ADVICE NEEDED: New PC builder

[dragonhearttheone]

​Hello.

 

I am new to building PCs. I made a tower on pcpartpicker.com and any help is EXTREMELY welcome!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MzK2XL

 

I hope this link works.

 

EDIT: I already have a video card, forgot to add it . New link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8LCDt6

[pckid]

So do you already have a gpu?

[dragonhearttheone]

Yes, I have a GTX 950 FTW. Forgot to add it

[Briareos7]

what's your budget?

[dragonhearttheone]

My budget is somewhere along the lines of $680-$700. I already have the video card, so that has to stay. That is, with the video card included. So, about $500.

[Briareos7]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $578.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 14:24 EST-0500

[dragonhearttheone]

Is a quad-core enough? I was going for the FX-8320E and 16 GB of RAM for better multitasking...

[Briareos7]

for gaming, a quad core is capable of running your game smoothly and do some little multitasking besides that, are u going to produce any video content? if no then 8gb of ddr4 is more then enough.

 

if u really want a AMD cpu then go for a FX-8350. your choice to make

[dragonhearttheone]

Thank you

[Briareos7]

Thank you

NP, always there to help someone out *thumbs up*

[dragonhearttheone]

Why is the quad-core and 8GB of RAM worth more money than the 8 core 16GB RAM setup?

[Briareos7]

i guess the core count of the AMD and for the ram it's obvious 16GB costs more then 8GB

[dragonhearttheone]

No, like the quad-core is more expensive than the 8 core...

[Briareos7]

ow, well that has to do with the CPU the AMD AM3+ socket is almost 7 years old and the skylake CPU i chosen came this year out and intel is certain it's going to produce it's next gen also on the LGA1151 (your MOBO socket) and the 8GB memory is DDR4 memory which is newer when u compare it to DDR3 and that's where the price lies

[dragonhearttheone]

Thank you for explaining, I really am new in this area. 

[Briareos7]

Thank you for explaining, I really am new in this area. 

Np glad i could help