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Todde21

Hello! I don't really know much about computer parts or what may be good. I had one of my friends help me pick out a list but hes no expert either. I don't really plan on playing any massively graphic games as the main game I play is League of Legends. I'm just wanting a good PC that would last a while and still be able to give me good fps. Also if I have forgotten any parts let me know ( first time building one also). Below I have linked 2 images of the parts I plan on buying. (I couldn't find all my parts on PC Picker)

 

First half of part list.

Second half of parts.

Total without an OS = 670$

*Edit* Am I missing a Wireless Wifi internet Card?

 

If I have left anything out please let me know. ( I know I don't have a OS in there).

Open to any and all suggestions on new parts or trading some out.

Thank you all in advanced!

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Todde21 said:

Hello! I don't really know much about computer parts or what may be good. I had one of my friends help me pick out a list but hes no expert either. I don't really plan on playing any massively graphic games as the main game I play is League of Legends. I'm just wanting a good PC that would last a while and still be able to give me good fps. Also if I have forgotten any parts let me know ( first time building one also). Below I have linked 2 images of the parts I plan on buying. (I couldn't find all my parts on PC Picker)

 

First half of part list.

Second half of parts.

Total without an OS = 670$

 

If I have left anything out please let me know. ( I know I don't have a OS in there).

Open to any and all suggestions on new parts or trading some out.

Thank you all in advanced!

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $660.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-22 08:26 EST-0500

 

This build will give you a lot better performance and upgradeability.

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2 minutes ago, Laputacake said:

What's your budget?

Around 800$

 

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Your parts list looks pretty good to me and will run league of legends just fine. Just make sure you check all the watts on your list and make sure the power supply can provide enough power since you have some power hungry components on your list.

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3 minutes ago, tataklee said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $660.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-22 08:26 EST-0500

 

This build will give you a lot better performance and upgradeability.

Thank you for this list. Can you give me any info on what parts or what makes this better, I know very little about parts vs parts.

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Hi,

I think you could optimize your parts a bit, not saying its bad. But a bit more cash on the GPU will get you a much better experience and give you a better bang for the buck:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cMKf6h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cMKf6h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($38.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $683.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-22 08:34 EST-0500

Edited by CNY RMB
List now for all Merchants

[cnyrmb@TheBeast-Arch ~]$ java -jar print_footer.jar

Main Rig:

i7-4790K - Asrock Z97 Extreme 6 - EVGA 1070 FTW - 16GB HyperX Fury @ 1866 - 120GB 840 EVO -  1TB WD Blue - XFX XTR 750W (80+ Gold) - Arch Linux/Win10

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6 minutes ago, Todde21 said:

Around 800$

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $647.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-22 08:36 EST-0500

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7 minutes ago, Todde21 said:

Thank you for this list. Can you give me any info on what parts or what makes this better, I know very little about parts vs parts.

Sure. Since your PC will be geared towards gaming, the Intel processor will offer a lot better performance in gaming scenarios. Besides, it will offer more options, should you wish to upgrade in the future, since it uses Intel's latest socket 1151. 

The video card I chose also offers much better performance than the 750 Ti. Finally, the power supply I chose uses better components and is deemed to be of higher quality.

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1 minute ago, Laputacake said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($219.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $647.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-22 08:36 EST-0500

Very similar, but I would add a SSD at least and maybe save on the Video Card. The XFX is still a great card and is much cheaper. The performance difference is minimal.

[cnyrmb@TheBeast-Arch ~]$ java -jar print_footer.jar

Main Rig:

i7-4790K - Asrock Z97 Extreme 6 - EVGA 1070 FTW - 16GB HyperX Fury @ 1866 - 120GB 840 EVO -  1TB WD Blue - XFX XTR 750W (80+ Gold) - Arch Linux/Win10

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1 minute ago, CNY RMB said:

Very similar, but I would add a SSD at least and maybe save on the Video Card. The XFX is still a great card and is much cheaper. The performance difference is minimal.

No need to go Haswell at all.

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6 minutes ago, tataklee said:

Sure. Since your PC will be geared towards gaming, the Intel processor will offer a lot better performance in gaming scenarios. Besides, it will offer more options, should you wish to upgrade in the future, since it uses Intel's latest socket 1151. 

The video card I chose also offers much better performance than the 750 Ti. Finally, the power supply I chose uses better components and is deemed to be of higher quality.

Thank you for explaining!

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6 minutes ago, CNY RMB said:

Very similar, but I would add a SSD at least and maybe save on the Video Card. The XFX is still a great card and is much cheaper. The performance difference is minimal.

I think this should do OP nicely

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $685.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-22 08:47 EST-0500

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6 minutes ago, Todde21 said:

Am I missing a Wireless Adapter card for Wifi?

Do you need WiFi? if not, you do not need one. 

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Is there anything I may be missing besides an OS?

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PRICE IS BEFORE REBATES BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST THEM

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/88wxnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/88wxnQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($18.49 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Belkin F9L1001 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($6.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case Fan: Silverstone FM93 53.6 CFM 92mm  Fan  ($3.52 @ Amazon) 
Total: $795.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-22 09:01 EST-0500

 

Practically the same build I'm getting, focuses on performance per dollar and upgradability 

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1 hour ago, Todde21 said:

Around 800$

I added i5 6500instead of i5 6600k because 6600k is really high priced and you need a cooler for the CPU because it doesn't come with stock cooler. There is no monster increase in performance  on 6th gen over 4th gen so if you are in budget can go for 4th gen but the reason i added 6th gen is :  it is slightly better than 4th gen in terms of performance  you will be equipped with latest PC & technology available in the market, you will not feel you are buying old config. I added MSI Z170 - A PRO ATX because it 's price is very close to H170 and B150 motherboard So' if you want you can added K series CPU now or later, You need to spend 70$ more for K series( including cooler). GPU is R9 390 with 8 GB V Ram which will help you to max out any game at 1080 high setting. Even if you don't buy K series this build is enough to handle any AAA titles.If you want you can add SSD later, 1TB HDD to store games , movies , video etc.. And i tried to maintain red in black theme for look.

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