What do you think?

[OnionRings]

I recently made a build help page and got some decent help, so thanks to those users for said help. But my friend whos been doing good with PCs for a while also made me a build and I just want to see some thoughts on it from you guys. 

 

Here it is > http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hk686h

 

Reason he chose each part >

 

CPU : Not very old, powerful enough to handle what I need. No cooler because I won't overclock.

 

Mobo : Looks good, has everything I need, matches the color scheme.

 

Ram : Honestly not sure here, I watched Linus' video on DDR3 vs DDR4 and it seems to me that 4 isn't that much better and is still more expensive, this is where you guys come in, would it be best to keep the DDR4 8g or go for 16g of DDR3? I will be gaming heavily and doing tons of multi tasking and also rendering in 1080p60 but he swears 8g will be fine. The main reason I feel 8g won't be enough is because sometimes hardware reserves some leaving less for the overall build.

 

Storage : Highly rated cheap small SSD for booting, obvious piece is obvious. HDD is for everything else.

 

GPU : Should handle most stuff I'll be playing, decent card for the price, he vouches, matches color scheme.

 

Case : Looks good, dunno exactly why he chose it. He said something about air flow problems, assume they fixed it?

 

PSU : He didn't look at ratings for this, I was thinking about changing it because I heard a member on the forums here say its a terrible PSU, truth?

 

Monitor : He vouches for this monitor, says its great quality with a great refresh rate and hz and all that for the price.

 

Thanks for looking, leave feedback below.

 

Edit : This was for a 1k budget.

 

Edit 2 : This is without my additions to peripherals. I'll be getting a wifi adpater later on for if I want to use wifi for some reason, case fans, and other stuff.

[HKZeroFive]

Change out the PSU and switch the GPU to a 380.

[OnionRings]

I'd love reasons why. 

[Streetguru]

I recently made a build help page and got some decent help, so thanks to those users for said help. But my friend whos been doing good with PCs for a while also made me a build and I just

Here, better GPU, and it includes 1440p IPS display, you could also for $50 more get a 21:9 1080p Free-sync display

the CX PSUs are just very middle of the road PSUs, usually you want a pretty good one, the hive here is reviewed well here

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/rosewill-hive-650-w-power-supply-review/11/

AMD cares more about freedom, and has potentially better DX12/Vulkan Support, and free-sync is less expensive than G-sync

380 outperforms the 960, more so at 1440p

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Zqwzqs

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.88 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Adorama)

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($254.10 @ B&H)

Total: $899.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-11 03:45 EST-0500

[HKZeroFive]

I'd love reasons why. 

 

The 380 is a much better GPU and it definitely triumphs over the GTX 960 in games (up to 15% performance improvement).

 

The CX PSU is unreliable and is prone to overheating. Don't cheap out on the PSU.

 

This is what I would personally go for. I've added in a larger SSD:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive  ($12.89 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($179.00 @ Amazon) 

Total: $987.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-11 03:44 EST-0500

[OneMCGuy]

Don't go 8gb.  Windows and chrome easily use up to 6 gb, leaving you with only 2gb for editing/gaming, which is pretty crappy.

[OnionRings]

Thanks guys! I don't want to change the whole build as I like the way he has the color scheme set up and such but I will change the card, and the psu, and the ram. Any other suggestions?

[Streetguru]

Thanks guys! I don't want to change the whole build as I like the way he has the color scheme set up and such but I will change the card, and the psu, and the ram. Any other suggestions?

Reject aesthetics you are losing performance overall

 

yes, get a 1440p display, the display in there is just terrible

if not the 1440p display in my build then this, 1080p and IPS, the one you have is TN it will make your eyes bleed

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-i2269vw

[Streetguru]

Don't go 8gb.  Windows and chrome easily use up to 6 gb, leaving you with only 2gb for editing/gaming, which is pretty crappy.

8gbs is fine, I have Photoshop and Vegas usually open in the background while I game

[OnionRings]

Linus said IPS is bad for gaming cus it makes more screen blurr and input lag, plus the one you linked is like 250.

 

Here are some changes. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QRHzqs

 

Note my friend also is making another build less rushed, lets see what he comes up with.

[Streetguru]

Linus said IPS is bad for gaming cus it makes more screen blurr and input lag, plus the one you linked is like 250.

 

Here are some changes. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QRHzqs

 

Note my friend also is making another build less rushed, lets see what he comes up with.

My build total is still $900 without losing core performance, it fits the build fine and is better overall for daily productivity use

IPS is far and away infinitely superior to TN, you'd maybe get a TN display if the display you were buying were 144hz otherwise you want IPS for way better color, IPS is going to be fine for gaming and you can actually see it at an angle unlike most TN displays. The issues of early IPS are pretty much all gone by now. So ya, IPS display for sure

And are you sure you need a DVD drive?

[OnionRings]

The dvd drive is just in case, ight need one to help mum with burning or something + to install OS

[Streetguru]

The dvd drive is just in case, ight need one to help mum with burning or something + to install OS

OS installs are pretty much all done by USB these days, you can use Rufus or another program to make a bootable USB from an ISO

 

in any case, the 1440p display in my build is going to be like great for daily use more so compared to a 1080p display or even 2 1080p displays at it's price, the extra vertical space alone can help a lot when video editing

In addition you want the better color accuracy for video editing IPS gives you

[OnionRings]

I added the monitor since its only 100, I really hope you know what you're doing. Now I'm not quite done yet, I still need sound, would anyone recommend a good set of speakers?

[OnionRings]

Here is the actual complete with added peripherals. But I have questions on some of them.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t4BjwP 

 

Case fans > How many is actually needed and how many is overkill? Some come with the case I put the extra 6 not knowing if I'll need them (No overclocking) or not. 

Fan controller > Are fan controllers needed? I don't care what my fans do as long as they aren't revving to max speed 24/7 making un-needed noise, will they do that without a controller?

Actually had a MOBO question, how do I tell if mine has built in audio or not? And if it does how do I tell how good it is? Also still need a set of good speakers recommended to me.