Whats wrong with this build, want what can be improved.

[immature]

welp, i mostly joined the forums because of this, and because of the username. sorry.

 

 

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the reason im asking you to look over the parts is that I know nothing about computer building and want to build a computer. so I put together what i could get, in my budget, with knowledge of like, 25 youtube videos. thanks for looking and criticizing me.

 

if you call me an idiot because of what i picked, please give a reason. then i won't care.

 

[HKZeroFive]

What budget do you have in mind?

[stealth80]

You could look at other sites to purchase windows for like $30 and use that money saved towards a stronger build

 

I would also look at a normal S340 case for around $65 and grab a 1Tb HDD for around $45 saving you around another $90 for your parts

[dragoon20005]

Ok first problem

 

why the APU and then a GT740?

[brob]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

[iNoa97]

I wouldn't go with the x31 the corsair h60 is a little cheaper and is better.

And that graphics card. I would probably go with Gigabyte AMD R7 360 gpu.

Also why do you have an apu and a gpu? (Apu is a cpu and a gpu)

The FX-6300 is a really good cpu for around $100

 

Corsair H60: http://goo.gl/i9SbY7

Gigabyte R7 360: http://goo.gl/fMbIx1

FX-6300: http://goo.gl/rCwaFg

 

e:

btw use pcpartpicker because it has a compatibility feature so you don't accidentally buy 2 incompatible products, etc. Anyway click on your list and at the top there should be something that looks like this, copy it and paste in your thread.

 

[Wind]

hold up, hold up.

that's a lot of issue on this build.

 

1. why do you use a SSD in a budget build? you can spend that money from the SSD  to get better CPU/GPU

2. do you need the S340 Razer Ver.?  unnecessary for a build like this IMO. same reason as above.

3. you don't need a X31 to cool that CPU. just use a  stock one.

4. if you plan on using an APU, get a faster RAM. that will improve a lot.

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($233.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $902.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 00:04 EST-0500

 

This is around your budget and is a lot stronger spec, however you would still need keyboard/mouse and windows

[immature]

this forum, is amazingly fast. this will be fun!

What budget do you have in mind?

800~850$ usd

 

You could look at other sites to purchase windows for like $30 and use that money saved towards a stronger build

 

I would also look at a normal S340 case for around $65 and grab a 1Tb HDD for around $45 saving you around another $90 for your parts

good idea.

 

Ok first problem

 

why the APU and then a GT740?

i know nothing about computers.. not yet anyways, i just think that intel is overpriced

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

 

im a doof, thanks though!

I wouldn't go with the x31 the corsair h60 is a little cheaper and is better.

And that graphics card. I would probably go with Gigabyte AMD R7 360 gpu.

 

Corsair H60: http://goo.gl/i9SbY7

Gigabyte R7 360: http://goo.gl/fMbIx1

huh, thanks, will check out

[stealth80]

Intel is overpriced because they are the stronger cpus, especially when you move into i5/i7 territory

[TheMechEngineer]

Hold off for longer, save up a bit more money and you'll thank yourself later.

Currently you're outside of the sweet spot where you get the optimum bang-for-buck performance.

Buying the cheapest (or near enough) of everything means you're actually wasting your money, not getting more value.

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($233.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $836.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 00:08 EST-0500

[immature]

thanks for the help, i am one of the biggest idiots when it comes to computers though. thanks for your... constructive criticism.

 

alas, i am still learning and building my first pc.

 

also, thanks for replying to a newbie like me it helps.

[iNoa97]

@immature

 

oh sorry for the late edit I left a tip on keeping your thread clean and simple

[TheMechEngineer]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($233.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $902.29

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 00:04 EST-0500

 

This is around your budget and is a lot stronger spec, however you would still need keyboard/mouse and windows

 

 

How are you guys able to get a friggin' Core i5 4690K and R9 380X for under $500??

In Australia you'd be looking at $800 for those two components alone.

[iNoa97]

thanks for the help, i am one of the biggest idiots when it comes to computers though. thanks for your... constructive criticism.

 

alas, i am still learning and building my first pc.

 

also, thanks for replying to a newbie like me it helps.

We were all noobs once so don't feel bad about it

[stealth80]

How are you guys able to get a friggin' Core i5 4690K and R9 380X for under $500??

In Australia you'd be looking at $800 for those two components alone.

 

Pretty much the same here in the UK

[immature]

Hold off for longer, save up a bit more money and you'll thank yourself later.

Currently you're outside of the sweet spot where you get the optimum bang-for-buck performance.

Buying the cheapest (or near enough) of everything means you're actually wasting your money, not getting more value.

oh boy, i have money set aside when i am ready to get out of highschool. its a lot of money. (5,000$, dont worry about college and all that. this money is about all my spare change and birthday/holiday money + job money and all that ;0). this computer is to last not along time, but enough to game on

[HKZeroFive]

this forum, is amazingly fast. this will be fun!

 

800~850$ usd

 

I went a bit over the budget here. You can reduce it to $850 by taking out SSD but I'd prefer it to remain in the build. Went for a 390 which will give you constant 1080p 60fps and an overclockable 4690K and a copy of Windows 7 which can get from https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

 

That said, do you plan to overclock?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM 3-Pack (64-bit)  ($20.00) 

Total: $900.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 00:15 EST-0500

[TheMechEngineer]

oh boy, i have money set aside when i am ready to get out of highschool. its a lot of money. (5,000$, dont worry about college and all that. this money is about all my spare change and birthday/holiday money + job money and all that ;0). this computer is to last not along time, but enough to game on

 

If you want to play games, go for a higher spec graphics card. Even use the R7 graphics built into the AMD processor.

The GT-Series Nvidia cards are meant for running multiple monitors (up to 4 or 6, can't remember), so gaming isn't their forte, I got suckered into the same trap for a previous build.

[immature]

 

 

I went a bit over the budget here. You can reduce it to $850 by taking out SSD but I'd prefer it to remain in the build. Went for a 390 which will give you constant 1080p 60fps and an overclockable 4690K and a copy of Windows 7 which can get from https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

 

That said, do you plan to overclock?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM 3-Pack (64-bit)  ($20.00) 

Total: $900.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 00:15 EST-0500

 

dont worry about the budget, this is a nice build, and i might overclock, maybe just to the point where it is still totally 90% stable. but for now, im not overclocking

[immature]

@HKZeroFive

 

thanks for the help, and everyone else too!