First "Gaming" Computer

[MajorIdiot101]

Hi, so I have been wanting to get a Gaming Computer for a long time now, so I have compiled a list of what I think could be good enough for a "cheap" first Gaming Computer, however, I have no idea about anything about what are good components and what are bad ones, so basically I want some feedback of what this Computer might achieve and if there is anything to be changed. So here are the specs :
CPU : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Intel-Skylake-i5-6500-32-36GHz-Processor/23063246
HDD : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/1TB-WD-Blue-Hard-Drive-35-HDD-7200-RPM/20903785
RAM : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/2x4GB-Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2133Mhz-DDR4-RAM-Black/24084463
Power Supply : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Antec-VP600P-600w-Power-Supply/23037062
Case : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Deepcool-Tesseract-Mid-Tower-Case/24164486
Motherboard : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Gigabyte-GA-H170-Gaming-3-Motherboard/23063354
Graphics Card : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Sapphire-Radeon-R7-370-Nitro-4GB-Graphics-Card/24362993

 

I would prefer if I didn't go over this price limit, but any comment would be appreciated and if you think that this Computer is worth this price then please tell me. Thank you in advance.

[Vercii]

Exactly what is your budget and where are you from?

5 minutes ago, MajorIdiot101 said:

Hi, so I have been wanting to get a Gaming Computer for a long time now, so I have compiled a list of what I think could be good enough for a "cheap" first Gaming Computer, however, I have no idea about anything about what are good components and what are bad ones, so basically I want some feedback of what this Computer might achieve and if there is anything to be changed. So here are the specs :
CPU : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Intel-Skylake-i5-6500-32-36GHz-Processor/23063246
HDD : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/1TB-WD-Blue-Hard-Drive-35-HDD-7200-RPM/20903785
RAM : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/2x4GB-Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2133Mhz-DDR4-RAM-Black/24084463
Power Supply : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Antec-VP600P-600w-Power-Supply/23037062
Case : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Deepcool-Tesseract-Mid-Tower-Case/24164486
Motherboard : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Gigabyte-GA-H170-Gaming-3-Motherboard/23063354
Graphics Card : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Sapphire-Radeon-R7-370-Nitro-4GB-Graphics-Card/24362993

 

I would prefer if I didn't go over this price limit, but any comment would be appreciated and if you think that this Computer is worth this price then please tell me. Thank you in advance.

 

[tcolecruz]

1 minute ago, Vercii said:

Exactly what is your budget and where are you from?

 

i think new zealand

 

[Guest]

Downgrade CPU to an Athlon X4 860K and upgrade GPU to an R9 380

[failblox]

Get a cheaper motherboard. There's no reason you need to spend that much on one.

(unless you really, really need the features on it for some reason - which I doubt)

[JefferyD90]

14 minutes ago, MajorIdiot101 said:

Hi, so I have been wanting to get a Gaming Computer for a long time now, so I have compiled a list of what I think could be good enough for a "cheap" first Gaming Computer, however, I have no idea about anything about what are good components and what are bad ones, so basically I want some feedback of what this Computer might achieve and if there is anything to be changed. So here are the specs :
CPU : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Intel-Skylake-i5-6500-32-36GHz-Processor/23063246
HDD : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/1TB-WD-Blue-Hard-Drive-35-HDD-7200-RPM/20903785
RAM : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/2x4GB-Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2133Mhz-DDR4-RAM-Black/24084463
Power Supply : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Antec-VP600P-600w-Power-Supply/23037062
Case : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Deepcool-Tesseract-Mid-Tower-Case/24164486
Motherboard : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Gigabyte-GA-H170-Gaming-3-Motherboard/23063354
Graphics Card : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Sapphire-Radeon-R7-370-Nitro-4GB-Graphics-Card/24362993

 

I would prefer if I didn't go over this price limit, but any comment would be appreciated and if you think that this Computer is worth this price then please tell me. Thank you in advance.

That's a over priced website.  Everything there is a solid 20% markup.

[brob]

19 minutes ago, MajorIdiot101 said:

Hi, so I have been wanting to get a Gaming Computer for a long time now, so I have compiled a list of what I think could be good enough for a "cheap" first Gaming Computer, however, I have no idea about anything about what are good components and what are bad ones, so basically I want some feedback of what this Computer might achieve and if there is anything to be changed. So here are the specs :
CPU : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Intel-Skylake-i5-6500-32-36GHz-Processor/23063246
HDD : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/1TB-WD-Blue-Hard-Drive-35-HDD-7200-RPM/20903785
RAM : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/2x4GB-Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2133Mhz-DDR4-RAM-Black/24084463
Power Supply : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Antec-VP600P-600w-Power-Supply/23037062
Case : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Deepcool-Tesseract-Mid-Tower-Case/24164486
Motherboard : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Gigabyte-GA-H170-Gaming-3-Motherboard/23063354
Graphics Card : https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Sapphire-Radeon-R7-370-Nitro-4GB-Graphics-Card/24362993

 

I would prefer if I didn't go over this price limit, but any comment would be appreciated and if you think that this Computer is worth this price then please tell me. Thank you in advance.

Other than the psu everything is fine. Although a better gpu would be nice. The psu is ok, but not great. You might see if you can find something like a Corsair CX-430 or a Seasonic 350W/450W 80+ Bronze oem model.

 

If you are open to buying from other NZ merchants, you could consider something like the following.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($195.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($89.00 @ PC Force)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($87.98 @ Aquila Technology)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($242.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($146.82 @ Ascent Technology)
Total: $1175.79
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-01 17:05 NZDT+1300

[MajorIdiot101]

44 minutes ago, tcolecruz said:

i think new zealand

 

Yep, I am from New Zealand, and basically thats why I am not using Amazon, and my price budget is $1300 NZD which is about $858 USD 

[MajorIdiot101]

40 minutes ago, brob said:

Other than the psu everything is fine. Although a better gpu would be nice. The psu is ok, but not great. You might see if you can find something like a Corsair CX-430 or a Seasonic 350W/450W 80+ Bronze oem model.

 

If you are open to buying from other NZ merchants, you could consider something like the following.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($195.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($89.00 @ PC Force)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($87.98 @ Aquila Technology)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($242.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($146.82 @ Ascent Technology)
Total: $1175.79
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-01 17:05 NZDT+1300

Thank you so much for this list, a couple of things I might add, I would prefer 4GB VRAM rather than 2GB, but other than that you have been a tremendous help, just to add, does this cost include shipping fees? 

[brob]

1 minute ago, MajorIdiot101 said:

Thank you so much for this list, a couple of things I might add, I would prefer 4GB VRAM rather than 2GB, but other than that you have been a tremendous help, just to add, does this cost include shipping fees? 

No. Nor does it include any add-on taxes. If you can, you may want to check out local merchants to see if they can do any better price wise.

 

I'm not sure 4GB VRAM is going to make a difference with an R7 gpu.

[MajorIdiot101]

57 minutes ago, ChickenNugget said:

Downgrade CPU to an Athlon X4 860K and upgrade GPU to an R9 380

Thanks for responding, just a quick question, what sort of performance difference will these changed make? 

[MajorIdiot101]

Just now, brob said:

No. Nor does it include any add-on taxes. If you can, you may want to check out local merchants to see if they can do any better price wise.

OK Thank you.

[MajorIdiot101]

2 hours ago, Vercii said:

Exactly what is your budget and where are you from?

 

I am from New Zealand and my budget is around $1300 NZD which I think is $858 USD

[MajorIdiot101]

2 hours ago, brob said:

Other than the psu everything is fine. Although a better gpu would be nice. The psu is ok, but not great. You might see if you can find something like a Corsair CX-430 or a Seasonic 350W/450W 80+ Bronze oem model.

 

If you are open to buying from other NZ merchants, you could consider something like the following.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($335.00 @ PC Force)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($195.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($89.00 @ PC Force)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($87.98 @ Aquila Technology)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($242.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($146.82 @ Ascent Technology)
Total: $1175.79
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-01 17:05 NZDT+1300

Sorry to bother you again, but what difference would upgrading my PSU do in terms of performance, I am saying this from a more so "Budget" stand point as the ones you are recommending are $70 more expensive and I am wondering whether or not it is worth spending that extra cash.

[Guest]

11 hours ago, MajorIdiot101 said:

Thanks for responding, just a quick question, what sort of performance difference will these changed make? 

If you will still by any chance be reading this, this will really improve your gaming performance, and very SLIGHTLY downgrade CPU intensive performance 

[MajorIdiot101]

1 hour ago, ChickenNugget said:

If you will still by any chance be reading this, this will really improve your gaming performance, and very SLIGHTLY downgrade CPU intensive performance 

Awesome thank you for this

[brob]

10 hours ago, MajorIdiot101 said:

Sorry to bother you again, but what difference would upgrading my PSU do in terms of performance, I am saying this from a more so "Budget" stand point as the ones you are recommending are $70 more expensive and I am wondering whether or not it is worth spending that extra cash.

Quality psu provide cleaner and more stable power to the electronics. This tends to prolong component lifetimes and make for more stable operation. They are also more carefully constructed with better components and therefore tend to last longer.