900-950$ gaming pc (first build)

[teo_d]

This is my bild and i would appriciate it if you could give me any recommandations or could suggest another build if enything is wrong. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vdW6kL

[don_svetlio]

bad. give me a min

[don_svetlio]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $898.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:03 EST-0500

[teo_d]

Why is my build that bad

[don_svetlio]

Why is my build that bad

overkill CPU, and crappy GPU. 390X is 3-4 times faster

[AndrewOC]

Why is my build that bad

Because you spent a ton of your budget on your cpu and have a 750 ti. In a gaming build especially at the $900 range you want to spend more on your gpu than cpu. A 750 ti won't do much in most games now a days.

[X99stattrak]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.88 @ OutletPC)

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card ($373.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $898.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:03 EST-0500

You can step down on power supplies, and put some money somewhere else. This build needs no more than a 450W psu.

[Marinatall_Ironside]

With Nvidia Card

 

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

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

• CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.98 @ Amazon) 
• Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($125.46 @ Amazon) 
• Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($58.03 @ Newegg) 
• Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.73 @ Amazon) 
• Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
• Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($231.11 @ Amazon) 
• Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($90.55 @ Amazon) 
• Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.72 @ Newegg) 
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($103.07 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1048.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:08 EST-0500

 

With AMD Card

 

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

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

• CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.98 @ Amazon) 
• Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($125.46 @ Amazon) 
• Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($58.03 @ Newegg) 
• Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.73 @ Amazon) 
• Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
• Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg) 
• Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($90.55 @ Amazon) 
• Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.72 @ Newegg) 
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($103.07 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1022.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:10 EST-0500

 

Now you should have an easier time picking which one. Yes it's only $10 USD more however (without the 8% tax rates in California), there are better components.

[don_svetlio]

You can step down on power supplies, and put some money somewhere else. This build needs no more than a 450W psu.

550W* - I prefer to have a good-quality PSU rather than a dead system

[don_svetlio]

 

With Nvidia Card

 

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

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

• CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.98 @ Amazon) 
• Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($125.46 @ Amazon) 
• Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($58.03 @ Newegg) 
• Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.73 @ Amazon) 
• Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
• Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($231.11 @ Amazon) 
• Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($90.55 @ Amazon) 
• Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.72 @ Newegg) 
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($103.07 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1048.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:08 EST-0500

 

With AMD Card

 

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

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

• CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.98 @ Amazon) 
• Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($125.46 @ Amazon) 
• Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($58.03 @ Newegg) 
• Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.73 @ Amazon) 
• Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
• Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg) 
• Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($90.55 @ Amazon) 
• Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.72 @ Newegg) 
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($103.07 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1022.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:10 EST-0500

 

Now you should have an easier time picking which one. Yes it's only $10 USD more however, there are better components.

 

Eeeerm, why a 960/380? 390X is easily doable

[kameshss]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.88 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $995.56

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:12 EST-0500

 

But $45 over your budget.

 

Worth for money!

 

You can OC the CPU!!

 

DDR4 for faster memory speeds!

[Marinatall_Ironside]

Eeeerm, why a 960/380? 390X is easily doable

Because that would easily go over the $950 USD budget unless he's willing to go over that. If he's in California there's the 8% tax rate to factor in as well.

[Becausei'mBatman]

Why is my build that bad

you overkill cpu, overkill mobo. if you are aiming for the 900$ price range focus on gpu. you don't need ddr4 in a 900$ build

[TheRandomness]

Eeeerm, why a 960/380? 390X is easily doable

Fury is easily doable.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($504.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $963.58

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:14 EST-0500

[don_svetlio]

Because that would easily go over the $950 USD budget unless he's willing to go over that. If he's in California there's the 8% tax rate to factor in as well.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $898.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:03 EST-0500

 

 

Fury is easily doable.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($504.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $963.58

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:14 EST-0500

[Marinatall_Ironside]

 

Well if he's going Haswell/Devil's Canyon then yeah. What I suggested to him is two different Skylake builds.

[don_svetlio]

Well if he's going Haswell/Devil's Canyon then yeah. What I suggested to him is two different Skylake builds.

I would say Haswell is better price:performance

[kameshss]

Fury is easily doable.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($504.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $963.58

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:14 EST-0500

You can bring it down to $922 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Nwpf7

[X99stattrak]

People always overkill their power supplies in budget builds. X99 system with a 5820k at 4.6, and a 980ti pushed to its max voltage at 1503Mhz only pulls 450W from the wall.

[Marinatall_Ironside]

I would say Haswell is better price:performance

Well true, if that's his only focus that is. You gotta consider, Skylake has some really neat features it has over the previous generation. But if he doesn't want those features that Skylake offers, well more power to him. I'm not gonna stop him from that.

[TheRandomness]

You can bring it down to $922 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Nwpf7

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus B85M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($504.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $906.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:23 EST-0500

 

Yay.

[kameshss]

I would say Haswell is better price:performance

Yes. But their prices are going down these days.

 

It's closer to Haswell prices.

 

It's just $40 difference. I think it's worth. But yeah, for super tight budget systems, Haswell is the way to go.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mcLYMp <-- Skylake

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Nwpf7 <-- Haswell.

[Marinatall_Ironside]

People always overkill their power supplies in budget builds. X99 system with a 5820k at 4.6, and a 980ti pushed to its max voltage at 1503Mhz only pulls 450W from the wall.

You have to factor in capacitor aging as well. When capacitors age on mobos and GPUs, they will draw more power and produce more heat as well. I was told about that by a guy named Steve Sedlmeyer.

 

The PSU is good and sufficient for this build, but I would get a slightly larger one to account for capacitor aging, and overhead for possible future expansions. I would recommend the Corsair AX 860i Platinum.

[don_svetlio]

Well true, if that's his only focus that is. You gotta consider, Skylake has some really neat features it has over the previous generation. But if he doesn't want those features that Skylake offers, well more power to him. I'm not gonna stop him from that.

I agree - M.2, NVMe. Lot's of neat stuff. But a 390X is quite a bit faster in games and for gaming he might not notice the need for those feature sets with a 850 Evo

[kameshss]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus B85M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($504.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $906.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 15:23 EST-0500

 

Yay.

ahh.. That hurts.  :lol: