1st Build and would love help

[caden.shirk]

So this is my build that I have currently planned out and would love some suggestions to make it better. My budget is around $850.

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($75.89 @ OutletPC) 

 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 

 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($194.99 @ Micro Center) 

 

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

 

Power Supply: Cooler Master 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 

 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.78 @ OutletPC) 

 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($129.95 @ B&H) 

 

Other: EVGA 8GB DDR3-1866  ($42.99)

 

Total: $812.45

[Knaj]

Please use https://pcpartpicker.com/ and give us the permalink (In the medium-ish bar left area)

[Superdoge]

Glad to help. Try out a low budget i5. The AMD APUs don't have much of a point unless you're not getting a GPU.

I mean, you're getting the best budget stuff for your price range. I'll research and see what I can find.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Id buy  i5 if you can, its mucher better than a 8320.

[caden.shirk]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/caden389/saved/mv6J7P

[Badazzz]

I would go with an i5 or an i7. AMD is pretty lacking after you go over the $120 price mark. And you might want to consider a R9 380 instead of a 960. Other than that your build is pretty good.

[HKZeroFive]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.78 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($35.00 @ MicrosoftSoftwareSwap) 
Total: $839.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 21:46 EST-0500

[caden.shirk]

If I was to get an i5 which one would be the best bang for your buck?

[Superdoge]

Try out an R9 380. I think the performance is relative and it has 4gb GDDR5.

[caden.shirk]

Yeah I think the r9 380 would be better because of it having more ram. But, the build @HKZeroFiveposted also seem very good as well because it was a 390 with 8GB of ram.

[Electronics Wizardy]

This is a good amout better for the same price.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mRph4D

[caden.shirk]

But I looked at the website microsoft software swap and I think that I may actually want to just get if from Microsoft officially just in case so I don't get screwed over.

[Zach TOm]

i5 and better psu

[caden.shirk]

@Electronics Wizardy tthat build looks even better and maybe I could use some of the saved money and get a tiny bit better cpu

[HKZeroFive]

5 minutes ago, caden.shirk said:

But I looked at the website microsoft software swap and I think that I may actually want to just get if from Microsoft officially just in case so I don't get screwed over.

No worries. Drop the SSD and get Windows officially.

 

But I will say that I have had two builds using Windows from that subreddit and they're both working fine.

[Zach TOm]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bzn2pg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bzn2pg/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($116.46 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($198.05 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $774.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 22:01 EST-0500

[caden.shirk]

I think I would definitely need a hardrive because I'm already using that much space on my current PC and will need a better graphics card because I'll be gaming and editing video on this. But other than that that build looks great.

[Zach TOm]

3 minutes ago, caden.shirk said:

I think I would definitely need a hardrive because I'm already using that much space on my current PC and will need a better graphics card because I'll be gaming and editing video on this. But other than that that build looks great.

what is your budget

[caden.shirk]

My budget is around $850 

I modified your build a little bit and got this

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/caden389/saved/yBwdnQ

Which I feel is what I needed

[Zach TOm]

33 minutes ago, caden.shirk said:

My budget is around $850 

I modified your build a little bit and got this

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/caden389/saved/yBwdnQ

Which I feel is what I needed

No cx psus on my watch

[Zach TOm]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mp2r3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mp2r3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($116.46 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($76.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($223.96 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $962.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 22:52 EST-0500