Build for a friend v2.0

[TubsAlwaysWins]

What do you guys think? I tried to get everything he would need and there is an upgrade path. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Yf3YVn

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

What do you guys think? I tried to get everything he would need and there is an upgrade path. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Yf3YVn

Just saying, would not use a psu that comes with a case.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

What do you guys think? I tried to get everything he would need and there is an upgrade path. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Yf3YVn

Tell us the budget and use

[Henry]

Put in a 240/250/256GB SSD instead of a hard drive. SSD is mandatory for 2016

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Just saying, would not use a psu that comes with a case.

Ok ill go change that stuff out

[Jobert]

Is it meant for gaming or something else?

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Just now, jkeasley said:

Tell us the budget and use

As cheap as possible and for gaming/school

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Just now, Jobert said:

Is it meant for gaming or something else?

Yes

[Guest]

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Just saying, would not use a psu that comes with a case.

I would...it's cooler master. For a low end rig, it's perfectly fine. I have the K350 with a 500W PSU and it hasn't blown up

[Jobert]

1 minute ago, Henry said:

Put in a 240/250/256GB SSD instead of a hard drive. SSD is mandatory for 2016

What he said

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Just now, jkeasley said:

I would...it's cooler master. For a low end rig, it's perfectly fine. I have the K350 with a 500W PSU and it hasn't blown up

Do you think if he wanted to it would be smart to just sell him my CPU+Mobo+RAM along with my GPU? (Im getting a 5820K rig sooner or later)

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Just now, Jobert said:

What he said

Ok. Ill ask him what he wants more (Storage or speed)

[TrifectaIII]

Just now, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

Do you think if he wanted to it would be smart to just sell him my CPU+Mobo+RAM along with my GPU? (Im getting a 5820K rig sooner or later)

I mean, that all depends on whether you actually want to do that lol.

[TubsAlwaysWins]

5 minutes ago, TrifectaIII said:

I mean, that all depends on whether you actually want to do that lol.

It would be about the same for CPU/Mobo/RAM (what i would sell compared to what he would get)

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, Jobert said:

What he said

Dont need 250GB, I still have 40GB left...and I'm a content creator

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

Do you think if he wanted to it would be smart to just sell him my CPU+Mobo+RAM along with my GPU? (Im getting a 5820K rig sooner or later)

Maybe...what are your specs?

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

It would be about the same for CPU/Mobo/RAM (what i would sell compared to what he would get)

Here:

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.78 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB HAWK Video Card  ($110.00) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: AOC e2250Swdn 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($99.98 @ Mac Mall) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($27.69 @ Amazon) 
Total: $557.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-07 20:05 EST-0500

[Guest]

Maybe go with this build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zxynWZ

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Just now, jkeasley said:

Maybe go with this build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zxynWZ

Ok if you think its better sounds good. I might do a poll later tonight

[Guest]

1 minute ago, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

Ok if you think its better sounds good. I might do a poll later tonight

Yeah. I looked up which one is better between the 6300, i3 and the athlon. The Athlon has the best price to performance ratio and is better for overclocking. I put in the cm cooler because the default is crap

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

Ok if you think its better sounds good. I might do a poll later tonight

Plus an Adata SSD: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9XCRLk

[BurblingBarbacoa]

Fairly good. Few things for change... 

• Consider upping to a i3 6100. As long as you can may the small amount more for the prosessor, motherboard and ram (although at this point ddr4 is closing in on ddr3 price wise). It will give you better preformance, more future comparability and skylake bragging rights (who doesn't love that ) 
• I get why you have chosen a single 8gb stick of ram. It leaves room for expansion. However, unless you have serious plans on doing content creation or if you are an extreme power user, don't bother. Just get two 4gb sticks. 
• The case and power supply are fine, but that is all they are. There is not much room for expand ability because of the low wattage. I never like to reccomend cheap or included PSUs. Just check that has its continuous wattage and not just peak wattage and you will probably be fine. If you want somthing a bit better look at the corsair cx series supplies and seasonics OEM units as well as the fractal design core 1000 or somthing similar
•  Maybe look at an SSD. Even if it is a cheap 60gb one for your OS and literally almost nothing else, it is worth it. 
• That monitor is small. It will end up being annoying and you will want to upgrade pretty quick. I reccomend a 24" 1080p 60htz as a minimum 

hope I helped  

[Jobert]

11 hours ago, jkeasley said:

Dont need 250GB, I still have 40GB left...and I'm a content creator

If you're using it for boot no more than 120 is needed(**in most cases) but if you're thinking about skipping a mechanical HDD 250 is pretty much the minimum but with that said, mechanical hard drives, 1TB, are super cheap these days