock B85M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.75 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.50 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.24 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($331.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($93.00 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($87.50 @ Vuugo) 

Total: $975.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-07 20:32 EST-0500

 

The air cooler here will likely be stronger and quieter for a midtower with proper airflow.

[Clanscorpia]

If you want I can lower it but the value is much better on this build

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vH7YvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vH7YvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.01 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Zalman LQ-320 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.46 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.24 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($424.37 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($95.05 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($110.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1203.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-07 20:34 EST-0500

[Clanscorpia]

Oops, forgot white and black theme

[Clanscorpia]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/H7MnP6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/H7MnP6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.01 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Zalman LQ-320 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($151.90 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.46 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.24 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($434.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($93.00 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($110.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1254.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-07 20:45 EST-0500

[Clanscorpia]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/d2j4Hx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/d2j4Hx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.01 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 51.4 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($151.90 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.46 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.24 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($434.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($93.00 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($110.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1254.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-07 20:47 EST-0500

 

Better cooler

[Streetguru]

Actually, this is a Canada build. So prices should be in CAD which is worth a pretty decent amount less than the USD.

I meant it was built on the US part picker mostly