Building in a week - final thoughts

[Goot]

I'm just looking for any comments/changing people might have to the parts that I currently have chosen. I'm looking to stay under $500. It is over right now, but I do not plan to go up anymore. I am going to be playing games, nothing to intense that it won't be able to handle, basic daily school work, and running visual studio and doing some programming. I'm going with the i3, because I plan to upgrade in the summer, just don't have the funds for it right now. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9jfDBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9jfDBm/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.95 @ 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: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $514.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 10:16 EST-0500

[Paralectic]

No operating system?

[Goot]

Just now, Paralectic said:

No operating system?

 

I already have that taken care of!

[Tjubes]

I'd go with a newer mobo so you can upgrade to DDR4 RAM in the future.

And since a PC is mostly a long term investment, a bit future proof wouldn't hurt IMHO.

[AHaskin14]

seems like a solid build. as you say your getting it for school work, I cannot stress enough the difference that an SSD would make. If not in the original build, it is certainly a worthy upgrade at somepoint.

[Goot]

Just now, Tjubes said:

I'd go with a newer mobo so you can upgrade to DDR4 RAM in the future.

And since a PC is mostly a long term investment, a bit future proof wouldn't hurt IMHO.

i was looking for a newer mobo. any that you would recommend?

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380X 4GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($228.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.98 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.16 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $535.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 10:32 EST-0500

[Tjubes]

4 minutes ago, Goot said:

i was looking for a newer mobo. any that you would recommend?

this one maybe? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z170mpro4s

A bit more expensive (100$) but it has DDR4.