First Build

[Auxafly]

Hey guys this is my first build and I want to see if I need any changes or not. I would like to have the price lower but a good build means a good power supply. Do I get extra points for a modular power supply on a budget build? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NLYCf7

[Jer45]

5 minutes ago, Auxafly said:

Hey guys this is my first build and I want to see if I need any changes or not. I would like to have the price lower but a good build means a good power supply. Do I get extra points for a modular power supply on a budget build? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NLYCf7

You NEED an SSD

get a 250 gb 850 evo

[Auxafly]

1 minute ago, Jer45 said:

You NEED an SSD

get a 250 gb 850 evo

Do I need a SSD? It is just for a bit faster booting and faster loading speeds but right now I don't have much money but i'll make sure to get a SSD in the future. But is the build good overall?

[Lazmarr]

2 minutes ago, Jer45 said:

You NEED an SSD

get a 250 gb 850 evo

He doesn't if he's on a budget.

I'd much rather go for higher capacity storage first than get an SSD and skimp on the storage.

[Lazmarr]

Just now, Auxafly said:

Do I need a SSD? It is just for a bit faster booting and faster loading speeds but right now I don't have much money but i'll make sure to get a SSD in the future. But is the build good overall?

You don't need one. The build from a glance looks pretty good but wait for other to share their input first

[Auxafly]

Just now, Lazmarr said:

Just now, Lazmarr said:

You don't need one. The build from a glance looks pretty good but wait for other to share their input first

He doesn't if he's on a budget.

I'd much rather go for higher capacity storage first than get an SSD and skimp on the storage.

Thanks for the support man

[Howlingwolf101]

what do you plan to do with this build? If you plan on doing gaming, an i5 would be a good investment for just a couple more dollars, for 50 dollars more you can get an i5 6400. It's your call and your money but a good cpu is just as important as a good power supply.

[Auxafly]

Just now, Howlingwolf101 said:

what do you plan to do with this build? If you plan on doing gaming, an i5 would be a good investment for just a couple more dollars, for 50 dollars more you can get an i5 6400. It's your call and your money but a good cpu is just as important as a good power supply.

I play games like minecraft and games like cs:go and league of legends, even though the i5 will do me good, i think the i3 will do just fine for light gaming. thanks for the advice though

[papapoi]

you can get a evga 600w psu from best buy for $40 which is 80+ certified or even a semi modular one with higher wattage for less and invest that money into getting a 960 or r9 280. 

 

amazon even has a 700w bronze for $40 or a 750w semi modular for $70, and still use that extra money for a better card. check amazon warehouse deals for the card, you can get a 4gb 960 for $170 or newegg has a r9 380 for $170 after rebate. 

 

modular is nice and all but if your case has space for cable management you can hide all those extra cables and have a better video card

 

but check amazon warehouse deals they have good deals on a lot of components just dont buy ram from them i had to return 2 sticks already, everything else was fine, including a seagate 2tb sshd i got for $66

[papapoi]

heres the link for the psu

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X23O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[Auxafly]

1 minute ago, papapoi said:

you can get a evga 600w psu from best buy for $40 which is 80+ certified or even a semi modular one with higher wattage for less and invest that money into getting a 960 or r9 280. 

 

amazon even has a 700w bronze for $40 or a 750w semi modular for $70, and still use that extra money for a better card. check amazon warehouse deals for the card, you can get a 4gb 960 for $170 or newegg has a r9 380 for $170 after rebate. 

 

modular is nice and all but if your case has space for cable management you can hide all those extra cables and have a better video card

 

but check amazon warehouse deals they have good deals on a lot of components just dont buy ram from them i had to return 2 sticks already, everything else was fine, including a seagate 2tb sshd i got for $66

thanks, I think that will lower the price a bunch but i wanted a modular but low priced power supply but i play lots of light gaming. i will note that if i ever spend too much of my pocket money on food ^-^

[Jer45]

23 minutes ago, Auxafly said:

Do I need a SSD? It is just for a bit faster booting and faster loading speeds but right now I don't have much money but i'll make sure to get a SSD in the future. But is the build good overall?

it reduced my boot time from 55 seconds to 20, plus programs and games will open abit faster, and file transfers, installs and uninstalls will also take less time

[Auxafly]

Just now, Jer45 said:

it reduced my boot time from 55 seconds to 20, plus programs and games will open abit faster, and file transfers, installs and uninstalls will also take less time

you sound very convincing but most of the ssd's i found online were $50 for like 120gb r.i.p 

[Jer45]

36 minutes ago, Auxafly said:

Hey guys this is my first build and I want to see if I need any changes or not. I would like to have the price lower but a good build means a good power supply. Do I get extra points for a modular power supply on a budget build? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NLYCf7

here is your parts list with the cheapest 120gb ssd i could find http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Pkn4K8

[Lazmarr]

10 minutes ago, papapoi said:

you can get a evga 600w psu from best buy for $40 which is 80+ certified or even a semi modular one with higher wattage for less and invest that money into getting a 960 or r9 280. 

 

amazon even has a 700w bronze for $40 or a 750w semi modular for $70, and still use that extra money for a better card. check amazon warehouse deals for the card, you can get a 4gb 960 for $170 or newegg has a r9 380 for $170 after rebate. 

 

modular is nice and all but if your case has space for cable management you can hide all those extra cables and have a better video card

 

but check amazon warehouse deals they have good deals on a lot of components just dont buy ram from them i had to return 2 sticks already, everything else was fine, including a seagate 2tb sshd i got for $66

7 minutes ago, Auxafly said:

thanks, I think that will lower the price a bunch but i wanted a modular but low priced power supply but i play lots of light gaming. i will note that if i ever spend too much of my pocket money on food ^-^

Don't skimp on the PSU otherwise you risk your whole system. The PSU is the MOST important part of your system.

[Auxafly]

2 minutes ago, Auxafly said:

you sound very convincing but most of the ssd's i found online were $50 for like 120gb r.i.p 

my life is much easier with a stranger online jk lol

[Lazmarr]

1 minute ago, Jer45 said:

here is your parts list with the cheapest 120gb ssd i could find http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Pkn4K8

An SSD is not worth it for a budget build it adds undue cost where it could be spent better elsewhere.

[Auxafly]

Just now, Lazmarr said:

An SSD is not worth it for a budget build it adds undue cost where it could be spent better elsewhere.

ik, but i can always buy the ssd later if my build ever gets slow

[papapoi]

i would still go for a semi modular then because you would still have to connect the motherboard and cpu at a minimum and you get a higher wattage psu in case you plan to some higher end gaming

 

or even go with a g3258 and cheaper motherboard and overclock if you want to save money and still game, that being said i would stick with that motherboard just because its future cpu upgradability

 

just gotta weigh what u want, game now for cheap or setup for future high end gaming