My Potential PC Build

[Tucky]

Here is the link to all the parts: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Tuckkky/saved/q6BMnQ

 

I know it's nothing too amazing but it should get the job done for me. I plan on mostly gaming on it and I think it would be a pretty good build, especially with me being a sophomore in high school I can't do something that is totally crazy because I obviously won't have a good enough money source to be able to get amazing parts. 

 

What do you guys think about it? I'm open to suggestions about parts that would make it better and not raise the overall price a ton. Thanks!

[TrigrH]

Get a k cpu and Windows 10 from kinguin 

[Atmos]

Get the os from g2a, kinguin, or reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap and use the money saved to get the MUCH more powerful 380X

after that everything else looks completely fine.

Honestly though, I'd get one monitor for now and use that money saved to get an r9 390 which absolutely destroys the competition right now, especially in dx12, and then once you have some more money get a second monitor. You can't game on two monitors anyway, (You'd have a bezel running down the middle of your screen :3) and while it helps for productivity, that 390 will still let you do what ever you want for a long time.

[Tucky]

1 minute ago, TrigrH said:

Get a k cpu and Windows 10 from kinguin 

I'll check out k cpus. The Windows 10 in there is just to remind me that it may be my last alternative. My current system has a 32bit OS and when I was messing around with the media installation tool thing it said that I would have to get a key to upgrade to the 64bit OS but it would be free to stick with the 32bit. So I am going to see if I can get the 64bit media installation thing and not have to buy a key.

[Tucky]

2 minutes ago, Atmos said:

Get the os from g2a, kinguin, or reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap and use the money saved to get the MUCH more powerful 380X

after that everything else looks completely fine.

Honestly though, I'd get one monitor for now and use that money saved to get an r9 390 which absolutely destroys the competition right now, especially in dx12, and then once you have some more money get a second monitor. You can't game on two monitors anyway, (You'd have a bezel running down the middle of your screen :3) and while it helps for productivity, that 390 will still let you do what ever you want for a long time.

Thanks man! I'll consider those things and see where I end up from there. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

[TrigrH]

1 minute ago, Tucky said:

I'll check out k cpus. The Windows 10 in there is just to remind me that it may be my last alternative. My current system has a 32bit OS and when I was messing around with the media installation tool thing it said that I would have to get a key to upgrade to the 64bit OS but it would be free to stick with the 32bit. So I am going to see if I can get the 64bit media installation thing and not have to buy a key.

You will have to buy a key, unless you have access to dreamspark 

[Tucky]

Just now, TrigrH said:

You will have to buy a key, unless you have access to dreamspark 

Alright, well that stinks.

[DocSwag]

r9 380/380x> gtx 960. also, don't get 2 gb cards since soon games will use more than 2 gb ram-many already do if you turn up settings and msaa or if you are gaming on higher resolutions.

[Tucky]

5 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

r9 380/380x> gtx 960. also, don't get 2 gb cards since soon games will use more than 2 gb ram-many already do if you turn up settings and msaa or if you are gaming on higher resolutions.

Yeah, that was one of the concerns of the 960. I did have the r9 390 in mind but my friend said that if I wasn't going to play at 1440p so I just put the 960 in there. I'm pretty sure 1080p will be fine for me since I'm currently gaming on an Xbone so I'm not even getting 1080p lol. Thanks for your input!

[cortexcortex]

I'd go for something like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($40.25 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($20.00) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair K65 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1185.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-11 12:35 EST-0500

[Tucky]

2 minutes ago, cortexcortex said:

I'd go for something like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($40.25 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($20.00) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Corsair K65 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1185.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-11 12:35 EST-0500

Thank you! This is a big help.

[PSYDUCK97]

45 minutes ago, TrigrH said:

Get a k cpu and Windows 10 from kinguin 

*cough* pirated windows *cough*

[DocSwag]

3 hours ago, Tucky said:

Yeah, that was one of the concerns of the 960. I did have the r9 390 in mind but my friend said that if I wasn't going to play at 1440p so I just put the 960 in there. I'm pretty sure 1080p will be fine for me since I'm currently gaming on an Xbone so I'm not even getting 1080p lol. Thanks for your input!

In 1080p 380 also usually performs better unless you play games that favor Nvidia. 380 isn't made for 1440p anyways. AMD says it is but it really isn't worth it for that.