New PC build

[WhiteShadow789]

I was going through a few of FX versions of AMD Processors and found speeds of upto 5Ghz which are mindblowing with octa core processors , but i hear that its very Raw and takes alot of power , compared to this the intel i5-6400 has only 2.7Ghz and consumes only 95W, but i am forced to go with intel as most motherboards for the amd processors dont have M.2 with PCIe support to make it future proof. I want to edit and play high end games for atleast the next 5 years , will the intel i5 - 6400 be sufficient along with 16GB DDR4 on an Z-170P asus motherboard and a Asus STRIX GTX-960 4GB DDR5 and a 256 GB SATA3 SSD .If so , for these specifications please suggest a PSU which is reliable and cost effiecient. Any suggestions are welcome. Cheers.

[Matty2hatty]

A computer is more futureproof with a good CPU and GPU than a m.2 slot. I would rather have a fast CPU/GPU than a fast boot. Whats your budget? I will put together a build, also the FX series is quite old and each year AMD overclocks them and releases them again under a different name.

[MoonlightSylv]

5 minutes ago, WhiteShadow789 said:

I was going through a few of FX versions of AMD Processors and found speeds of upto 5Ghz which are mindblowing with octa core processors , but i hear that its very Raw and takes alot of power , compared to this the intel i5-6400 has only 2.7Ghz and consumes only 95W, but i am forced to go with intel as most motherboards for the amd processors dont have M.2 with PCIe support to make it future proof. I want to edit and play high end games for atleast the next 5 years , will the intel i5 - 6400 be sufficient along with 16GB DDR4 on an Z-170P asus motherboard and a Asus STRIX GTX-960 4GB DDR5 and a 256 GB SATA3 SSD .If so , for these specifications please suggest a PSU which is reliable and cost effiecient. Any suggestions are welcome. Cheers.

The i5-6400 outperforms any FX chip, I'd get an R9 380/380x unless you need cuda. As for the PSU, an EVGA G2 600w would be good.

[Moonzy]

6 minutes ago, WhiteShadow789 said:

I was going through a few of FX versions of AMD Processors and found speeds of upto 5Ghz which are mindblowing with octa core processors , but i hear that its very Raw and takes alot of power , compared to this the intel i5-6400 has only 2.7Ghz and consumes only 95W, but i am forced to go with intel as most motherboards for the amd processors dont have M.2 with PCIe support to make it future proof. I want to edit and play high end games for atleast the next 5 years , will the intel i5 - 6400 be sufficient along with 16GB DDR4 on an Z-170P asus motherboard and a Asus STRIX GTX-960 4GB DDR5 and a 256 GB SATA3 SSD .If so , for these specifications please suggest a PSU which is reliable and cost effiecient. Any suggestions are welcome. Cheers.

playing high end games with a 6400+960 for 5 years is do-able, if its in 1080p and u scale the settings down for playable framerate

[WhiteShadow789]

4 minutes ago, Matty2hatty said:

A computer is more futureproof with a good CPU and GPU than a m.2 slot. I would rather have a fast CPU/GPU than a fast boot. Whats your budget? I will put together a build, also the FX series is quite old and each year AMD overclocks them and releases them again under a different name.

That is true , the SSD would do the booting job for me anyways. My budget would be $800 for the entire set up , thanks alot for the info and i look forward to hearing back from you soon.

[WhiteShadow789]

8 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

The i5-6400 outperforms any FX chip, I'd get an R9 380/380x unless you need cuda. As for the PSU, an EVGA G2 600w would be good.

The R9 380 costs a bit more than the Asus strix 4GB GDDR5 . So why still go with the R9?

[WhiteShadow789]

10 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

playing high end games with a 6400+960 for 5 years is do-able, if its in 1080p and u scale the settings down for playable framerate

Yes, it will be in 1080P only. im also on a tight budget. Any other long term lasting graphic card suggestions?

[MoonlightSylv]

3 minutes ago, WhiteShadow789 said:

The R9 380 costs a bit more than the Asus strix 4GB GDDR5 . So why still go with the R9?

A bit adds a surprising amount of performance, here's a link to one that shouldn't be that much more expensive. www.dealzon.com/buy/xfx-radeon-r9-380?drc=linustechtips

[WhiteShadow789]

2 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

A bit adds a surprising amount of performance, here's a link to one that shouldn't be that much more expensive. www.dealzon.com/buy/xfx-radeon-r9-380?drc=linustechtips

WOW this is an amazing price for this graphic card! Its much cheaper and better than the GTX-960. Brilliant

[Moonzy]

12 minutes ago, WhiteShadow789 said:

 

does the 800$ include monitor and peripherals?

 

will this do?

you can get cheaper windows license from elsewhere tbh

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2b27cf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2b27cf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.00 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($87.95 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $805.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-14 15:58 EDT-0400

 

[MoonlightSylv]

10 minutes ago, WhiteShadow789 said:

WOW this is an amazing price for this graphic card! Its much cheaper and better than the GTX-960. Brilliant

I'm getting the same card soon, so tell me how you like it!

Edited March 14, 2016 by ShadowTechXTS

[WhiteShadow789]

Just now, ShadowTechXTS said:

I'm getting the same card soon, so tell me how you like it!

I read the user reviews and most were complaining about crashing displays and too much noise by the fan. I think that is an issue to look into first.

[WhiteShadow789]

20 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

does the 800$ include monitor and peripherals?

 

will this do?

you can get cheaper windows license from elsewhere tbh

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2b27cf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2b27cf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.00 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($87.95 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $805.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-14 15:58 EDT-0400

 

I could boot the operating systems from a PenDrive thats not an issue, i can save a little there. Overall otherwise its really cost efficient. It includes monitor , which i am getting the  DELL S2240L 21.5 IN LED monitor , which is quite the interesting monitor.

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, WhiteShadow789 said:

I could boot the operating systems from a PenDrive thats not an issue, i can save a little there. Overall otherwise its really cost efficient. It includes monitor , which i am getting the  DELL S2240L 21.5 IN LED monitor , which is quite the interesting monitor.

its not on pc parts picker's list

how much does it cost?

[WhiteShadow789]

5 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

its not on pc parts picker's list

how much does it cost?

$139.08 , I converted it from INR to USD and thats the price. Peripherals i already own. So compensating for the OS i can get this monitor.The prices on the Indian online markets are soo much more expensive for the motherboards and graphic cards , its really hard to crunch it into budget.

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, WhiteShadow789 said:

$139.08 , I converted it from INR to USD and thats the price. Peripherals i already own. So compensating for the OS i can get this monitor.

you can drop the OS and get a 380 instead of 380x to closer match your $800 budget