PC Help and part recommendations

[Henrik H]

So im buying my first custom desktop for the primary use of gaming but also some 3D Modeling/Editing. Im having a hard time choosing what cpu i should go far as my budget is on approx. 650$. Currently what im considering is this:

CPU: AMD Fx 6300

Motherboard: MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition Socket AM3+

GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 750 ti FTW Ed.

Memory: HyperX Fury 2x4gb DDR3

PSU: Not sure yet but 80+ Bronze certified 500w is what im most likely going to go for

Case: Cooler Master CM Force 500 Mid Tower/In-Win Mana 136 Mid Tower

Hard Drives/SSD: Kingston SSDNow 120gb. Have some hard drives that i can use so im not including that here.

My question is mostly whether i should change any of the parts for something else and whether or not i should invest some more money into an intel skylake processor? Im also very unsure whether or not i should go for an amd card in the same price range as the gtx 750 ti that would give me the same performance... 

Feel free to recommend me something else, im very open for suggestions.

[Sakkura]

A Skylake Core i3 would be better for gaming, but worse for your non-gaming workloads.

 

The Kingston V300 is pretty slow, might want to think about something different.

[Henrik H]

2 minutes ago, Sakkura said:

A Skylake Core i3 would be better for gaming, but worse for your non-gaming workloads.

 

The Kingston V300 is pretty slow, might want to think about something different.

So i should go for the amd processor? How much difference is there from the fx 6300 to the fx 8320 because i might be able to fit that into my budget if the computing difference is good enough.

 

[marciiii]

Hey I built one for 600$ so you can upgrade with an ssd later:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $596.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 06:52 EST-0500

[marciiii]

or you get this with some better upgradeability:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $637.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 06:55 EST-0500

[Sakkura]

4 minutes ago, Henrik H said:

So i should go for the amd processor? How much difference is there from the fx 6300 to the fx 8320 because i might be able to fit that into my budget if the computing difference is good enough.

 

Almost a third more multithreaded performance. Same or slightly worse singlethreaded performance (affecting most games). AMD is good if you can't afford a Core i5, but if you're in the US a build like marciii suggests would be better.

[Henrik H]

2 minutes ago, marciiii said:

or you get this with some better upgradeability:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $637.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 06:55 EST-0500

Prices are different in my country so this would be way above my budget

[marciiii]

Just now, Henrik H said:

Prices are different in my country so this would be way above my budget

What county are you from?

[stconquest]

5 minutes ago, Henrik H said:

So i should go for the amd processor? How much difference is there from the fx 6300 to the fx 8320 because i might be able to fit that into my budget if the computing difference is good enough.

 

Where do you live?

 

You should try for an i5.  Stay away from the FX CPUs.  They do not compete as far as value (price/performance) goes.  If you have to factor in all the cooling to even begin to look like a decent CPU, then you might as well grab the i5.

 

As far as GPU, find out if your modelling programs support Open CL.  You don't always need CUDA cores to model.

[Henrik H]

Just now, marciiii said:

What county are you from?

I live in Norway. Memory, GPU, Cpu and motherboard combined already goes above my budget

[stconquest]

Just now, Henrik H said:

I live in Norway. Memory, GPU, Cpu and motherboard combined already goes above my budget

Hold on, I will do something in Euros... that is 650 euros, right?

[Henrik H]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

Hold on, I will do something in Euros... that is 650 euros, right?

approximately 610 euros would be my budget

[marciiii]

Here´s one for 630€:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€180.05 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€61.70 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€37.69 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€51.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  (€201.48 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (€35.91 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€60.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €629.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 13:07 CET+0100

[Henrik H]

1 minute ago, marciiii said:

Here´s one for 630€:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€180.05 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€61.70 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€37.69 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€51.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  (€201.48 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (€35.91 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€60.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €629.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 13:07 CET+0100

Thank you! The bitfenix nova case is one sexy budget case :3

[stconquest]

I know this pushes your budget, but it would be worth it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€206.47 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€61.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€39.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€51.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  (€201.48 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€37.59 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€66.90 @ Caseking)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (€4.90 @ Caseking)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (€4.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €675.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 13:14 CET+0100

[Henrik H]

1 minute ago, stconquest said:

I know this pushes your budget, but it would be worth it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€206.47 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€61.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€39.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€51.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  (€201.48 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€37.59 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€66.90 @ Caseking)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (€4.90 @ Caseking)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (€4.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €675.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 13:14 CET+0100

Looks great but this would be pushing my budget. Might consider saving up some more money for this. Thank you!

[marciiii]

Just now, Henrik H said:

Looks great but this would be pushing my budget. Might consider saving up some more money for this. Thank you!

would get my build but with an i5-6500

[marciiii]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€206.40 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€61.70 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€37.69 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€51.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  (€201.48 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (€35.91 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€60.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €656.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 13:18 CET+0100

[stconquest]

Just now, Henrik H said:

Looks great but this would be pushing my budget. Might consider saving up some more money for this. Thank you!

Personally, for $10 more, I would switch the 1 TB HDD for a 240 GB SSD.  You can always add the HDD later on:  http://de.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct240bx200ssd1

[Sakkura]

2 hours ago, Henrik H said:

approximately 610 euros would be my budget

~5800 NOK?