Posted December 23, 2015 So, I am not new to the world of PC (know the basics + some), but am a beginner at actually seeing if a PC will work well or if it is good at price to performance. It would be wonderful if anyone could help me see if this build is good for what I would be using it for and if it could be made better within my budget range. (Link to build after details) 1. Budget & LocationMy budget is $800 USD (could have a leniency of a little bit if it improves performance) and I am located around Chicago.2. AimMy aim with this PC is to play Final Fantasy games(all but the MMOs because they suck), play the civilization and simcity games, various other lower intensity games, do medium intensity work in Unity 3D, and web browsing.3. MonitorsHave what I need4. PeripheralsHave what I need5. Why are you upgrading? Because I currently have 2 computers. One- A horrid dell laptop I got for $60 and Two- a desktop with 2g if ram and half a g of vram with 250g of hhd storage. 6. Personal preference I dislike the Micro atx form factor This is the link to the PC build in question: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BLXX4D Thank you I Eat, Therefore I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 23, 2015 Change the 8350 for an i5, and the NEX for a G2/seasonic. FX-6300 cooled by Nepton 240M | EVGA GTX 970 SuperClocked | 8GB G.Skill ValueRAM | Cooler Master 690 III | Sharkoon WMP 500 Bronze | Power supplies: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/ My F@h stats: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=zyntaxable Intel vs. FX for gaming: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 23, 2015 Change the 8350 for an i5, and the NEX for a G2/seasonic. id say that psu is fine, but i do agree, go for an intel CPU Are you new to the forums???? read the Code of Conduct HERE WANT SOME AWESOME LTT THEMED WALLPAPERS??? check out XTanksSlayerX's wallpaper thread HERE "May our framerates be high, and our temperatures low" - PC MasterRace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 23, 2015 A little note regarding the power supply:http://www.overclock.net/t/1476935/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-supernova-nex650g-750g-aka-g1TLDR: You shouldn't buy that power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 23, 2015 id say that psu is fine, but i do agree, go for an intel CPU I heard some bad things about the NEX from the PSU guru's around here FX-6300 cooled by Nepton 240M | EVGA GTX 970 SuperClocked | 8GB G.Skill ValueRAM | Cooler Master 690 III | Sharkoon WMP 500 Bronze | Power supplies: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/ My F@h stats: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=zyntaxable Intel vs. FX for gaming: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 23, 2015 Author A little note regarding the power supply: http://www.overclock.net/t/1476935/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-supernova-nex650g-750g-aka-g1 TLDR: You shouldn't buy that power supply. Thank you, I will change this shortly. I Eat, Therefore I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 23, 2015 Author Change the 8350 for an i5, and the NEX for a G2/seasonic. fixed the PSU about to change up the CPU I Eat, Therefore I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 23, 2015 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($316.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.80 @ Amazon) Total: $797.51 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 17:42 EST-0500 970 because 3D UNITY utilizes CUDA. Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 23, 2015 Author PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($316.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.80 @ Amazon) Total: $797.51 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 17:42 EST-0500 970 because 3D UNITY utilizes CUDA. This looks pretty good but I forgot to mention that I extremely dislike the micro atx form factor, but thank you. I Eat, Therefore I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 23, 2015 This looks pretty good but I forgot to mention that I extremely dislike the micro atx form factor, but thank you. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($316.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Thermaltake Urban R31 ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.00 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.80 @ Amazon) Total: $811.52 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 17:50 EST-0500 Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 24, 2015 Author PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($316.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Thermaltake Urban R31 ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.00 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.80 @ Amazon) Total: $811.52 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 17:50 EST-0500 Thank you very much I Eat, Therefore I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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