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Hey all! I've been watching LTT for a few months after I started looking into what it would take to build my own PC and loved it. I knew there was a forums and it floated around in the back of my head for awhile. Months later and I'm here! My only question is if any of you battle-hardened PC building veterans have any recommendations/revisions/problems/ideas/whatever for/with my build. Here's my part list! (Yes I know I need an OS, I have an unused copy of Windows 10 and 8.1 currently)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($56.11 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.75 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($28.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FNV2-120 45.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.99) 
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Azio PRISM USB Keyboard with 7 Colorful Backlights (KB507) ($24.95)
Total: $580.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 18:23 EDT-0400

 

Thanks in advance! ^_^

 

EDIT: Thanks for all the help guys, the LTT forums is quite capable! ^_^

If anyone could tell me how to mark this as answered or such that would be fantastic.

 

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Don't use a CX PSU. Read more about why here.

 

What's your budget and what will you be using the system for?

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Just now, HPWebcamAble said:

Don't use a CX PSU. Read more about why here.

 

What's your budget and what will you be using the system for?

Will read! About $600 however I can go above or below a bit. I'll be using the system for general use and light gaming. 

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1 minute ago, HPWebcamAble said:

Don't use a CX PSU. Read more about why here.

 

What's your budget and what will you be using the system for?

For this build its perfectly fine but if they want to overclock then maybe something different.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.75 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FNV2-120 45.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.99) 
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Other:  
Other: Azio PRISM USB Keyboard with 7 Colorful Backlights (KB507) ($24.95)
Total: $599.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 18:28 EDT-0400

 

switched the CPU and mobo because the i3 will outpreformn the FX in most games, but if your doing video editing/rendering/stremaing the FX will be more capable

 

Also changed the PSU to something with more wattage for future compatibality and upgradeability

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3 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Do you need to buy from specific vendors?

Nope

 

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

For this build its perfectly fine but if they want to overclock then maybe something different.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.75 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FNV2-120 45.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.99) 
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Other:  
Other: Azio PRISM USB Keyboard with 7 Colorful Backlights (KB507) ($24.95)
Total: $599.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 18:28 EDT-0400

Thanks a lot! I'll do some looking right now!

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6 minutes ago, TheBlueness said:

Will read! About $600 however I can go above or below a bit. I'll be using the system for general use and light gaming. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($170.80 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other:  
Total: $621.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 18:34 EDT-0400

 

R9 380 >>> 750Ti

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2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($170.80 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other:  
Total: $621.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 18:34 EDT-0400

 

R9 380 >>> 750Ti

Well that is some intense value! I'll look into the card. Do you have any personal experience card or is simply better in terms of raw power? 

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4 minutes ago, TheBlueness said:

Well that is some intense value! I'll look into the card. Do you have any personal experience card or is simply better in terms of raw power? 

Simply better. It's 15% better than the GTX 960 depending on the game. Also, it's cheaper than the 960 :P

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12 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($170.80 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other:  
Total: $621.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 18:34 EDT-0400

 

R9 380 >>> 750Ti

AND THERE HE GOES AGAIN! suggesting the best build at the price point by far :P but yah dude this is a good thing, go with this

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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17 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Simply better. It's 15% better than the GTX 960 depending on the game. Also, it's cheaper than the 960 :P

It is indeed! Thanks for the recommendation, I would never have found that as I'm simply not acquainted with AMD cards!

13 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

AND THERE HE GOES AGAIN! suggesting the best build at the price point by far :P but yah dude this is a good thing, go with this

I most likely will! And he does this often... :o You sir are quite good at this.

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@TheRandomness So I did a graph with some pricing and the end cost was 676.63. While I absolutely love it the money isn't great. Any ideas on how to get the price down $50 USD? 

 

I"m sorry if I'm bugging you, I know you probably don't have time for noobs on the forums asking stupid questions :S

 

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10 hours ago, TheBlueness said:

@TheRandomness So I did a graph with some pricing and the end cost was 676.63. While I absolutely love it the money isn't great. Any ideas on how to get the price down $50 USD? 

 

I"m sorry if I'm bugging you, I know you probably don't have time for noobs on the forums asking stupid questions :S

 

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Why aren't you using pcpp? Also, why are you only using newegg, Amazon and outletPC? If you use them all, that's what gets the price down. 

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On 3/18/2016 at 6:45 AM, TheRandomness said:

Why aren't you using pcpp? Also, why are you only using newegg, Amazon and outletPC? If you use them all, that's what gets the price down. 

I like using just a chart because It's easier to visualize. If I were to do it in PC Part picker it would look like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FNV2-120 45.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.99) 
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Other:  
Other: Azio PRISM USB Keyboard with 7 Colorful Backlights (KB507) ($24.95)
Total: $705.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 20:54 EDT-0400

 

The reason for overriding some of the the items is that A. Sometimes PCPP doesn't factor in Amazon Rebates and B. Prime shipping is better than buying it a couple bucks cheaper then another vendor.

 

Again thank you so much for all of your help. xD

 

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On 20/03/2016 at 0:56 AM, TheBlueness said:

I like using just a chart because It's easier to visualize. If I were to do it in PC Part picker it would look like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FNV2-120 45.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.99) 
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Other:  
Other: Azio PRISM USB Keyboard with 7 Colorful Backlights (KB507) ($24.95)
Total: $705.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 20:54 EDT-0400

 

The reason for overriding some of the the items is that A. Sometimes PCPP doesn't factor in Amazon Rebates and B. Prime shipping is better than buying it a couple bucks cheaper then another vendor.

 

Again thank you so much for all of your help. xD

 

Hmmm... I guess so. The list itself is perfectly fine btw :P

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4 hours ago, TheRandomness said:

Hmmm... I guess so. The list itself is perfectly fine btw :P

Sounds good! Thanks for all your help!

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