BOOM! Finalizing this build one last time

[Goot]

Feel free to post any comments/suggestions. Will be used for light gaming, school work, and programming

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ NCIX US) 
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 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $490.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 14:05 EST-0500

[pokechat8978]

Why a Z87 board?

 

 

 

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Goot said:

Feel free to post any comments/suggestions. Will be used for light gaming, school work, and programming

 

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

This has a way faster GPU, and you should look for like the H97/Z97 over the 87 stuff

 

the 380 is faster than even a 960

 

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($115.89 @ 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: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($196.99 @ NCIX US)
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  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $543.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-03 14:08 EST-0500

[Stardar1]

$100 more, but a significant performance increase:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9vsFzy