Desktop build for a newbie

[Shoketo]

Hi everyone! I've been a console gamer for years but I am finally able to afford to build a moderate PC. Any PC gaming I did was on my Toshiba laptop. (Don't hate, it may not be the best it is a work horse and they last forever, this one is over 5 years old and still rocking.) So I'm just looking tips on what I can improve, what I missed (because I know I did), and maybe if I can get something better for just a little bit more. Please no over the top stuff. I don't want to be playing AAA games at 4k.

Budget and location:
I am located in the U.S. and while my budget is around $1000 I'd like to keep it lower than that if at all possible.
Aim:
Just looking to upgrade to a desktop and play some of PC exclusive mmorpgs and be able to mod some of the other games such as skyrim and fallout 4 since you can't with consoles. I play some mobas here and there. Smite, LOL, heroes of the storm.
Monitors:
Due to lack of room to put a desk I was planning on running the desk top off of my Vizio tv. 48in 1080p Nothing exciting. Anything else I have from gaming on my laptop.

Without further ado. The parts I have selected on Newegg from all the people I have asked and all the linus videos I have watched.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B9x2Hx

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zRfc23

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VC7BwP

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JCXjt6

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fDf6YJ

[ZetZet]

woah, buddy. try using pcpartpicker.com for your build so we can understand something, or fix the layout

[HKZeroFive]

I can't read this.

 

Anyway, rough idea of what you can get for 1K.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($256.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $998.21

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 04:50 EST-0500

 

And an idea of what you can get for $800:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($256.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $810.11

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 04:53 EST-0500

[Jykos]

woah, buddy. try using pcpartpicker.com for your build so we can understand something, or fix the layout

 

 

 

I can't read this.

 

Anyway, rough idea of what you can get for 1K.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($256.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $998.21

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 04:50 EST-0500

 

^ this is what pc part picker can do for your formatting, it (or similar) is crucial for people to understand what your saying.

[ImDion?]

^ this is what pc part picker can do for your formatting, it (or similar) is crucial for people to understand what your saying.

True, well im not a pro part picker, but this leaves some money for keyboards etc

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YwvZt6

[Streetguru]

Hi everyone! I've been a console gamer for years but I am finally able to afford to build a moderate PC. Any PC gaming I did was on my Toshiba laptop. (Don't hate, it may not be the best it is a work

So do you need displays and stuff?

 

If you don't want to max out games I'd recommend just putting your money towards a high end display for better productivity. unless you're only gaming, in which case you'd want like a 144hz display

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LgJB23

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LgJB23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg)

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

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

Total: $986.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 04:58 EST-0500

[Shoketo]

I'm really sorry everyone. I will make sure to fix it when I get home from work. I didn't even realize it had done that typed it.  It was like 4 a.m. when I wrote that. lol. 

[Shoketo]

Okay. Finally got everything set up where it makes sense. 

[HKZeroFive]

Okay. Finally got everything set up where it makes sense. 

 

Righto. Things I'd change:

 

-The PSU. Would not recommend for gaming builds. I've changed this to a much more reliable XFX one instead.

-The GPU. The GTX 960 pales in comparison to the R9 380 at a similar price point with around 10% less performance. AMD is your best choice here.

 

Here's my take. I've gone for a Skylake build instead:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($253.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($45.48 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($35.00 @ MicrosoftSoftwareSwap) 

Total: $813.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 20:27 EST-0500

[Shoketo]

So I went back and built an AMD build because I wanted to do with around the same amount of money. I came in under my self implied budget. However not being as experience as I should be, I would like someone to look at it and see if there is something they would change and how this build compares to my Intel one.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VC7BwP

[Streetguru]

10 minutes ago, Shoketo said:

So I went back and built an AMD build because I wanted to do with around the same amount of money. I came in

So your budget is around 800 then? There would be 0 reason to go AMD for that budget

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jCb8nQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jCb8nQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $739.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 00:30 EST-0500

[Shoketo]

Okay. Well why? I'm not trying to be bitchy, but trying to understand. Why Intel over AMD?  Why a 4460 vs 860k, a 3.2 vs 3.7 clock speed, and over clockable at that should I choose to do so. 

The 4460 is $174 and the 860k is like 70-80 bucks. What makes the 4460 worth a hundred dollars more other than "Intel"?

[HKZeroFive]

17 minutes ago, Shoketo said:

Okay. Well why? I'm not trying to be bitchy, but trying to understand. Why Intel over AMD?  Why a 4460 vs 860k, a 3.2 vs 3.7 clock speed, and over clockable at that should I choose to do so. 

The 4460 is $174 and the 860k is like 70-80 bucks. What makes the 4460 worth a hundred dollars more other than "Intel"?

Higher IPC or simply more powerful cores. Which equals better performance in games and no bottlenecking of higher end GPUs like the R9 390 or GTX 970.