New PC // Building soon

[Goot]

Going to start ordering parts asap. Just wanted to post and see what tips people had. Trying to keep it under $500. Choosing the i3, because in the near future i plan to upgrade to a 4690k. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tf6jwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tf6jwP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $522.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-31 15:22 EST-0500

[Aytex]

get this gpu??

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131684&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

r9 380

[GeekaWhat]

I know DDrR doesn't provide too much of a boost gaming wise and is more expensive would investing in LGA1151 not be the best bet if choosing to upgrade to a more powerful Intel CPU in the future?

[iNoa97]

Smart on the i3, for it would be cheaper to have a bad i3 and a intel cpu than having to replace the mobo and the cpu. The Video card is questionable but i'm not very familiar with budget cards that well, but I know its better than the 750 ti. Everything else looks good though.

[Streetguru]

24 minutes ago, Goot said:

Going to start ordering parts asap. Just wanted to post and see what tips people had. Trying to keep it u

You should spend a bit more and get a 380 over a 950, the 380 is faster than even a 960 by a decent ammount

In addition you don't want an unlocked i5 for your upgrade, your motherboard isn't even Z97, you're going to want a Xeon 1231v3 which has twice the threads of the unlocked i5 at around the same cost

 

Also you have mail in rebates turned on, should turn those off as they almost never work

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rmnjt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rmnjt6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($115.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $533.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-31 15:45 EST-0500