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Medium/low budget skylake gaming pc - 600€

ClaudiOmega
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I'm trying to build a new gaming pc, I got some more big moneys for christmas so I figured I would boost up a little bit my older config I was planning to build for something a little bit more powerful.

This is what I came up with:

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€200.26 @ Amazon Italia) 

Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€88.37 @ Amazon Italia) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€55.78 @ Amazon Italia) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB AMP! Edition Video Card  (€194.90 @ Amazon Italia) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (€35.97 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: Corsair VS 450W ATX Power Supply  (€45.19 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €620.47
 
I don't need an HDD, i already got a WD Blue 1 TB lying around so I don't have to worry about that.
What do you think? :)
P.S. prices are from Amazon Italia, where I'm from. Try using italian/european prices if you can ;)
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i5 4460 + R9 380 would be 50% faster and cost less

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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i5 4460 + R9 380 would be 50% faster and cost less

 

 

R9 380 costs 50 euros more than a gtx 950, and an i5 4460 costs just 5 euros less than an i5 6400. I doubt it could be a viable option

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Never ever get the VS series, it's bad news my friend.

 

Here's my take:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€71.60 @ Amazon Italia) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€50.17 @ Amazon Italia) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€213.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (€35.97 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€63.52 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €630.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-25 11:48 CET+0100

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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R9 380 costs 50 euros more than a gtx 950, and an i5 4460 costs just 5 euros less than an i5 6400. I doubt it could be a viable option

R9 380 performs 50% better. definitely worth it

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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Never ever get the VS series, it's bad news my friend.

 

Here's my take:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€71.60 @ Amazon Italia) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€50.17 @ Amazon Italia) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€213.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (€35.97 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€63.52 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €630.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-25 11:48 CET+0100

 

Go for a cheaper full ATX case and a XFX PSU

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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Go for a cheaper full ATX case and a XFX PSU

 

Yeah, definitely go for the XFX PSU instead of the EVGA one. The case I'll leave to OP.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

Spoiler

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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Yeah, definitely go for the XFX PSU instead of the EVGA one. The case I'll leave to OP.

PowerColor 380 should also be slightly cheaper and just as good. Same for Club 3D Royal Queen

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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R9 380 performs 50% better. definitely worth it

Yeah but it places it out of budget for me unfortunately :( 

 

 

Never ever get the VS series, it's bad news my friend.

 

Here's my take:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€71.60 @ Amazon Italia) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€50.17 @ Amazon Italia) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€213.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (€35.97 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€63.52 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €630.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-25 11:48 CET+0100

 

that does not look bad :D though I wanted to go with a skylake-based config to be able to upgrade later. What do you think?

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Yeah but it places it out of budget for me unfortunately :(

 

that does not look bad :D though I wanted to go with a skylake-based config to be able to upgrade later. What do you think?

Skylake is 7% faster than Haswell. Pointless. Any i5 is going to be enough for several years.

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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Yeah but it places it out of budget for me unfortunately :(

 

that does not look bad :D though I wanted to go with a skylake-based config to be able to upgrade later. What do you think?

 

At this point, Skylake is too expensive for its price and performance improvements over Haswell. Get a good GPU instead and it'll definitely keep you gaming for a long time before you need to upgrade again.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

Spoiler

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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At this point, Skylake is too expensive for its price and performance improvements over Haswell. Get a good GPU instead and it'll definitely keep you gaming for a long time before you need to upgrade again.

Okay, you convinced me lol. I think I'll go with the build you suggested, thank you :)

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